Motorola One Vision smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

To the line of already released smartphones Motorola One and Motorola One Power added a new product, which was presented on May 15 - Motorola One Vision. In China, the smartphone will be sold under the name Motorola P40.

What is the new model, does it meet the given criteria for consumer choice, what is the cost and main characteristics of a smartphone - you will find answers to these and many other questions in our review.

Information about the company "Motorola"

The history of the company called "Galvin Manufacturing" began in 1928. The founders of the company are brothers - Joseph and Paul Galvin. The company was engaged in the manufacture of electronic devices. When the company started producing radio receivers, it was decided to change the name to the already known to everyone - Motorola. The company became one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers in 1949, after the creation of a research and development enterprise.

In subsequent years, the company was engaged in the development and production of televisions, walkie-talkies, synchronous generators, microprocessors, mobile phones and other electronic components. Further, the company paid special attention to the development and improvement of mobile devices and cellular communications.
Currently Motorola is engaged in wireless broadband solutions, radio communications and telecommunications equipment.

It is worth noting that the company's smartphones are rarely included in the rating of popular and high-quality smartphones, but despite this, manufacturers produce quite a good product at an affordable price, which is worthy of attention.

Motorola One Vision smartphone review

Main parameters and characteristics

Equipment

The device comes in a matte purple box. At first glance, a small box contains:

• smartphone in a transparent protective silicone case;
• user's manual;
• one pair of headphones (headphones will not ship in all countries);
• USB-A, USB-C cable;
• metal clip to open the SIM card and microSD slot.

Smartphone design

Manufacturers have tried to take into account all the latest trends when creating new items. The successful combination of materials such as glass and metal made it possible to create a reliable structure with beautiful external data.It is noteworthy that at the first glance at the device it becomes clear that there is a Motorola smartphone in front of your eyes.

The corners of the case rounded on all sides and its small width allow the device to fit comfortably in the hand.

The rear panel houses the dual rear cameras and dual-tone LED flash on the top left side. A little below - the fingerprint scanner, which is beautifully beaten in the form of the Motorola logo. On the top there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack, on the bottom - USB-A, USB-C, two microphones and stereo speakers.

On the right side there is a volume rocker and a power button. On the left side there is a slot for SIM cards and microSD memory cards. The front camera is in the form of a round cutout, installed in the upper left corner of the screen. Also at the top of the screen are proximity and lighting sensors.

The Motorola One Vision is available in two colors - brown and blue. The rather modest choice of colors can be forgiven, thanks to the interesting solution in the form of a gradual darkening of the color towards the middle of the panel, which allows to increase the depth and beauty of blue or brown.

Display and its features

First of all, attention is drawn to a non-standard solution - a cinematic capacitive Full HD + display with a resolution of 1080x2520 pixels and a diagonal of 6.3 inches. The screen area is 94 cm2, where the ratio is 82.5% to the body, and the number of pixels per inch is 432.

The IPS display produces a clear, bright image, the quality of which is not inferior to OLED displays. The display covers 100% of the color space with a contrast ratio of 1190: 1.

Corning Gorilla Glass protects the display from various damage when dropped and scratches. Also, the smartphone has IP52 protection.

Front and rear camera

The main camera has a resolution of 48 megapixels. The sensor size is ½ ", the aperture is f / 1.7 and the pixel size is 0.8 microns.

The main feature of the camera is the use of Quad-pixel technology. Pixel binning reduces the camera's resolution to 12 megapixels, but at the same time helps to achieve high quality photos even in low light. This is possible by combining four pixels into one. The camera perfectly takes pictures both in the sun and at night: a special night vision mode will help to get a high-quality photo in the dark.

Also, the rear camera is equipped with additional functionality:

• artificial intelligence technology;
• double two-tone flash;
• support for optical stabilization (OIS);
• autofocus (PDAF);
• Support for 4K UHD video recording.

