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Introduction
Even though Motorola is not the dominant maker it once was it was never afraid to innovate and push the envelope. The company is even looking to release a foldable phone, reviving the RAZR series, but that doesn't mean it's overlooking its midrange lineup. The company wants to stay up to date with the current trends and offer a rare set of features for the asking price and it delivered the Motorola One Vision.
The One Vision brings a lot of firsts to the Motorola lineup. 21:9 aspect ratio, punch-hole selfie camera and a Samsung-made chipset - the Exynos 9609 - are all new to Moto phones. And it's all wrapped inside a stylish package without departing too far from the typical Motorola design. You can easily tell from afar that this is a Motorola-made handset and that's certainly not a bad thing.
Much like the recently released Sony Xperia smartphones, Motorola puts emphasis on the tall 21:9 screen, which we found to be particularly useful for scrolling through social media feeds and multi-tasking. Oh, and of course, when watching 21:9 content on Netflix and YouTube.
The 48MP rear main camera is another big selling point of the One Vision. Naturally, the sensor employs a Quad-Bayer filter combining four pixels into one outputting a 12MP image but with native HDR and boosted low-light performance.
Here's the Motorola One Vision cheat sheet:
Motorola One Vision specs
- Body: 160.1 x 71.2 x 8.7 mm, 180 grams, front and back glass panels, plastic frame.
- Screen: 6.3" FHD+, 1080 x 2520 px resolution; 21:9 aspect ratio; ~432 ppi.
- Chipset: Exynos 9609 (10 nm): Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.
- Memory: 4GB RAM, 128GB built-in storage, microSD slot support (up to 512GB).
- OS: Android One based on Android 9.0 Pie.
- Rear camera: 48MP, f/1.7, OIS, Quad Pixel 1.6μm, PDAF + 5MP depth sensor; 1080p@30fps video recording, 2160p@30fps.
- Front camera: 25 MP, f/2.0; Quad Pixel 0.9μm; 1080@30fps video recording.
- Battery: 3,500mAh, TurboPower 15W fast charging.
- Connectivity: Dual-SIM hybrid slot; LTE; USB 2.0 Type-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS + GLONASS + BDS; Bluetooth 5.0; NFC.
- Misc: Punch-hole front-facing camera
Unboxing the Motorola One Vision
The smartphone comes in a standard package, rather small at first sight, but contains pretty much everything you'd expect and even more.
In addition to the handset itself, the charging brick and USB-A to USB-C cable and the usual user manuals, the box also hosts a transparent silicone protective case and a pair of Motorola-branded earbuds. However, we've been told that the buds will only be available in Brazil.
Design and build
To our surprise, the Motorola One Vision features premium materials - glass on the front and back. The maker doesn't say anything about its origin so it's likely not Gorilla Glass, but we can't be certain.
Either way it's a an advantage over most handsets in this price range and it's worth considering. The phone does feel pretty nice in the hand even if the plastic frame doesn't feel as premium. There are no protruding edges, though, as the frame meets both glass plates seamlessly without a noticeable gap.
The phone feels solid and sturdy - in fact some might find it a bit too heavy at 180g. This time around, however, the company doesn't market the devices as water-repellent, so no nano coating sadly.
The Sapphire Gradient color that we have does help with the looks too. Motorola also offers the handset in Bronze Gradient, but we definitely feel like we got the better one.
Thanks to the narrow design and curved back, the smartphone lies comfortably in the hand while the 21:9 aspect ratio gives you plenty of room for your content. Usability with one hand is definitely possible but it's a challenge to reach the top bar with a thumb unless your hands are really big.
We also have to mention the comfortable positioning of the fingerprint reader, which is not too high and falls nicely under your finer. On the other hand the camera module creates quite a big bulge and causes the phone to wobble when placed flat on its back. That would be far less problematic to those that put a case on the back.
The 6.3-inch display at the front has fairly thick bezels by modern standards and a prominent chin. The selfie camera sits in a punch hole in the upper left corner of the screen and has pretty thick bezels itself, creating what is arguably the largest hole in the screen we've seen outside of the Galaxy S10+ and S10 5G but those two host dual cameras.
The punch hole is so big that Motorola had to make the status bar slightly thicker to make the two more in line.
Anyway, going around to the sides, we find the power button and the volume rocker on the right. Both offer nice clicky feedback, while the former is slightly grooved so you can easily distinguish by touch alone. The hybrid dual SIM/microSD card slot is placed on the left.
