Motorola Moto X Play review: Crowd pleaser

16 October, 2015
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.

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  • john
  • JbR
  • 20 Oct 2015

If you like playing games avoid this phone. When it heats up it slows down. Its the chipset snapdragon 615. After 30 mins or less playing games the phone gets hot and starts to lag in games. Its useless, avoid you have been warned. I'm selling mine to buy one plus 2.

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    • Anonymous
    • rJP
    • 20 Oct 2015

    Jo, 19 Oct 2015Hey guy's need a help I found heating prblm and volume an... moreI have been using this device now for nearly a month. I did not face any heating issues, this is pretty nice and as far as sleep/ wake button is concerned, yes its a bit loose but i have not heard sounds from it.

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      • Jo
      • rAN
      • 19 Oct 2015

      Hey guy's need a help
      I found heating prblm and volume and lock button i very loose which sounds very bad
      Iss anyone having the same prblm

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        • AnonD-411799
        • uu9
        • 19 Oct 2015

        Skywalker, 19 Oct 2015Used x play for a while. Camera is good but nowhere near LG... morethats non-sense, x-play is 20k & g4 is 38k here in india. might be you saw x-style instead which is priced around 35k.

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          • Nico
          • 5i4
          • 19 Oct 2015

          Anonymous, 19 Oct 2015yes seems something wrong judging from the battery alone ... moreIt's quite often that their overall score doesn't match their performance numbers.

          Best to just check the subscores for surfing and video playback. Those give the best indicator for actual use, screen on and some usage.

          This one clearly beats the S5 on broswing and video playback. Hence you can expect a few more hours with it with screen on and actual use.

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            • Anonymous
            • KiS
            • 19 Oct 2015

            AnonD-456518, 19 Oct 2015Charges fast. Came with a turbo charger. But I'm not sure ... moreyes seems something wrong
            judging from the battery alone
            Samsung Galaxy S5 with 2800 mAh battery
            score the same 83 endurance rating
            http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?&idPhone2=7454&idPhone3=7431&idPhone1=6033

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              • AnonD-456518
              • Q{4
              • 19 Oct 2015

              Charges fast. Came with a turbo charger.
              But I'm not sure what. Battery doesn't feel like real 3600mah.

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                • AnonD-456518
                • Q{4
                • 19 Oct 2015

                Anonymous, 18 Oct 2015Agreed. The Moto X Play should have surpassed the S6 active... moreI'm pretty sure moto x matched if not passed the s6 with 1000mah more battery.
                21mp>16mp
                1.7 > 1.5
                Less pixels is about it. But I'm fine with 1080p display.
                And a brightness I can turn up without eating the battery entirely.
                I think I could remove the battery if I wanted to too.

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                  • LLL
                  • tDx
                  • 19 Oct 2015

                  LLL, 17 Oct 2015Good review article. I would like for GSMA to provide a pa... moreYay for GSMA added a panorama sample (thanks) but nay for Moto X Play providing lousy one (duh).

                  Btw, Motorola better launch their 2015 devices in Indonesia ASAP ...

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                    • Skywalker
                    • Lh$
                    • 19 Oct 2015

                    Used x play for a while. Camera is good but nowhere near LG g4 especially in low light. Both phones are similarly priced at the moment. I've chosen g4.

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                      • Skywalaker909
                      • Lh$
                      • 19 Oct 2015

                      Motorolla x play £270 LG g4 £290. Bang for the buck I don't think so. Maybe 6 months ago...

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                        • Anonymous
                        • T25
                        • 19 Oct 2015

                        kashyap, 18 Oct 2015can anyone tell me. .? how is the sound quality of moto ... moreIt's good. Much better than the S4 I upgraded from.

                        The speaker is still mono, but it's front facing and has better kick than the admittedly hushed s4.

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                          • Skywalaker909
                          • Lh$
                          • 18 Oct 2015

                          Motorolla x play £270 LG g4 £290. Bang for the buck I don't think so. Maybe 6 months ago...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • T25
                            • 18 Oct 2015

                            Maryellen, 17 Oct 2015You can get a snapdragon 801 phone for less then the price ... moreDoes it compare on battery life? What about the display? The camera? Nope.

                            X play beats the 2014 in all three categories.

                            The way people obsess over benchmarks is ridiculous. Look at the user experience, not how many abstract benchmark units it can obtain. Has anyone been finding the cellphone processors of aging flagships insufficient? I certainly haven't.

                            It's getting as bad as muscle cars-- it doesn't matter how much horsepower your car has if there's not a road you can push it's limitations on.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • T25
                              • 18 Oct 2015

                              Mary, 18 Oct 2015615 is a disaster so avoid it like aids.Been using it and the processor works just fine. Perhaps not when running the most system stressing of games (probably played by less than 1% of all users), but for the vast majority of users this phone provides:

                              an excellent camera
                              an excellent display
                              and excellent battery life

                              All the nitpicking is for features most users can't/won't appreciate (QHD, ridiculous sensors) or will never use (excessive graphic processing power). If you're a power user then get a flagship; for the vast majority of people this phone has prioritized correctly.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0@Y
                                • 18 Oct 2015

                                Anonymous, 18 Oct 2015Xperias never had a good review in terms of camera in gsmar... moreDxomark is garbage

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                                  • kashyap
                                  • Hkt
                                  • 18 Oct 2015

                                  can anyone tell me. .?

                                  how is the sound quality of moto X play
                                  should I purchase it or other phone. .

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                                    • Mary
                                    • JbR
                                    • 18 Oct 2015

                                    615 is a disaster so avoid it like aids.

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                                      • xcv
                                      • LHf
                                      • 18 Oct 2015

                                      300 $? NOT in Europe where is overpriced. 16 GB model is 350 €, and dual-SIM version is 377 € on amazon.de. It's way too much. 32 GB model is not even available.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • pp3
                                        • 18 Oct 2015

                                        Any phone with a snapdragon 615 is a waste. Once it heats up (which is very quickly) it gets slower than even the snapdragon 410.