IFA novelty touched: Moto One Zoom with four cameras
6.9.2019
Translation: machine translated
Motorola is serious about its Moto One smartphones. The Moto One Zoom is the third model that the manufacturer has presented in just a few months. I took a look at the mid-range smartphone at IFA.
If Motorola has its way, the Moto One Zoom has the right camera for every occasion. You can choose from the main camera with a 48-megapixel sensor, which ultimately delivers photos with twelve megapixels and combines four pixels into one to improve the image quality.
In addition, there is a telephoto lens with eight megapixels and triple zoom as well as a wide-angle camera with 16 megapixels and a field of view of 117 degrees. The fourth camera has five megapixels and provides the depth of field information for portrait mode. The front camera takes selfies with a resolution of 25 megapixels.
The lighting conditions at the TechLife event organised by Motorola and Lenovo were not very good, but the images on the display of the Moto One Zoom looked very good. Even without the selectable night mode, which is just one of many options in the camera app.
The 6.4-inch OLED display with a Full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels looks good. You can also expect a decent set of features that should be suitable for everyday use: Android 9 Pie, a Snapdragon 675 with four gigabytes of RAM at its side and 128 gigabytes of internal memory. The battery has a large capacity of 4000 mAH and can be charged quickly via the USB-C port.
The recommended retail price for the Moto One Zoom is 429 euros - I haven't heard a price in francs for Switzerland yet. This means that it is no longer quite cheap and will really have to convince with its cameras in the detailed test to justify the expense. However, the first impression of the pictures gives hope that this may be the case.
Moto e-series revitalised
If you want to spend less money on your smartphone and don't need four cameras, Motorola is trying to convince you with the Moto e6 Plus. This should start at 139 euros - Motorola has not yet revealed how many francs.
For the price, you get a 13-megapixel dual camera, an eight-megapixel front camera and a 6.1-inch display with an HD+ resolution of 1560 x 720 pixels. Under the bonnet is the Helios P22 and, depending on the model variant, two or four gigabytes of RAM, with 32 or 64 gigabytes of internal memory.
The operating system is Android 9 Pie. This is up to date, but you still have to charge the 3000 mAh battery via a micro USB port.
For its price, the Moto e6 Plus looks decent, but I'm not sure off the top of my head whether it's the best choice among budget smartphones.
When I was but a young student, I'd sit in my friend's living room with all my classmates and play on his SuperNES. Since then I've had the opportunity to test out all the newest technology for you. I've done reviews at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, and have now arrived at Galaxus.de.