The Motorola One Vision from the sides
The bottom houses the USB-C connector, loudspeaker grille and the main microphone while the 3.5mm audio jack can be found on the top of the handset.
IPS LCD with a punch hole
The One Vision comes with a good old IPS LCD panel but with a twist - a punch hole camera in the upper left corner. The hole itself is the biggest one we've seen so far and when you add the dead space between it and the edge it wastes as much time as a waterdrop notch. The good part is that the corner rarely is as populated with UI elements as the middle, but the bad part is that it hurts symmetry.
We also discovered two more minor issues with the punch hole. The software cuts off a good chunk of the UI in most apps and it can also get in the way of some content. Secondly, there's a noticeable light bleed around the circle as well as around the bottom bezel.
However, the display offers a sufficient 1080 x 2520 pixel resolution in a 6.3-inch diagonal. The key selling point of the handset is the said 21:9 cinematic aspect ratio. Not all content on Netflix and YouTube is shot on 21:9 but it also comes in handy when using the split-view or even if you are just scrolling through social media feeds.
In terms of image quality, the screen doesn't impress with particularly accurate color reproduction no matter which mode you choose - natural, boosted or saturated. The average dE2000 is between 5 and 6 for all modes. Expect blue-ish whites and a bit oversaturated colors.
Maximum brightness, on the other hand, is good enough for normal usage on a bright sunny day. We've recorded 464 nits of maximum brightness and in Max Auto mode, the screen peaked at 486 cd/m2. Not a big step up but we did notice that the contrast is dynamically adjusted and thus makes the content more visible under direct sunlight.
Display test | 100% brightness | ||
Black, cd/m2 | White, cd/m2 | ||
0 | 424 | ∞ | |
0 | 551 | ∞ | |
0.39 | 480 | 1231 | |
0.413 | 501 | 1213 | |
0.358 | 479 | 1338 | |
0.263 | 385 | 1464 | |
0.285 | 508 | 1782 | |
0.332 | 473 | 1425 | |
0.469 | 590 | 1258 | |
0.316 | 440 | 1392 | |
0.39 | 464 | 1190 | |
0.446 | 486 | 1090 |
Battery life
A 3,500 mAh battery powers the One Vision, while its Exynos 9609 chipset is built on the efficient 10nm node. It's not particularly fast chipset but it does the job well in for the asking price and the four small Cortex-A53 cores should keep the energy consumption to a minimum.
To our surprise, though, despite the clean Android iteration and effective SoC, the One Vision's battery life isn't overly impressive. The off-screen tests were okay but when it comes to web browsing and video playback, the scores are pretty underwhelming. The overall endurance rating is just 67 hours and falls short to many competitors in the price range.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSer App. The endurance rating above denotes how long a single battery charge will last you if you use the Motorola One Vision for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. We've established this usage pattern so that our battery results are comparable across devices in the most common day-to-day tasks. The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritty. You can check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
In our charging speed test, the 15W TurboPower-capable charger, which is just an implementation of Quick Charge 3.0, the phone recovered 38% in 30 minutes. It's not the snappiest around, but it's not the worst in the class either.
Loudspeaker
The handset has a single bottom-firing speaker that can get pretty loud so you don't have to worry about missing a call in a loud environment. However, the positioning isn't optimal when watching videos due to the direction of the sound.
There are a couple of presets in the audio section under the Dolby Audio sub-menu but we found little to no difference when it comes to loudness. It could affect, however, the listening experience when watching movies or listening to music.
Speakerphone test | Voice, dB | Ringing |
Overall score | |
66.0 | 71.8 | 81.2 | Good | |
67.6 | 72.3 | 80.5 | Very Good | |
70.5 | 73.6 | 78.4 | Very Good | |
68.9 | 71.3 | 82.7 | Very Good | |
70.8 | 72.4 | 84.9 | Excellent | |
71.5 | 73.8 | 83.1 | Excellent | |
73.5 | 71.3 | 85.8 | Excellent | |
69.8 | 71.5 | 90.5 | Excellent | |
67.5 | 73.8 | 90.5 | Excellent | |
76.5 | 76.7 | 86.4 | Excellent |
Audio quality
The Motorola One Vision’s audio output has excellent clarity both with an active amplifier and with headphones. All the scores were perfect in the first case and our standard 32 ohm only caused a small hike in stereo crosstalk.
However, loudness was rather disappointing in both tests so if you have higher impedance headphones you might struggle to achieve very high volume levels. Whether the phone works for you really depends on how loud you drive your headphones normally then.
