Moto G7 Review: Is it worth it for 249 Euros?

In February of this same year came what is undoubtedly the flagship of the Motorola brand which has been a member of the Lenovo group of companies for some years now. Surely you already know that we are talking about Motorola's Moto G range, in this case the Motorola G7.

The Motorola Moto G range in its beginnings managed to be a real whirlwind, dynamiting the segment of the mid-range Android with an affordable terminal and with very good features behind it. Little by little, over the years it has ceased to be a benchmark in the Android mid-range, largely because they have strayed from the path set by themselves, a path that has been taken over by other brands known to all who have took over from Motorola in what in its day invented the company that at that time was of American origin. The question is: Will Motorola be able to compete with this new Moto G7 in the already well-known mid-range Android?.

Technical specifications of the Motorola Moto G7

Trademarks	Motorola
Model	Moto G7
Operating system	Pure Android 9.0 upgradeable to new versions for 18 months and to new Android security patches for two years
Screen	6.2 "IPS LCD with FHD + resolution 2270 x 1080 pixels 403 dpi and 3rd generation Corning Gorilla Glass protection both on the screen and on the back of the terminal.
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 Octa Core 1.8 Ghz
GPU	Adreno 506
RAM	4Gb LPDDR3
Internal storage	64 Gb expandable via MicroSd for up to 128 Gb of maximum storage capacity without sacrificing a SIM
Rear camera	12 + 5 mpx with a focal aperture of 1.8 for the 12 mpx camera and 2.2 for the secondary 5 mpx - Phase detection autofocus - Dual FlashLED - HDR + - Face detection and 4K video recording - Slow motion and camera fast and option to broadcast live from YouTube
Front camera	8 mpx with 1.8 HDR focal aperture + FullHD video recording and options to record in slow motion, fast motion and live broadcast via Youtube
Connectivity	Dual Nanon SIM + MicroSD all in the same tray and simultaneously - 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 4G LTE: 1 (2100) 2 (1900) 3 (1800) 4 (1700/2100) 5 (850) 7 (2600) 8 (900) 18 (800) 19 (800) 20 (800) 26 (850) 28 (700) 38 (2600) 40 (2300) 41 (2500) - Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n; Wi-Fi Direct; dual band - GPS with A-GPS GLONASS GALILEO support - USB TypeC 2.0 - Bluetooth 4.2 - FM Radio -
Other features	Glass finishes with aluminum body - Fingerprint reader on the back - Face unlock - 15W fast charge - Dolby sound - 3.5 mm Jack input - Dual Nano SIM + Micro SD slot
Battery	3000 mAh
Dimensions	157 x 75.3 x 8 mm
Weight :	172 gr.
Price	€ 249 Exclusive price on Amazon by clicking here

How do I not want to extend myself too much with words that, without seeing the terminal or being able to test it in person, are not going anywhere, then I leave you all the good and all the bad that we can find in this Moto G7 summarized in these two practical tables . If you want to see the terminal in action, At the beginning of this post I have left you the complete video review of the moto G7, as well as a little bit below I leave you another video in which you can see the Moto G7 cameras in action.

Everything good that the Moto G7 offers us

Pros

Sensational glass finishes
IPS FHD + screen
4 Gb of RAM
64 Gb internal storage
MicroSD support
Supports two Nano Sim + Micro SD at the same time
Fingerprint reader
Android 9.0 without customization layer
Official support for new versions of Android guaranteed for 2 years
Moto Actions
Pretty good and powerful sound
800 Mhz band
One of the best cameras in the Android mid-range
Fast charge 15W

The worst of the Moto G7

Cons

Lacks a couple of points of maximum brightness outdoors
Very large on-screen buttons without the possibility of hiding them
Disastrous autonomy, you will hardly get to the end of the day without charging
Does not have wireless charging

Moto G7 camera test

Editor's Opinions

If you are a user who does not give much power to his Android or who has the possibility of charging the terminal at noon or mid-afternoon, undoubtedly due to the issue of its quality finishes, support for new versions of Android, the fact of having Pure Android, the fluidity of the system or the theme of its spectacular integrated cameras or even the fast charging of 15 W; In relation to quality price it is a good purchase option that is backed by the guarantee of a multinational such as Motorola or in this case specifically Lenovo.

Instead If you are a user who gives a lot of power to your Android, you need autonomy like the one offered by most competitors in their price range range, (the competition offers about 6 or 7 hours of screen time), then I clearly tell you that this terminal is not designed for you since you have even cheaper options. Good examples of what I say are terminals such as the Xiaomi Mi A2, Xiaomi Mi A1 or the famous Redmi Note 7 that give this Moto G7 for hair.

And it is that as I tell you in the title of this post and I will tell you well in the video review of the Moto G7 that I have left you at the beginning of this post, the Moto G7 is a very good Android terminal in which they have screwed up with the 3000 mAh battery that has not been giving me more than 4:30 hrs of active screen.

This coupled with a non-state-of-the-art hardware, (Snapdragon 632), and at a price that is above its competitors, place the terminal in a segment of the Android range in which it is very, very difficult to compete with these prices. For the same price or for a little more you can get a Pocophone F1 with a high-end processor such as the Snapdragon 845.