Moto X Play Review _ Great mid-range phone

The Moto X Play: A Mid-Range Marvel

The combination of its quad-core processor, two gigs of RAM, and Android Lollipop UI makes the Moto X Play impressively fast and responsive. According to Antutu benchmark results, it scores over 35,000, which is a notable achievement for a mid-range phone. While it may not compete with top-end phones in terms of raw processing power, it's clear that the Moto X Play is designed to deliver a great user experience.

The real star of the show is the phone's performance, particularly when it comes to running games and apps. The Moto X Play handles demanding tasks with ease, although there may be some slowdowns in certain situations. However, this is a minor quibble when considering that the phone is so impressive for its price and size. With almost no bloatware and a very stock Android UI, the Moto X Play is a joy to use.

Motorola has also added some unique features to the phone, such as the Moto Migrated app, which helps you get started with your new device. This app offers a range of voice and notification settings, as well as motion gestures like a double twist at C, which opens the camera app. However, one feature that's noticeably absent from the Moto X Play is the karate-chop motion used to turn on the flashlight in other Motorola phones.

Despite this omission, the Moto X Play boasts an impressive 21-megapixel F/2.0 rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. The phone delivers excellent camera performance for its price, although it may not quite match the quality of top-end flagships like the Galaxy S6 or LG G4. However, in well-lit environments, the Moto X Play produces nice-looking and detailed shots that are sure to please.

In low-light conditions, however, the camera can struggle to produce consistent results. There's also an issue with focusing when taking close-up shots, although the phone still manages to deliver solid performance otherwise. The front camera is also capable, but it suffers from similar issues with low light quality as the rear camera.

The Moto X Play also has impressive video recording capabilities, with a dynamic range that quickly adjusts to changing lighting conditions. However, footage can sometimes appear slightly blurry, and the 540p slow-motion mode isn't particularly noteworthy. Overall, the phone's battery performance is where it really shines, delivering fantastic results even on heavy usage.

In Conclusion

Overall, the Moto X Play is an impressive mid-range smartphone that punches above its weight class. With its fast performance, solid camera, and fantastic battery life, it's a great option for those looking for a high-quality device without breaking the bank. The phone's price of around £250 makes it an attractive alternative to more expensive options like the OnePlus 2.

While Motorola is rumored to be releasing new Nexus devices, the Moto X Play remains one of the best smartphones available in its class. If you're considering purchasing a mid-range phone, the Moto X Play is definitely worth checking out. With its great price and competitive specs, it's a solid choice for anyone looking for a reliable and feature-packed device.

