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Package
The purple Motorola One Vision package contains a USB /
USB-C cable, a 12V / 1.5A power supply and a couple of discreet in-ear
headphones with adapters of various sizes. In addition, a transparent silicone
cover is also given. Not beautiful, but certainly useful.
Construction and Ergonomics
One Vision from Motorola is a product with good build
quality. We have a metal profile and a nice rear glass with a pleasant shade of
color. In hand then, it is used with great simplicity, thanks to the
“narrow and long” form inherited from the particular format of the
display. It is then resistant to dust and splashes according to the IP52
standard. But be careful not to make it really wet, because that might not be
able to resist.
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Motorola’s choice for the processor of this One Vision is
particular. In fact, we have the Exynos 9609 processor from Samsung, used to
date by competitors of the Korean company only sporadically. It is a 2.2 GHz
octa core with Mali G72 MP3 graphics processor and support of 4 GB of RAM. Besides
these, we also have 128 GB of internal memory, a real rarity for devices in
this price range. The memory is then expandable via microSD, but giving up the
second nanoSIM. Good connectivity: LTE up to 300 Mbps, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5.0
and even NFC. Then there is also the FM radio and a quick and precise
fingerprint reader on the back. If you also want to take advantage of unlocking
with the face via the front camera. The audio is mono and the speaker is placed
on the lower side of the smartphone.
Camera
Motorola One Vision is equipped with a dual camera system:
the main one is a 48 megapixel 1.7 / 1.7 stabilizes that takes 12-megapixel
shots, interpolating 4 pixels in one to get a higher brightness of the final
shot. The second camera is unfortunately not for zoom or wide angle, but it is
a 5 megapixel for blur. Nice but not strictly necessary. The photos have a
quality that surprised us, confirming that for the past few years Motorola has
set a new standard for photographic quality in the mid-range (already from Moto
G6 Plus). The images are rich in detail, with a good balance of light and never
too saturated or forcibly sharp. The HDR works very well and guarantees a
convincing but never “aggressive” effect. There are also many nice
features like the one to make animated GIFs in which only a part of the image
moves, or the one to color only a shade inside the image. Then there is an
extremely convincing night mode that allows you to create images with little
light that few other smartphones can do in this price range. And finally we
also have good words for the 25-megapixel front camera 2.0 / 2.0. The images
here are balanced, well lit and HDR does a good job.
Display
One Vision stands out from the first moment for the 6.3-inch
display in the particular format stretched in 21:9. The resolution is 1080 X
2520 pixels (i.e. FullHD +) and the technology used is the LTPS IPS. It is not
an AMOLED display, so when the screen shows black screens (such as also in the
always-on mode)) we notice how black is tending to gray, but it is a marginal
defect for a smartphone in this price range. Brightness is more than adequate
and adaptation to environmental conditions is rapid enough. In the settings,
there are three color profiles to choose from. The Intenso is probably the one
that best reflects the expectations of the average user. The hole is then
interrupted by a hole in the upper left. It does not go unnoticed for its size,
but it is still almost characteristic.
Software
Motorola One Vision is an Android One smartphone. This means
constant updates over time and new versions of the operating system when
available. To date, however, we must note that the smartphone is so updated to
Android Pie (God forbid!) But with the patch only in May, so already 2 months
behind time. It is still early to judge, but surely Motorola must put more
effort into the Android One project. Among the features implemented by Motorola,
we find the Moto Display, which allows us to interact with always-on and
therefore to have an even better experience with the notifications that are
received when the phone is locked. In addition, we have the Moto Action,
including the possibility to activate the sensor, which is nothing but a single
button in the lower bar that acts as a navigation “controller”. Comfortable.
The whole system is as fast as we would have expected.
Autonomy
The smartphone is equipped with a 3500 mAh battery,
consistent with the type of product. This capacity is more than enough to reach
the end of the day with almost all types of use, even if in the days of most
intense use it happened to arrive at the end of the day with very little
remaining autonomy (if not pointed). Fortunately, it has a 15W TurboPower fast charge.
Price
Motorola One Vision has been launched for $444 a
perfectly adequate price and that puts this smartphone a good starting
position. This is also demonstrated by the fact that the price has not dropped
at more than a month since its launch.