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Motorola Moto E5 Play

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  • Larry Householder
  • jRj
  • 30 Nov 2020

Hey - thought I'd review Moto e5 play. I disabled Google drive and Gmail and changed the background to a clam solid light blue colour. I changed keyboard and made font smaller. This phone is now much more enjoyable. Haven't been lucky enough or had time to test maps on the road since I'm stuck in the city. I'd prefer to use Blocksite to disable things like Mp3 site and etc. stuff. Overall the phone has been good - I use a separate cell phone to make calls so I haven't tried data or calls

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    • Tiny Crust
    • nxc
    • 29 Nov 2020

    Did not plan to purchase this phone for daily usage, but needed a phone for Waze during my vacation to the US, so I did not expect much for $99 phone.

    Pros:
    - Cheap
    - Supports all the latest apps
    - Good for messaging

    Cons:
    - Slow as hell, especially in resource intense apps like Maps, Waze (ironically)
    - 16GB internal storage is just not enough anymore

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      • issac
      • kvd
      • 18 Nov 2020

      very good phone if u want to spend not to much money, but if u do have a higher budget i recommend a different phone. this phone ran pretty good but sometimes it would crash on basic tasks. overall pretty good phone for a low price

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        • Jacob
        • g%V
        • 13 Nov 2020

        I've had this phone for 2 years. Whenever the battery drops below 20% it becomes unbelievable slow on top of how slow it is at max battery. The battery is also awful I have to be on low power mode the whole time I'm at school just so it doesn't die on me. It dies so fast when the screen is locked just sitting in my pocket not doing anything. You definitely get what you pay for. This phone is garbage and I am so happy to go back to iphone on an iphone 11.

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          • Anonymous
          • 0FX
          • 07 Nov 2020

          Anonymous, 13 Aug 2020My grandma got me this phone for Christmas and I was just a... moreSame thing happened to me except I was 10. I lost mine. Everything about it is trash

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            • Sentry Sam
            • jRj
            • 29 Oct 2020

            One issue I have with this phone is the call volume is still very high at minimum during Zoom call. Overall this phone is much more advanced then a regular Samsung android like the J1-J2 series. If I could figure out how to disable some of the features it would be good. This is gritty cold tech - but bugged - with an AI functionality.

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              • Anonymous
              • RYJ
              • 04 Oct 2020

              ziggyzoggy, 23 Sep 2020The phone works great as a hand warmer during the winter mo... moreYour crazy!!! This phone is basically a super computer just a little faster

                ziggyzoggy, 23 Sep 2020The phone works great as a hand warmer during the winter mo... moreLol

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                  • ziggyzoggy
                  • 0Rr
                  • 23 Sep 2020

                  The phone works great as a hand warmer during the winter months because it overheats so much, and I was contemplating buying a box of eggs and was going to use the phone as a frying pan to cook some eggs..

                  1/10 garbage

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6BK
                    • 19 Sep 2020

                    john doggo, 20 Jul 2019impossible to put data on this phone. I uses small cords an... moreI connected to my laptop and desk top once your phone is plugged in to the usb , high light your usb and there should be a few options for transfer just about everything.. you need to select transfer from your phone to be able to get files from your phone to your laptop desk top or chromebook..,, I hope this helps you there.

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                      • Monalisa7230
                      • 4iD
                      • 14 Sep 2020

                      This is the Worst Phone possibly made . They should give refunds . You must make sure your wi fi calling Is off or it will hang up on you 10x a conversation or face hots the mute hold button at least 3 times a conversation bc they put the button sensors so sensitive and right to your cheek and you call people duri g conversations . But when the wifi calling is off and it stops hanging up . It will lose connection in the places it dropped the calls before. I Hate hate hate (and hate is a strong word that I don't like, ).But Hate this phone ! All of my friends and family I call Hate this phone . The ONLy 2 decent things is camera and slow mo option. But I functionality 0-10 is 0. I depend on it being sick alot it's my social connection and makes it very upsetting when e
                      EVERY call puts people in hold or hangs up Or drops them Especially when you Wait and OUR on hold . And.your scared to out your face up to the phone to talk TERRIFIED YOU will accidentally bang up or dial another with your cheek or put them on hold and THEY HANG UP ! THEY NEED TO DO TRIALS BEFORE PUTTINg these phones OUT for This Kind of stuff I wouldn't have sold this to people like this. And also need to test for radiation that comes out. NEVER have it next to your head or keep in your BRA or against you. and should be and inch away. I use my left ear to talk and have had Pain and.swelling. . Some people that talk alot Have gotten tumors from the radiation. SO no matter what phone do not keep it in to your bra pants unless it's off. And keep it at least an inch from your ear. Use speaker phone

