What is a Motorola phone in 2019? The first thing that comes to mind is the return to the market . Attempts to play on nostalgia are inevitable, the success of the reborn Nokia throws firewood into this stove. The second is the modular design, which, as expected, “didn’t go in,” but Lenovo, apparently, continues to bend this line out of principle. The third is "pure" Android, which at first was a serious plus for Motorola, but now this trump card can be found in the sleeves of many players. As a result, some special features added to the operating system can be called a feature of smartphones of this brand.
So, moto g7 is a traditional smartphone, not modular and not foldable. Of the brand names mentioned above, it only boasts Android devoid of impurities with a few extra bells and whistles. So how does he plan to break into the oversaturated market, especially in the “up to 20 thousand rubles” segment, where Xiaomi and Huawei dominate (with separate bright flashes of other brands like )?
It is extremely difficult to answer this question right off the bat, the moto g7 does not have any specific features - the more interesting it is to try to find out when you get to know the gadget in detail.
Technical specifications
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| Display | 6,2 inches, IPS, 2270 × 1080 pixels, 403 ppi; capacitive, multi-touch | 6,3 inches, IPS, 2340 × 1080 pixels, 409 ppi; capacitive, multi-touch | 6,26 inches, IPS, 2280 × 1080 pixels, 403 ppi; capacitive, multi-touch | 5,84 inches, IPS, 2280 × 1080 pixels, 432 ppi; capacitive, multi-touch | 6,5 inches, IPS, 2340 × 1080 pixels, 396 ppi, capacitive multi-touch |
| Protective glass | Corning Gorilla Glass (version not specified) | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | No information |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632: Quad-core Kryo 250 Gold @ 1,8GHz + Quad-core Kryo 250 Silver @ 1,8GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660: eight Kryo 260 cores, 2,2 GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660: eight Kryo 260 cores, 2,2 GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636: eight cores Kryo 260 (8 × 1,8 GHz) | HiSilicon Kirin 710: eight cores (4 × Cortex A73 2,2GHz + 4 × Cortex A53 1,7GHz) |
| Graphics controller | Adreno 506, 650 Мц | Adreno 512, 850 Мц | Adreno 512, 850 Мц | Adreno 509, 720 Мц | ARM Mali-G51 MP4, 650 MHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 3/4 GB | 4 GB | 3/4 GB | 4/6 GB |
| Flash memory | 64 GB | 32/64/128 GB | 64 GB | 32/64 GB | 64/128 GB |
| Разъемы | USB Type-C, 3,5 mm | USB Type-C, 3,5 mm | Micro USB, 3,5 mm | USB Type-C, mini-jack 3,5 mm | MicroUSB, mini jack 3,5 mm |
| Memory card slot | Yes (dedicated microSD slot) | There is | Yes (dedicated microSD slot) | There is | Yes (dedicated microSD slot) |
| SIM cards | 2 x nano-SIM | 2 x nano-SIM | 2 x nano-SIM | 2 x nano-SIM | 2 x nano-SIM |
| Cellular 2G | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Cellular 3G | HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz | HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz | UMTS 850/900/2100 MHz | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz |
| Cellular 4G | LTE Cat. 7 (300 Mbps), bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 | LTE Cat. 12 (600 Mbps), bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40 | LTE Cat. 9 (450 Mbps), bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 | LTE Cat. 6 (300/50 Mbps): bands unknown | LTE Cat. 4 (150 Mbps), bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n; 2,4/5 GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; 2,4/5 GHz | 802.11b/g/n; 2,4 GHz | 802.11b/g/n/ac; 2,4/5 GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; 2,4/5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 (aptX) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 (aptX) |
| NFC | There is | No | There is | There is | There is |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| SENSORS | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass), IR sensor | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Illumination, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) |
| The fingerprint scanner | There is | There is | There is | There is | There is |
| Main camera | Dual module: 12 MP, ƒ / 1,8 + 5 MP, hybrid autofocus, LED flash | Dual module: 48 MP, ƒ / 1,8 + 5 MP, ƒ / 2,2, phase detection autofocus, dual LED flash | Dual module: 12 MP, ƒ / 1,8 + 5 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash | Dual module: 12 + 5 megapixels, ƒ / 1,8 + ƒ / 2,4, autofocus, dual LED flash | Dual module: 20 ƒ / 1,8 + 2 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash |
| Front-camera | 8 MP, no autofocus, no flash | 13 MP, no autofocus, no flash | 13 MP, ƒ/2,0, no autofocus, no flash | 8 MP, ƒ/2,0, no autofocus, with flash | 16 MP, ƒ/2,0, autofocus, no flash |
