Motorola One : Battle of mid-range smartphone

Motorola’s latest Android One smartphone, Motorola One launched in India earlier this week. Motorola One was launched alongside the Moto G7, another budget mid-range smartphone.

We recently compared Motorola One with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro. Here, we take a look at how Motorola One competes with Samsung Galaxy M30. The most premium member of Samsung’s new Galaxy M series, the Galaxy M30 starts at Rs 14,990. Motorola One carries a slightly lower price tag of Rs 13,990.

Here’s a detailed comparison between Motorola One and Samsung Galaxy M30.

DESIGN:-

Motorola One comes wrapped in 2.5D Gorilla Glass on the front and back. The smartphone offers a premium look with its glass body but houses the older boat-shaped notch. In the same price range, smartphones have experimented with smaller shaped notch designs. Motorola One houses a 5.9-inch HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9.

PERFORMANCE:-

Motorola One is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of in-built storage. The smartphone runs the latest Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. As part of Google’s Android One programme, Motorola One will receive regular security updates and OS upgrades, and also offer near-stock Android experience. It is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery with 15W ‘TurboPower’ charging.

CAMERA:-

Motorola One sports dual cameras at the rear featuring a 13-megapixel camera and 2-megapixel secondary camera. There’s an 8-megapixel front camera with single flash for selfies. Motorola One comes with features like cinemagraphs, portrait mode, timelapse, slow motion videos and Google Lens built-in.