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But on the other hand, the material choice renders the Play the most drop-resistant of the three.
Cosmetically, you get a light-reactive finish. It adds a hint of pizzazz without getting close to garish. The other major external difference between the Moto G6 Play and the G6 is the fingerprint scanner. It sits on the back, instead of the front. Other basics that can be ticked off include a headphone jack often omitted these days and 32GB of storage.
Water-resistance is lacking. The standard G6 and G6 Plus have a water-repelling nano-coating, which at least makes them splash-proof.
Plus, this device also offers fast-charging, a fantastic extra at the price. The Motorola Moto G6 Play has a 5. This is the equivalent of p, and Moto G phones have used p panels since the Moto G4 in The important question: will you notice? On first turning on the Motorola Moto G6 Play, the difference in pixel density is clear. Look a little closer than normal and pixellation is evident. However, within a few hours of use, I stopped noticing.
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We never, ever accept money to review a product. As such, there's an argument that every Moto G model for is a whisker overpriced when considering the competition. Beyond the nuts and bolts running things behind the scenes, the software is also in sync with the latest Google Android Oreo operating system. That means a clean, easy-to-use platform for anyone: whether newcomer or seasoned Android user. The big update of all that is the push forward to Moto Voice.
In its fully fledged second-gen format it's a little more intelligent than even Google Assistant, able to answer contextual questions. Well, that's Moto's marketing plan, anyway. Despite being the most basic of the bunch, the G6 Play is the one with the largest battery capacity. And with the lowest powered processor under the hood, it's certainly be the longest-lasting of the three new G6 models.
That's certainly a great thing, but we find the Play namesake confusing: surely that suggests play, i. But no, the most powerful processor goes to the G6 Plus.
Which has the second most capacious battery of the trio, at 3,mAh. Despite only being marginally larger than the standard G6, we've found the Plus to withstand far more use - it's hitting the boundaries of a day-and-a-half phone, whereas the G6 is barely a single work-day phone. On the cameras front, the G6 Play sticks with a single snapper on the rear, while the G6 and G6 Plus go for dual rear cameras, the latter offering a slightly wider maximum aperture and better autofocus.
The reason for dual cameras is simple: the two lenses can be used to capture depth to derive a blurrier background, in what's known as Portrait Mode just see Apple and any other maker. Between the G6 and G6 Plus, the latter has the better camera arrangement. Having tested both of them, it's not even down to the minute aperture differences, more the Plus's greater power, which translates to snappier speed in use, coupled with improved autofocus.
The new G6 trio really push design forward for the series, which makes each a compelling proposition for a buy-outright phone. Overall, compared to the stubby, basic designs of aged G-series smartphones, the range is Moto showing that it understands the current market.
The G6 and G6 Plus both feature elongated fingerprint scanners to their fronts, beneath the screen, akin to Apple's Home button. I experienced lots of crackling, pops, and other noise during calls no matter which network I tested the phone on. Well, that used to be the case. Only the g 6 and g 6 Play will be available in the United States. During reassembly, pause here to replace the adhesive on the rear glass using a precut adhesive card or high-strength double-sided adhesive tape, such as Tesa The lithium ion power cell delivers the goods. All Rights Reserved.
These phones deliver all the features that most will need for a cut of the flagship price, wrapped in a good-looking design. That said, the prices have crept up as a result of the design advancement.
And with Moto having so, so many phones in its range now - there's the E-series below and the X-series above, all of which have some degree of overlap with the new G-series - we find the trio of new G6 phones a little confusing. Yes, each phone is great in its own way.
But the increasing price line and new style repositions each from where it once was, which on the one hand makes for a far more appealing looking phone, but on the other introduces issues with the near-standing competition. Do we really need three Moto G and three Moto E handsets?