| Food | Non-removable battery: 11,4 Wh (3000 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 15,28 Wh (4000 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 19 Wh (5000 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 11,63 Wh (3060 mAh, 3,8 V) | Non-removable battery: 14,25 Wh (3750 mAh, 3,8 V) |
| Size | 157 × 75,3 × 8 mm | 159,2 × 75,2 × 8,1 mm | 157,9 × 75,5 × 8,5 mm | 149,7 × 71,2 × 7,99 mm | 160,4 × 76,6 × 7,8 mm |
| Weight | 172 g | 186 g | 175 g | 160 g | 175 g |
| Water and dust resistant | P2i (splash protection) | No | No | No | No |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, MIUI shell | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1.0 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo, EMUI shell |
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There are four smartphones bearing the words "moto" and "g7" in their names. As is customary with Motorola, in addition to the title gadget (which we are talking about here), these are also versions of the Play (more compact, with a screen of a smaller diagonal and resolution, with a simpler camera and less memory), Power (thicker, with a lower resolution screen, but the same diagonal, but with a battery almost twice as large; the camera is again simpler) and Plus (with a more powerful processor, improved cameras, stereo speakers). Learn more about the differences between all versions .
In Russia, only the “golden mean” is currently sold, moto g7 - for 19 rubles, and the moto g990 Power version doomed to greater success - for 7 rubles.
Design, ergonomics and software
Motorola, despite all the ups and downs that are associated with a trademark that has been resold a couple of times and owned by Lenovo for the past few years, keeps its own style in the design of phones. Motorola moto g7, despite the cutout on the screen that is almost inevitable in our time (in this case, a small one - a “droplet”), stands out noticeably against the general background, and not only with the logo inscribed in the fingerprint scanner.
For a smartphone for 20 thousand rubles, moto g7 looks unexpectedly thoroughbred - and you can’t explain what exactly. All signs of the times are in place. The notch has already been mentioned, along with it comes framelessness, and in this case it’s really conditional - the frames around the 19:9 display are very noticeable. The back panel is made of glossy and therefore very slippery glass, curved at the edges, due to which the gadget seems thinner than it really is. But both the workmanship and the dual camera module characteristically inscribed in the ring distinguish the moto g7 from the rather faceless, albeit very effective in terms of price-performance ratio, Redmi, Zenfone and Honor. However, the latter are also very bright - remember at least .
Motorola moto g7 is offered in two color options - in addition to completely black, as in our case, there is also a white version. In terms of its dimensions, this is a typical modern smartphone - two-handed (the fingers of the same hand that you hold the device cannot reach the corners of the screen; you can print without any problems), but it fits easily into your pocket. Thanks to the "stretched" display with small bezels.
The case on both sides is covered with tempered glass Gorilla Glass of an unknown version, but I recommend immediately putting it in a complete silicone case - it is very easy to drop such a slippery gadget.
However, even in a case, he strives to crawl away from any more or less sloping surface - thanks to the very curved edges that create the illusion of subtlety. Be careful - Gorilla Glass, of course, increases the survival of the display during falls, but does not guarantee it. Is not .
In terms of layout, the moto g7 is almost a traditional Android smartphone. Almost - because the slot for a memory card and SIM cards is located not on the left, but on the top side, and a mini-jack is found below. As of 2019, this is still not uncommon, but still a pleasant surprise every time. At the same time, full-fledged moisture protection is not declared, only splash protection - the smartphone will not fall apart from a couple of drops, you don’t have to worry, but dropping it into water is already dangerous.
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The capacitive fingerprint scanner is located on the rear panel. I would like to write “neatly under the index finger”, but this is not so, it is slightly shifted down relative to the natural position of the hand - you have to slightly intercept the smartphone. But he is at a decent distance from the camera unit, it is almost impossible to miss and get a finger into the lens. The sensor works very quickly and stably, no complaints. If you wish, you can duplicate it with a face recognition system - but only the front camera is responsible for it, without additional technical means, so the level of reliability of this method is low. You can deceive a smartphone with a simple photo, I do not recommend relying on this method of unlocking.
Source: 3dnews.ru