The season technology in which we live will probably not go down in history for the originality and variety in the design of Android, especially those mid-range. Motorola, with its glorious past of important numbers and shapes from the pack, however, has tried to give some personality to the third generation of their mobile devices. Moto G is no exception, with its back cover plastic knurled slightly rounded and the area of the aluminum color camera that houses the lens, dual LED flash and a small niche with the unmistakable logo winged.
Announced along with two new models in the Moto X, this Moto G (model XT1541) is an upgrade of the previous generation which inherits most of the specifications. The novelty consists in a substantial strengthening of the photographic industry with the main sensor led 8 to 13 megapixel and front 5-megapixel. Among other innovations increase the capacity of the battery at 2470 mAh and above water resistance, or better resistance to splashes and short temporary immersion in water as per certification IPx7. A great feature in this holiday season, to shoot some video on the shore or by the pool without having to worry too sketches and without the need for uncomfortable and unsightly transparent waterproof cover. The smartphone is available with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, or with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage respectively, the list price of 229 and 249 Euros, which places them in the mid-market. With the price set to fall after the first phase of launch, Moto G is palatable to a younger market who delights with the entertainment media, photography and video, and thanks to the management of 4G, also sharing content on social networks . Wanting to find similar terminals for product price and technical characteristics the choice could fall on Asus Zenfone 2 with 2 GB of RAM, or on Huawei P8 Lite, both with 13 megapixel camera, 4G data network and Android OS Lollipop.
Experience pleasant, as usual “Moto”
The smartphone comes with one-piece shell and back, once raised the cover, you notice a casing that protects from water according to IPX7 certification. As a result the battery is not rimobivile and the only “loopholes” appear to be those for the insertion of the SIM and micro SD, hermetically sealed by proper bulkheads rubber integrated under the cover.
Nel Overall appearance of the terminal is very clean and simple, with power button and the volume rocker on the right and two speakers on the front, one on top of the display that serves as a capsule machine and the other down, dedicated to sound and music, which transmits a sound pressure remarkable, particularly when compared to other terminals of the same size. Also because of the placement on the same side of the display that does not penalize the audio while leaning smartphone phono-absorbent surfaces. During the conversation the audio is good and you do not encounter hesitation whatsoever , not even by the interlocutor. The curvature of the back makes the grip firm but proves counterproductive because does “swing” smartphone when you write should hold it against the smooth, flat surface of a table.
The trial version, which has 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage (expandable up to 32 GB with micro SD card), behaves very well even with heavy usage and operations of multitasking , as the management of mail and messages while listening to music or viewing Web pages not optimized even while listening to music streaming Wi-Fi. The processor is a 410 Snapdragon 1.4 GHz four-core GPU Adreno 306 . The text Antutu Benchmark results in a score of 23088 which positions the Moto G over the 10th place, some place further back than the nexux 5 and G3 of LG.
L’esperienza of use described in this test, which takes account of the market range of this Moto G, leads to conclusions definitely positive both as regards the fluidity of the processor for which the yield of the 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a density of 320 dpi. Viewing angle, color rendering and brilliance are not bad; manually setting the brightness higher you can use the terminal without much difficulty even in bright sunlight. Very little reactive instead the sensor detection condition of light , which does not always automatically adjusts the brightness more appropriate. To ensure greater resistance the display is protected by a glass of Corning Gorilla Glass.
The GPS antenna performs its task without hesitation, with a first docking lightning and a signal always accurate and ready to use. In this period of car trips to heaven and earth Navigator Google Maps it is very useful, especially eg traffic updates, although it must be said that with GPS and data 3G / 4G constantly active battery life is significantly reduced and the car charger becomes essential.
The gaming experience is smooth and pleasant. The handle is solid again thanks to the rear camber and the knurled surface. The audio in the game is an important component and the speaker does not disappoint. Among the many games we have spent some time in Real Racing that is giocabilissmo. The display, which does not betray in terms of fps, however, reveals its not very high resolution, recognizable especially for those who already became the eye playing the same title on smartphones with screens of 1080p and beyond. Of course this is a subtlety and given the price range you can not not complain: what matters here is, even to run video games notoriously greedy for resources.
Android without too many changes. Good suites “Moto”
The Moto G third generation is driven by Android Lollipop version 5.1.1 that Motorola has not too packed with customization. The graphical interface provides a user experience as well as Android “stock “no frills and encumbrances on the system. With some exceptions, such as add-on reporting to the suite Moto composed Moto Assist Display and Moto Moto Action, because surely appreciable simplify the management of some of the most popular features of our trust devices furniture and why make Android even more convenient and intuitive.
