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Motorola has long offered a variety of gesture shortcuts on its phones; some of them are really useful, some not so much.
Our favorites are Fast flashlight , which turns the flashlight on or off when you do a double-chop motion with your phone, and Flip for DND , which automatically turns Do Not Disturb on when you place your Moto G7 face down. The only other one we really recommend is Quick capture , which launches the camera when you twist your wrist twice, or changes between the front and back cameras when the camera app is already open. You can tap on each option to get more detail and see an animation that explains the gesture.
Many of us read on our phones in bed at night, but blue light from the screen can prevent us from becoming as naturally sleepy as we normally would. Thankfully, there is a setting on most phones nowadays that allows you to filter blue light out near bedtime. Ideally, you want to filter the blue light out for at least 90 minutes before you go to bed. You might prefer to turn this off altogether, or perhaps you want to use your Moto G7 as a bedside clock and dock it every night.
We used to recommend scheduling Do Not Disturb , but you can do it as part of Wind Down, which is a feature introduced by Google in Android 9. You should find that Touch sounds are off by default, but we also like to turn off Screen locking sounds. You can choose to block certain apps, tweak the level of detail, and even allow quick replies without unlocking the device.
Decide on your preferences, but remember there is a risk to your privacy with this feature. But if you want to occasionally record a fun moment with friends or something adorable that your child does, this phone is more than capable.
But here's an interesting wrinkle. If you're savvy enough to install the Google Camera app Gcam apk , which is essentially the camera app used on the Pixel 3, you'll be rewarded.
The results are eye opening. Photos taken with the Google Camera app on the Moto G7 have more detail, dynamic range and better color. They're still not as good as the Pixel 3, but using this app takes the Moto G7 camera from C- to a solid B for photos. Take a look at the two photos above of my cat.
In the one taken with the native Moto G7 camera app the details in her fur look muddy and over sharpened. In the photo taken with the Google Camera app, her fur has much more detail and dynamic range.
There are crops of the photos below. Here are percent crops of the photos above. The one from the Moto G7's default camera app is on the left and the Gcam version is on the right. The selfie camera is OK. There's an auto-smile setting where it won't take a photo until everyone in the frame is smiling -- this also works on the rear cameras, too.
The feature worked imperfectly but it did allow me to capture some goofy photos of me and my friends. Selfie photos, particularly people's skin, were often undersaturated. There's also a portrait mode on the front-facing camera that yields decent results. The Moto G7 runs Android 9 Pie with few customizations, and that's good if you're a fan of stock Android. Overall the experience is simple and straightforward, which makes the Moto G7 so appealing. There are also all the fun shortcuts Motorola adds. Twist your wrist twice to open the camera -- my favorite way to open a camera on any phone.
There's One Button Nav, which adds a small bar on the bottom of the screen that you can tap, hold or swipe to trigger different actions. There's an always-on screen where you can hover your hand over the display to see the time. The Moto G7 supports the Call Screen feature found on Pixel phones , which lets you monitor calls from an unrecognized number via Google's service.
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The idea is to minimize the number of robocalls you get. In everyday use, I didn't notice any lag or stutters in animations or apps opening. I was impressed how well the phone handled the graphics in Alto's Odyssey and the fact that after playing about an hour's worth of PUBG the phone was barely warm. Probably my biggest complaint about the Moto G6 was its battery life.
In our tests, the G6 lasted 9 hours and 51 minutes playing a looped video in Airplane mode. The Moto G7 on the other hand lasted 12 hours and 51 minutes. That's a 3 hour improvement.
The Moto G7 doesn't have wireless charging but can be charged fast via its "Turbopower" charger. Aside from the Moto G7 I tested for this review, Motorola also makes three other variations. There's the Moto G7 Plus which isn't sold in the US but adds better rear cameras, optical image stabilization and a faster processor. The Moto G7 Power is all about that battery. It has a 5,mAh battery as opposed to the 3,mAh one in the Moto G7. You get the same amount of storage and a better camera but a smaller screen.
The Moto G7 looks more modern than the Pixel 2. And the screen and plastic body of the Pixel 2 shows more scratches and wear and tear than the glass body of the Moto G7.
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If taking photos is a priority, I'd go for the Pixel 2. Otherwise, the Moto G7 seems like the smart choice. It's been easy for the past few years to cite the Moto G line of phones as one of the best bargains you can buy. But obviously if you're used to iOS one consideration is whether the low price justifies switching to Android. It has a faster processor and a better camera. As someone who owned an iPhone 7 for two years, it's hard for me to say that it's worth one and a half times the cost of the Moto G7.