Motorola One Macro Review | NDTV Gadgets 360

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The Motorola One Macro uses laser autofocus as well as PDAF. At the front, it has an 8-megapixel selfie shooter with an f/2.2 aperture and 1.12- ... HomeMobilesMobilesReviewsMotorolaOneMacroReviewMotorolaOneMacroReviewAmacrolookatMotorola'slatestsmartphone. ByAdityaShenoy|Updated:17October201910:37ISTThemacrosensorisatthetopoftherearcameraarrayoftheMotorolaOneMacroHighlightsTheMotorolaOneMacroisn'tapartofGoogle'sAndroidOneprogramme Ithasa2-megapixelmacrocamerawhichhelpsittakemacroshots There'sonlyonevariantwith4GBRAMand64GBofstorageInrecentmonths,MotorolahaslaunchedafewnewsmartphonesinIndia,andtheMotorolaOneMacroisthelatestonthatlist.TheMotorolaOneserieswasintroducedinIndiaearlierthisyearstartingwiththeMotorolaOnePower(Review),andsincethenMotorolahasaddedtheMotorolaOneVision(Review)andtheMotorolaOneActiontotheseries.InmarketsotherthanIndia,we'veseenthelaunchoftheMotorolaOneZoomaswell.AlltheseothermodelsarepartofGoogle'sAndroidOneprogrammeandpromiseregularmajorAndroidOSupdatesaswellassecurityupdatesforyears.TheMotorolaOneMacro,however,isnotanAndroidOnesmartphonedespiteitsnameandfamily.Thisdevicemainlyreliesonitsmacrocameratostandout.Willthatbeenoughinthecompetitivesub-Rs.10,000pricesegment?Weputittothetesttofindout. MotorolaOneMacrodesignTheMotorolaOneMacrohasasimilardesignlanguageastherecentlylaunchedMotorolaOneVisionandMotorolaOneAction(Review).However,itdoesnotsportthe21:9aspectratiodisplay,instead,ithasa6.2-inchHD+displaywithamorestandard19:9aspectratio.TheMotorolaOneMacrohasnoticeablebezelsonallsideswiththebottomchinbeingcomparativelybigger.Thereisawaterdropnotchatthetopofthedisplaywhichhousestheselfiecamera.Motorolahaspositionedtheearpiecetowardstheframeofthesmartphonetomaximisespaceforthedisplay.Motorolahaspositionedallthebuttonsontheright,andwefoundthevolumebuttonstobealittletoohighforourliking.Thepowerbuttonhasaslightlydifferentfinishwhichmakesiteasytodistinguish.Ontheleftofthedeviceisthehybriddual-SIMtray.Atthetop,theMotorolaOneMacrohasa3.5mmheadphonejackandasecondarymicrophone,whereastheprimarymicrophone,USBType-Cport,andspeakerareatthebottom.TheOneMacrohasadewdropnotchatthefront Turnthedevicearoundandyouwillseethreecameras.Theoneplacedonitsownatthetopisthemacrosensor,andispitchedastheUSPofthisdevice.Theothercamerasensorsareplacedinastrip,alongwithalaserautofocusemitter.Allofthemprotrudeslightlyandhavemetalrimsaroundthemtopreventthelensesfromgettingscratched.Thereisarear-mountedfingerprintscanneraswell,whichiswellpositioned.ThisscanneralsohasMotorola'siconicBatwinglogoonit.ThebackpaneloftheMotorolaOneMacroismadeoutofglossyplasticanditgrabsattentionthesamewayitattractsfingerprints.Youwillhavetokeepwipingtherearpaneltokeepitfreefromsmudges.Motoroladoesofferaclearcaseinthebox,whichweusedtotacklethisproblem.WefoundthattheMotorolaOneMacrofeltslightlybulkyinthehandcomparedtoitscompetitor,theSamsungGalaxyM30s(Review),asthesidesweren'tascurved.Thisisalittlesurprisingconsideringthatbothphonesareequallythick.Motorolasuppliesa10Wchargerinthebox.MotorolaOneMacrospecificationsandsoftwareMotorolahasoptedforanHD+displayfortheOneMacrowhichisalittleconcerningbecausemostsmartphonesataroundthispricesportfull-HD+resolutions.Thispaneloffers270ppigivenitssize,whichisn'tideal.ThecompanyhaspickedtheMediaTekHelioP70SoCtopowertheMotorolaOneMacro.Thisisanocta-coreprocessorwithfourARMCortex-A73coresandfourCortex-A53ones.Forgraphics,ithasanintegratedMali-G72GPUclockedat900mHz.TheType-CportisawelcomeadditiononthisaffordableMotorolasmartphone TheOneMacrogets4GBofRAMand64GBofstoragewhichisexpandableusingthehybridSIMslot.MotorolaofferstheOneMacroonlyinSpaceBlue,andhaspriceditinIndiaatRs.9,999.Thesmartphonepacksina4,000mAhbatterywhichisinlinewithwhatthecompetitionoffersatthispoint.ItisalsoIPX2ratedwhichmeansthatitiswaterrepellanttosomeextent,butdon'texpectittosurviveimmersioninanyliquid.Thereissupportfordual4GVoLTE,Bluetooth4.2,Wi-Fi802.11n,andsixnavigationsystems.Intermsofsoftware,thesmartphonerunsstockAndroid9PiealongwiththeSeptembersecuritypatch.Surprisingly,theMotorolaOneMacroisnotapartoftheAndroidOneprogramme.WhileMotorolahasn'tpubliclystatedanyreasonforthis,thecompanytoldGadgets360thatthisdevicewillgetonemajorOSupdate,i.e.Android10,andtwoyearsofsecurityupdates.Thisisn'tasgoodasAndroidOnephones,whichareguaranteedtwoyearsofsoftwareupdatesandthreeyearsofsecurityupdates.TheOneMacroisnotanAndroidOnedevicewhichcouldbeadealbreakerforsome TheUIisprettymuchstockAndroidwithacustomiconpack.Yougetanappdrawer,andswipingrightfromthehomescreentakesyoustraighttotheGoogleAssistant.WewerehappytoseethattherewereonlyahandfulofpreinstalledGoogleapps,alongwiththeMotoandDeviceHelpappsonthedevice.MotorolahasaddedafewcustomisationsonthedeviceincludingitstrademarkMotoActionswhichletyouquicklylaunchthecameraappwithadouble-twistofthewristorturnontheflashlightwithadouble-chopmotion,amongotherusefulfeatures.Therearealsoafewnewactionssuchasaswipe-to-shrinkgesturewhichshrinksthedisplayareaonscreen,makingiteasiertoreachallcorners.GesturenavigationhasalsobeentweakedbyMotorolaandyouhaveAndroid10-stylenavigationgestures.Thereisasinglepill-shapedbuttononscreen,whichyoucanswipeontoperformdifferentfunctions.Wefoundthistobeimplementedverywellandhadnoissueswhilenavigatingormultitasking.AndroidPiefeaturesDigitalWellbeing,andparentalcontrolsarealsobuilt-in.MotorolaOneMacroperformanceandbatterylifeWehavepreviouslytestedtheMediaTekHelioP70intheRealme3(Review),whichhadsimilarspecificationsastheMotorolaOneMacro.Thanksto4GBofRAMonthisdevice,wedidnotnoticeanylagorshuttering,anditcouldmultitaskeasilybetweenmultipleapps.Thefingerprintscannerisquicktounlockthesmartphone.Wealsosetupthefaceunlockfeatureandfoundthatitworkedquicklyaswell.ThedisplaypanelontheMotorolaOneMacrohasdecentviewinganglesandisvisibleoutdoors.Sincethisphonedoesnothavea21:9aspectratiodisplaysuchastheOneVisionandtheOneAction,wedidn'tseeanyappsrunningwithblackbars.DualhybridSIMslotforcesyoutochoosebetweenstorageandthesecondSIM