For the analysis and depth of the image, as well as for blurring the background during portrait photography, an additional 5 megapixel sensor with an aperture of f / 2.2 is used. Of course, this focusing will not have such high accuracy and sharpness as in devices with laser autofocus, nevertheless, the result will not upset those who like good photography.

How the device takes pictures can be seen on the examples of photos below.

Processor, software and memory

Responsible for performance is the Exynos 9609 with a 10 nanometer process technology from Samsung. This choice came as a surprise to both consumers and other companies. After all, manufacturers often install Qualcomm or MediaTek processors, which have proven themselves well in the market. But, despite the unexpected decision, this processor has good characteristics.

The chipset consists of 8 cores: four ARM Cortex-A73 cores with a frequency of 2.2 GHz, which are responsible for the performance of the device, and four Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 1.7 GHz, which are responsible for energy efficiency. The processor provides 60 frames per second. Responsible for the graphics are the Mali-G72 MP3 graphics video chipset and LTE Cat 12 modems.

The smartphone runs on the Android 9.0 Pie (Android One) operating system, which eliminates additional add-ons and protects data using artificial intelligence. Also, the program will provide a warranty for updates and monthly patches for three years.

It is worth noting the proprietary Moto application, which will provide many functions for convenient interaction with a smartphone.

One Vision has no modifications: the smartphone can only be purchased with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory. The good news is the ability to expand the internal storage with a microSD card. The device supports UFS 2.1 and eMMC 5.1 memory standards.

Battery and charging

A non-removable lithium-polymer battery with a capacity of 3,500 mAh is responsible for the autonomy of the device. A useful feature is the fast 15W TurboPower charging.

The battery capacity when using the device for Internet surfing is enough for 67 hours of operation. Of course, these are not the most impressive results, but a useful function in the form of charging the smartphone for 15 minutes will help smooth the result, in which the user will provide himself with 7 hours of battery life.

Sound

The user does not have to worry about a missed important call or message: the installed loudspeaker has one speaker, which produces loud and clear sound even in a noisy room. In addition, active noise cancellation works.

Listening to music will be of high quality both with and without headphones.
One Vision also supports Dolby Mobile technology, which provides:

• support for various sound content;
• high clarity and richness of sound in 5.1 format;
• surround sound;
• amplification of low-frequency and high-frequency sounds;
• adjusting the sound using a sound equalizer.

Wireless connections and communications

Motorola One Vision supports 2G, 3G and 4G bands and communication technologies such as:

• GSM4
• HSPA, at 42.2 and 5.56 Mbps;
• LTE, supported by 2 CAs;
• Cat6, 300/500 Mbps.

The smartphone also has the following wireless interfaces:

• bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP, LE, EDR), WiFi Direct;
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac;
• NFC chip.

How much does the Motorola One Vision cost?

The model occupies the niche of inexpensive smartphones, so the cost of a smartphone will be very acceptable - $ 300/335, depending on the regions.

If you are looking for a place where you can buy profitably, then you should pay attention to the well-known Aliexpress store.

• interesting design;
• the presence of a silicone cover included;
• non-standard cinematic display;
• protection in the form of glass Corning Gorilla Glass and IP52;
• Quad-pixel technology;
• night shooting mode;
• optical stabilization, support for 4K format;
• additional 5MP sensor;
• productive and nimble processor;
• operating system running Android One;
• warranty and security for system updates for three years;
• the presence of the Moto application for comfortable use of the smartphone;
• fast 15 W charging;
• high-quality sound with support for Dolby Mobile;
• low cost of a smartphone.

• inconvenient location of the front camera;
• short battery life.

Conclusion

Motorola One Vision will be a good choice if:

• You love to get high-quality photos in any lighting, including at night;
• Want to get high-quality sound when listening to music or watching a video;
• Looking forward to running Android 9.0 Pie with Android One.

But, if the high autonomy of the device and the convenient location of the front camera that does not interfere with watching videos are important to you, then this novelty is not for you.

Although in general, a small number of minuses do not overshadow the advantages of this model. Moreover, given the low cost.