Specifications

• Android 5.1.1
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset, 1.7 GHz, 8 cores, Adreno 405 graphics accelerator
• 2 GB random access memory, 16 or 32 GB of built-in, memory cards up to 128 GB
• Screen 5.5 inches, 1080p, 403 ppi, IPS, auto backlight, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• Li-Ion 3630 mAh battery, mode support fast charging TurboCharge, claimed mixed mode runtime of about 48 hours
• nanoSIM card (two SIM cards for selected markets)
• One speaker for music playback
• Water-repellent treatment, IP52
• FM radio
• Bluetooth 4.0 LE, NFC, GSM / GPRS / EDGE, UMTS / HSPA +, 4G LTE (LTE band 1 (2100), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 19 (800) , 20 (800), 28 (700), 38 (2600), 41 (2500) - XT1562); LTE band 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 4 (1700/2100), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 12 (700), 17 (700), 28 (700) - XT1563 (SS);
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, dual band
• GPS / A-GPS
• Front camera 5 megapixels, main camera 21 megapixels with LED flash
• Dimensions - 148x75x8.9-10.9 mm, weight - 169 grams

Contents of delivery

• Smartphone
• Charger with USB cable
• SIM card clip
• Brief instruction

Positioning

By the third generation Moto X increased in size and at the same time multiplied, now it is not one, but three models with the prefix Play, Style, Pure. The difference between them is huge, starting with the diagonal of the screen and its resolution and ending with the amount of RAM, the size of the battery and the processor. The youngest device in the lineup is the Moto X Play, which we will talk about in this review. The text will definitely contain a comparison of these models, but for now I want to dwell on the positioning of the Moto X Play, which is becoming the most available model families at a minimum price of 299 euros and more.

The idea of ​​Moto X has always been simple and close for the consumer: for three kopecks (three hundred in our case) to get a phone that, if it is inferior to flagships costing two or two and a half times more, is not much. In short, a device that looks good, has a high-quality performance, a decent camera. A kind of workhorse with a nice design, good body materials and decent performance.

2014 Motorola MOTO X

If in 2014 the Moto X model differed in dimensions typical for flagships, and the screen diagonal was 5.2 inches, then in 2015 Motorola decided to go a little further and make a model with a diagonal of 5.5 inches. Despite the same name, we have in front of us a fundamentally different device, it imperceptibly moved from the segment of phones to the segment of phablets and here, in terms of price / quality ratio, one of the best options for purchase. Distinctive feature of the entire line of phones from Motorola - this is a favorable price and the presence of its own chips that improve the perception of devices, put them on a par with the best solutions other companies. But for those who already own Moto X of previous generations, the novelty may seem too big, not in the hand. There is a feeling that the company wanted to improve many parameters, but decided to focus on the screen diagonal as one of the most understandable and familiar characteristics for the consumer. Involuntarily, the Moto X of 2014 is replaced by more cheap model Moto G, and all devices with the X index turned into phablets.

Perhaps it is important to make one digression here. If you don't have a compact phone, you are used to big devices, then the new Moto X will come to the court, it is not at all as gigantic as it might seem. But the dimensions are larger than those of the 5-inch models, and this should be borne in mind, especially if you want to buy a phone in absentia, it is worth weighing the pros and cons many times over.

Speaking of Moto X Play, it should be noted that this is one of the most interesting phones in terms of price, although it is not devoid of certain drawbacks and compromises that the manufacturer was forced to make. However, let's take a closer look, especially since I have been using the device for a month as my main phone.

Design, dimensions, controls

Motorola usually gives you the opportunity to customize the phone for yourself and your ideas about beauty, for this you can use special utility MOTOMaker, you choose the body color, panels and decoration. By default, Play comes in two colors - white and black.

Deep customization is not provided for this model, especially since it is supplied only to a number of European countries, Asia. For example, it is available in India and absent in the United States, where its place is taken by the previous apparatus. Therefore, if you expected that, as before, it will be possible to choose a bamboo back panel, then you should forget about it.

Rear panel made removable, which makes it possible to hope that various options can be found on sale additional panels... Interestingly, the case is not separable and the opening of the panel has only one function - to change the appearance of the device.