Moto Assist takes care to filter calls and set the audio settings under certain conditions as the achievement of a known position (home, work, school, etc.) or a scheduled event that brand as occupied a “slot” time agenda. With Moto Assist then we will never receive social notifications while we are meeting and we will have the alarm automatically silenced in the time period that we referred to as night. Moto Display instead makes it even easier and more fruitful gesture repetitive and often compulsive check if there is news on the smartphone ; notifications appear on the display even when it is locked and are interactive, as well as the notification area, used to activate / deactivate such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS. The notification area, always available if dragged from the top without having to unlock the screen of the smartphone, also collects some basic information such as the date, the amount of charge of the battery and, in the mobile data, the volume of traffic and remaining in the billing period.
The immediacy of Moto display also makes it more “bearable” the absence of an LED for notifications or state of charge. Third and final app home is Motorola Moto Action, that implements two very practical gesture to turn on the camera LED mo ‘torch only moving smartphone twice as to give a strong handshake to a friend; a movement that also remembers what you do to drive a nail with a hammer. L ‘another gesture is one that operates in an immediate way the camera with a double twist of the wrist while holding the Moto G. Last but not least a handy menu that is activated by tapping the volume rocker allows silenzare all the ringtones on your device to a period of time of your choice.
It is surprising the lack of a file manager and a music player other than Google Play Music , even though he does not lack the ability to adjust the sound equalization adopting a more laborious on the item Sound Effects the general settings of the smartphone.
Buttiamolo in the water. Got out alive
One of the features that attracts the most attention by reading the specifications of the Moto G is protection against contact with liquids in Class 7 certified IP, indicating that Motorola as splash resistant and temporary immersion in water to a depth up to one meter for 30 minutes. We obviously did various tests and Moto G has performed well both in the shower and after a swim in the pool, staying up and running even in the water.
This is obviously not a model to carry scuba fins and tanks but this Moto G can make the whole photo and video above or below the water surface. One caution is recommended at the end of the day: To avoid formation of damp the back cover is removed and the inside dried because a little water infiltrates and does not go away by itself.
the point of view of connectivity at Moto G does not lack almost nothing as it supports LTE networks, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. The coupling of the network and signal reception even at ‘interior of the buildings is the norm and never gave problems. Of note, for fans of the genre, the presence of FM radio, while among the absent figure the NFC antenna.
Practical and responsive, always ready to snap
Nonostante The Camera app is not ultra sophisticated, the quality of the shots was very good and it can be said that to use the Moto G for pictures is always positive and rewarding experience , from the manner in which the objective is activated. E ‘enough to challenge the smartphone and make a couple of turns of the wrist to feel a slight vibration that announces the opening of the app for photos and videos, even with the terminal and blocked without having to enter the password eventale / unlock pattern . Obviously you will have access only to the photo function and not all the other features of the device. This feature of opening gesture, which is part of the suite of add-on Moto Action, proves an absolute comfort to be ready to seize the moment and immortalize a memory without loss of time. Always the name of convenience interface to set the parameters of the camera using the ring concealed on the left which, dragged times thicker on the screen, shines for simplicity and functionality. The same gesture of catching a picture is illustrative of the great ease of use, you can just touch anywhere on the screen to take; for continuous shots and then you do not need to pass a specific menu item, but simply hold your finger on the screen. A counter overlay informs on the number of photos that compomgono the fast sequence. The first few times you are likely to accidentally trip, but there is immediately the hand. And when it does not have to wait downtime rescue or temporary views: Moto G is now available for the next shot.
L’autofocus works fine as well as the automatic adjustment of exposure that never makes must turn it in manual operation may be possible to obtain values of exposure details.
In terms of quality the main sensor has a maximum resolution of 13 megapixel (4160 x 3120 pixels) with 4: 3 ratio which dropped to 9.7 (4160 x 2340 pixels) by setting the 16: 9. The maximum aperture is F / 2.0. With the same goal can be ripendere movies in Full-HD 1920 x 1080 pixels and 30 fps and is available the “slow motion” that allows you to record, in the form slowed precisely, fast sequences like the passage of a car or the flight of a bird: in this case the resolution drops to 720p. This third generation of Moto G, Motorola has invested heavily on the photo segment, leading to a resolution of 5 megapixel front camera , now opening F / 2.2 and viewing angle of 72 degrees.
There are endless shooting options can be selected but there is all that is needed for the vast majority of users photographing with smartphone . Available shooting modes HDR, Panorama, Night, Self-timer and geotagging. The dual LED flash two colors allows a better balance of light for a more natural subjects shot in the dark. Good yield of shooting in daylight, with a yield of very nice detail, but always noisier than average in low light conditions. To review pictures and videos you can access directly from the app gallery camera, dragging the right edge to the left of the screen.
The classic day of independence
Moto G mounts a non-removable battery 2470 mAh which provides access to more and end the day with some more power remaining. The result is obtained with an average use of the smartphone, made of the typical activities of a day out with active data connection to social messages, email, brief consultations the web and listening to music. For the activities very stressful as hours and hours of gaming or listening to music streaming with Bluetooth speakers, obviously things change, but these are extreme cases. Energy saving further increases autonomy but is useful only to remain available for longer , while in all other cases not need to fully exploit the potential of the Moto G as it will restrict performance.
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