Weranourstandardsetofbenchmarkstoseehowthissmartphonefaresagainstthecompetition.InAnTuTu,theMotorolaOneMacroscored1,37,062whichisslightlylowerthanthe1,41,132scoredbytheXiaomiMiA3(Review),whichhasaQualcommSnapdragon665SoC.TheOneMacroscored6,052inPCMarkWork2.0.Wealsosaw55fpsand17fpsinGFXBench'sT-RexandCarChasetestsrespectively.ThegraphicsscoresarebetterthanthoseoftheMiA3.WeplayedPUBGMobileontheMotorolaOneMacro,anditdefaultedtotheMediumpresetwithgraphicssettoBalancedandtheframeratesettoMedium.Wedidnotnoticeanyissueswhilegamingatthesesettings.Wenoticedafourpercentbatterydropafterplayingfor15minutes,andthephonebarelygotwarm.TheOneMacroisalsocapableofrunningthegameatahigherframerate,butthenwedidfeelsomeheatontheback.TheMotorolaOneMacro's4,000mAhbatterymanagestodelivergoodbatterylife.InourHDvideolooptest,thesmartphonelastedfor17hoursand30minutes.Withourusage,whichconsistedofanactiveWhatsAppaccount,usingGoogleMapsfornavigationforoveranhour,andplayingPUBGMobile,thesmartphonelastedusforadayandahalfonafullcharge.Whenthebatterydoesrunout,thesuppliedchargeriscapableoftakingitto28percentin30minutes,andupto51percentinanhour.Tochargethedevicecompletely,ittakesalittleovertwohours.MotorolaOneMacrocamerasTheMotorolaOneMacrohasatriplecamerasetupattheback.Thefirstsensoratthetopisthe2-megapixelMacrosensor;thehighlightofthissmartphone.Ithasanf/2.2apertureand1.75-micronpixelsize.Nextisthe13-megapixelprimarycamerawithanf/2.0apertureand1.12-micronpixelsize.Thethirdoneisthe2-megapixeldepthsensor.TheMotorolaOneMacrouseslaserautofocusaswellasPDAF.Atthefront,ithasan8-megapixelselfieshooterwithanf/2.2apertureand1.12-micronpixelsize.Thecameraappiswelllaidoutandoffersthephotoandvideomodesrightupfrontalongwithaslotforarecentlyusedcameramode.Swipingrightfromtheviewfinderrevealsalltheothershootingmodesavailableonthesmartphone.ApartfromPortrait,Panorama,SlowMotion,andTimelapseithasafewuncommononescalledCutout,SpotColour,Cinemagraph,andMacro.Wefoundthesemodestobeveryinteresting.SpotColourletsyoupickacolourandonlyretainsthatcolourinthefinaloutput.Cutoutmodeonlyworkswhenshootingpeople,anditgivesyouacutoutofthepersonthatyoucanplaceonanyotherbackground.Cineagraphletsyoucapturemotionandselectwhichareasoftheframeneedtobeanimatedwhiletherestremainstill.TheoutputcanbesavedasaGIForanMP4file.Macromodeputsthecorrespondingsensortowork,andisbestforshootingclose-ups.ShotusingtheMacrocameraontheMotorolaOneMacro(Taptoseefull-sizecamerasample) PhotoshotusingtheCutoutcameramodeontheMotorolaOneMacro(Taptoseefull-sizecamerasample) PhotostakenwiththeMotorolaOneMacrolookedaverage,anddistantobjectslackeddetailwhenzoominginonabiggerscreen.ThesmartphonewasquicktofocusindaylightandenabledHDRautomatically,whichhelpeditmanagebrightsceneswell.Theclose-upshotswetookalsoturnedoutsharpenough.Overallthough,wehaveseenbetterperformancefromotherphonesatthispricelevel.ThecameraUIsuggestedthatweswitchtothemacrocamerawhenwegottooclosetoasubject.Themacrocameraonlycaptures2-megapixelshotsbutitletsyougetveryclosetothesubjectyouareshooting.Wefoundthistobehandywhentryingtophotographtinyobjects.Macroshotshadmoredetailthanwhattheprimarysensorcouldcapture.However,weobservedthatthesensorwouldhuntforfocusattimesandweneededasteadyhand.TheMotorolaOneMacroletsyousettheamountofblurbeforetakingashotinportraitmode,andmanagesdecentedgeseparation.Thedetailsareacceptablefortheprice.Taptoseefull-sizeMotorolaOneMacrocamerasamples