I really like the way the panels are designed in Motorola, this device is no exception. The diamond-shaped pattern, the rubber panel to the touch, does not slip in the hands and is tactilely pleasant. This device, according to the sensations in the hand, can give odds to many other models, especially since they are much more expensive.

Compared to Samsung Galaxy Note 5

The body is curved, so the size is indicated both at the thinnest part and in the middle, where the thickening is greatest. Dimensions - 148x75x8.9-10.9 mm, weight - 169 grams. Fits perfectly in the hand, weighty, you can get it out of your pocket without looking.

On the back there is a recess with the company logo. When you hold the device in your hands, your finger rests in it, it is convenient. There is an on / off button on the right side, it is ribbed and can be easily found without looking at the phone. Below is the paired volume key.

The case materials are typical for a product of this class - it is plastic, there is no metal in the phone. The frame around the body looks like metal, but it is plastic painted in the mass, which is quite scratch-resistant. There is nothing wrong with the fact that there is no metal frame, I do not see, the structure is reliable enough and can withstand falls. The screen is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

The phone has two microphones, a noise cancellation system, it works perfectly. Microphones are located at the ends. Also at the top you can see a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and next to it is a slot for SIM-cards and memory cards. The design of the holder is rather curious: on the one side you can insert one or two SIM-cards, on the other - a memory card. The fact that memory cards have appeared can be considered progress. Those who buy European version phone on one nanoSIM-card, they can easily upgrade it to proprietary software with support for two cards, and the plug must be removed, and you will have a full-fledged connector. In a word, you can get a full-fledged device for two SIM-cards cheap and cheerful, but the radio module, as it was, will remain one. You should also think about what LTE frequencies you need, it is possible that the game is not worth the candle and activating the second card when flashing is an unnecessary hassle.

The microUSB connector is located at the bottom, everything is standard here.

Now a few words about Activity Display, in the previous model on the front panel, in addition to the light sensor, there were also IR sensors that felt that you bring your hand to the screen, and included icons on it, with which you could quickly open the application or rewind music. Here the icons remained, but the sensors themselves were removed. Now the icons are displayed as soon as you touch the phone, their activation is tied to the movement.

Unfortunately, in the car, this leads to false positives, often the screen turns on when the phone just bounces on bumps, on the table it can also sometimes react to shaking. There is less usefulness in this mode than we would like.

The phone lacks an LED indicator, which is also a sign of a budget solution. Finally, it remains to say that Motorola has treated the body and components of the device with a water-repellent liquid, it complies with the IP52 standard. It is forbidden to heat, but he must calmly withstand a heavy downpour.

Externally, the front panel is designed in such a way that it seems that there are two speakers. So, however, it is. But when playing music, only the lower speaker works, the upper one only during calls. There is nothing wrong with that, since the speaker volume is very high, the sound is clear and well-defined. Repeatedly we sang to this phone in the car, playing music through the speaker.

Build quality, protection against water (albeit additional) - all this sets the device apart from the mass of other models. The manufacturer can be praised for the appearance and characteristics, he managed to make an interesting model.

Display

While every manufacturer is trying to put a SuperAMOLED screen on the flagship models, here we are waiting for a normal, but very high-quality IPS-display. With a diagonal of 5.5 inches, the resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels is an excellent offer for a phone of this price group. The quality of the screen is beyond praise: smooth picture, brightness can be adjusted automatically and works well. The screen remains readable in the sun, the picture is clearly visible. The viewing angles are maximum. Whatever one may say, but this screen gives the impression of very high quality and at the level of the best samples in its class. It is possible that it lacks a little brightness, but this is a profitable business, you quickly get used to the level that is in the device.

It is comfortable to watch movies on it, it allows both the diagonal and the resolution. In short, this device can be praised for the screen for a long time. Fingerprints remain visible despite the oleophobic coating.

Battery

Built-in characteristics Li-Ion batteries these are: 3630 mAh, full charging time with a complete charger is about 3.5 hours. But the phone has TurboCharger technology (similar to Qualcomm's QuickCharge or Samsung's Fast Adaptive Charge), with which the battery can be fully charged in about an hour and twenty minutes. Agree that support for this technology is a huge plus, only you will have to buy separately Charger... I checked the fast charging from Samsung with the phone, it works without any problems.

