Motorola has been steadily launching devices that are able to match up to the other companies and their devices. The new Motorola Moto E5 Play is one such new generation device which conforms to the market demands. The Motorola Moto E5 Play is available for about 7999 Rupees.
The Motorola Moto E5 Play has a 5.2 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and has a screen resolution of about 720 x 1280 pixels with a pixel density of 268 ppi. The colours on this device are clear and you find them to be natural and crisp. The sunlight viewing angles are good and turning up the brightness helps in reading the display easily even in bright sunlight.
The cameras on the Motorola devices are good and they take a very good picture. The Motorola Moto E5 Play has a single camera setup in the rear, a 8 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.0 and the Front camera has a 5 MP lens. Pictures snapped from these cameras are good and you can see decent detail in them. The selfie shots from the Motorola Moto E5 Play are good and you can easily share them on any of the social media platforms that you are on.
The Motorola Moto E5 Play is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 chipset with Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processors and Adreno 308 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android v8.0 Oreo. The device has 2 GB RAM with 16 GB of internal storage and 256 GB of expandable memory using a MicroSD card.
The Motorola Moto E5 Play has a 2800 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and there is fast charging functionality with a fast charger in the box capable of providing 10W charging, in the box. The device is able to sustain for only a single day before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 2 hours.
The Motorola Moto E5 Play comes in Black, Dark Lake and Flash Gray colour variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
July 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset with Built-in Battery, Travel Adapter, USB Cable, Headset, Start Guide |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (5000 - 10000) |
BODY
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Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Material |
Main body: Front glass & aluminum back |
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Dimensions |
151 x 74 x 9 mm (5.94 x 2.91 x 0.35 in) |
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Weight |
150 g (5.29 oz) |
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SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
5.2 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Dark lake, Flash Gray |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Resolution |
720 x 1280 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
282 ppi |
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Technology |
IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
8 MP, f/2.0 Autofocus LED flash, panorama, HDR |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
5 MP |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo) Skin - |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) (28 nm)/ Qualcomm MSM8920 Snapdragon 427 (28 nm) |
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Processor |
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 308 |
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System memory |
2 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
16 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Capacity |
2800 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Fast battery charging 10W |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint (Rear-Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY
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Motorola Moto E5 Play |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
microUSB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
5.2 inch AMOLED display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 66.7%.
268 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are Decent.
2800mAh big battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures show noise and lack of detail.
No USB Type C
Screen resolution is less.
The Motorola Moto E5 Play is a good device that has some of the best features and specifications for the mid price range segment.
The cameras take decent images. The colour reproduction is good but could be better.
The device has a 2800mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day which is good but the device has a fast charging functionality to top it up to full.
The device is decent for the entry price range segment and there are better phones on offer in the market.
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