An old thread with this code on has been marked expired, but as of right now the code UKCRM162 still works to give £34 off the RRP of £209, making the phone £175.
Still a good deal for a decent phone. Best price I can find at present.
5.5 inch phone
Full HD screen (403 ppi)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (octa core)
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
2GB RAM
16GB Internal storage
21mp camera f/2.0 phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
3630 mAh battery (very big for this type of phone)
Top comments
breslau to espirit77
4 Sep 163#33
The camera is excellent. You are talking nonsense.
Latest comments (54)
Spark
28 Oct 16#54
Not in this case I don't think.
Spark
27 Oct 16#52
How is this good value when it uses the same chipset as a Vodafone SU6 and the Huawei Honor 5x?
DocRobotnik to Spark
27 Oct 161#53
because there is more to a phone than its chipset?
ruddygood
13 Sep 16#51
I think l will get mine from John Lewis yes its £25.00 more but two years peace of mind and no waiting..
Xelon
7 Sep 16#44
Slow delivery, ordered Saturday and status still at 'Order Complete' no delivery info, anyone received theirs yet?
4Real2016 to Xelon
9 Sep 16#50
Mine took 7 days exactly from the time I ordered, ordered Wednesday arrived the following Wednesday, but only two days from the time it was actually shipped, it shipped on the Monday and arrived Wednesday.
DocRobotnik
8 Sep 16#49
Mods - pls expire.
DocRobotnik
8 Sep 161#48
Yep - seems they've completely removed the ability to order one - even at normal price. Must have been popular!
gibblesuk
8 Sep 16#47
Cant see any ordering ability on the site for the x play?
bilaldude33
7 Sep 16#46
If u order a custom one it gets built out there an d shipped to you directly
Xelon
7 Sep 16#45
Just been despatched from Shenzhen, PRoC so not really in stock at least in the UK. No idea of delivery date!
mrfun1981
4 Sep 16#21
Feel its time to upgrade my LG G2, but not keep up to date on phone spec's would this be much of an improvement please?
TwistedNerve to mrfun1981
7 Sep 161#43
do a master reset, buy a new case, plus put a different launcher on your G2 if you want a new phone... you will find yours is waaaay better than this phone, because the G2 is one of the best phones ever (as you know!)
TRAMP_K1LL3R
6 Sep 16#42
Front colours (Black and White) and 16GB model are out of stock :disappointed:
TRAMP_K1LL3R
5 Sep 161#41
Thx, so in terms of processing power, the moto x play has the upper hand
Despite the camera (which I don't use that much), I think I would buy this phone XD
4Real2016
5 Sep 16#40
Have you ever tried a different camera app, one that gives you more control over its settings.
My wife has this phone. The build quality is weak, but stick it in a Tudia case and it's as good as any other smartphone. The battery life is excellent and the camera is a 20mp Sony which takes better pictures than my compact.
Oobie to breslau
5 Sep 16#38
I tend to agree. The bezel frame is prone to cracking and the paint on it is weak - had mine for just under 12 months and the paint by the USB port has chipped away and ive lost a miniscule part of the frame from wear and tear.
Whack it in a case.
At Low light it does suffer, and its focus struggles too in those conditions. Pictures arent super grainy but you know you're in low light and the LED flash tends to over expose (shutter closing at the wrong time, perhaps)
TRAMP_K1LL3R
4 Sep 16#35
How is this compared to the Moto G4
DocRobotnik to TRAMP_K1LL3R
4 Sep 16#36
Better than the g4, but worse camera than the g4 plus. And 2gb ram, so depends on the version of g4 plus you compare it too.
It has got a great battery, and is better looking than the g4 too.
dans1972
4 Sep 16#34
loved mine...son dropped it yesterday. gutted
espirit77
4 Sep 16#32
Horrendous screen and camera. Plus chunkyyyy. No wonder on sale
breslau to espirit77
4 Sep 163#33
The camera is excellent. You are talking nonsense.
Mr Punch
4 Sep 16#30
Had this phone on release - great screen, decent battery life. Only the camera - though adequate - didn't quite cut the mustard for me. A steal at this price.
4Real2016 to Mr Punch
4 Sep 16#31
Under what conditions exactly, Low light?
danbell
4 Sep 16#29
good price for the specs
Wastegate86
4 Sep 16#15
16Gb out of stock
4Real2016 to Wastegate86
4 Sep 16#28
Its only the white 16GB that is out of stock, as already stated above.
I would put it above the G4, plenty of comparisons between this and the G4 Plus on Youtube.
DonkeyKonk
4 Sep 16#27
I picked up this phone a few months ago, it is quite a chunky **** to me, I never carry it around as my main phone (stick with my s5 and z3 compact).
However it is great as a media device with a very nice screen and very loud front speaker and rather good battery.