The manufacturer claims that the phone is capable of working up to 48 hours in mixed mode, that is, with active use, it will last for two days. The impressions in the first week of using the device were not so rosy, the battery ran out within a day, and the screen time was about 3.5-4 hours, which cannot be called a record. And no other tasks that would have a negative impact on the working time were performed. I wondered why other users had completely different results.

On the sixth day, a miracle happened, the phone suddenly started working on its own and without any changes in the settings much longer. You can look at the results below, but on average it is always two days with 5-6 hours of screen operation (the backlight is at an average level), quite large volume transmitted data. I want to remind you that in the GSam program some data is displayed crookedly and does not coincide with the built-in utility, so you should give preference to it if the data diverges.

The resulting operating time can be safely called very good. For comparison, my Note 5 / EDGE + in the same modes live about 1.5 times less time (they have a brighter backlight, a higher screen resolution and a smaller battery, but they still live noticeably less). Of modern LTE smartphones, this model can be safely called one of the longest-lived, especially since the battery in Pure / Style is smaller, as well as the operating time. That is, the younger model also wins in terms of operating time, which is not bad.

Memory, RAM, chipset and performance

The phone has 2 GB of RAM, which can be considered the golden mean for such devices, which is not a little, but not a lot either. Internal memory can be selected from 16 or 32 GB, but there is also support for microSD memory cards up to 128 GB. This is a big plus for the device, especially against the background of the fact that the same Samsung refuses memory cards in many models.

The chipset inside the phone is Snapdragon 615, 1.7 GHz, 8 cores, Adreno 405 graphics accelerator. The performance of this solution is average, but Motorola has learned to squeeze the maximum possible out of Qualcomm chipsets without increasing power consumption. Take a look at the synthetic test results below.

In practice, not everything is as cloudless as we would like it to be. To begin with, there are often slowdowns in the interface, third party programs may open slowly, but there may be brakes when waking up in the usual menus, for example, the list of SMS or calls. This is not very annoying, especially if you keep in mind the price of the phone, but it is certainly very far from flagships. Here I can advise a simple thing: evaluate for yourself how critical this moment is for you. There are people who cannot withstand even a millisecond delay, and there are those who simply do not pay attention to it.

USB, Bluetooth, communication capabilities

BT 4.0 version, all profiles are supported, which can be considered a nice feature of the device. Depending on the model number, different frequencies are supported for LTE:

• LTE band 1 (2100), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 19 (800), 20 (800), 28 (700), 38 (2600), 41 (2500 ) - XT1562;
• LTE band 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 4 (1700/2100), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 12 (700), 17 (700), 28 (700) - XT1563 (SS).

For Wi-Fi there is support for 802.11 a / b / g / n, dual-band 2x2 (MIMO). The phone has NFC, but the USB version is 2.0.

Camera

The front camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels, which is quite good for its class. But the main camera is built on Sony IMX230, it is a matrix with a resolution of 21 megapixels (f / 2.0), which corresponds to the best cameras in terms of picture quality in ideal conditions and clearly outperforms almost all models with a similar cost.

In absentia, I was interested in this model precisely for the quality of the camera, I looked through a dozen reviews made by American publications, and I desired this device more than ever and no phone before. Even before I saw the phone, I had a strong impression that the camera is something and it can shoot at least as well as the flagships from Samsung.

The first disappointment was that Motorola used its own proprietary camera application, which can be considered very, very poor in ergonomics.

For example, by default, you cannot focus on an object by touching the screen, for this you need to turn on the appropriate mode, then exposure compensation will appear. This is not just inconvenient, it is a lopsided implementation that cannot be justified in any way.

The camera module uses 192 phase focusing sensors, which in theory makes autofocus operation fast and hassle-free. Keyword- in theory. Autofocus works slowly, often fails and focuses on the wrong subjects. Indoors, the camera blurs the picture, there is not enough sensor sensitivity. Look at two shots taken almost at once, in one the camera grabbed the picture, and in the other it typically blurred it.