Test | Frequency response | Noise level | Dynamic range | THD | IMD + Noise | Stereo crosstalk |
+0.05, -0.02 | -89.0 | 89.6 | 0.0036 | 0.013 | -89.9 | |
+0.06, -0.02 | -89.4 | 90.0 | 0.0056 | 0.021 | -68.8 | |
+0.03, -0.04 | -92.9 | 92.7 | 0.0018 | 0.0078 | -91.1 | |
+0.40, -0.27 | -92.7 | 92.5 | 0.011 | 0.411 | -50.2 | |
+0.02, -0.02 | -90.5 | 90.4 | 0.0050 | 0.015 | -91.7 | |
+0.17, -0.25 | -90.8 | 91.0 | 0.087 | 0.256 | -58.9 | |
+0.07, -0.01 | -90.0 | 90.1 | 0.0019 | 0.015 | -92.9 | |
+0.16, -0.10 | -92.3 | 92.5 | 0.0069 | 0.164 | -64.8 | |
+0.02, -0.02 | -93.1 | 93.0 | 0.0039 | 0.0088 | -81.9 | |
+0.64, -0.38 | -88.6 | 91.9 | 0.0069 | 0.606 | -50.6 | |
+0.01, -0.04 | -92.3 | 92.4 | 0.0041 | 0.0085 | -80.7 | |
+0.45, -0.54 | -92.2 | 92.8 | 0.0084 | 0.492 | -51.5 |
Motorola One Vision frequency response
You can learn more about the tested parameters and the whole testing process here.
Clean Android One with a couple of Moto features
Since it's part of the Android One family, the One Vision sports a clean Android OS install and, of course, it's rocking the latest Android 9.0 Pie version. Still, Motorola managed to sneak in a couple of features of its own including its own take on the navigation system.
There's only one pill-like button in the center - tapping it once takes you to the home screen, a swipe up brings out the recent apps menu, swiping to the left acts as a back button while swiping to the right quickly switches back to the last opened app. The quick switch works pretty well which is not always the case with Android implementations. You can also go with Android's default navigation that includes a back button and the pill-shaped key.
Home screen, drop-down menu, recent apps and app drawer
The One Vision has the so-called Moto actions. Karate chop gesture turns on and off the flashlight while the twist motion launches the camera app. Both gestures work even when the screen is off while the three-finger screenshot is pretty self-explanatory. For some reason, Motorola's navigation button is in that sub-menu as well.
Moto actions and Moto Display features
Unfortunately, not all Moto features have been enabled on the One Vision. In fact, only those three made the cut. Even the Moto G7 Play had more, but we guess switch to clean Android is the obvious reason for that.
The Moto Display features, however, are here to stay meaning the screen will stay on as long as you are looking at it and it will light up when you receive a notification or when picked up, ready to be unlocked via your face or fingerprint.
The rest of the settings are grouped in the usual sub-menus in the general Settings menu. Interestingly enough, the Battery section is one of the first you will see on the screen. It offers the usual battery stats since the last full charge, Android Pie's adaptive battery toggle and also informs you about misbehaving apps that you can restrict manually.
There's nothing out of the ordinary in the Display menu except the option to enable Dark mode. However, just like on the Moto G-series, the Dark mode doesn't seem to be working properly. The Settings menu remains white except for the notification shade, which goes black.
As you'd expect, the Security & location menu contains the available biometrics - fingerprint and face unlock. Both seem to work pretty well but keep in mind that the face unlock feature works only with the front-facing camera without any additional 3D scanning tech so the fingerprint remains the more biometric unlock method.
Biometrics options and features
For better or worse, there's not much to talk about One Vision's software. It's straight up barebones Android with the Motorola features we mentioned on top. Stock Android fans will surely like it but others looking for more customization and features, not so much.
We would also like to address the hole in the upper left corner. Even though Motorola says there's a reason why the hole is so big and is placed far from the side bezels, the end result is rather disappointing. The current implementation of the punch-hole camera design eats away too much of the screen real estate and the UI chips away a significant portion of the display to compensate. It's almost as bad as the Pixel 3 XL notch and that's saying something.
Samsung Exynos chipset is in charge of One Vision
Unlike most of the mid-rangers these days, which favor Qualcomm chipsets, the Motorola One Vision utilizes one of Samsung's Exynos 7 Series chips. It's a revision of the Exynos 9610 board, which we've already met on the Galaxy A50. The One Vision's Exynos 9609 chip is virtually identical, save for the 100Hz downclock of the CPU.
