Lenovo Corporation, as part of the Motorola brand, recently presented to the sophisticated public a line of new budget smartphones, consisting of two entry-level models - Moto C and Moto C Plus.
These basic devices will appeal to those buying a smartphone for the first time. They provide an excellent opportunity to use all modern technologies available to smartphones, at an affordable cost and high quality.
The flagships of this series draw attention to themselves not only by their budget, but also by significant advantages, including:
Convenient and well thought-out design;
Very decent cameras (both main and front);
High autonomy thanks to capacitive batteries;
Wide range of interfaces;
Fast work under the control of the latest operating system Android 7.0 Nougat;
Large selection of colors;
Reliable protection against splash and damage.
Moto C and C Plus devices are declared by the manufacturer as worthy smartphones in the budget segment.
What else will please the Moto C series devices, we will consider in more detail in our review.
Unlike enthusiasts and lovers of everything expensive and top-end, there are certain people who need the most simple, but high-quality equipment that does not bite the price. Leading smartphone manufacturers try to follow such requests and release budget devices that are available to the widest possible circle of people, but do not roll into completely Chinese toys with antennas for TV and the like. Today we have almost the most simple model from Lenovo - Motorola Moto C. Why almost simple? Moto C is available in two versions - with and without LTE support (maximum 3G) and today we are testing the version with LTE. Let's take a look at what this smartphone is and to whom it can be recommended.
Moto C Specifications
- Display: 5.0 ”, FWVGA, resolution 854X480 pixels
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6737m, 4 cores - 64-bit, 1.1 GHz
- Video chipset: Mali-T720MP2
- RAM: 1 GB
- Built-in memory: 16 GB (LTE) / 8 GB (3G), microSD support up to 32 GB
- Interfaces: GSM / WCDMA / FDD / TDD (support two Micro SIM: "A" 2G / 3G / LTE, "B" 2G), Wi-Fi b / g / n /, Bluetooth2, microUSB, 3.5 mm jack
- Battery: 2 350 mAh, Li-Pol, removable, support fast charging(5W)
- Main camera: 5 MP (f / 2.4)
- Front camera: 2 MP (f / 2.8)
- Case: plastic
- Operating system: Android 7.0, Nougat
- Dimensions: 145.5 x 6 x 9 mm
- Weight: 154 grams
- Other: proximity sensor, accelerometer, GPS (A-GPS)
- Products webpage:
- Cost: from 3 890 rubles
Exterior and equipment Moto C
Moto C looks quite ordinary and does not try to mimic flagship smartphones... The device fits comfortably in the hand, has rounded corners and boasts a perforated back cover that prevents the smartphone from slipping out of your hands during active use. We tested a Moto C smartphone with a metallic cherry color, and it looks very good in it - not very bright, but not faded either. For more conservative users, there is a "star black" color, and for fans of brighter variations - gold.
In front of us is a screen, standard Android buttons placed on the bottom frame and a front camera, next to which there is a proximity sensor and a speaker. The smartphone is equipped with a micro-USB port through which charging and synchronization is carried out, as well as a 3.5 mm jack for connecting headphones or a headset.
The back cover of Moto C, which is made of plastic, houses the main camera module and speaker holes. The cover itself is removable and under it we will find a standard set - a 2,350 mAh battery and slots for SIM cards / memory cards in micro SD format.
The smartphone lies well in the hands and does not look big. Of course, you feel that you are holding a budget device, especially when the back cover is slightly loose and reproduces not very noticeable squeaks. Chances are, with standard use, you won't even notice.
The box with the smartphone comes with a completely standard set - the phone itself, a headset (it also acts as an antenna for listening to the radio), charging and instructions. All without frills.
Moto C screen
The Moto C has a built-in five-inch capacitive multitouch TFT display with a resolution of 854 × 480 pixels, which should be enough for the eyes in a budget smartphone. When using the standard functions, everything works fine, but we do not recommend watching videos and photos (unless you are a fan of highly compressed screens). Yes it is not Super AMOLED but the price tag is completely different, as is the audience.