Note: The article does not include the author's personal opinion or recommendation at the end as it was removed from the transcription.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi guys my name is Tom and I'm a Tex chap and welcome to my review of the Moto X play as the mid-range model in motorless 2015 lineup between the budget moto G and the more expensive upcoming Moto X style this 5.5 inch Moto X play has a lot to offer normally I begin reviews by talking about the design and the display however today I'm gonna start by discussing the battery life of the Moto X play with a massive 3630 milliamp hour battery the Moto X play will last you two full days as with any phone if you're playing intensive games and maximum brightness all the time it won't last nearly that long but with my typical usage of checking social media web browsing and playing some music through Spotify with Auto browse enabled it did last me almost 50% longer than my Samsung Galaxy s6 which is my normal phone it took an impressive 10 hours and 10 minutes to run down on the Geekbench battery benchmark which is nearly 5 hours longer than the iPhone 6 plus Galaxy s6 and the LG g4 but that's not all the Moto X play also features Motorola's turbo charging technology which they boast is the fastest charging technology on any phone on the market at the moment for my experience actually yeah it pretty much is is charged from 0 to 35% in just 15 minutes which beat the Galaxy s6 which also has fast charging which only gained 28 percent in the same period of time so it's incredible battery performance and fast charging is a huge selling point for the Moto X play and despite featuring a 5.5 inch 1080p display it managed manages to outlast flagships that cost it nearly twice as much speaking of the display with a 1080p resolution the 5.5 inch display has a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch there doesn't quite match the top-end phones like the galaxy s6 which has a whopping 577 PPI but if you consider the Moto X play has the same screen size and resolution as iPhone 6 plus and therefore has the same density which costs in the region of three times as much the Moto X play does have a pretty impressive display it's also fairly bright making it nice and easy to use outdoors in bright light conditions and although the viewing angles aren't quite as impressive the whites are reasonably accurate and the colors are quite nice overall if not a little bit dull perhaps did a little bit washed out it's not the brightest or punches almost vibrant display on the market it won't blow you away but it's pretty good and Gorilla Glass 3 protects the display but due to the lack of any sort of Audio phobic coating it is a magnet for finger prints you really do get your fingerprints all over it with a very similar design to the Moto G and textile the multiplex play doesn't really stand out I was a particularly beautiful device but it looks reasonably smart it's looks simple I think it looks quite practical almost perhaps utilitarian the plastic trim and metal looking but still plastic edge are very similar to the Moto G a ten point nine millimeters thick and weighing 169 grams it feels quite dense in the hand but it is comfortable to hold thanks to the rounded corners and the back tapering in to about five mils on the edge so it's surprisingly compact for a 5.5 inch foam it does feel significantly smaller than the iPhone 6 plus and even the LG g4 both of which have 5.5 inch displays this is in part thanks to the grippy rubber texture on the back cover which prevents it slipping out of your hand it also has an above-average 74.4% screen to body ratio which means it's relatively compact for the screen and the screen size on the size of the devices at home with a non removable battery and the nano sim and micro SD card slots access from the top of the phone there's really no functional reason for actually being able to take off the back cover which is removable although you can buy different covers and if you buy the phone online through Motorola's Moto maker website you can also customize the look of it so it is more just a visual aesthetic look there's no functional reason behind actually we got to take the back off in addition there's a 3 and a half Milian the top micro USB 2.0 port on the bottom with the fast charging technology we spoke about it has a volume rocker and a textured power button on the right hand side with nothing on the left it's completely flush on the left on the front are what appear to be dual speakers but actually the top one only acts as a cool speaker as a court as a peaceful way making course only the lower speaker on the bottom bezel is actually for sound in terms of quality it's not the best it's quite bit loud but and I do like the fact that motorola have placed on the front as most competitors do still relegate it to the back on the phone and although if you can cover it quite easily if you're holding the phone in landscape mode your thumbs are sort of secure if you're playing games it's still quite good it gets quite loud as I say but it does lack a bit of punch your likes warmth is a bit tinny similarly call quality is sort of reasonable nothing to write home about pretty average all through inside the Moto X plate is a Snapdragon 615 processor and two gigabytes of RAM it also comes without a sixteen or two gigabytes of internal store depending on the model you choose but both do have microSD support for up to cards of 128 gigabytes running the latest android 5.1.1 the combination are they efficient yet capable quad core processor the two gigs of ram am and the ananias stock android lollipop UI makes the Moto X impressively fast and responsive it's called over 35,000 in the antutu benchmark which means that although it doesn't compete necessarily with the top-end phones in the benchmarks it really isn't trying to the most important thing is it runs the latest games and apps well and although it's not the fastest to load apps and then there are some slowdowns perhaps in performing certain tasks on the whole it is very impressive for a mid-range phone with almost no bloatware and it pretty much stock Android UI those who want to the Nexus 6 device but didn't like the size of a 6 inch phone this moto x plate is a slow alternative motorola are rumored to be making the next Nexus device but stock up stock Android phones are aware and highly sought after so the Moto X play as of course instant and more expensive style version are definitely worth considering motorola have added a few of their own features though it's not a lot it's not bloatware by any means but it includes the Moto migrated app which helps you get started with your new phone the Moto app also offers a range of voice and notification