Motorola has finally taken the wraps off its budget smartphone, the Moto E7. The phone shares a similar design and some of its specs with its sibling, the Moto E7 Plus, but there are tradeoffs that explain why it has a lower price tag.
The Moto E7 has a polycarbonate body which should be able to take a beating. The dual rear cameras and LED flash are housed in a squircle that is positioned in the middle of the phone. There is a fingerprint scanner right under the sensors and at the bottom left corner is a slit for the loudspeaker. Motorola has released the phone in three colors – Aqua Blue, Satin Coral, and Mineral Grey – and all three have a textured finish.
Coming to the specs, the phone has a 6.5-inch 1600 x 720 IPS LCD display. The screen which has a 20:9 aspect ratio also has a waterdrop notch that is home to a 5MP selfie camera. Considering that this is a budget smartphone, the thick bezels around the screen are expected.
For the Moto E7, Motorola has gone with MediaTek’s Helio G25 processor, the same chipset inside the Redmi 9A. But unlike the Redmi 9A which comes with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, this new Moto E phone has just 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. However, you get a MicroSD card slot (hybrid) that allows you to add up to an additional 512GB of storage space.
The primary rear camera is a 48MP f/1.7 sensor which is quite interesting for an entry-level smartphone. It is paired with a 2MP camera for taking macro shots. Under the hood is a smaller 4000mAh battery than the 5000mAh one inside the Plus variant. You still get 10W charging but in what can be termed a pleasant surprise, it gets a USB-C charging port instead of the MicroUSB port found on the Moto E7 Plus. Other features include a dedicated Google Assistant button, an audio jack, a water repellent design, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, FM radio, Bluetooth, 5.0, and Android 10.
The phone will sell for €119 in Europe and £99 in the UK. It will also be announced in the coming weeks in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
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