In ideal conditions, when you have even, bright sunlight, there are no drops in contrast, the camera in Moto X shoots at the level of the best cameras from other manufacturers. But as soon as the lighting conditions deteriorate, write wasted. For example, photographing a sunset and not getting porridge on the way out is an almost impossible task.

Moto X Play	Galaxy EDGE +

To show the difference in the quality of the pictures, I took them with this camera and Samsung EDGE+ I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Moto X Play	Galaxy EDGE +

And here are some photos in different places taken with the Moto X Play camera.

The camera is also able to automatically read barcodes (the option appeared with the update of the camera application). But it is unlikely that many will need this opportunity.

Software features, or almost pure Android

Before us is almost pure android which Motorola hasn't changed much. Version 5.1.1, 6.0 should appear in October. This will be one of the first 6.0 devices, aside from the new Nexus.

The organization of the menu is familiar; there is no point in repeating the standard Android description.

At the same time, I want to note that there is a built-in FM radio, it works with headphones, the quality is not bad.

From the multimedia point of view, I liked this device, it plays music well, and comparing it with my classmates of predominantly Chinese origin, I prefer it, the sound is reproduced cleaner and better.

The Moto app shows you how you can activate the camera with a wrist movement, how you can record a voice tag to activate your phone, and also introduces you to night mode.

Individual applications redesigned, for example, this gallery or the creation of multimedia cuts from videos and photos that you receive automatically.

But nothing worth talking about as a new and additional quality for our familiar Android.

During the month of using the phone, I caught errors several times in standard applications, for example, I got Google maps.

There weren't many such small problems, they appeared sometimes, but in general they did happen. You should also be aware of this, so as not to expect perfect work from the device. But I can't call it raw either. I get the feeling that some errors are related to the absence of a number of sensors (gyroscope, magnetometer, etc.) and traces of their use in Motorola's software. I think that with the new firmware the stability of the device will increase, today it is already at a good level and there are no noticeable problems, there are minor and annoying flaws that do not spoil the overall impression.

Impressions

The ringtone volume is excellent, you can hear it from the jacket and inside pockets. The vibration alert is average, not always felt. The quality of speech transmission is good, but here you need to remember one thing - in which country and which model you are purchasing. For example, my phone was bought in Germany and it is for Europe. There were no problems with it in Moscow networks, but the device, which is similar in characteristics, but came from India, showed a much worse result, lost the network and behaved ugly. As far as I know, after flashing to European software, all problems disappeared.

When roaming in the UK, my phone sometimes behaved strangely, lost the 4G network, connected to it with restrictions (data transmission was disabled). During a conversation in roaming, the connection was often cut off. In my home network in Moscow, nothing of the kind was observed even remotely, everything worked like a clock.

Taking into account that the cost of this device is 299 euros without taxes in Germany, with delivery it can be obtained in Russia for 24 thousand rubles, this is the way I purchased the device. On Russian market nothing in this class and with such characteristics is not even close. In terms of price / quality ratio, Moto X Play bypasses most of the devices from large companies, however, it also does this with manufacturers from China. This phablet is often compared to the OnePlus Two, but even worse is the camera, battery, controversial chipset, but a comparable screen and, in theory, the invitation price is equal to that of the Moto X.

In practice, there is no memory card, the price of dealers is at the level of 30 thousand rubles. This is in every sense a bad purchase, and the model is very controversial.

For those looking for a cheap and productive phablet, you can look at Idol 3 5.5, with a price of about 19 thousand rubles, it gives an excellent price / quality ratio. But this product is of a lower class, it has a worse camera, two speakers are quieter than one in Moto X.

Motorola did a very good job workhorse... Great screen, great camera for daylight which allows you to get decent pictures and outperforms almost all competitors in its class. And most importantly, it is a long battery life and fast getting android 6 by air. The model turned out to be interesting, and it is worth paying close attention to it. In a crisis, this is an excellent offer, a kind of golden mean, the device will definitely last for a couple of years of use. And he's just nice on the outside.