settings as well as motion gestures in the form of a double twist at C open to open the camera app strangely though that it appears that the karate-chop motion to turn on the flashlight which is on the Moto G is absent from the X play boasting a 21 megapixel F 2.0 rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera the Moto X play offers impressive camera performance for a mid-range phone it doesn't compete with the top-end galaxy s6 LG g4 iPhone 6 in terms of consistent quality features and low-light performance but it does produce nice-looking and detailed shots in well-lit environments because are nice too and although noise does become a bit of an issue in dark conditions and a low light mode doesn't really do anything to improve this but you can use the flash of course which is a nice addition and does help but flat using the flash never really looks quite as good on the whole it's pretty solid the camera app is very similar to a stock Android one and although taking photos it's very fast one thing I did find was a bit difficult is focusing when I'm taking a close up shop I found it focusing a little bit difficult I think always to focus on what I wanted he steel works well then I'd recommend leaving it on in terms of the front camera that five megapixels is also pretty decent bass suffers in the same way as the rear one in terms of relatively poor low-light quality it's capable enough and reasonably detailed in good light and it'll take a good selfie of you you mate but that's about it with a maximum resolution of 1080p video performance is also very solid it has a nice dynamic range and quickly adjusts to like in dark areas for example the sky isn't blown out as you go from the ground to the sky again noise can be a slight issue and footage often does appear a bit blurry unless you're very very stable there is a slow-motion mode but the 540 P resolution is quite low I didn't look particularly good after the battery performance the Moto X plays camera is the next big feature that Motorola is shouting about for the price and considering the competition the mostly explai does have an impressive camera despite its flaws it may be a mid-range phone but the Moto X play performs closer to a top-end flagship than it does a budget phone fantastic battery performance near stock Android UI and very competitive pricing makes the Moto X play one of the best smartphones of 2015 the Moto X play is available in most regions around the world including right here in the UK for around 250 pounds but that you can play get a bit cheaper wedding unfortunately though Motorola isn't planning on releasing it in the US although there are reports it may be released under a sword Royd Mac's name from Verizon for around $300 the mid-range market is getting more competitive with the likes of the oneplus 2 offering even slightly better specs more flagship style specs for a similar against like a higher price but it's fair to say the oneplus 2 is more of a direct competitor to the more expensive Motorworks style rather than the x-play so overall the Moto X plate is a great phone I highly recommend it if you're interested in buying one you can check out the links in the description below and as always I hope you've enjoyed this review and found it helpful please do like and subscribe and if you have any comments or questions leave those in the comments as well I'd love to hear from you guys thank you very much for watching and I'll see you again soon Jeff guyshi guys my name is Tom and I'm a Tex chap and welcome to my review of the Moto X play as the mid-range model in motorless 2015 lineup between the budget moto G and the more expensive upcoming Moto X style this 5.5 inch Moto X play has a lot to offer normally I begin reviews by talking about the design and the display however today I'm gonna start by discussing the battery life of the Moto X play with a massive 3630 milliamp hour battery the Moto X play will last you two full days as with any phone if you're playing intensive games and maximum brightness all the time it won't last nearly that long but with my typical usage of checking social media web browsing and playing some music through Spotify with Auto browse enabled it did last me almost 50% longer than my Samsung Galaxy s6 which is my normal phone it took an impressive 10 hours and 10 minutes to run down on the Geekbench battery benchmark which is nearly 5 hours longer than the iPhone 6 plus Galaxy s6 and the LG g4 but that's not all the Moto X play also features Motorola's turbo charging technology which they boast is the fastest charging technology on any phone on the market at the moment for my experience actually yeah it pretty much is is charged from 0 to 35% in just 15 minutes which beat the Galaxy s6 which also has fast charging which only gained 28 percent in the same period of time so it's incredible battery performance and fast charging is a huge selling point for the Moto X play and despite featuring a 5.5 inch 1080p display it managed manages to outlast flagships that cost it nearly twice as much speaking of the display with a 1080p resolution the 5.5 inch display has a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch there doesn't quite match the top-end phones like the galaxy s6 which has a whopping 577 PPI but if you consider the Moto X play has the same screen size and resolution as iPhone 6 plus and therefore has the same density which costs in the region of three times as much the Moto X play does have a pretty impressive display it's also fairly bright making it nice and easy to use outdoors in bright light conditions and although the viewing angles aren't quite as impressive the whites are reasonably accurate and the colors are quite nice overall if not a little bit dull perhaps did a little bit washed out it's not the brightest or punches almost vibrant display on the market it won't blow you away but it's pretty good and Gorilla Glass 3 protects the display but due to the lack of any sort of Audio phobic coating it is a magnet for finger prints you really do get your fingerprints all over it with a very similar design to the Moto G and textile the multiplex play doesn't really stand out I was a particularly beautiful device but it looks reasonably smart it's looks simple I think it looks quite practical almost perhaps utilitarian the plastic trim and metal looking but still plastic edge are very similar to the Moto G a ten point nine millimeters thick and weighing 169 grams it feels quite dense in the hand but it is comfortable to hold thanks to the rounded corners and the back tapering in to about five mils on the edge so it's surprisingly compact for a 5.5 inch foam it does feel significantly smaller than the iPhone 6 plus and even the LG g4 both of which have 5.5 inch