Filling Moto C
The heart of Moto C is the 64-bit MediaTek MT6737m processor with 4 onboard cores, each clocked at 1.1 GHz. The Mali-T720MP2 is responsible for the graphics, which means you shouldn't wait for magic. Apps open and work fine, but their performance leaves much to be desired. Again, if you use Moto C in standard operating modes such as call, write something in the messenger and see the map, then the combination of the processors mentioned above will cope with this "with a bang", but when solving more hardware-demanding tasks, problems may arise or even application crashes.
Moto C performance
In synthetic tests, Moto C showed expectedly weak results, on the basis of which it can be concluded that this smartphone is not intended for games. As mentioned above, the standard set of applications works perfectly, only occasionally there are slowdowns and sticking of the interface. Plays a role and very small volume random access memory- in our time, 1 GB can be almost completely given over to the system (by the way - Moto C has Android 7.0), and there will simply not be enough space for the remaining applications to show themselves in all their glory. The result is 25,278 points in the AnTuTu test.
Battery Moto C
The Moto C uses a removable lithium polymer accumulator battery capacity of 2350 mAh, which with standard use will easily last for the whole day. By standard use, we mean the usual functions of a budget phone such as calls, sms, messaging in messengers, listening to music and browsing in a browser throughout the day. In this format, the phone was used for a week and never failed - at the end of the day it pleased with the remaining charge of 10%.
Moto C cameras
The Moto C has two cameras. The main one, on the back cover, has a resolution of 5 MP and, surprisingly, takes decent pictures (within a budget smartphone). At the same time, it will delight users with a fixed focus and LED flash (single). It is possible to take continuous shooting and take panoramic photos. The front camera is made more for show - 2 MP in the modern world is not good for anything and can only be useful for filming in very good lighting and with a minimum of fine details in the frame.
The main camera is capable of shooting 720p video at 30 frames per second, but, traditionally, we do not recommend doing this with such characteristics, so as not to get very upset.
What we liked
Despite the budget, the Moto C performs well in everyday use and looks bright and stylish.
What did not like
You shouldn't count on launching resource-intensive applications or games.
Moto C verdict
Budgetary and maximum affordable smartphone Moto C is ideal for those who do not pursue high-end hardware and generally prefer to use the phone "as intended", ie. call and write messages. In all other cases, Moto C does not stand out in any way against the background of budget competitors, but it also does not fall in the dirt on its face, keeping the brand's mark.
Not all people need a powerful and ultra-fast phone; some people need it to cope with the functions of a dialer and go without recharging for a long time. Such users need a simple, high-quality, but at the same time cheap phone, which is Motorola Moto C. This category includes mainly budget devices that are available to the maximum number of users. We reviewed the Motorola Moto C smartphone, which perfectly fits the above criteria. There are two versions of the device - with support for LTE and only 3G, the top version came to our review. Previously, everyone who followed the world of technology knew what Motorola was, but over time, the company lost ground. Let's see how successful her attempt will be to be reborn.
Specifications Motorola Moto C:
- Display: 5.0 ”, FWVGA, resolution 854X480 pixels
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6737m, 4 cores - 64-bit, 1.1 GHz
- Video chipset: Mali-T720MP2
- RAM: 1 GB
- Built-in memory: 16 GB (LTE) / 8 GB (3G), microSD support up to 32 GB
- Interfaces: GSM / WCDMA / FDD / TDD (support for two Micro SIM: "A" 2G / 3G / LTE, "B" 2G), Wi-Fi b / g / n /, Bluetooth2, microUSB, 3.5 mm jack
- Battery: 2 350 mAh, Li-Pol, removable, support for fast charging (5W)
- Main camera: 5 MP (f / 2.4)
- Front camera: 2 MP (f / 2.8)
- Case: plastic
- Operating system: Android 7.0, Nougat
- Dimensions: 145.5 x 6 x 9 mm
- Weight: 154 grams
- Other: proximity sensor, accelerometer, GPS (A-GPS)
Equipment
Motorola Moto C 4g review showed that in addition to the smartphone itself, you can find headphones, charging and documentation. No frills.