So, the Exynos 9609 chip has an octa-core processor with four A73 cores running at 2.2GHz and four A53 ones ticking at 1.6GHz.
The GPU in charge of graphics is the Mali-G72 MP3 (read tri-core). Three G72 cores are perfectly capable to offer sustained gaming performance as part of the Helio P60 and P70 chips, so we expect nothing less with this Exynos.
Finally, the One Vision comes with 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM.
And now it's time for some benchmarks!
We did some Geekbenching first and the scores turned out quite decent. In single-core performance the Cortex-A73 cores matched the Kryo 260 Gold in the Snapdragon 660 (Redmi Note 7), and is bested only by the Galaxy A50, which has the same processor but running at 0.1GHz faster speeds.
GeekBench 4.1 (single-core)
Higher is better
- Samsung Galaxy A50
1715 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
1650 - Motorola One Vision
1609 - Huawei P30 Lite (perf. mode)
1576 - Oppo F11 Pro
1560 - Huawei P30 Lite
1534 - Realme 3
1482 - Realme 3 Pro
1471 - Realme 2 Pro
1462 - Motorola Moto G7 Plus
1334 - Motorola Moto G7
1255
Multi-core operations are an easy job for the One Vision. It does as well as the S660 chip (Realme 2 Pro) and Kirin 710 (P30 Lite), while the Snapdragon 710 can do a little bit better (Realme 3 Pro).
GeekBench 4.1 (multi-core)
Higher is better
- Oppo F11 Pro
6020 - Realme 3 Pro
5881 - Huawei P30 Lite (perf. mode)
5549 - Realme 2 Pro
5531 - Huawei P30 Lite
5523 - Motorola One Vision
5425 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
5411 - Samsung Galaxy A50
5396 - Realme 3
4936 - Motorola Moto G7 Plus
4927 - Motorola Moto G7
4755
The tri-core Mali-G72 is indeed a solid performer - and in this price range it's among the best GPUs you can get in a 1080p smartphone. It is bested by the Adreno 616 within the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 (Realme 3 Pro), but the demonstrated performance is quite close.
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
- Realme 3 Pro
23 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
15 - Motorola One Vision
14 - Huawei P30 Lite
14 - Huawei P30 Lite (perf. mode)
14 - Samsung Galaxy A50
14 - Oppo F11 Pro
14 - Realme 2 Pro
14 - Realme 3
13 - Motorola Moto G7 Plus
10 - Motorola Moto G7
6.9
GFX 3.1 Car scene (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
- Realme 3 Pro
13 - Motorola One Vision
9.3 - Samsung Galaxy A50
9.2 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
9 - Oppo F11 Pro
8.5 - Realme 3
8 - Huawei P30 Lite
7.7 - Huawei P30 Lite (perf. mode)
7.7 - Motorola Moto G7 Plus
6.3 - Motorola Moto G7
3.8
3DMark SSE 3.1 Unlimited
Higher is better
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
1409 - Samsung Galaxy A50
1353 - Motorola One Vision
1327 - Realme 2 Pro
1291 - Oppo F11 Pro
1275
1189
988
985
569
Finally, the Motorola One Vision posted and excellent score on the compound AnTuTu test - it's as good as the Galaxy A50, Huawei P30 Lite, the Oppo F11 Pro and a tad better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.
AnTuTu 7
Higher is better
- Realme 3 Pro
155647 - Oppo F11 Pro
150218 - Samsung Galaxy A50
144574 - Motorola One Vision
143124 - Huawei P30 Lite (perf. mode)
141600 - Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
139075 - Realme 2 Pro
132958 - Realme 3
132764 - Huawei P30 Lite
129887 - Motorola Moto G7 Plus
117829 - Motorola Moto G7
106292
The Motorola One Vision is not lacking for computational power. It is plenty fast and offers dependable performance across the board and the vanilla Android OS is expectedly smooth, though prolonged loading times may occur with very heavy tasks.
We also didn't feel any worrying hot spots on the One Vision even after long gaming sessions, and we didn't notice any major throttling after consecutive benchmark runs, which is another point in its favor.
A 48MP camera for 12MP photos
The Motorola One Vision has a very familiar dual-camera setup on its back - a 48MP primary with a 5MP secondary shooter for depth sensing. The main sensor is behind f/1.7 lens and even has optical stabilization - a relative rarity among the pletory of phones with similar 48MP sensors. Phase-detection autofocus, and a dual-tone LED flash complete the camera specs.
