Since last year, the Motorola's releases have been getting harder to anticipate and often come out of the blue even for us, too. The company has also developed a knack for launching new models of the same family separately, so we saw the announcement of the Moto G9 Play at the end of August, but the Moto G9 Plus was not revealed until a few weeks later.
Curiously, Motorola is still using the Moto branding for the G Series and E Series of phones whereas all of their other phone families are sold under the full Motorola name. SO it's Moto G and Moto E but Motorola Edge, Motorola Razr, and Motorola One. Yeah, we like phone name conventions nice and simple, and 2020 has not been the best year for that across different brands. But we digress.
What might have end-users confused, however, is that the Motorola G9 Play, which we are reviewing today, is sold under a different name in the Indian market - it's called just Moto G9 over there. So keep in mind our review findings should apply to both models.
Motorola G9 Play • Motorola G9 (India): Two identical phones for two different regions
No matter what it's called, this handset is still the most affordable from the G family, selling for about €170 in the EU and INR 11,499 (~€130) in India.
Compared to the Moto G8 Play from last year, the Moto G9 (Play) comes with a handful of improvements. The chipset is better jumping from the Helio P70M to the Snapdragon 662 and the battery capacity has been bumped up to 5,000 from 4,000 mAh. The memory and storage have doubled and the main camera has been swapped for a 48MP one. However, the ultra-wide camera has been replaced with a macro camera that no one asked for but hey, something's got to give at this price point.
Despite its low price, the Moto G9 Play will surely face some fierce competition from its Chinese rivals, mostly from Realme and Xiaomi. The Moto's biggest advantage remains the squeaky clean Android software with some added features on top. So anyone looking for an affordable, vanilla Android handset, the Moto G series should be one of the first to look for.
But is it really worth it over the competition? We try to find out in this review.
The box contains all the usual user manuals along with the 20W-rated wall charger, USB-A to USB-C cable for charging and data transfer and a transparent, silicone case.
Do you actually complain about overheating when charging, whan about 50% of phones on the market sky-rocket their temperature when under load 30 mins(if you didn't get it, it means it's a normal thing)? And you are literally paying 170 buck...
It's a great phone for the money asked, not recommended for heavy gaming or stuff like that, but if you just want the least in everything, this thing's got you. Also android experience is good, Moto knows what they're doing with their ...
I actually own this phone and i can say that it's deemed itself worthy over the years. The only problem i recall having is the cameras, it kinda lowered the saturation on them. The processor may not be the best, but for the money you really don&...
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