Motorola has a strong competitor for the mid-range [FW Labs]

We can start by saying that the Moto Z3 Play Motorola is a cell phone that is worth its price. Like always; the company maintains its excellent relationship quality / price. We are talking about a phone that does not reach the high-end (for example, with the S9 Plus or the iPhone X), but it's on their heels .. and for much less money.

The Z3 Play ] is compatible with Moto Mods Moto Z (in all its presentations) and Moto Z2 Play (in all its presentations). Until now, Motorola's promise of compatibility Mods is respected. Not bad in this sense. Now we are going with the technique: its specifications.

The guts of the Moto Z3 Play

• Screen: 6-inch AMOLED with FullHD + resolution and 18: 9 ratio
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 or Snapdragon 660, eight-core [19659006] RAM: 4 GB or 6 Go
• Storage: 32, 64 GB and 128 GB expandable with microSD
• 12 and 5 MP dual rear camera with f / 1.7 focal aperture
• 8 MP front camera with f / 2.0 aperture [19659006] Fingerprint detector on the side of the phone
• Front unlocking with the front camera
• USB-C connection … without headphone jack and with fast charge
• Battery 3000 mAh
• ] Metal and crystal body
• Android Oreo 8.1
• Splash-proof (NOT submersible)

First impress physical ions

The new member of the Moto family has a metal body on the sides and a glbad on the back (the big problem here: fingerprints. The phone is basically always stained) and in front; in addition to being incredibly light and thin. In tact, you could calmly believe that you are holding a high-end team without any problem. Especially for its screen almost without borders; the most borderless thing Motorola has done up to now with a ratio of 18: 9 ratio. Let's start talking about it.

Screen

Screen everywhere! One of Motorola's biggest problems (if you can call it that) was that its cell phones had too many edges. They have distinguished themselves among the new models of other brands and not in a good way. But these days are over. in addition to that now we are talking about a 6-inch screen that does not make the cell phone too big (thanks to the screen report). Here is a comparison between the sizes of the game Moto Z3; with screen 6 " and Moto X Play, with screen 5.5" to give you an idea:

The best and something we applaud Motorola: There is no guts! Thank you for not having had this tedious trend. Speaking of the quality of the screen; the colors vibrate with intensity and have a greater contrast.

Speaking of the screen, as you will notice; To make it bigger, Moto sacrificed the fingerprint reader in part in front of and pbaded it to the side of the cell phone. In this position, it is always comfortable to use, but you can not use it for navigation to a finger. Although do not panic: it's always an option. The difference is that now it adds some kind of virtual button on the screen for this task

Processor, RAM and storage

Motorola gave us the version of 6GB RAM and 128GB storage using Snapdragon 660 . Regarding fluidity, I did not find any complaints. Au pair, for example, Galaxy S9; the speed is very similar although it stays a little below. The difference is hard to notice.

You can use it to play games quite demanding in graphics and performance without having any damage. and obviously talk about the usual apps like Facebook, Instagram, etc. ; it works without problems and you can switch from one application to another without freezing.

Storage side; even if you buy the 32GB version, it's hard for you to finish them; more specifying that everyone has a slot for the microSD . In this case, as I mentioned above; we tried the 128GB version and well, it almost feels like an infinite storage.

Operating System

This New Motorcycle Preloaded Android Oreo 8.1 ; but that does not change much the essence of Motorola using Android stock with very little brand customization. The few we can talk about as "personalization" are the Moto Actions (gestures or movements to activate the camera, for example) that are already old acquaintances. Thanks to that, the Moto Z3 Play has no performance issues with regard to the OS and ideally fly. According to the company, this phone will be updated up to twice as much, so yes; it's a fact that will happen Android P.

Unlocking the Face and Fingerprints

As mentioned above; by the new screen size now the fingerprint reader is on the right side; just below the volume buttons. That's, basically, because Motorola can not adjust the design of the equipment: all generations must have the same size for Moto Mods.

But that does not disturb the change of position of the button; It's just a question of habit. It's easy to achieve and comfortable; In addition to having the detection speed that characterizes Motorola,

Let's talk now about facial unlocking. That's what his name says: only by your face; unlike other high end equipment that also uses your iris. It does not always detect your face at first and may take a while; although this is not bad for a medium-high range; Yes, we hope that Motorola will work more with this technology in the future.

Cameras

In this area Motorola introduces a dual rear camera of 12 and 5 MP with f / 1.7 focal aperture and an 8 mpx front with f / 2.0 aperture

In the case of the rear camera (or cameras); It has improved, yes, but we still have a Motorola camera that suffers in low light conditions. Few things have changed in this respect . And as for the front to the clbadic face beautification to make you look like someone beautiful; and now it seems a little less forced and false than in previous versions.

Rear Camera

Rear-view camera in low light

Natural Selfie

Selfie with facial embellishment

In the camera you will also find more options; something very interesting For example, Portrait Mode (you already know); Cut where thanks to the depth sensor you can change the background that separates you; In addition to slow motion, fast, text scanner, filters; Transmissions on YouTube and Cha Chan … Google Lens. The latter is still a bit awkward; but we hope it's soon what we deserve.

But that's not all; He also has something called movie buffs. C & # 39; is to say; You can create photo and video GIFs. How? Yes, a static GIF in which only a specific element has a movement. Here is an example.

So good; catches up with everything else

Battery

One of the most important things in a cell phone. Well, in this case, we are talking about 3000 mAh ; Although it may be more, it could also be worse. Say it will not last all day if you leave early to work on a Friday and you go to party. However, a "normal" day will give you; so there are two: either you learn to charge with your charger or an external battery, or you are used to arrive at decent hours always at home.

Conclusion

I liked the Moto Z3 Play ; especially because it is not a very expensive phone next to the iPhone or Samsung. It is much more accessible and offers you high-end options. But not everything is happiness. One problem is that it's really crystal; all the time is full of fingerprints and the fact that has no more headphone jack is not very popular. Now, the iPhone style, you will have to buy an additional accessory; Although some versions have included it. Finally: be careful, because it is tricky.