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| ![]() What do you guys feel about the new Moto Z Play? Is it worth the extra cash of about 10k over the Moto G4 Plus? Moto G4Plus with exchange is about 9k, and the ZPlay is about 19k. I wont be interested in any of the moto-mods, so will leave that out of the consideration. Just a head to head between the two phones. I am veering towards getting the Moto G4 Plus and knock it around for a couple of years. |
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| ![]() Ouch. I am assuming this is the 3 GB version? I have a 2 GB Xperia Z right now. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() yes, it is 3GB/32GB version. and you know what, if i see that RAM, more than 1GB will be free, but still the device lags sometimes. battery is also average. notification light missing. |
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Buying a good mobile phone's become more or less a lottery these days. ![]() | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() My friend also brought at around the same time and even his phone is exhibiting exactly the same behavior. So, i am assuming here that this is the 'normal' behavior of this phone? |
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Are there any folks who will do a paid root and upgrade to a new ROM in Bangalore? Some IT/Phone shop kind of place? I have a MAC, and I am not very well versed in all this upgrade stuff. Kind of makes me wonder why I got the android as opposed to an iPhone. | |
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| ![]() You could consider the Moto X Play. Have been using the 2 GB ram 16 GB version for 6+ months and it works very well for me. Typical usage on a daily basis - 2.5 hrs of voice calls - 3G/Wifi on most of the time - 30 min of some light weight gaming - Usual watsapp, facebook, TBHP, messaging, some browsing etc. Even when i have a few apps open + some music running, it has never hanged and my RAM usage is about 60% on an average. A full charge lasts almost 2 days for me and the turbo charger does a brilliant job. GPS locks is very quick as I use it everyday to figure out which route to take for my 60 km commute. Added plus is its camera which is very good for the occasional snaps in moderate light conditions and its video capabilities are also not bad. If you are looking for a no nonsense daily use android, then this should be a good phone to consider. |
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The Moto Z Play uses Snapdragon 625 as its chipset with Adreno 506 GPU while the Moto G4+ has the 617 version with Adreno 405 GPU. This link gives a quick look at the 625 vs the 617. Quote:
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I am very hesitant spending flagship money ever again on something like a phone, but out in the woods, when I am using maps, GPS, and a whole bunch of other things, I certainly do NOT want my phone to give up on me. | |
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| ![]() ... Could it be my dream phone? I don't know, because my first real knowledge of it came from the newspaper advertisement today, but... a phone with a Hasselblad "stick-on" camera? For real? Just took a quick look at the prices on Amazon. Don't know the difference between the Z and the Z Play yet. Total cost, though, potentially a lot (maybe not for those who usually buy flagship phones) but if the combo works, technically, ergonomically, etc; if it is a really good phone and a really good camera, it could actually be an economic choice for someone who would buy both anyway. Waiting and watching. New phones not on my available budget for foreseeable future; my current phone is barely 8 months old. But this is the first one, for a while, that has really caught my eye! |
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What does the world think about this phone? Here's a review I am reading right now: http://www.androidcentral.com/moto-z-play The Moto Z is an insane 40k. That's too much for me. I'm now thinking that the perfect sweet spot for a good solid workhorse phone lies between the 18-25k barrier. These are the real blue collar phones that just get things done. hope I'm right. Thanks to Lij for pushing me in this direction. | |
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If you want bigger screen then Z Play could be a choice but if you ok with small size then in terms of benchmarks Mi5 is better. Though remember Z Play has memory card slot and Mi5 not. Also Motorola uses almost stock Android and pushes updates faster. BTW look around as at this price point of 19 K you can get flagships of last year with very capable hardware. Recently on Big Billion Day Flipkart sale bought for family member Moto X Style with Snapdragon 808 and 3 GB RAM for 17K. This price was 13K less then introduction price and if you go check online now its retailing for 26K. I generally wait for flagship phones prices to drop and then buy instead of putting money on latest mid range sub par Chinese stuff. Don't buy G4 Plus etc and wait it out, create a price drop alert on websites like mysmartprice and then buy a awesome phone at a bargain. (That's the beauty of Android). | |
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