Design
The Motorola Moto C smartphone review showed that it does not look very attractive, in this it is far from the flagships, where every design element is perfected. The case fits well in the hand, has rounded corners and a perforated cover, so that the phone does not try to slip out of the hands during use. In our opinion, the most beautiful option looks like the color "metallic cherry". In it, the colors are very restrained, but at the same time not faded. For those who love brighter colors, gold is provided. For fans of conservative solutions, the "star-black" color is suitable.
Motorola Moto C xt1750 review showed that the space above the display is occupied by a standard set of sensors, a front camera and a mesh for the earpiece.
The upper edge is occupied by an old-style port - microUSB and a 3.5 mm mini-jack.
The backdrop is entirely made of plastic, which was to be expected given the price category devices. In its upper part there is a flash and a main camera module. Closer to the center, the corporate logo flaunts, and at the very bottom they left a slot for a multimedia speaker.
The cover is removable, so it was decided to install trays for SIM cards and a flash drive under it. There is also a 2350 mAh battery.
The smartphone lies well in the hand, but the plastic is not as pleasant to the touch as the metal and immediately gives out budget positioning. The lid creaks slightly when you press down on it. At everyday use you do not notice it, but still an unpleasant moment.
Display
Motorola Moto C lte 16gb review showed that the smartphone is far from the flagship display. This is a 5-inch TFT-matrix with a resolution of only 854 × 480 pixels, which is clearly not enough, even to HD it fell short. It is inconvenient to watch photos and videos on it, the picture turns out to be very narrow. In some use cases, you can see a pixel grid that no longer fits into any frames. Only two simultaneous touches are supported.
Performance Motorola Moto C
Motorola Moto C specifications are built on 64-bit MediaTek MT6737m processor with 4 cores up to 1.1 GHz. For graphics processing, the graphics chip Mali-T720MP2 is used. You should not expect any miracles from such a system, if a smartphone can pull it, then only the weakest games that do not impose special requirements on the system. But the interface itself works smoothly and stably, which pleasantly surprises with such a weak filling. Although many applications take a long time to open.
Synthetic test results:
The Motorola Moto S phone review makes it clear that it is ideal as a dialer or Internet browser, but you should not count on more. Built-in memory 16 GB expandable via microSD up to 32 GB. Operational only 1 GB, and what kind of multitasking can you expect here? Most of the volume after switching on is consumed by the system, the very minimum remains for the needs of the user.
Autonomy
Motorola Moto C xt1754 review showed that the phone uses a weak 2350 mAh battery. If we take into account the fact that the weak filling will not allow using it for entertainment, then the charge should confidently suffice until the evening. With continuous video playback, the smartphone lasted 10.5 hours, and in games the autonomy lasts up to 5 hours.
Motorola Moto C Smartphone Cameras
The review of the Motorola Moto C camera also became a complete disappointment, neither the main module of 5 megapixels, not the 2 megapixel front camera will not allow you to get a decent shot. Only with good illumination can you get more or less bearable shots, as for a state employee, otherwise it is an outright horror. There is an exceptionally fixed focus and a flash provided by a single LED. You can immediately forget about the front-end. You can't get a good shot on her.
The main camera Motorola Moto C can record video in 720p at 30 fps. But like the photos, the videos turn out to be frankly weak.
Output
A smartphone is not worth buying if gaming, image quality and overall performance are important to you. Motorola Moto C will do only as a simple dialer, you shouldn't count on more. It is inferior to most budget competitors, for the same price in the assortment of Xiaomi or Meizu, you can pick up a much more worthy device.
Your rating for a smartphone:
At the end of last spring, Lenovo introduced Moto smartphones C and Moto C Plus, included in the newest and most affordable of the Moto brand lines. There are only two budget models, but the youngest Moto C has two modifications: with 3G support and with 4G support (of course, they are based on different platforms). We got a device with LTE support for testing, and we need to understand that this smartphone is not only the cheapest in the Moto C family, but in general one of the most affordable mobile devices in the official Russian retail, supporting operation in 4G networks.
