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I challenged the G6's chip with the racing game Asphalt 8.
It ran well for the most part, though the first run of the app took some time to open. It also froze a couple of times. Still, my go-to productivity and social apps Gmail, Twitter, Google Drive, Snapchat ran just fine, and I didn't notice any issues with normal Android system stuff apps running in the background, notifications, etc. Taking photos with the Moto G6 leads to an average image from afar, but lacking details when zoomed in. The Moto G6 camera struggles. My high hopes quickly vanished, however.
For starters, the Moto G6 is slow to shoot or start recording, taking more time than you'd expect for to launch the camera app, and then it had difficulty focusing. There's also no burst mode so catching something quick is really not possible on the G6. The best bet for photos is to stand still and have a few seconds worth of time to stay still, as the phone processes it.
Videos were grainy and don't do a good job of replicating detail; colors were a bit off, too. This was the same with photos: While they looked fine on the G6 screen, when I zoomed in even a bit, the detail got grainy — blecch. The place where the Moto G6 shines is with battery life. A 3,mAh lithium-ion battery is inside and powers the device for well over a day in some cases.
For the average day spent playing music, Snapchatting, texting, and emailing, it should get you through the full day. Inside the Moto app and in Settings you'll find the battery-saver mode, and this is a great way to extend the daily life of your phone. With any battery saver you do lose some features like background refreshes , and the overall experience might slow down. Speaking of speakers heh , both the G6 and Play have a single front-firing speaker above the display. The 4,mAh battery, coupled with the low-res screen, means the phone will last two days on a single charge — easily.
There were a few days I even went to bed with 75 percent charge left, which is fantastic. About one out of every three or four portrait shots produces good results.
On the plus side, you can adjust the amount of background blur before and after you take your photo, and change the focus subject after the fact. Photos taken with the 8MP front-facing shooter are surprisingly good.
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All the main controls are easily accessible with one hand, and switching between menus or different modes is as easy as swiping left or right. Ever since the Lenovo acquisition, software updates from Motorola have been extremely late. It took Motorola days to roll out Android Oreo to its first phone, the Moto Z2 Force , which already ran a near-stock Android experience. The company is even okay with launching a phone it says will never receive a major software update. Motorola makes one of the best versions of Android out there.
These are all super handy, and I use them just about every day. On the Moto G6, you can even eliminate the traditional three navigation buttons in favor of fingerprint sensor gestures. Just press and hold the notification, and you can dismiss it, archive it, or reply right from that ambient screen.
The Moto G6 and G6 Play are no different. The Moto G line is known for striking that perfect balance between quality and compromise, and these phones are no different.
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