Moto G5+ somehow meet expectation:Full review

Motorola G5plus review

Despite having some trouble adapting to the changing times, Motorola is starting to catch up success in MWC.

This year, the highlight of Motorola’s Mobile World Congress show was the Moto G5 and the G5 Plus. The two phones suffered extensive leaks prior to their announcements and given the success the Moto G4 family had in India, the excitement around every leak of the phones is understandable. 

Here’s our review of the device which comes in various configurations and this one with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board storage.

Specifications:

5.2-inch HD display | Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor | 4GB RAM | 32GB storage space | 12MP rear camera with Dual Pixel AF & 5MP front camera | 3000mAh battery| Dual SIM| Android 7.0 Marshmallow

Price: Rs 16,999

There was little left to know about the Motorola G5 Plus prior to its official unveiling at MWC 2017. While rumours could always have been consumed with a healthy pinch of salt, it was when an online tech-retailer prematurely enabled the device page for the two phones did we really get a confirmation on what to actually expect from the G5 Plus.However, that didn’t mean there was nothing surprising about the phone as a whole. 

The Moto G4 Plus was a very well built phone. Flip it over and a wave of mixed emotions would start brewing. On one hand, the removable back was a great feature, however, the plastic finish was a constant reminder of the price bracket the phone fell into.

Motorola had to think ahead and take some drastic steps with design and build. On lokking to Nokia 6,the new Motorola G5 Plus takes cognizance of all that and comes in a rather premium feeling metal build.

What’s good?

                                                                

The build quality of the Motorola G5 Plus really earns the phone some serious aesthetic points. It has a full metal build that doesn’t feel like plastic to the touch. There is a very small amount of plastic towards the top and bottom edges, but it seems that is just to accommodate the antennae.

The second thing to really like about the Motorola G5 Plus is that it runs Android 7.0 straight out of the box. It’s a practically stock version of Android, resulting in really quick and snappy response to all user inputs. We played games, edited photos and even wrote a part of this review on the phone, all without any hitches.

Literally everything ran super smooth, the phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor and our review unit was the 4GB RAM SKU. Moving past the performance, we were really eager to test out the camera on the Motorola G5 Plus. The primary camera is a 12 megapixel camera with Dual-Pixel AF. This is the same AF technology we have on the Samsung Galaxy S7.What this means is that the sensor has plenty of extra pixels to read the scene and drive the focus to where it needs to be.  What’s truly impressive is the fact that the AF works in low light just as well as it does in good light.

What’s not so good

The Moto G5 Plus is one impressive device. However, it isn’t without some minor flaws. For starters, the phone comes with a micro-USB port instead of USB-C. While there’s no serious drawback to having a micro-USB port, it would have been nice if Moto had future-proofed the phone with the new connector capable of simultaneous fast charging and high-speed data transfer.Second happens to be my issue with TurboPower, Motorola’s own fast-charging tech. The supplied power adapter is capable of a total output of 18 watts of power. The Moto G5 Plus’s 3000mAh battery took a whole 135 minutes to charge from zero to hundred. In comparison, the OnePlus 3T chargers from 0 to 100 in under 80 minutes, despite having a larger battery.

Should you buy it?

The Moto G5 Plus is a solid phone, which leverages both hardware and software to deliver a very competent user experience. As such, during use of the phone, there wasn’t any instance where we felt that the phone under-performed or didn’t meet expectations.

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