Key Features Moto C (Model XT1754)
- SoC MediaTek MT6737m, 4 cores @ 1.1 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
- GPU Mali-T720
- Operating room Android system 7.0
- Touchscreen TN 5 ″, 854 × 480, 196 ppi
- Random access memory (RAM) 1 GB, internal memory 16 GB
- Micro-SIM support (2 pcs.)
- MicroSD support up to 32GB
- GSM / GPRS / EDGE networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
- WCDMA / HSPA + networks (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
- LTE Cat.4 FDD (B1 / 3/5/7/8/20), LTE TD (B38 / 40) networks
- Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n (2.4 GHz)
- Bluetooth 4.2 LE
- GPS, A-GPS
- Micro-USB
- Main camera 5 MP, f / 2.8, autofocus, 720p video
- Front camera 2 MP, f / 2.8, fixed. focus
- Proximity sensor, accelerometer
- Battery 2350 mAh
- Dimensions 146 x 74 x 9 mm
- Weight 154 g
Contents of delivery
The Moto C comes in a small box with a lurid design. The cardboard is simply folded at the folds in the manner of mailboxes without gluing.
The set consists of a connecting cable, network adapter with an output current of 1 A and a maximum voltage of 5 V, as well as simple plastic headphones without rubber pads.
Appearance and usability
Moto C is the most affordable smartphone, and it looks simple and cheap. There is nothing to praise the design of the device for, but there is nothing especially to make claims here. The plastic body is made in the form of a single boat casing that completely covers not only back, but also the sidewalls.
Accordingly, there are no beautiful side rims, highlighted edges, shiny frames or any inserts. There is no metal in the Moto C's case either. The shape is streamlined, the corners are rounded, the smartphone lies well in the hand, does not slip out of the fingers.
The surface of the plastic cover has a fine rough texture and does not leave fingerprints on it. The body of the five-inch device is not large and not heavy, so it does not weigh down the pockets of clothes. There are no complaints about the quality and the assembly itself.
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SIM cards are inserted into the slots located under the removable cover. There are two slots for Micro-SIM and one for a card. microSD memory... The rechargeable battery is replaceable, easily removed, after installation it covers the SIM-cards. The card slots are well thought out, it is possible to remove the stuck cards.
The round camera module with a single LED flash does not protrude beyond the rear wall of the housing. The flashlight is shining brightly.
The front panel is covered with a flat protective glass without sides and sloping edges. Sensors and a peephole are traditionally installed above the screen. front camera without its own LED flash. There is also no event LED and no second microphone.
In the lower part there are three touch buttons without their own backlight.
The buttons on the right side face differ in texture: one of them is smooth, the other is corrugated. The keys are large, have a soft stroke, and are easily groped blindly. As a result, the controls are quite convenient, even though the buttons are simply glued to the lid from the inside and removed with it.
The Micro-USB connector is located not at the bottom end, as usual, but at the top, where it is adjacent to a 3.5 mm headphone output.
At the bottom there is nothing but a spoken microphone.
The Moto C smartphone comes in several colors: black, white, gold and red, but the front panel is always black or white.
Screen
Moto C is equipped with a TN display with physical dimensions of 62 × 110 mm with a diagonal of 5 inches. The resolution is 854 × 480, the dot density is only about 196 ppi. The frame around the screen is wide: on the sides more than 5 mm, on the top - 16 mm, on the bottom - all 18 mm.
The brightness of the display can only be adjusted manually, the device does not have an ambient light sensor at all. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for only 2 simultaneous touches.
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Detailed expertise using measuring instruments conducted the editor of the sections “ Monitors" and " Projectors and TV » Alexey Kudryavtsev... Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the brightness of the reflected objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are much worse than that of Google Nexus 7 (2013)(further we compare with him). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens of both devices (Moto C is easy to distinguish, since it is smaller):
The Moto C's screen is significantly lighter. This is due to the fact that there is an air gap between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix. Due to the presence of glass / air and air / matrix boundaries with strongly differing refractive indices, such screens do not look good in conditions of intense ambient light. But their repair in the event of a cracked outer glass is much cheaper, since only it needs to be changed. The outer surface of the screen may have a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, but if there is, its effectiveness is much lower than that of the Nexus 7. And yet, fingerprints seem to be removed more easily, and appear at a slower rate. than in the case of ordinary glass.
