Smartphone Motorola One Vision - advantages and disadvantages

To the line of already released smartphones Motorola One and Motorola One Power, a new product was added, 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 specified consumer selection criteria, what is the cost and main characteristics of a smartphone - you will find answers to these and many other questions in our review.

About Motorola

The history of the company under the name "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 began to produce radios, 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 the following 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 rarely get into 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.

Review smartphone Motorola One Vision

Main parameters and characteristics

Equipment

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

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

Smartphone design

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

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

On the back panel, on the top left side, there is a dual rear camera and a dual-tone LED flash. A little lower is the fingerprint scanner, which is beautifully played up in the form of the Motorola logo. On the top edge there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack, on the bottom there are USB-A, USB-C connectors, two microphones and stereo speakers.

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

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

Display and 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 82.5% is the ratio to the body, and the number of pixels per inch is frame 432.

The IPS display delivers crisp, bright images that are not inferior to OLED displays in quality. The display covers 100% of the color space, where the contrast ratio is 1190:1.

The display is protected from various drops and scratches by Corning Gorilla Glass. Also, the smartphone has IP52 protection.

Front and rear camera

The main camera has a resolution of 48 megapixels. The matrix size is ½ inch, f / 1.7 aperture and 0.8 micron pixel size.

The main feature of the camera is the use of Quad-pixel technology. Pixel binning reduces the camera's resolution to 12 megapixels, but still helps to achieve high quality photos even in low light. This is possible by combining four pixels into one. The camera takes great pictures both in the sun and at night: a special night vision mode will help you 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 image analysis and depth, as well as for blurring the background in portrait shooting, an additional 5 megapixel sensor with f / 2.2 aperture is used. Of course, this focus will not have such high accuracy and sharpness as in devices with laser autofocus, nevertheless, the result will not upset lovers of good photography.

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

Processor, software and memory

Responsible for performance 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 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. The graphic video chipset Mali-G72 MP3 and LTE Cat 12 modems are responsible for the graphics.

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

It is worth noting the branded 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 that the internal storage can be expanded with a microSD card.The device supports UFS 2.1 and eMMC 5.1 memory standards.

Battery and Charging

The 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 feature in the form of charging a 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 missing an important call or message: the installed loudspeaker has one speaker that produces a loud and clear sound even in a noisy environment. In addition, active noise cancellation works.

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

• support for various audio content;
• high definition and saturation of sound in 5.1 format;
• surround sound;
• amplification of low-frequency and high-frequency sounds;
• sound adjustment, using the sound equalizer.

Wireless connections and communication

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 reasonable - $300/$335, depending on 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 case in the kit;
• custom cinematic display;
• protection in the form of Corning Gorilla Glass and IP52;
• Quad-pixel technology;
• night shooting mode;
• optical stabilization, support for 4K format;
• additional 5MP sensor;
• productive and fast processor;
• operating system running under the Android One program;
• Warranty and security for updating the system for three years;
• the presence of the Moto application, for the comfortable use of a smartphone;
• fast 15W charging;
• high-quality sound with support for Dolby Mobile;
• low cost smartphone.

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

Conclusion

Motorola One Vision will be a good choice if:

• Do you like to get high-quality photos, in any light, including at night;
• Do you want to get high-quality sound when listening to music or watching a video;
• You'll be happy to get your hands on Android 9.0 Pie with the Android One program.

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

Although in general, a small number of minuses does not overshadow the advantages of this model. Especially considering the low cost.