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Focusing purely on the resolution, this may seem like a compromise, and on a larger panel remaining at 720p certainly would be. At its relatively svelte size however, pixelation is just not an issue. Only those holding the device an inch from their nose will find cause to complain. In multi-core tests, in particular, it’s a massive improvement on last year’s Moto E5 family, and it’s almost in reach of the Moto G7 Power, which is impressive. It comfortably beats the Xiaomi Redmi 7A and is essentially a rounding error away from tying with the Vodafone Smart X9. Impressive stuff.
On paper it's a decent setup for the money - head to the camera section of this review to see how successful it is. Asphalt 9 runs but its frame rate is slow enough to seem slightly juddery. PUBG is pretty smooth but will only run at the lower graphics settings, missing out on anti-aliasing and some higher-end textures.Some will see this as a blessing. For example, when the battery starts to play up, you can simply buy a replacement and switch it out yourself, rather than having to pay someone to sort it for you. Even the colour reproduction is sound. Sure, the deep red of the YouTube logo doesn’t have the pop of a higher-end phone, but this is the kind of colour you might see when using the “accurate” mode of a more expensive mobile.
The Motorola Moto E6 Plus has a 6.1in screen. A number of Motorola’s “Plus” phones over the years have been a bit of a handful; they’ve been unsuitable for children and those who find bigger displays a bit of a stretch. Interestingly, as well as the rear plate of the handset being swappable, it also hides the battery, which is removable. As well as being a blast from the past, this makes ‘hot-swapping’ of charged spare batteries possible, a real boon for frequent travelers. The Motorola Moto E6 Plus has two cameras on its rear, giving it an advantage over the slightly more expensive Moto G7 Play.The Motorola Moto E6 Plus’s 6.1in display is one of the best you’ll find at the price, even though its 1560 x 720 pixel resolution doesn’t sound impressive on paper. The Motorola Moto E6 Plus runs Android 9.0, and doesn’t have quite the same approach as the previous Moto E5 range or the Moto G7 family. The panel on the Moto E6 Plus is 6.1 inches across, and is roughly the standard resolution for the price point, that being 720 x 1560. Coming from the Google Pixel 3A XL, it’s with app loads that the differences are most obvious. There’s always a little wait for an app to initialise, and that wait can be quite long in the case of some games.
The Motorola Moto E6 Plus doesn’t yet support the Vulkan graphics API, so certain titles such as Ark: Survival Evolved simply won’t work as they should. The game runs, but none of the 3D elements appear. In addition, the Motorola Moto E6 Plus has super-slow micro-USB charging, so you’ll want to recharge overnight. Motorola’s G7 series phones comes with a much faster Turbo Charger. Space isn’t limitless, then, but for the kind of person who wants a cheap phone for the basics it will do the job.One real positive however is the itty-bitty notch at the top, which is so small that it is really quite difficult to become annoyed about. In person it is even smaller than in photos, so only the most committed of notch-phobes need worry.
The Moto G6 Play or Moto G7 Power are better “low maintenance” phones for light users who want to think about charging as little as possible. On the design front, Motorola goes to great pains to emphasize the ‘ultra-wide’ display on the front of the Moto E6 Plus. It has a small notch hiding the selfie camera, but despite this the panel is certainly expansive, reaching 6.1 inches on the diagonal. As mentioned, the Moto E6 Plus goes a little further than most budget handsets in its quest to impress on the design front. That’s a departure from the previous generation which used Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, but if your heart sunk when you saw the word “MediaTek” then you’re in for a pleasant surprise. As well as feeling smooth enough in day-to-day use, it actually outperformed most of its Qualcomm-toting rivals in our benchmarks.Gamers are the only group that would be wise to look elsewhere. The Motorola Moto E6 Plus loads titles slowly, can’t play many of them, and doesn’t run them as well as the Moto G7 phones. This is a basic camera array that can take some nice-looking photos during the day, thanks to Auto HDR, dynamic range enhancement. The Motorola Moto E6 Plus is no master of colour, or at avoiding blown highlights regardless of the light contrast in a scene. However, on a bright day it can take some pleasant shots. You can see the grid of pixels in some lower-end LCDs, and low-res OLEDs tend to look fuzzy. But here? A perfectly satisfying image. Its screen is low-res, but surprisingly good. Its body is plastic, but the look is at least “current”. I switched to the Motorola Moto E6 Plus from the Google Pixel 3A XL, an “affordable” phone that’s almost five times the price of the Moto. Sure, the plastics used in the Moto are cheaper, but it didn’t seem like a major stylistic downgrade.
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