Low-lightcameraperformancewasbelowaverage,andthephonetookslightlytoolongtotakeeachshot.Landscapesdidn'tappearsharpandhadanoticeableamountofgrain.Thesmartphonemanagedtokeepnoiseundercontrolinmostconditions,though.SelfiesaregoodenoughtogoonsocialmediabutwenoticedthattheMotorolaOneMacrotendstooverexposebackgroundsoutdoors.Selfiestakeninlowlighthadaveragedetails.Onceagain,wefoundthatthisphone'scameraperformancewasweakerthanwhatwe'reusedtoseeinginthissegment.Videorecordingmaxesoutat1080pfortheprimaryaswellastheselfiecameras.Footageshotduringthedaywasstabilisedbuttherewasavisibleshimmereffectatnight.Thesmartphonecanalsorecordvideousingthemacrocamera.VerdictMotorolahasnamedthissmartphonetheOneMacrotohighlightthemacrocameraonit,solet'saddressthatfirst.Themacrocameraletsyoutakegoodclose-upshots,butwefeelthatthenoveltyofthiswillwearoutsoon.Thankfully,you'llstillhaveasmartphonewithcleanstockAndroid,apowerfulMediatekHelioP70SoC,andplentyofRAMandstorage.WewouldhavelikedtheOneMacrotohavebeenapartofGoogle'sAndroidOneprogrammesinceitguaranteesbettersoftwareandsecurityupdates.Cameraperformanceinlowlightcoulddowithsomeimprovementtoo.Otherthanthat,theMotorolaOneMacrodidnotgiveusmuchtocomplainabout.KeepinmindthattheRealme5(Review)isaverystrongcompetitorthatalsohasamacroandawide-anglecameraatalowerpricethantheOneMacro.YoucouldalsooptfortheXiaomiRedmiNote7S(Review)sinceitoffersafull-HD+displayatthesameprice.However,asapartoftherecentfestivalsaleswehavealreadyseenthisphonesellingonlineforRs.8,999,whichmakesitslightlybettervalue,sokeepaneyeoutforpromotions.AdvertisementMotorolaOneMacroREVIEWKEYSPECSNEWSDesignDisplaySoftwarePerformanceBatteryLifeCameraValueforMoneyGoodGoodbatterylife Usefulsoftwarefeatures DecentperformanceBadHDresolutiondisplay Sub-parcameraperformanceReaddetailedMotorolaOneMacroreviewDisplay6.20-inchProcessorMediaTekHelioP70FrontCamera8-megapixelRearCamera13-megapixel+2-megapixel+2-megapixelRAM4GBStorage64GBBatteryCapacity4000mAhOSAndroid9PieResolution720x1520pixelsMotorolaOneMacroStableAndroid10UpdateRollingOutinIndia:ReportsMotorolaOneMacroReviewMotorolaOneMacroGoesonSaleinIndiaviaFlipkart:Price,Specifications,OffersMotorolaOneMacroWithDedicatedMacroCamera,HelioP70SoCLaunchedinIndia:Price,SpecificationsMoreMotorolamobilesMotorolamobilespriceinIndiaCommentsFordetailsofthelatestNokia,Samsung,Lenovo,andotherproductlaunchesfromtheMobileWorldCongressinBarcelona,visitourMWC2022hub.Furtherreading:MotorolaOneMacro,MotorolaOneMacroReview,MotorolaOneMacroPriceinIndiaAdityaShenoyEmailAditya 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