Now, just a few words about how the Style / Pure version differs from the usual Play. Screen size - 5.7 inches with QHD resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 chipset, 3 GB of RAM, 3000 mAh battery instead of 3630 mAh, stereo speakers instead of one mono. As you can see, the differences are quite serious and allow us to consider this device as a different model. But the price is at least one hundred euros higher, and in some countries the difference is even greater. Moto Review We will try to prepare X Style / Pure later.

At a press conference dedicated to the presentation of the flagship, Motorola presented its new flagship- Moto X Style model. It is positioned as equipped the best camera in the segment. Is it that good in action, and what else has Motorola shown that is new?

The unique Moto X Style camera is 21 megapixels, enhanced by dual flash and infrared filter. Enthusiasts immediately began testing the new flagship, comparing it with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The DxOMark test showed that the Moto X Style really outperforms the top Apple smartphones in camera performance and scored 83 points, with 82 points for the iPhone 6.

Maximum aperture Moto cameras X Style is F / 2.0. It is possible to record 4K video. The experts confirmed Motorola's ambitious application, because the smartphone really demonstrated exceptional image characteristics: noise is almost invisible, autofocus is very accurate, and video stabilization is also excellent.

The Moto X Style software platform also presents a significant competitive advantage. Unlike other brands, Motorola has supplied the Moto X Style with "pure" Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Moto X Style processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 1.8 GHz, RAM - 3 GB, permanent memory - up to 64 GB. The front camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels, there is a separate slot for a micro-SD card. The 3000 mAh battery promises to last up to 30 hours on a single charge and is additionally equipped with TurboRower technology.

In 2017, a lot of new inexpensive devices with a good camera appeared on the market: among these smartphones there are both premium segment models and very simple ones.

The latter are interesting in particular: the combination of low price and excellent quality of shooting is a real killer feature that gives the device a huge advantage over its competitors.

Naturally, other characteristics are also important, but when it comes to camera phones, they fade into the background.

Advice: do not focus only on sensor size and megapixels. The numbers are important, but more important is the actual image quality the camera provides.

It is imperative to watch examples of photos and videos, preferably taken in different conditions - at home and on the street, day and night, without and with a flash.

You should also look for reviews about phones with the same camera module released earlier: they will help you navigate what you can expect from this smartphone.

Moto G4 - the king is back

Motorola unveiled another lineup of its Moto G4s this year, which have already achieved fame. good smartphones at an extremely low price.

The new line is true to these ideals - the manufacturer has managed to keep the price of devices at the top of our price bracket.

For the G4 Plus with 32 gigabytes of memory, you will have to pay an average of 19-20 thousand rubles.

In some stores, however, the price goes beyond a thousand rubles - but you can always find a cheaper option.

There is also a much cheaper G4 Play in the line, but it does not fit for our selection - its main camera is only 8 megapixels, while the G4 has 13, and the G4 Plus has 16 megapixels.

Specifications:

• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
• Display: 5.5 inches diagonal, 1920 x 1080 pixels, IPS-matrix, Gorilla Glass 3.
• Camera: G4 - 13 MP, G4 Plus - 16 MP, autofocus, panoramic shooting, HDR, Full HD video with a frame rate of 30 fps.
• Memory - 2 GB RAM / 16-32 GB ROM in G4 and 2/16, 3/32 and 4/64 in G4 Plus.
• The processor is an eight-core Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617. All cores are Cortex-A53, four work at 1.5 GHz, the rest at 1.2 GHz.
• Battery: non-removable, Li-Ion, 3000 mAh.
• Availability of LTE.
• Fingerprint scanner and fast charging TurboPower Plus version.

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the best Xiaomi flagship

The new Mi from Xiaomi has become a qualitative step forward in the history of the development of the company's flagship devices.

Combination of amazing characteristics, modern design and a very attractive price has made the new Mi5 hugely popular.

You can love it at least for the main camera: 16 megapixels, IMX298 sensor from Sony, sapphire crystal.

It is worth noting the diagonal of the smartphone screen: the 5.15-inch screen gives a little more space than the five-inch, but it is still relatively comfortable to hold with one hand, which can hardly be said about 5.5 ”devices.