With manual brightness control, its maximum value was about 330 cd / m², and the minimum was 6.4 cd / m². The maximum value is low, and given the poor anti-glare properties, the screen is unlikely to be visible in bright daylight. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. There is no automatic brightness control by the light sensor, just as there is no sensor itself. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering either.
V this smartphone the matrix of type TN is installed. The micrograph shows a typical TN structure (or rather, no structure) of subpixels:
For comparison, see photomicrograph gallery screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has not the worst viewing angles in the horizontal direction, but at the slightest deviation downward, light shades are inverted, and when deviated upward, dark shades are inverted. For comparison, here are photographs in which the screens of the Nexus 7 and the device under test display the same images, with the brightness of both screens set to about 200 cd / m², and the color balance on the camera forcibly switched to 6500 K.
Test picture perpendicular to the screens:
It can be seen that the colors on the Moto C screen are highly distorted.
And white box:
Note that the Moto C's brightness and color tone uniformity is good.
Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane of the screen along the long side:
It can be seen that the color balance has not changed much at this angle. When deflected downward, the image is strongly lightened, the details in the highlights disappear:
When you deviate upward, everything is much worse:
Colors are turned inside out. The white field darkens more when you deviate from the perpendicular to the screen than in the case of the Nexus 7.
And the black field, when you deviate from the perpendicular to the screen, lightens up noticeably more than in the case of the Nexus 7.
With a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is average:
Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen and strictly perpendicular to it) is normal - about 600: 1. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 27 ms (22 ms on + 5 ms off), the transition between gray tones of 25% and 75% (by the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 51 ms. The gamma curve, plotted using 32 points at equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.17, which is close to the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates noticeably from the power dependence:
This device has an aggressive dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image - the brightness of the backlight decreases in dark images in the middle. As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness on the hue (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential display of shades of gray on almost the entire screen. For this reason, a number of tests - determining the contrast and response time, comparing the black illumination at angles - we carried out (however, as always) when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not monochromatic fields across the entire screen. In general, such a non-switchable brightness correction does nothing but harm, since a constant change in the brightness of the screen can at least cause some discomfort, reduce the visibility of gradations in the shadows in the case of dark images and the readability of the screen in bright light, since the brightness of the backlight is not the brightest in the average image is underestimated, and its already not an excess.
Less than sRGB color space:
Apparently, the matrix filters significantly mix the components together. The spectra confirm this:
This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen with the same energy consumption for the backlight, but the colors lose their saturation. There is no balance of shades on the gray scale as such - the color temperature is higher than the standard 6500 K and varies greatly from shade to shade:
The deviation from the spectrum of a black body (ΔE) on the white field is small, and it changes little from shade to shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of the color balance:
All in all, we have a very inexpensive TN screen. The maximum brightness of this screen is low, the anti-glare properties are very weak, as a result, the ease of use on a clear day outdoors raises serious doubts. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. Significant disadvantages include: a weak oleophobic coating (if any), typical TN color and brightness distortions when the gaze deviates from the perpendicular to the screen plane, aggressive dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image, and a very poor color balance. The only advantage of the screen is the absence of visible screen flickering.
Camera
The front module of the Moto C received only a 2-megapixel sensor and optics with an f / 2.8 aperture, with a fixed focus and no front-facing LED flash. The quality of the pictures, of course, is not high, but in general, selfies come out neat and look good due to the correct color rendition and good sharpness in the center of the frame.
The Moto C's main camera uses a 5-megapixel sensor module and a lens with the same fixed f / 2.8 aperture. There is a leisurely autofocus and a one-segment, but quite bright flash. Of course, there is no stabilization system.
