92 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 64ROUND-UP
- Nowater-repellentcoating
- Plastic back instead of glass
Depending on your priorities, these differences
might not be important to you, especially if you’re
specifically after a long-lasting phone.
A few other specs to note are that there’s a
standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a built-in FM radio,
USB-C port for charging/file transfer (at USB 2.0
speeds) and space for a microSD card up to 512GB
in the SIM tray. On dual-SIM models you have to
choose between a second SIM and a microSD card.
The fingerprint reader is ‘hidden’ by virtue of the M
logo on it. It was fast and reliable in our tests.Display
Some will be put off by the 720p screen, but don’t be.
The 6.2in 19:9 display has a density of 403ppi, which is
more than enough for the pixels not to be noticeable
at normal distances.
It uses the same panel technology as the G7 and
we found it both bright and colourful even when using
it outdoors. It isn’t the last word in quality or colour
accuracy, but it’s more than acceptable at this price.
You can choose between Natural, Boosted and
Saturated colours, though we couldn’t really see
much difference between the latter two modes.
A blue-light reduction feature can be scheduled
at certain times, or to switch on and off at sunset
and sunrise.
The notch is wider than the teardrop notch in the
G7 because it houses the speaker and ambient light