Moto X Play is a good phone to buy in the price range of Rs. 20000. It comes with high-end features and features actually perform. Good thing is that this phone does not heat even if you use for long-gaming. If you are looking to by Motorola Moto X Play, you must read this article.
Moto X Play 16 GB variant for Rs. 18499
Moto X Play 32 GB variant for Rs. 19999
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Motorola Moto X Play Review
Design
Design of Motorola Moto X Play is good. You can comfortably hold this phone. It has metallic strips at the edges which makes it even more beautiful. It has 3.5 mm jack at top, power button and volume rocker keys at right and microUSB port at bottom.
It comes with traditional Motorola design, so it is bulky in look. If you want slim phone, it is not for you. It measures 148 by 75 by 10mm (5.8 by 2.9 by 0.4 inches) in size and weighs 169 grams (6 ounces).
Back cover of the phone has lining texture which looks good and offers better grip. Back cover is removable and you can buy back covers in different colors. Flipkart has yet to list shells for Moto X Play.
Design of the Moto X Play is also “water-repellent”. So, you can use this phone with wet hands without any worry. But this phone is not waterproof, so do not take this with you in swimming pool.
Display
Display of phone is good with good viewing angles. It has 5.5 inch display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Touch response is also smooth. Display is full HD with 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution. While phones are now coming with quad-HD display, in this price range you cannot expect more than this.
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Processor, RAM and Storage
It is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 with Adreno 405 and 2 GB RAM. Performance is good and apps loads quickly. Switching between apps is also very smooth. Gaming performance is good and front facing speakers offer good sound. See the antutu benchmarking score in below screenshot.
It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB storage models. It also comes with microSD card slot to expand storage up to 128 GB. It also supports USB OTG to enjoy more storage.
Camera
It comes with Motorola camera app that offers very few options but still you can enjoy photography. Shutter speed is good but in low light it takes time to capture. Good thing is that you can tap anywhere to capture photos. It has a 21-megapixels rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera.
It also offers features like burst mode, panorama mode, HDR mode and a slow-motion video. It also supports gesture to open the camera just by twisting the phone.
Only thing I didn’t like was the time it take to focus on photos. Now, phones come with laser autofocus and it takes enough time to focus.
I have attached video recording sample and photo sample at the end of the post.
Software
It runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with stock android experience. Stock android offers faster experience. You will always get updates quicker than other.
Connectivity and battery
It is packed with various connectivity features like 4G LTE, 3G, WI-FI, Wi-Fi 802.11, a/b/g/n, Mobile Hotspot, GPS with with A-GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth with v4.0, EDR, BLE, USB On-The-Go, microUSB 2.0 and NFC.
It is packed with 3630 mAh battery which offers around 30 hours of mixed usage. If you want a phone with long battery life, you must go with this.
Sound
Front facing speakers are loud. You will enjoy good sound while playing gaming and watching videos. Sound in-call is also very good and loud. Loudspeaker of call is also loud. It comes with normal earphones which offers pretty basic sound experience. You can buy good earphones to enjoy better music.
Conclusion:
Motorola Moto X Play is a good phone with bright display, good camera, good build and great battery life. It offers good overall user experience. In this price range of Rs. 20000, you will surely enjoy this phone.
