30 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45
REVIEW
rather than being flat, something we’ve not seen on
any other phones recently.Hardware
The Motion is on the large side, measuring
155.7x75.4x8.1mm with pronounced bezels. The 5.5in
screen is just about manageable one handed, but it’s
by no means a small device. Luckily you can swipe
down on the fingerprint sensor to pull down the
notification shade, but it’s not as intuitive as with a
rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
The sensor itself recalls the Galaxy S6 and S7 in that
it is a physical button rather than this year’s trend for
static sensors. It’s not the fastest unlock mechanism
on the market, but a simple placing of your thumb or
finger on the sensor wakes the phone promptly.
In my initial use of the phone it has coped
pretty well with all tasks considering the mid-range
Snapdragon 625 processor found in the KeyOne
and the Moto G5 Plus. 4GB RAM certainly helps
that, while it has 32GB of expandable storage up to
256GB for all your local media.Display
The display is a 1920x1080p IPS LCD with 401ppi,
and looks vibrant enough, but isn’t the brightest
panel out there. Viewing angles are decent but it
does struggle a bit in bright sunlight.
Touch responsiveness is decent, and the panel
feels more rugged compared to the sometimes
flimsy-feeling KeyOne. The Motion has slight
light bleed on the top and bottom of the screen