displays this is in part thanks to the grippy rubber texture on the back cover which prevents it slipping out of your hand it also has an above-average 74.4% screen to body ratio which means it's relatively compact for the screen and the screen size on the size of the devices at home with a non removable battery and the nano sim and micro SD card slots access from the top of the phone there's really no functional reason for actually being able to take off the back cover which is removable although you can buy different covers and if you buy the phone online through Motorola's Moto maker website you can also customize the look of it so it is more just a visual aesthetic look there's no functional reason behind actually we got to take the back off in addition there's a 3 and a half Milian the top micro USB 2.0 port on the bottom with the fast charging technology we spoke about it has a volume rocker and a textured power button on the right hand side with nothing on the left it's completely flush on the left on the front are what appear to be dual speakers but actually the top one only acts as a cool speaker as a court as a peaceful way making course only the lower speaker on the bottom bezel is actually for sound in terms of quality it's not the best it's quite bit loud but and I do like the fact that motorola have placed on the front as most competitors do still relegate it to the back on the phone and although if you can cover it quite easily if you're holding the phone in landscape mode your thumbs are sort of secure if you're playing games it's still quite good it gets quite loud as I say but it does lack a bit of punch your likes warmth is a bit tinny similarly call quality is sort of reasonable nothing to write home about pretty average all through inside the Moto X plate is a Snapdragon 615 processor and two gigabytes of RAM it also comes without a sixteen or two gigabytes of internal store depending on the model you choose but both do have microSD support for up to cards of 128 gigabytes running the latest android 5.1.1 the combination are they efficient yet capable quad core processor the two gigs of ram am and the ananias stock android lollipop UI makes the Moto X impressively fast and responsive it's called over 35,000 in the antutu benchmark which means that although it doesn't compete necessarily with the top-end phones in the benchmarks it really isn't trying to the most important thing is it runs the latest games and apps well and although it's not the fastest to load apps and then there are some slowdowns perhaps in performing certain tasks on the whole it is very impressive for a mid-range phone with almost no bloatware and it pretty much stock Android UI those who want to the Nexus 6 device but didn't like the size of a 6 inch phone this moto x plate is a slow alternative motorola are rumored to be making the next Nexus device but stock up stock Android phones are aware and highly sought after so the Moto X play as of course instant and more expensive style version are definitely worth considering motorola have added a few of their own features though it's not a lot it's not bloatware by any means but it includes the Moto migrated app which helps you get started with your new phone the Moto app also offers a range of voice and notification settings as well as motion gestures in the form of a double twist at C open to open the camera app strangely though that it appears that the karate-chop motion to turn on the flashlight which is on the Moto G is absent from the X play boasting a 21 megapixel F 2.0 rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera the Moto X play offers impressive camera performance for a mid-range phone it doesn't compete with the top-end galaxy s6 LG g4 iPhone 6 in terms of consistent quality features and low-light performance but it does produce nice-looking and detailed shots in well-lit environments because are nice too and although noise does become a bit of an issue in dark conditions and a low light mode doesn't really do anything to improve this but you can use the flash of course which is a nice addition and does help but flat using the flash never really looks quite as good on the whole it's pretty solid the camera app is very similar to a stock Android one and although taking photos it's very fast one thing I did find was a bit difficult is focusing when I'm taking a close up shop I found it focusing a little bit difficult I think always to focus on what I wanted he steel works well then I'd recommend leaving it on in terms of the front camera that five megapixels is also pretty decent bass suffers in the same way as the rear one in terms of relatively poor low-light quality it's capable enough and reasonably detailed in good light and it'll take a good selfie of you you mate but that's about it with a maximum resolution of 1080p video performance is also very solid it has a nice dynamic range and quickly adjusts to like in dark areas for example the sky isn't blown out as you go from the ground to the sky again noise can be a slight issue and footage often does appear a bit blurry unless you're very very stable there is a slow-motion mode but the 540 P resolution is quite low I didn't look particularly good after the battery performance the Moto X plays camera is the next big feature that Motorola is shouting about for the price and considering the competition the mostly explai does have an impressive camera despite its flaws it may be a mid-range phone but the Moto X play performs closer to a top-end flagship than it does a budget phone fantastic battery performance near stock Android UI and very competitive pricing makes the Moto X play one of the best smartphones of 2015 the Moto X play is available in most regions around the world including right here in the UK for around 250 pounds but that you can play get a bit cheaper wedding unfortunately though Motorola isn't planning on releasing it in the US although there are reports it may be released under a sword Royd Mac's name from Verizon for around $300 the mid-range market is getting more competitive with the likes of the oneplus 2 offering even slightly better specs more flagship style specs for a similar against like a higher price but it's fair to say the oneplus 2 is more of a direct competitor to the more expensive Motorworks style rather than the x-play so overall the Moto X plate is a great phone I highly recommend it if you're interested in buying one you can check out the links in the description below and as always I hope you've enjoyed this review and found it helpful please do like and subscribe and if you have any comments or questions leave those in the comments as well I'd love to hear from you guys thank you very much for watching and I'll see you again soon Jeff guys\n"