Moto C Plus Review
The Moto C Plus price in India is positioned smartly to place it in right between the more affordable Moto E3 Power and Xiaomi Redmi 4 . But the new Moto handset will compete against Xiaomi's Redmi 4A which is also targeted at first-time smartphone buyers and comes at a lower price tag - even the entry-level isn't too far away from the Moto C Plus price tag. I have spent 3 months with the handset and here is my final review.
First let's see the specifications of the handset and in box contents:
Now let's see them in details:
Moto C Plus device overview:
On the design front, the new Moto C Plus strictly follows the Moto design-cues. This means that you will see rounded edges and aesthetics somewhat similar to Moto G5 . no metal used on the Moto C Plus. Moto hasn't done much different with the design of the Moto C Plus except for adding a textured pattern on the rear cover that looks distinct. The Moto C Plus weighs 162 grams, which might seem slightly heavy for its size but the large battery capacity justifies it. The circular design at the back holds the rear camera alongside LED flash. The circular housing reminds us of the Moto G5. The speaker grille is seen at the back of the smartphone, while the 3.5mm audio jack sits on the top edge accompanied by Micro-USB charging port.
Device Performnance:
The Moto C Plus features a 4000mAh removable battery to further sweeten the deal, Moto will ship a 10W rapid/turbo charger with the Moto C Plus. Thanks to removable back cover, the phone comes with three dedicated slots for two Nano-SIMs, and a microSD card which can be considered one of the important additions to the phone especially in India. There's no fingerprint scanner on the handset which is obvious considering the price it carries.
The 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) HD TFT display on the Moto C Plus is good for a budget smartphone. I found the display had good brightness levels and is pretty sharp even on a bright sunny day you can use your mobile at full brightness easily.
The 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) HD TFT display on the Moto C Plus is good for a budget smartphone. I found the display had good brightness levels and is pretty sharp even on a bright sunny day you can use your mobile at full brightness easily.
The Moto C Plus is powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. You also get 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable via a microSD slot (up to 32GB).
One of the biggest attractions of the Moto C Plus is stock Android Nougat experience which is hard to find in this segment. The company has added some minor tweaks though. The Moto C Plus also offers a slew of Nougat-specific features like a revamped Settings app, reply to messages from anywhere feature, quick app switching, multi-window, and a refreshed Quick Settings toggles.
With Nougat, the Moto C Plus will also offer Google Assistant out-of-the-box which is a feature still not available on phones that are available almost at double the price.
Moto C Plus cameras
The Moto C Plus sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, autofocus, 71-degree field of view and an LED flash. There's also a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. During our limited use, we noticed that the rear camera on the Moto C Plus was quick at focusing. We noticed that it automatically adjusted the highlights and shadows depending on the light, which seemed neat. The selfies look good but the addition of LED flash may turn out to be a great addition for consumers of this price range.
We will however reserve our verdict on the Moto C Plus performance and camera until we get a chance to put it through paces during our detailed review.
Final verdict
I believe that Moto's idea of keeping it simple might work. Instead, the new Moto C Plus is targeted to appeal to first time smartphone buyers. Features like near-stock Android Nougat, front camera with flash, and 4000mAh battery with rapid charging support are some of the features that aren't common at this price.
I believe that Moto's idea of keeping it simple might work. Instead, the new Moto C Plus is targeted to appeal to first time smartphone buyers. Features like near-stock Android Nougat, front camera with flash, and 4000mAh battery with rapid charging support are some of the features that aren't common at this price.
At a price point of Rs. 6,999, the Moto C Plus will be going head on with the Xiaomi Redmi 4's entry-level variant which offers somewhat same kind of specifications but with a fingerprint scanner. The Redmi 4 also features the updated octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC. Xiaomi's Redmi 4a will be also seen as a competitor to the Moto C Plus,
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