Moto X Play camera review: 21MP & dual tone led flash
Motorola’s new Android smart phone – Moto X Play – is one of the three smart phones getting attention for Motorola. However, apart from its colorful design, which has caught your eyes from the very first time, Moto X Play camera is also awesome. Photo samples from Moto X Play camera show that the device is capable of taking very high quality photos. Moreover, who would not love a mid range smart phone with great snapper?
Moto X Play, Moto X Style and Moto G (3rd gen) are Motorola’s new phones for 2015
Moto X Play specs
Device | Moto X Play |
Display | 5.5 inches, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 – Water repellant nano-coating (IP52 certified) |
Thickness | 10.9mm |
Weight | 169g |
Camera | REAR: 21 MP, 5248 x 3936 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash. FRONT: 5MP |
Processor | Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
RAM | 2GB |
Storage | 16GB/32GB, expandable to 128GB |
OS | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
Battery | Non-removable 3630 mAh battery |
Connectivity | 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
SIM | Nano-SIM |
Color options: | Black, White |
Moto X play camera is a huge 21MP sensor on the back. The camera also features dual led and dual tone flash, which are very nice adds-on on a smart phone. The pixel Moto X Play camera can produce is up to 5248 x 3936p. Although higher resolution does not always mean better quality, this is always a plus.
Many users claim that the camera produces sharp photos. Moreover, as 21MP on a camera is a rare sight even on high-end smart phones. Right now, only Sony Xperia Z series have sport more than 20MP camera.
We do not know if Moto X Play camera can fare well with Sony camera smart phones or other high end smart phones. However, Moto X Play can stand firm on its own with this nice spec.
Moto X Play price in the Philippines will be around PHP 15k if it arrives.
Below are some camera samples from Moto X Play