Moto G8 Plus: smart mid-range and interesting design

Under the Motorola brand, which was transferred to the Chinese company Lenovo, new smartphones are regularly released.Chinese

One of the last interesting mid-budget phones we will consider today is the Moto G8 .

Appearance

The design of the device is made in the style of Moto lastyears, its dimensions are small, weighs 188 grams. The impression of the smartphone makes a good middling, the case is plastic, the surface is glossy, according to the manufacturer, there is a water-repellent coating. The color scheme includes burgundy and blue.

The front panel is almost all occupied by the display6.3-inch diagonal with a drop-shaped cut-out for a selfie camera. A rather large speaker (or rather, perforation) is located above the camera, which indicates a serious acoustics of the device. The frames are rather narrow, in any case, not annoying. There are slight thickenings on the chin and on top. The back panel received a gradient with an ebb, here in the upper part is traditionally a logo in which a fingerprint scanner is built-in. It looks quite attractive, it’s good that the company did not succumb to the fashion trends of embedding the scanner in the screen.

Display

Diagonal 6.3 inches, resolution IPS-matrix 2280x1080. If we compare the performance of the screen of this smartphone with the world flagships, they are not ideal on the butmag, but in real life it is very comfortable to use it. On a specific instance, the proximity sensor is slightly delayed, when the call ends, the sensor does not release the screen for a while. This is inconvenient because it interferes with quickly interrupting the conversation. The disadvantage is non-systemic, since there is no sting on the network.

Iron performance

In the engine compartment, the G8 Plus is workingSnapdragon 665 is an eight-core Qualcomm chipset. Here is an integrated graphics accelerator Adreno 610. On board there are 4 gigabytes of RAM, a 64 gigabyte drive. It is possible to expand the file storage with a microSD card. The drive here has a regular eMMC memory, which is not very fast by modern standards.

However, the performance of this bundleenough for all everyday tasks, the interface works smoothly and quickly. Moreover, the smartphone pulls even modern games, however, not all of them are at high graphics settings. The device received a full range of wireless interfaces, including the fifth generation of Bluetooth and the NFC module, so that all contactless payments to the smartphone owner will be available.

Multimedia

This is the side where the G8 Plus reallygood. Inside it are two powerful speakers that support Dolby Audio. They provide a loud, deep and clear sound. Such characteristics are rare in this price segment. Watching videos on this smartphone is comfortable, as are games. Music also listens well on external speakers, but it is still better for music lovers to plug in headphones.

At the same time, the device has an analog connectormini-jack, so you can connect high-quality headphones to it. Yes, and Bluetooth fifth version supports aptX, which allows you to connect expensive wireless headphones with virtually no loss of sound quality. The sound chip produces excellent sound with a large volume margin. Basically. This is one of the main functions that we use daily, so the model should be included in the waiting list or selection.

Photo opportunities

The smartphone, like all modern models, receivedmulti-camera unit on the back side. The main module has a 48 megapixel sensor and laser autofocus. There is support for Quad Pixel, that is, the device combines the nearest pixels in order to pick up more light. The pictures are 12 megapixels, but very high quality and detailed. The pixel size in this case is 1.6 microns, which is excellent for night shooting.

High-quality photos are obtained with anylighting. Of course, there aren’t enough stars from the sky, you can’t compare it with world flagships, but it’s not a shame to upload pictures to social networks. Moreover, the software can significantly improve the photo.

The front camera received a sensor at 25megapixels, which supports Quad Pixel, that is, the pixel is 1.8 microns in size. In principle, for a selfie, the results are pretty decent. And with video calls copes with a bang.

Autonomy

The device is equipped with a 4000 mAh battery, i.e.The usual capacity for modern gadgets. Autonomy, as expected, is the same as that of most fresh smartphones - in the usual scenario, it lasts for one and a half to two days. If you constantly play it, then enough for 8-10 hours.