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MagyarMotorola Moto E7 Smartphone Review - Good night shots for 110 Euros?
Possible competitors in comparison
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.6 % | 7 | 01/2021 | Motorola Moto E7 Helio G25, PowerVR GE8320 | 180 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.50" | 1600x720 | |
| 74.8 % | 7 | 05/2020 | Motorola Moto E6s Helio P22 MT6762, PowerVR GE8320 | 160 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.10" | 1560x720 | |
| 74.4 % | 7 | 12/2020 | Samsung Galaxy M11 SD 450, Adreno 506 | 197 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.40" | 1560x720 | |
| 75.7 % | 7 | 11/2020 | Xiaomi Redmi 9A Helio G25, PowerVR GE8320 | 194 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.53" | 1600x720 |
Case, features and operation - Moto E7 is a chic phone
Motorola naturally only uses a plastic casing for its smartphone for 110 Euros, but it has made an effort to make it high-quality: For example, the back has a concentric circular structure that also refracts light. Therefore, it looks like light beams are emitted from the camera module. The color selection is also quite diverse with a turquoise green, a subtle rose or a plain gray. The casing yields slightly under pressure.
The Wi-Fi speed is on par with the price range with WiFi 4, but not particularly fast overall. 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of mass storage are also common. While the predecessor Moto E6s still included a dedicated microSD slot, you have to decide whether you want to use a second SIM card or a microSD in the Moto E7.
A fingerprint sensor is found on the back. It unlocks the device reliably and only with minimal delay. There is a dedicated button for those who use Google Assistant frequently.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
Cameras - Pixel Binning for little money
Motorola's Moto E7 comes with a 48-megapixel camera, but you cannot use the full resolution in Motorola's camera software or with other camera apps. Instead, four pixels are combined into one, resulting in a higher light yield. This enables an open aperture of f/1.7 for the Moto E7, which is better than all comparison devices.
In fact, our test pictures also look considerably brighter than those of the competition. Nevertheless, the detail reproduction is only average. Some content still remains visible in the dark with strong contrasts, but the Moto E7 cannot keep up with high-quality smartphone cameras. Slightly more details are visible in only 1 lux illumination than in other smartphones in this price range.
Videos can be recorded in FullHD with 30 fps. The exposure is clearly adjusted in steps and the autofocus needs a bit until it finds the right setting. Overall, however, the videos are decent for the price range.
The front-facing camera is less convincing with its pictures and has problems with fine structures like hair, which look very pixelated.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
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Display - Slight blue cast
The display features a class-standard resolution of 720p. At the same time, the brightness is quite decent, as in the predecessor, and the brightness distribution of 92% is quite good. Since the black level is also on a high level, the contrast values are in the good range.
The accuracy of the color reproduction on the other hand is rather mediocre, and a slight bluish cast is also evident.
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Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 470 cd/m²
Contrast: 1343:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.69 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
94.1% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.264
| Motorola Moto E7 IPS, 1600x720, 6.50 | Motorola Moto E6s IPS, 1560x720, 6.10 | Samsung Galaxy M11 PLS TFT LCD, 1560x720, 6.40 | Xiaomi Redmi 9A IPS, 1600x720, 6.53 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | 24% | 28% | 29% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 61 ? | 64 ? -5% | 49 ? 20% | 48 ? 21% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 50 ? | 24 ? 52% | 32 ? 36% | 32 ? 36% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||
| Screen | 14% | -12% | 12% | |
| Brightness middle | 470 | 488 4% | 430 -9% | 435 -7% |
| Brightness | 445 | 481 8% | 406 -9% | 411 -8% |
| Brightness Distribution | 92 | 95 3% | 91 -1% | 91 -1% |
| Black Level * | 0.35 | 0.25 29% | 0.52 -49% | 0.33 6% |
| Contrast | 1343 | 1952 45% | 827 -38% | 1318 -2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.69 | 5.02 12% | 4.55 20% | 2.68 53% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 13.4 | 8.99 33% | 7.93 41% | 5.33 60% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.5 | 4.4 -26% | 5.4 -54% | 3.6 -3% |
| Gamma | 2.264 97% | 2.252 98% | 2.103 105% | 2.365 93% |
| CCT | 7089 92% | 7841 83% | 7793 83% | 6779 96% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 19% /
16% | 8% /
-4% | 21% /
16% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 50 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 29 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 21 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 99 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 61 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 30 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 31 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 96 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life - Motorola phone with enough power
The MediaTek Helio G25 is an entry-level SoC that delivers class-typical performance on par with the comparison devices. You have to reckon with stutters or waiting times in the system from time to time, but the system can be operated reasonably smoothly in everyday use.