The 48MP sensor is pretty big - 1/2"-type and has 0.8µm pixels and f/1.7 lens. It's a type of sensor that has gained a massive momentum and has been used in various smartphones including high-end handsets such as the Honor View 20 and Xiaomi Mi 9. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, OnePlus 7, Oppo F11 Pro, and the Vivo V15 Pro also use such sensors for their main cameras.
The sensor has Quad-Bayer filter that combines four adjacent pixels into one essentially turning it into a 12MP sensor with large 1.6µm pixels and real-time HDR. This results in a sharper 12MP photo with plenty of light, detail and less noise. The secondary 5MP camera is used only for depth information when taking portraits.
It has a 25MP sensor with 0.9µm pixels behind f/2.0 lens, but no autofocus. It offeres a binned 6MP mode as well, which loses a lot of detail in good light, but is the preferable option in dimmer conditions.
You can't shoot in "native" 48MP with the main camera, but you can opt for 25MP shots for the selfie shooter. It takes about 5 seconds to capture and save one, though, because it seems the One Vision doesn't have particularly fast storage.
The camera app hasn't changed one bit since the G7 series. It's pretty straightforward with a mode selector, photo and video defaults on the viewfinder. Everything else is in Settings, which is also found within the Mode Selector.
Manual mode is available and is surprisingly full-featured and includes shutter speed and ISO controls, even manual focus.
Image quality
The One Vision camera supports Auto HDR and it is enabled by default. When shooting in Auto HDR the phone will always stack multiple images for a clearer picture with boosted dynamic range.
The 12MP photos we shot with the camera's default settings - meaning in Auto HDR - turned out pretty good. They have excellent detail, low noise levels, and lively and accurate colors. The dynamic range is excellent, too. The processing could use some tuning though, as sometimes it messes up intricate details - such as grass or the lattice windows.
Motorola One Vision 12MP Auto HDR photos
If you turn off the HDR, the camera ocassionally shoots a bit sharper images, but in most cases the only difference is the visible reduction in dynamic range. While non-HDR shots aren't too bad it's a much safer bet to stick to Auto HDR.
Motorola One Vision 12MP normal photos
The One Vision camera can't shoot in 48MP even in manual mode, but as we know Quad-Bayer sensors aren't really meant to do that anyway so we don't consider it a huge loss.
The optical image stabilization changes everything when it comes to low-light photography. While we usually get passable images from this class, the OIS is the One Vision's trump card. Thanks to the bright aperture and stabilization, the One Vision snaps brilliant low-light photos in Auto mode. There is a significant amount of detail, low noise levels, balanced highlights, and good contrast.
Motorola One Vision 12MP low-light photos
The One Vision has a dedicated Night Mode, similar to to the various pseudo long exposure night modes you'd find on an increasing number of smartphones these days. It needs about 2-3 seconds, reduces you field of view a little and outputs 12MP photos as expected. There's a boost in the shadows, the algorithm is trying to keep the highlights from clipping, while it also boosts the contrast and color saturation. They aren't quite perfect, but they certainly are among the best you can get from a mid-ranger.
Motorola One Vision 12MP Night photos
Once you're done with the real world samples, head over to our Photo compare tool to see how the One Vision stacks up against other smartphones.
Motorola One Vision against the Huawei P30 Lite and the Realme X in our Photo compare tool
Portraits
The Motorola One Vision has a standalone 5MP camera to help capture the scene depth information and should be producing some great portrait shots. Those are saved in 12MP and the separation is very good, flagship-level if you will, there are no abrupt transitions, and the algorithm is smart enough not to get fooled by objects close to the face.
You can adjust the blur strength and you can add lighting effects if you like.
Motorola One Vision 12MP portraits
Selfies
The Motorola One Vision comes with a high-res 25MP selfie camera behind f/2.0 lens. The focus is fixed, which is rather disappointed but not uncommon in this price range.
You can shoot in 25MP resolution here, but it comes at a price. It takes up to 6 seconds for a picture and it's quite frustrating. Still, if you get the distance right, and if there's plenty of light - you can get some amazingly detailed selfie with great colors.
Motorola One Vision 25MP selfies
The binned mode outputs 6.2MP photos, but they lose quite a bit of detail. Colors remain excellent, but if you are not in a hurry and there's good light available we'd suggest you shoot in the highest quality mode.
Motorola One Vision 6MP selfies
The One Vision has just one camera at its front, but it can still do portrait shots. Those turned out okay - the subject separation is good, in fact better than we expected from a single fixed-focus camera. However, since it's mostly computational phorography involved the results are bound to vary depedning on your hairstyle and choice of background. You can adjust the blur strength and use portrait lighting effects.
