Moto X Play is a good device and it is basically a stripped down version of the Moto X Style. It is priced at 18,499 INR for the basic 16 GB model and 19,999 INR for the 32 GB model. It also comes in 2 colours- White and Black. Both look very nice but a lot of people have noticed that the black back plate is more durable than the white one as the white one gets scratched and peeled of easily. So the phone has 2GB RAM, Snapdragon 615 processor which is a octa-core processor. It has a 5.5 inch Full HD display with a pixel density of 403 ppi. Its has a very nice 21MP rear camera and a 5MP front facing camera for crispier selfies. The camera is much better than I expected it to be. It supports USB OTG as well. It has a water resistance nano coating but not like the new Moto G that is IPX7 rated. It is a device made for the people who are not much into gaming. The Moto X Play is the balancing act between the Moto G and Moto X Style with a tendency to aim high instead of settle for less. At 5.5 inches in diagonal its display still puts it in phablet territory, leaving the Moto G (3rd gen) to cater to compact phone lovers. It's a Full HD panel too, striking the obvious reasonable compromise between sharpness and battery life. And battery life is one area, where the Moto X Play should excel - it has a huge 3,630mAh cell, with support for fast charging too, though a Turbo Charger has sadly been omitted from the bundle. One of the coolest features of the Moto X Play is customizability. You can choose from close to 200 color combinations between the front panel, back cover, frame and camera accent, and sport the look that best fits your style. That is, if you're in one of the few lucky countries where the Motomaker is available. But for Indian buyers this one isn't a pro as Moto Maker is not available in India currently. The Moto X Play and its premium-tier sibling, the Moto X Style, both have a 21-megapixel camera that Motorola guarantees will make its phones "best in class.” Motorola can rectify its biggest weakness while retaining the things that make its hardware attractive, it would indeed deserve to be part of that conversation.The Moto X Play appears to have all the things that a modern smartphone requires and none of the superfluous extras. The Android software on board is barely distinguishable from Google’s stock version. Its processor, memory, and display specs are all a step down from the X Style, but the X Play actually has a larger battery and promises to last for two days on a single charge. And then there’s the price, which at £250 (roughly $385) in the UK is exactly half the cost of a new Galaxy S6. Even if you use the Moto Maker customization service and bump your expenditure up to £279, you’ll still be paying roughly half the price of an iPhone 6 or an HTC One M9. |
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