Motorola Moto G6 review

There is always a whiff of nostalgia when we get to review Motorola phones, and perhaps that's what Lenovo had in mind when it acquired the company in the first place. Since the acquisition, Motorola proved that it can make excellent handsets that strike the value-for-money balance very well.


That is why we were very excited to get the new Motorola Moto G6, G6 Plus and Play models in the office. Freshly announced, they span the budget gamut of $200-$300, and there seems to be a model for everybody. Did Motorola manage to hit the sweet spot of specs, pricing and design yet again? Read on to find out...

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Android (8.0)
• Dimensions:
  • 6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches (153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm)
• Weight:
  • 5.89 oz (167 g)
    the average is 5.6 oz (161 g)
• Materials:
  • Main body: Glass; Accents: Aluminum
• Features:
  • Fingerprint (touch)
• Rugged:
  • • Splash resistant
• Colors:
  • Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 5.7 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1080 x 2160 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 424 ppi
• Technology:
  • IPS LCD
• Screen-to-body ratio:
  • 75.25 %
• Features:
  • Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 12 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • Dual LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F1.8
  • Hardware Features:
    • Dual-camera (5-megapixel), Autofocus
  • Software Features:
    • Manual focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Settings:
    • Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Shutter speed control
  • Shooting Modes:
    • High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Effects
• Camcorder:
  • • 3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (60 fps)
  • Features:
    • Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 8 megapixels
  • Features:
    • Flash

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450
• Processor:
  • Octa-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 506
• System memory:
  • [+]4 GB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • [+]64 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • • up to 128 GB

BATTERY

• Capacity:
  • 3000 mAh

MULTIMEDIA

• Screen mirroring:
  • Wireless screen share
• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
  • • FM
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• Additional microphone(s):
  • • for Noise cancellation

CELLULAR

• CDMA:
  • 800, 1900 MHz
• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE (FDD):
  • Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
• LTE (TDD):
  • Bands 38, 41
• Data:
  • LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
• Nano SIM:
  • Yes
• VoLTE:
  • Yes

PHONE FEATURES

• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Other features:
  • [+]Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 4.2
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • Yes
  • Connector:
    • USB Type-C (reversible)
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation
• Other:
  • [+]VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 19 Apr 2018

TO SEE THE FULL SPECIFICATIONS WITH IN-DEPTH DETAILS CLICK HERE.

ALTERNATIVE VARIANTS

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Motorola Moto G6

with 32 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:

• System memory:
  • 3 GB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 32 GB

Motorola Moto G6

International version

Differences from the main variant:

• Other:
  • NFC

Motorola Moto G6

with Dual SIM

Differences from the main variant:

• Multiple SIM cards:
  • 2 slots

   
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