Motorola One Vision portrait selfies
Video recording
The Motorola One Vision records video up to 4K at 30fps and there's 1080p at both 30fps and 60fps. Optical stabilization is available on all resolutions. There is also a digital one - accessible via a toggle on the viewfinder, but it's only available in 1080p mode.
4K videos are encoded with a generous 48Mbps, while the 1080p clips (both 30 and 60 fps) have 12Mbps video bitrate. Audio is always stereo, recorded at 256kbps.
4K footage looks excellent in spite of the bad weather around. The detail levels are only okay, but the colors are great, exposure is on point and dynamic range is quite good as well. The same is valid for the 1080p/30fps videos. The 1080p/60fps clips are less detailed, quite expectedly as they have the same video bitrate as the 30fps ones, but other than that - they also deserve the rest of the praise, minding the weather that is.
We did our usual video stabilization test and the OIS-only footage isn't looking very stable, though it still makes a big difference. Using the EIS in the 1080p mode produces excellently stabilized videos, as expected.
Here's a glimpse of how the One Vision compares to rivals in our Video compare tool. Head over there for the complete picture.
2160p: Motorola One Vision against the Moto G7 Plus and the Realme X in our Video compare tool
The Competition
The mid-range market is the most hotly contested battleground in the smartphone realm for the past couple of years and has the widest selection of devices among all segments. Any significant shortcomings are thus costing dearly could ruin a phone's market prospects. Luckily, Motorola didn't just get the One Vision's specs sheet right, it also made sure the phone performs up to standard in everyday life.
The One Vision is indeed a thoughtful all-round smartphone with enough key features to stand out. For as low as €300 the Vision has a cinematic 21:9 screen with a punch-hole selfie camera, solid Exynos chipset that even does well for casual gaming, and an excellent camera. The design is also eye-catching and the color options are very intriguing.
But even so a tough fight awaits the One Vision. Even within its own family you have the Moto G7 Plus, which at a few euros offers a more traditional 19:9 display with a waterdrop notch and a better selfie camera. Its Snapdragon 636 is not as powerful as the Exynos, though.
The Galaxy A50 has the essentially the same chipset as the Moto One Vision but offers a larger AMOLED with in-display fingerprint scanner on top of that. The A50 may not be capable of matching the image quality of the main camera, but it has an additional wide-angle snapper and a much better battery life.
Then there's the Huawei P30 Lite, which offers the same primary camera minus the OIS but also an ultrawide snapper or at least in most markets. Its Kirin 710 trails in GPU benchmarks, but does as well as the One Vision's in CPU tests, but the Huawei has a clear edge in battery life.
Motorola Moto G7 Plus • Samsung Galaxy A50 • Huawei P30 lite
There are a few more phones to threaten the One Vision, but those are mostly available in Asia. Take the just launched Realme X for example. It has a large notch-less AMOLED, powerful Snapdragon 710 chip, the same main camera as the One Vision sans the OIS, a pop-up selfie shooter, and a larger battery. All of these on a much more affordable price, but with the China-only availability it's hardly an alternative for most.
Then there are also the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro, which have excellent screens and superior battery life plus similar cameras albeit sans OIS. The Note 7 phones are much cheaper though again the Pro is not coming to Europe. A more important distinction here is the MIUI software, which has everything but the kitchen sink in terms of features, but not quite as much polish in terms of UI logic.
Realme X • Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 • Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
The Verdict
The Motorola One Vision has what it takes to be a good mid-ranger and thanks to the cinematic screen and its punch-hole selfie shooter - the Vision can stand out in a crowd. Digging deeper, we found also the optical image stabilization helps the Vision to deliver one of the best low-light photos in this class, too.
Unfortunately, the battery life is below average, while punch-hole's size is both an eyesore and on occasion an obstacle to the cinematic immersion. With those two the purchasing decision becomes much harder and very depended on how keen you are on stock Android.
If you are into that then the camera alone can easily make you pick the One Vision over the HMD alternatives. If it's not a big deal to you then all boils down to which competitor is the cheapest in your market.
Pros
- Ultrawide 21:9 cinematic screen
- Excellent build and design
- Dependable performance across the board
- Excellent all-round camera, day and night, photo and video
- Good selfies
- Vanilla Android OS, part of Android One program
Cons
- Selfie camera hole seems too big and interferes with content in some apps- a notch would have likely been better
- Underwhelming battery life
- Snapping selfies in 25MP takes forever
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