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                        • Sandy
                        • rVt
                        • 02 Sep 2020

                        You are right. I'm not good at knowing what a Smart phone does and the ins and outs of it, but this e5 drives me nuts. For one thing, I can never answer a call. I've tried on line to get directions and it says to swipe up and that doesn't work. I have no clue. Also, I am always certain to close out of all apps before I turn off phone and the next thing I know there are apps that are opened on my phone...I don't know where they come from. Scary. I'm ready to trash this phone but have to wait until the end of the year.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 8bv
                          • 13 Aug 2020

                          My grandma got me this phone for Christmas and I was just a dumb 11 almost 12 year old so I thought it was like a note 9. I pushed this phone to it's limit and it had no problems them I lost it and got the same one again and this one had all types of problems. The battery was trash and it could not handle games when the other one could. It got really slow after 1 mouth and would always get hot even when just useing Spotify.

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                            • Calabres
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                            • 04 Aug 2020

                            martindoswell3, 24 Nov 2019Total garbage. 1GB of RAM is incapable of running basic gam... morePhone is for emergencie and talk important things, not to play games .,

                              I really like this phone, the colors are very nice and bright. I installed a memory card for it and I was able to transfer pictures and movies but no apps, so I reformatted it for internal storage and now it won't work. My phone keeps saying no SD card. I've had this phone for a while now but I am wanting to upgrade my phone to a different Motorola phone. Any suggestions?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • j%L
                                • 10 Mar 2020

                                JennaTulls, 31 Jan 2020Martindoswell3, your complaint about the RAM is not only in... moreWho would want to have to clear their cache after every couple of levels? Seems like a bad design choice. Honestly though, this phone is built for very light gaming at best. You want to game on your phone buy a gaming phone, or you know get a platform that's actually meant for gaming on the go.

                                  Martindoswell3, your complaint about the RAM is not only inaccurate but it's totally irrelevant. Even if this phone did only have 1GB of RAM, there's this little option in the task manager that allows you to clear cached processes and inactive processes in the background. There is also an option in the device storage manager, in settings, that allows you to clear temporary internet files collected from using the browser and your games. You can also clear miscellaneous files that are stored in the device from downloading apps. For example, when you download an app then decide you don't want it, it leaves behind a folder that has cached data and app files. If you knew how to properly manage this device, you wouldn't experience these first-world problems like, your apps freezing and your games not responding.

                                  Oh, and your complaint about the 5MP front facing camera being "okay as long as the white balance is set correctly" is also very irritating. Now, SURLY you didn't expect much from a FIVE MEGAPIXEL cell phone camera. This is just a thought but MAYBE the white balance wasn't the issue. Maybe the issue was your lighting? Depending on the wattage of your bulbs, color of lamp shades, the distance from the light, the direction of which you were facing, obstructing shadows, whether or not you wore a hat, your hair in your face, the angle in which you were holding your phone and many other variables, I'm willing to bet the front facing camera did a fine job in natural lighting and with proper indoor lighting.

                                  I recommend that before you come to a tech board spouting off your angsty complaints about a product, you should first educate yourself on that device, the operating system, it's features, settings and developer tools.

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                                    • nlof
                                    • pqy
                                    • 04 Dec 2019

                                    martindoswell3, 24 Nov 2019Total garbage. 1GB of RAM is incapable of running basic gam... moreThis phone has 2GB RAM , your review is for the E5 Play GO version which only has 1 GB...

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                                      • martindoswell3
                                      • mE0
                                      • 24 Nov 2019

                                      Total garbage. 1GB of RAM is incapable of running basic games - play a couple of levels & games shut down. The camera isn't too bad as long as the white balance is set correctly. I won't be in a hurry to buy Motorola again.

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                                        • saleene
                                        • 0mM
                                        • 17 Oct 2019

                                        Re: john doggo ,
                                        Or... you just don't know how to transfer files , I naven't any problem to transfer files , doesn't matter what the files type are they (*.jpg ; *.png ; *mp3; *.mkv, etc.)so try again with some PS - suit compatible with your phone !!! Motorola have one , just try ...

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