The spread of prices for different variants this device is wide - you can find the Mi5 for both 17 thousand rubles and 40.

They differ in the amount of RAM and built-in memory and the central processor.

Specifications:

• Android 6.0 Marshmallow, MIUI 7 shell from Xiaomi.
• Display: 5.15 inches, 1920 x 1080 px, 428 ppi, Gorilla Glass 4.
• Main camera: 16 megapixels, f / 2.0, OIS, IMX298 sensor, flash, autofocus, sapphire crystal.
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 4 cores, 1.8 GHz / 2.15 GHz.
• RAM: 3 GB 1333 MHz LPDDR4, 3/4 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR4 (depending on version).
• ROM: 32/64/128 gigabytes.
• Battery: non-removable, 3000 mAh, fast charging.
• NFC, fingerprint scanner, GLONASS and GPS, LTE, two nano-SIM slots, no memory card slot.

LeEco Le 2 - record holder in sales

LeEco was not very well known on the Russian market: their previous series of devices, Le 1, received good marks, which cannot be said about distribution.

After assessing the market, the company launched an active advertising campaign in the CIS with new devices.

Low price bid and good characteristics the younger model worked, and the first batch of pre-ordering new phones at a discount was “swept off the shelves” of the online store in a matter of days.

The company boasted 121 thousand sales in Russia in the first 24 hours.

The device has a good 16MP main camera.

It is equally important that LeEco has not been bypassed even in the younger model. front camera- here it is at 8 megapixels, which will finally allow you to take really high-quality selfies.

The price of the device is only 15 thousand rubles.

Specifications:

• Android 6.0 Marshmallow, proprietary EUI shell.
• Display: 5.5 ”, 1920 x 1080 px, IPS, In-Cell technology.
• Camera: 16 MP, f / 2.0 autofocus, dual-tone flash.
• Front camera: 8 megapixels, f / 2.2.
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652, eight cores, 1.8 GHz.
• Memory (RAM / ROM): 3/32 gigabytes.
• Battery: 3000 mAh, fast charging.
• Connecting CDLA headphones (included) via USB Type-C, 3.5 mm adapter, LTE, no memory card slot, fingerprint scanner, two SIM cards.

Lenovo Vibe X3 - 21 megapixels for 21 thousand

Lenovo released Vibe smartphone X3 in early 2016.

Initially, it was positioned in a higher price category - its price at the start ranged from 26 to 31 thousand rubles, which did not add to its popularity.

After three quarters, the price of a smartphone has dropped significantly, which is good news.

After all, for 21-22 thousand, for which you can now buy Lenovo Vibe X3, the buyer gets a phone with excellent sound (three amplifiers, 1.5W stereo speakers, ESS Sabre9018C2M audio processor) and a camera.

The latter takes numbers here: 21 megapixels in a $ 300 device is a very good indicator.

Specifications:

• Android 5.1 Lolipop, proprietary VIBE UI shell;
• Display: 5.5 inches, 1920 × 1080 pixels, 403 ppi, IPS, Gorilla Glass 3;
• Camera: 21 megapixels, flash, autofocus, f / 2.0 aperture;
• Front camera: 5 megapixels, f / 2.2;
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992, two Cortex-A57 cores (1.8 GHz), four Cortex-A53 cores (1.44 GHz).
• Memory (RAM / ROM): 3/64 gigabyte.
• Battery: 3600 mAh.
• Two nano-SIM, NFC, LTE, support for memory cards up to 128 GB, Dolby ATMOS.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro - a legend for 13 thousand rubles

Another phone from Xiaomi, but more deserved this time. It was announced on January 14, 2016 and went on sale on the 17th.

This phone became a real hit in the market and set off all its competitors. The reason for this was the unrivaled combination of performance and price.

Several things distinguished it from the younger model, Redmi Note 3: a processor (MT6795 was replaced by Snapdragon 650), a video chip (Adreno 510 was installed instead of PowerVR G6200), a memory card slot appeared (the absence of which was the main drawback of Redmi Note 3).

The main camera module has also been updated - instead of a 13-pixel one, a 16 megapixel module was installed. Everything else remains the same.