The camera is rather modest in its capabilities, but it inherited the menu from the older models, which is convenient and concise. True, there is no professional manual mode and many additional scene modes, but all the settings are just as conveniently collected in a single slide-out scroll on the side. The HDR mode button is located at the top of the screen and is always at hand. It is possible to adjust the exposure right in the process of shooting using the circular slider on the screen.
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The Moto C camera can only shoot videos at a maximum resolution of 720p, Full HD and there is no stabilization function. Obviously, at such a resolution, one should not expect a detailed and juicy picture. The image is loose, the detail is low, the video quality is generally low. There are no special complaints about sound recording, there is a lot of noise, since there is no noise reduction system in the smartphone, but at least there is no artificial distortion.
- Movie number 1(24 MB, 1280 × [email protected] fps, H.264, AAC)
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It’s definitely not a good camera. Firstly, with such a low resolution, one can speak about detail only conditionally. Secondly, large areas of blur at the edges of the frame spoil almost all images, and in this case there is nowhere to crop. Even for documentary shooting, the resolution is too low. However, here we again remember about lomography. Simple noise reduction and low resolution generate large grain, and the dynamic range reminds of inexpensive film of the last century - and now the built-in retro filter is ready. So the camera can be recommended for pleasant lamp lomography and sometimes for capturing text, but no more.
Telephone part and communications
The communication capabilities of Moto C include support for LTE Cat.4 (up to 150 Mbit / s), a number of LTE FDD and TDD frequency bands are supported, including all 3 FDD LTE bands of interest to us (band 3, 7, 20). The quality of signal reception was unexpectedly pleasing, as was the work of the device in LTE networks. No complaints, in the city limits of the Moscow region the device behaves confidently, gives high speeds in wireless networks.
Moto C supports only one Wi-Fi band (2.4 GHz), there is no NFC module in the smartphone. You can standardly organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.2 channels. Micro-USB connector does not support connection external devices in USB OTG mode.
The navigation module only works with GPS (with A-GPS). The first satellites during a cold start are detected within a minute, the positioning accuracy is not bad. Unfortunately, the magnetic field sensor for the compass is not built into the smartphone.
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Moto C does not support both 3G / 4G SIM cards in active standby mode at the same time. That is, when one card is assigned for data transmission in 4G, the second can only work in 2G. The interface allows you to select a specific SIM card for voice calls and SMS in advance. The cards work in Dual SIM Dual Standby mode, there is only one radio modem here. By the way, unlike the older Moto models, the manufacturer did not add ready-made operating modes for two cards to this device, other smartphones of the brand have them.
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Software and multimedia
Moto C uses a relatively recent software platform google version Android 7.0 is practically clean. Unlike other modern Moto mobile devices, there is no additional support for gestures, nor the ability to reduce the entire working area of the screen. There is a two-window mode of operation, since it is implemented by the Android OS itself. Additional programs almost not, everything you need here is achieved with using google Apps. This is not always good: here, for example, there is no file manager and a voice recorder.
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A regular player is used to listen to music Google music with sound settings and presets of the built-in equalizer. Both in the headphones and through the speaker, the sound is unpretentious, not very clear, without a noticeable presence low frequencies but loud enough not to miss incoming call... There is also an FM radio, but there was no built-in voice recorder in the device.
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Performance
The Moto C hardware platform is based on the MediaTek MT6737m SoC, made using the 28 nm process technology. This 64-bit platform is configured with 4 Cortex-A53 processor cores, clocked at up to 1.1 GHz. The Mali-T720 video accelerator is responsible for graphics processing. RAM is 1 GB and user storage is 16 GB. Of these, in reality, no more than 250 MB of RAM and about 10.5 GB of flash memory are free. There is no USB OTG support. Later, an even cheaper version of the smartphone with 8 GB of flash memory appeared.