CrispEditor
4 Sep 16#26
Good point - but for some people, the work phone needs locking down. But I get the idea. Thanks.
tranceazure
4 Sep 16#25
good phone its more premium that moto g4 with better camera battery build quality and screen is fantastic but performance won't be improved over moto g4 not that you will notice
TygerTyger
4 Sep 161#24
Can't decide between this or the Moto G4 ... 50 quid difference in it from a price perspective.
scorcher
4 Sep 16#20
does it have gyro? gsmarena doesnt say
iiasian to scorcher
4 Sep 16#23
nope no vr will work on it
iiasian
4 Sep 161#22
dosnt have gyro so you can't use VR or cardboard major downer
Elbandito
4 Sep 161#19
Some people may have to have 2 sims- work and personal, and it's easier to carry 1 rather than 2 phones then.
Searcher2
4 Sep 16#18
I use mine to save me having a work phone and my personal phone on me. One phone has both my work SIM and personal SIM in it.
fish323
4 Sep 162#17
I live in Vietnam. The fixed internet is dire and very expensive so I do everything off 3G. when I come to the UK twice a year I use a 12GB/12 months 3 sim but I also need another sim for texts and voice. basically anyone on pay as you go who uses a lot of data will need a dual sim phone wherever they go as they will need one data onlybsim and one for voice and texts.
merkin51
4 Sep 16#16
How does the camera on this fair compared to the Sony Z3 / Z5 compact?
fish323
3 Sep 16#1
Is this dual sim?
4Real2016 to fish323
3 Sep 16#2
No
Still waiting for mine :smiley:
CrispEditor to fish323
4 Sep 161#14
Out of interest, why is there so much interest in dual sim - how do people use this? Texts/calls on one, and internet on other? Or is this for travellers?
thanks
scantyisland
4 Sep 16#13
this is a great phone had mine nearly a year now with problems camera is really good
STi_prodrive
4 Sep 161#12
o maaaan another good phone without dual sim :disappointed: not good moto, not good at all !
huzaif
4 Sep 16#8
will this get android n?
micpwelsh to huzaif
4 Sep 16#11
Yes
keifling
4 Sep 16#7
oos for 16 gig.
Treboeth to keifling
4 Sep 161#9
shows in stock for me , you need to play around with the coiour options :smiley:
4Real2016 to keifling
4 Sep 16#10
Only white version, not black.
Keep checking if you want white, its been in and out of stock a couple of times, the same for everything else out of stock, I had to wait a few days for the dark grey accent to come back in stock.
tawse57
3 Sep 161#5
Weren't these £400 12 months ago?
doncoop to tawse57
4 Sep 16#6
No the X play started at 280-320 depending on rom size at launch. Good phone .still running mine marshmallow and pretty capable device
spannerzone
3 Sep 161#4
Motorola have never officially sold the dual SIM Moto X Play into the UK market, only the european (exluding the UK), asia and south american markets have had the dual sim as an option on this model.
If you're considering getting the Moto G4 Plus but want the compass and NFC, then this is a great alternative as it has compass, NFC and in some ways it's slightly better build and a slightly smaller chassis size even though both are the same screen size.
DocRobotnik
3 Sep 16#3
I think this one is a single sim. Check the website.
Opening post
Still a good deal for a decent phone. Best price I can find at present.
5.5 inch phone
Full HD screen (403 ppi)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (octa core)
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
2GB RAM
16GB Internal storage
21mp camera f/2.0 phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Video [email protected],
Secondary camera 5 MP, f/2.2
Features fast charging
3630 mAh battery (very big for this type of phone)
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Latest comments (54)
Mine took 7 days exactly from the time I ordered, ordered Wednesday arrived the following Wednesday, but only two days from the time it was actually shipped, it shipped on the Monday and arrived Wednesday.
Despite the camera (which I don't use that much), I think I would buy this phone XD
http://www.androidauthority.com/best-camera-apps-for-android-188148/
Whack it in a case.
At Low light it does suffer, and its focus struggles too in those conditions. Pictures arent super grainy but you know you're in low light and the LED flash tends to over expose (shutter closing at the wrong time, perhaps)
It has got a great battery, and is better looking than the g4 too.
I would put it above the G4, plenty of comparisons between this and the G4 Plus on Youtube.
However it is great as a media device with a very nice screen and very loud front speaker and rather good battery.
Still waiting for mine :smiley:
thanks
Keep checking if you want white, its been in and out of stock a couple of times, the same for everything else out of stock, I had to wait a few days for the dark grey accent to come back in stock.
If you're considering getting the Moto G4 Plus but want the compass and NFC, then this is a great alternative as it has compass, NFC and in some ways it's slightly better build and a slightly smaller chassis size even though both are the same screen size.