We did not notice an excessive temperature increase under load; the maximum value is just under 40 °C.
The speaker sounds quite loud when desired, but especially in the very high frequencies, which can be unpleasant. The overall sound is rather mediocre, but it is sufficient for listening to music. You can get a clean audio signal to external playback devices via a 3.5 mm port or Bluetooth.
The battery runtime is better than in the Moto E6s, after all the battery has grown to 4,000 mAh. Our review sample can even keep up with Samsung's Galaxy M11, which has a much stronger battery. 14:27 hours are a good result and should be enough for two workdays. Charging is done with a maximum of 5 watts, which leads to long charging times of up to 3 hours or more.
| PCMark for Android - Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (4938 - 5296, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9101 - 12871, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.5 - 7.9, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.6 - 123, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (3.6 - 7.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.3 - 229, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (2.1 - 4.8, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.8 - 119, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | |
| Motorola Moto E6s | |
| Samsung Galaxy M11 | |
| Xiaomi Redmi 9A | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.4 - 1.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 94, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| Motorola Moto E7 | Motorola Moto E6s | Samsung Galaxy M11 | Xiaomi Redmi 9A | Average 32 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | 10% | 84% | 27% | 1% | 932% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 261 | 275 5% | 297.6 14% | 258.9 -1% | 242 ? -7% | 1508 ? 478% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 101 | 103.5 2% | 81.4 -19% | 171.9 70% | 100.5 ? 0% | 1118 ? 1007% |
| Random Read 4KB | 58 | 69.4 20% | 73.9 27% | 57.6 -1% | 43.2 ? -26% | 247 ? 326% |
| Random Write 4KB | 13.5 | 17.7 31% | 78.1 479% | 26.7 98% | 22.4 ? 66% | 272 ? 1915% |
| Sequential Read 256KB SDCard | 81.5 ? | 82.3 ? 1% | 82.4 ? 1% | 80.2 ? -2% | 71.8 ? -12% | |
| Sequential Write 256KB SDCard | 62 ? | 63.5 ? 2% | 64.5 ? 4% | 62.1 ? 0% | 52.9 ? -15% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.7 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 56 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 39.9 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.6 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
Loudspeaker
Motorola Moto E7 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 75.5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 75.5% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 75.5% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (117.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 85% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 95% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 2% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Motorola Moto E6s audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 66.5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 66.5% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 66.5% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (121.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 89% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 2% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 97% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 1% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Motorola Moto E7 4000 mAh | Motorola Moto E6s 3000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy M11 5000 mAh | Xiaomi Redmi 9A 5000 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 867 | 806 -7% | 880 1% | 1319 52% | 914 ? 5% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The camera does it
The camera is clearly the highlight of Motorola's Moto E7. It offers good light output for the class. It is a pity that the full resolution cannot be used optionally, but the SoC is probably too weak for that. You should not expect detail reproduction like in high-end cell phone cameras, but the camera is well suited for occasional pictures.
Otherwise, this is a rather unspectacular entry-level smartphone. You do not get NFC, quite slow WLAN, just enough power for a reasonably smooth system operation and a rather moderately accurate, but at least bright screen. The casing is quite good with its light refraction, even if it is not too pressure-resistant.
Motorola's Moto E7 convinces with a pixel-binning camera, looks good and hardly has any major weaknesses.
When you realize that you do not get a high-end phone for a little over 100 Euros, the Moto E7 definitely has good camera quality. There are better alternatives in terms of battery life, and NFC is not available. However, the Moto E7 handles all other points at least on a par with the competition and is thus definitely worth a look.
Price and availability
The Motorola Moto E7 is hard to get at the time of testing. It is currently best purchased directly from the manufacturer for just under 110 Euros. It should also be available on Amazon soon.
Motorola Moto E7
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01/22/2021 v7
Florian Schmitt
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