MediaTek MT6737 is one of the most modest in terms of capabilities of modern platforms for entry-level mobile devices. It is already quite weak, focused on the ultra-budget class of devices, and besides, its weakened version MT6737m with a core frequency of up to 1.1 GHz, and not 1.25 GHz, is used here. It is pointless to expect decent performance indicators from such a platform, the hero of the review demonstrates only about 25 points in AnTuTu, this is very little. The hardware capabilities of the Moto C are minimal, the smartphone shows a low level in all tests. Demanding games and graphics tests cause problems: for example, Mortal Kombat X slows down, and the smartphone does not pass the senior 3DMark tests at all. Such a device certainly does not have a reserve of power for the future.
Benchmarking AnTuTu and GeekBench:
All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized in tables for convenience. Several other devices from different segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the resulting dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain "behind the scenes" - due to the fact that they once passed the "obstacle course" on previous versions of test programs.
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Testing the graphics subsystem in game tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:
When testing in 3DMark for the highest performing smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).
(MediaTek MT6737m) |
Micromax Canvas Juice A1 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 210) |
Honor 6C (Qualcomm Snapdragon 435) |
Htc one X10 (MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)) |
Honor 8 lite (HiSilicon Kirin 655) |
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| 3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot ES 3.1 (more is better) |
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| GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen, fps) | 5,5 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 1,2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| GFXBenchmark T-Rex (Onscreen, fps) | 13 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 19 |
| GFXBenchmark T-Rex (1080p Offscreen, fps) | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Browser cross-platform tests:
As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.
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AndroBench memory speed test results:
Thermal imagery
Below is a thermal image back surface obtained after 10 minutes of battery test in the GFXBenchmark program:
Heating is more localized in the upper part of the device, which, apparently, corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 34 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is relatively little.
Video playback
We used most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are tabulated.
| Format | Container, video, sound | MX Video Player | Native video player |
| 1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080, 24 fps, AAC | reproduced normally | reproduced normally |
| 1080p H.264 | MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080, 24 fps, AC3 | reproduced normally | video plays fine, no sound |
| 1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920 × 1080, 24 fps, AAC | not reproduced | |
| 1080p H.265 | MKV, H.265 1920 × 1080, 24 fps, AC3 | reproduced only in software, with significant delays | not reproduced |
Further video playback testing was done by Alexey Kudryavtsev.
We did not find the MHL interface, like Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to confine ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see "Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)" Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the respective files.
According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of video files playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since in most cases frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) to be displayed with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without frame drops. Note that, most likely, the refresh rate of the screen is slightly higher than 60 Hz, so perfect playback smoothness is not obtained at any standard frame rates in a video file. When playing video files with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels (720p) or 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p) on the smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly at the edge of the screen. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the actual range, and all gradations are displayed in shadows and highlights.
Battery life
The removable battery found in the Moto C has a small capacity of 2350 mAh. This is clearly not one of the priority characteristics of this device, which is rather weak in general in all respects, from the platform and cameras to communication capabilities... Nevertheless, in the absence of a power-hungry screen and hardware platform, Moto C demonstrates a quite decent level autonomous work... There are no complaints about this parameter to the smartphone.
Testing has traditionally been conducted at typical power consumption levels without using power saving features.
Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m2) with auto scrolling lasted more than 13.5 hours until the battery was fully discharged, the quality possible for this unit (480p) with the same brightness level via Wi-Fi, the unit operates for about 10.5 hours. In 3D games mode, the smartphone can work up to 5 hours.
From its own complete power adapter, the smartphone charges for a long time, for 3 hours, with a current of 1 A at a voltage of 5 V. Wireless charging the smartphone, of course, does not support either.
Outcome
Moto C has very modest specifications: screen, sound, cameras, performance, battery life - all at a barely satisfactory level. Praise this budget smartphone it is possible only for the presence of the LTE module and work in 4G networks. Nevertheless, the only significant trump card of this model is its low price... Even in the overpriced official Russian retail, Moto C is offered for only 6.5 thousand rubles. Given such a low cost, it can be assumed that such a smartphone will be purchased as a second, spare - or first mobile child. However, we would not advise either children or adults to spoil their eyesight with such a low quality of a highly reflective screen.
