so in 2019 many critics since we harshly dismiss in Motorola as no longer relevant I mean fair enough in the flagship round they’re making about as much noise as a flatulent cockroach in a hurricane but as far as the budget mid-range mobile score Motorola is still one of the top dogs and this is its latest entry number to a-1 vision like the Moto G 7 handsets launched earlier in 2019 the one vision boasts a deliciously clean version of Google’s Android OS but you also get some upgraded camera hardware and a slick new slender design here – not bad for under 300 quid so I’ve been using the model 1 vision as my personal handset for around a week now and here is my in-depth review and I promise you that I won’t even reference that bloody Queen song a single time throughout apart from just then obviously so in most respects the Moto one vision sticks to Motorola’s tried and tested design plan the Gorilla Glass 4 only comes in a couple of different hues but quite like this blue effort complete with the lighter edge and that curves neatly around for a pleasingly comfortable clutch and yeah like most glass hands oh there’s a smudge of a storm the second you pick it up but it’s also tough enough to resist scratches no scuff so far after a full week of heavy handling and also its IP 52 splash resistant which is particularly good news for any uk-based consumers who perhaps aren’t expecting a healthy
dose of rain every single day in August the model 1 vision is one of the very first smartphones to rock 8 21 by 9 display and more on that in a bit but one of the up shots is the lovely slim finish in a world of massive smartphones the six point three inch mode one vision in exactly compact but it definitely does feel more manageable as a result of this design and yes reaching up to the top of the screen to drag down the notifications panel is about as simple as solving differential equations after five pints of vodka and some wacky backy but luckily you can swipe it down using the rear fingerprint sensor when you need to view anyway as I was saying the model one vision is one of the pioneer smartphones to rock a 21 by 9 aspect ratio display following on from recent Sony handsets like the Xperia one in other words its proper long and thin in a flaw on the experience as this was ideal for streaming 21 by 9 movies on the likes of Netflix but here on the Moto envisioned the main video streaming services are having none of it both
Netflix and Amazon Prime black out that left side of the screen to mask the pinhole camera so you can only really enjoy a full view experience when zoomed in to video on the likes of YouTube still is 6.3 inch yes panel is crisp and colorful matching the quality of screens on rival devices almost twice the price the visuals are reasonably punchy on the default saturated setting but you can choose to douse the dead hues and if you bump the brightness levels right up you won’t struggle on a summary deer especially if you live in good old Blighty you don’t get a proper stereo speakers set up here on the mortar one vision just a single and downwards fire and mono speaker but you do get a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack up top and full support the likes of Bluetooth 5 which is nice on the software side of things motorola has once again delivered a clean Android 1 experience in other words google’s OS 4 means practically untouched you’ll find a couple of nifty bonus features like proper face recognition to complement the excellent rear mounted fingerprint sensor both of which do their job rather well and the
Moto app also adds in a couple of extras as well including some helpful gesture support and though this is quite stripped back compared with the Moto G 7 equivalent overall though it’s a nice clean ear stock Android experience and because this is an Android one devices while you’ve got the guaranteed two years of security and OS updates for a nice better peace of mind so at least you know the model 1 vision will be supported for the foreseeable and of course it packs in all the usual features that you would expect from a mid ranges such as NFC support no worries on the storage front either you get a generous 128 gigs onboard with the option to expand by up to half a terabyte by slipping a memory card into that second SIM slot great news if you want to carry around lots of media now rather than use one a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset which is of course all the rage the model 1 vision is actually powered by a Samsung Exynos platform instead backed by four gigs around and this does the job nicely to live in a smooth experience when you’re messaging browsing the web stream and media
whatever you can even indulge in some serious gaming with the likes of pubsey mobile bling that a perfectly acceptable frame rate not too surprising overall given that clean version of Android which means fewer background tasks churning away and still in your valuable CPU time however I did have a few issues with connectivity during my first week with the model 1 vision now Wi-Fi connection just crapped out on me a couple of times with no warning whatsoever I can’t even see the Wi-Fi status up in the status bar either because of course it’s got dual SIM functionality and that narrow design means it just gets knocked out basically also the same connection drops to the mobile data and while it resolved itself rather quickly every time it did it it’s also really disruptive when you’re busy streaming media at the time battery life on the hall is decent the 3,500 milliamps I’ll usually mix it through a full day without complaint though I did find myself struggling a couple of times when I spent most of the day of streaming music and messaging people luckily there is a power saver mode available when you’re down to the dregs and the one vision also charges up quite quickly thanks to that turbo power 15 watt tech just ten minutes oh the plug will get you through a full commute no worries of course as you might have gathered given the name of this phone one of the big features
that motorola is really big enough is the camera tech around back you’ve got a dual lens setup with the mighty 48 megapixel primary shooter backed by a 5 megapixel depth sensor and that comes complete with optical image stabilization folk your video smarts and a big bunch of bonus camera features i’ve been thoroughly testing out the camera tech so go check out my phone one vision camera review live right now for all you need to know so after a week of living with the model one vision is it worth a punt well there is plenty to like here including that slender new design the rather nice display and of course that clean stock version of Android with the guaranteed updates but personally I think I prefer the model g7 power which offers a similar experience and much improved battery life for almost a hundred quid lace sure you do have to sacrifice a couple of features like the camera AI tools but there are also some advantages as well and honestly it’s no real big deal so that’s my personal take on the more to roll up more tour one vision available right now here in the UK for under 300 pounds but what do you think deftly let us know in the comments down below go check out my camera review for full thoughts on the optics and please do poke subscribe and think that notifications about for more under the latest in grits mobile tech cheers everyone love you
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