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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  • Anonymous
  • t7X
  • 18 Oct 2015

Anonymous, 17 Oct 2015"In the first comparison shot, the Xperia's rendition has l... moreXperias never had a good review in terms of camera in gsmarena. Dont be surprised.. Its still d best camera in a smartphone .. Dxomark said dat

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    • Anonymous
    • 4$1
    • 18 Oct 2015

    Anonymous, 17 Oct 2015I like good bang for the buck phones and Motorola seems to ... moreAgreed. The Moto X Play should have surpassed the S6 actives overall battery life score. When you compare the two the Moto X Play display pushes less pixels, the processor is less powerful, and the battery is 130 mAH bigger. I'm guessing Motorola cheaped out and used a less efficient panel, and the SD 615 isn't as efficient as claimed.

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      • AnonD-345578
      • 3@B
      • 17 Oct 2015

      Sorry, the sensor in Moto X is as in M5.

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        • AnonD-345578
        • 3@B
        • 17 Oct 2015

        the camera sensor in Moto X is the same as in M5. its among the best camera sensors at least if not the best of all.

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          • Anonymous
          • 6k$
          • 17 Oct 2015

          I like good bang for the buck phones and Motorola seems to be quite good at them. Even if on paper it seems better - the battery is barely better than many phones with 1000mah smaller batteries, the bulk is serious there too and design choices are questionable. It still seems like a very good choice for the low price.

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            • Maryellen
            • s3R
            • 17 Oct 2015

            You can get a snapdragon 801 phone for less then the price of the x play. Moto x 2014 is cheaper now and has more powerful hardware. One plus obviously have their original one plus one for less also. Research before you buy the x play as there is better phones out there.

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              • AnonD-455603
              • 0ZE
              • 17 Oct 2015

              Anonymous, 17 Oct 2015Totally agree Join

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                • Anonymous
                • 3I{
                • 17 Oct 2015

                The battery life section says
                "The Snapdragon 615 isn't exactly power-sipping..."
                But the ratio of battery endurance over battery size is about 50% greater for the Galaxy A8 indicating that it is the IPS display that is the one that is not power sipping.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • MKK
                  • 17 Oct 2015

                  Sorry for saying that but my money deserve a phone with quite better specs

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                    • simon
                    • s3R
                    • 17 Oct 2015

                    Be careful with Snapdragon 615 phones, I would not buy this. Its slow and newer model of this chip is coming out soon. Don't be silly person to buy this device. Wait and you will not regret.

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                      • AnonD-282897
                      • r3H
                      • 17 Oct 2015

                      Very nice Nokia your gretfull thanks

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                        • Anonymous
                        • MKK
                        • 17 Oct 2015

                        Hookar, 16 Oct 2015What all do you want in 300$? A fingerprint scanner? Stereo... moreTotally agree

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                          • Anonymous
                          • MKK
                          • 17 Oct 2015

                          AnonD-455554, 17 Oct 2015Worth buying Moto-X-Play !Of course not don't you see?

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                            • AnonD-455554
                            • IaH
                            • 17 Oct 2015

                            Worth buying Moto-X-Play !

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                              • Anonymous
                              • X}8
                              • 17 Oct 2015

                              dont like SD615
                              should have installed SD801

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                                • mikey
                                • JbR
                                • 17 Oct 2015

                                I wouldnt buy the moto x play to be honest.chipset is abit mehhhhh. Wait awhile for newer chipset snapdragon 620 phones as already mentioned.

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                                  • JbR
                                  • 17 Oct 2015

                                  Snapdragon 620 is about to be released, I wouldn't bother with a snapdragon 615 phone now.... 620 will be a proper power house. Your buying old tech now with a 615 and they got heating problems unfortunately.

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                                    • ali
                                    • 64L
                                    • 17 Oct 2015

                                    nokia lumia 920

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                                      • nithu
                                      • rAQ
                                      • 17 Oct 2015

                                      Iam very happy to see this review. You did a wonderful job. I really appreciate that. But some cons are i noticed
                                      1)no panorama sample2) selfie sample is not clear the size is less 3)you dont add the downloading option for 540 fps video
                                      Otherwise the review was out standing i really like that

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                                        • AnonD-264433
                                        • uuW
                                        • 17 Oct 2015

                                        This....is One of the bestest review i have read after a very long time by gsma..there recent reviews were being so pathetic in my personal opinion....bt this one is superb with a surprize and nice cameo of xperia z5 ...& i m sold with moto x play..😊