But the combination of such long-awaited and important changes along with the low price of the device (at the start, the difference in cost between the models was 3 thousand, now it is much less) was the very reason why Redmi Note 3 Pro gained immense popularity and has not lost it until now ...

But during this time, the price has decreased - today this smartphone can be bought for only 11-13 thousand rubles.

Specifications:

• Android 5.1 Lolipop, proprietary shell MIUI 7;
• Display: 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels, IPS matrix, 401 ppi;
• Camera: 16MP S5K3P3 from Samsung. f / 2.0, video shooting in 4K via google app Camera;
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, 6 cores, 2 cores - Cortex A72 (1.8 GHz), 4 cores - Cortex A53 (1.2 GHz);
• Memory (RAM / ROM): 2/16 GB, 3/32 GB;
• Battery: non-removable, 4050 mAh;
• LTE Cat. 7, support for memory cards up to 128 GB, two SIM, one radio module.

Conclusion

More and more mid-end smartphone manufacturers this year decided to move away from the standard combination of 13-megapixel main and 5-megapixel front camera module and release software reasonable price a phone that can take really good pictures.

Many succeeded at once; those who decided to release a phone with modest specifications at a higher price had to reconsider their pricing policy.

Towards the end of this year, in the last months, manufacturers will start making loud announcements for the fourth quarter of 2016 and Q1 2017 and it is likely that there will be more and more such phones - and we will see even more good cameraphones at a low price in the new year.

Purchase of the most affordable phablet from the family of advanced Moto communicators - Motorola Moto X Play 16 GB DS is a good choice if you are looking for a beautiful device with a decent camera and high performance. Branded "chips" will delight the owner of such a gadget, and the battery of record capacity will allow you to use the X Play 16 in any situation - both in the city and on a long trip. On a single charge, the gadget can work 42 hours in the mode you need.

Design for aesthetes and originals

Diamond-shaped pattern on the back, which adorns the Motorola Moto X Play 16 GB smartphone Dual SIM, looks great and feels extremely pleasant in the hand. The special plastic creates the feeling of a rubberized "back" of the gadget, it is resistant to dirt and scratches. The body has a bend for the most comfortable fit in the palm of your hand. The design is capable of withstanding falls. Housing and components mobile phone treated with IP52 water-repellent liquid - protected from water, but not from drowning.

Extremely high quality display

The high-quality IPS display that distinguishes the Motorola Moto X Play 16 GB Dual SIM has significant dimensions - its diagonal reaches 5.5 inches and has a resolution of 1920 × 1080, for quite budget smartphone this is a great option. The picture on the display is smooth, the brightness is auto-adjustable, the screen continues to be readable in the sun.

Maximum viewing angles allow you to comfortably watch movies with friends. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 with an oleophobic coating.

Cameras you'll admire

Front-camera Motorola smartphone Moto X Play 16 GB Dual SIM for selfies and video chats has a 5 megapixel resolution - you will love the result of its work and gesture activation. The main "feature" of the gadget is the main camera - a resolution of 21 megapixels with a light sensitivity of f / 2.0 is rarely found even in more expensive models. The proprietary camera control app has features designed to make this solid video module a hassle-free experience. The camera was enhanced with an absorbing IR light filter, dual LED flash, geotags, autofocus, the ability to find faces, shoot photo panoramas and HDR, as well as write video 1920x1080.

Performance: more than adequate

The increased RAM size (2GB) is perfectly complemented by the 8-core Snapdragon 615 chipset and the Adreno 405 graphics accelerator. fast work all applications without exceeding energy consumption. 16 MB of built-in file storage can be expanded with a card up to 128 GB, which is very convenient. Pure Android 5.1.1 OS allows you to control your phone very easily. Mobile device supports all types of communication - from 2 to 4 G, Wi-Fi, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, NFC, GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS modules.

Mega-autonomy and fast charging

The record-breaking 3630 mAh battery and fast charging technology (80 minutes) are a great reason to buy the Motorola Moto X Play 16 GB DS Black. The device can work up to two days with mixed use, while the screen will last 5-6 hours.