The Motorola One Fusion+ has just been launched in India, priced at Rs. 16,999 which puts it in one of the most competitive segments in the market. Motorola has been on a smartphone launching spree, and after the Motorola Edge+ and Motorola G8 Power Lite, the company has come up with this new smartphone. The company has taken a slightly different approach to design and software on the One Fusion+ compared to its competition in the market. Will it pay off? We put the Motorola One Fusion+ to the test to see if it is easy to recommend.
Motorola One Fusion+ design: Pop up
The Motorola One Fusion+ is a little different from some of the other recent smartphones I have seen in the sub-Rs. 20,000 price range. The display measures 6.5 inches, and I couldn't reach the top while using the phone single-handed without shuffling the phone in my hand. What I like is that there is no notch or hole for the front camera, and you get an uninterrupted view of the display. The selfie camera is in a pop-up module, which isn't very common in this price range now.
I found the Motorola One Fusion+ to be chunky, as it is 9.6mm thick and weighs 210g. You'll notice the bulk when holding it. Thankfully, the sides of the smartphone are curved which makes it somewhat comfortable. Motorola has positioned all the buttons on the right, which looks cluttered while the left side is bare. The power and volume buttons are easy to reach, and there's a fourth button dedicated to the Google Assistant. You can press it once to summon the Google Assistant, or press and hold for the phone to listen for your commands in walkie-talkie mode. This button is higher than the rest and I would have liked it to be on the opposite side.
The back sports a quad-camera setup with three cameras in one module while one additional sensor is independent, with a flash next to it. These cameras jut out slightly from the back of the phone, but the lenses should be safe if you use a case. The rear-mounted fingerprint scanner is easy to reach and has Motorola's familiar batwing logo on it. While several current competitors use side-mounted fingerprint scanners, I still like this placement as it is convenient to use.
Motorola has packed in a 5,000mAh battery which is also part of the reason for this phone's bulk. The One Fusion+ comes with an 18W TurboCharger in the box to help with fast charging. The smartphone has a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom alongside the USB Type-C port and a bottom-firing speaker. This single speaker is loud enough to fill a small room and adds to the video watching experience. I could also hear the phone ringing from an adjacent room easily.
Motorola One Fusion+ specifications and software: Made for India?
The Motorola One Fusion+ is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor in India while the international model sports the slightly less powerful Snapdragon 730. This processor has two Kryo 470 Gold cores clocked at 2.2GHz and six Kryo 470 Silver cores clocked at 1.8GHz.
The Motorola One Fusion+ is available in one configuration only, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Motorola has priced it quite well at Rs. 16,999. Yes, the display of the Motorola Fusion+ does not have a fast refresh rate, as we're beginning to see at this price point, but this isn't a deal-breaker here and I didn't miss it at all during the review period.
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