ISSUE 64 • ANDROID ADVISOR 107ROUND-UPYou’ll also find a handful of other shooting modes
built into the Camera app, including standard modes
including Panorama and Portrait, though the latter
isn’t exceptional as it’s handled by a single sensor.
You’ve also got a colour picker mode that allows
you to display only one colour in the photo, with
everything else displayed in black-and-white. We
must admit that we had low expectations for this
mode, but we were pleasantly surprised; it’s not
perfect, but it’s certainly passable for those that
want to take arty shots on the G7 Play.
That performance extends to the single front-
facing 8Mp camera with LED flash, which is decent
enough for basic Instagram selfies, Snapchat Stories
and Skype video calling, but the background is
easily blown out in bright sunlight, inhibiting your
overall selfie game.
Youhavetomakeconcessionswhenbuyinga
sub-£150 smartphone, and in the case of the G7
Play, the Camera department is arguably the weakest
area. It’s decent enough to capture everyday snaps,
just don’t expect to capture something worthy of
winning a photography competition.
Software
The Moto G7 Play runs Android 9 Pie out of the box,
an impressive feat for a budget smartphone when
you consider that the majority of 2018 flagships
- and even some 2019 smartphones – don’t offer
the Android Pie experience. What makes this even
better on the G7 Play is that it’s almost stock Android,
providing that clean, slick mobile experience, with