Motorola One Zoom - Lumia は死んだ、One は万歳

一時代の終わり。新しいものの始まり。 Windows Phone は、これまでに設計された中で最も美しく、人間工学的に快適なタッチ インターフェイスとして、歴史の年代記に残ることになると強く信じています。しかし、電話サポートはもうありません (このようなデスクトップを作成することにまつわるヒステリーを覚えておいてください。すべてが無駄です)。新しいモバイル デバイスが必要です。どんな良い話も対立から始まります。

約 2 か月前、Lumia 950 の後継機種を探し始めました。私の要件はそれほど厳しくはありませんでしたが、非常に特殊なものでもありました。最終的に、数日間のオンライン調査、読書、さらに読書を行った後、Motorola One Zoom を購入しました。それでは、詳細を共有させてください。そして、あなたが疑問に思っているなら、そうです、これは適切で長いスマートフォンのレビューであり、劇的な散文が含まれています.

考慮事項

私は電話についてそれほど気にしたことはありません。それらは目的を果たしますが、マウスとキーボードによる完全なコンピューティング体験の代わりになるとは決して考えていません。代わりに、電話は、時折の電話、外国でのナビゲーション、退屈なときに Web ページをちらりと見るなど、日和見的なニーズに役立ちます。これは、スマートフォンにまつわる宗教全体が私から逃れていることを意味します。

しかし、私は高品質の製品が好きです。また、電話にカメラが付いている場合は、まともなはずです。何年にもわたって、私は本当に素晴らしいデバイスをいくつか所有していました。 2011 年に、私は Nokia E6 を手に入れました。これは今でも問題なく動作し、元のバッテリーで 2 週間以上使用できます。タッチ、フル キーボード、デュアルバンド ワイヤレス、カメラを備えており、高価ではないより強力なスマートフォンは、数年後です。しかし、それも意味のある方法で維持することができなかった死にかけているエコシステムの一部でした.

そこで私は、方程式の次の論理的なステップである Nokia の Windows Phone を探り始めました。私は気の利いた小さな Lumia 520 を自分で購入しました (まだ正常に動作します)。これは安価なデバイスであり、その主な目的は、新しいプラットフォームで何ができるかを理解することでした.並行して、かなり優れた光学系を備えた iPhone 6 をテストしましたが、それ以外はすべて私のニーズに対して厳しく制限されていました。

2016 年後半、Lumia 950 の 50% 割引を見たとき、Windows Phone がこの時点で死にかけているエコシステムであり、ストアでのアプリケーションの可用性が継続的に低下していることを十分に認識していたので、私は掘り出し物を選ぶことにしました.しかし、私のニーズには、優れたカメラ、優れたエルゴノミクス、そして私が欲しくて必要としていた時折のソフトウェア (完全なオフライン マップを含む) で十分でした。

3年後、完全に頑丈な電話を捨てるには時期尚早に感じますが、それは本当にプラットフォームの終わりです.また、Windows 7 などのサポートされていないソフトウェアをデスクトップで簡単に使用できますが、これはスマートフォンでは不可能です。 1 つ目は、Windows 7 の市場シェアが非常に大きいことです。 2つ目は、ソフトウェアは母船から切り離されていても実際に動作するということです。そうです、これは、ユーザーがソフトウェアを完全に制御できない現代のオンライン世界の危険の 1 つです。

しばらく前に、この動きが避けられないことをすでに予想していたので、Moto G4 と BQ Aquaris を十分にテストしたことに加えて、かなりクールな Moto G6 である Android フォンを購入して、エコシステムを最小レベルまで。これはまた、デフォルトを微調整して変更することを意味し、ノイズ、気を散らすもの、低IQのものをなくしました.この取り組みは最終的に、Firefox と広告ブロッカーをプライマリ ブラウザーとして使用し、実用性と使いやすさを損なうことなく、ほぼすべての追跡またはプロファイリング設定をオフにして、平和でトーンダウンした Android で最高潮に達しました。これについては、かなり長い Android プライバシー ガイドを参照してください。

しかし、最終結果は - 私は満足していました。 Android はここ数年で大幅に改善されました。確かに、設定に関してはインターフェースが圧倒的で、システムを使いこなすために通過する必要のある大量のメニューやサブメニューで簡単に迷子になる可能性があります.それでも、それは実行可能です。完了すると、洗練された高速で堅牢なオペレーティング システムと、あらゆるニーズに対応する膨大な数のアプリが手に入ります (自分が必要とするものではありません)。

同時に、iPhone 6S でのテストとプレイにさらに時間を費やした結果、iOS を使用しないことにしました。まず、デバイスが法外に高価であることがわかりました。スーパーカーを食料品店で買うようなものです。第二に、iOS も何年にもわたって大幅に改善されてきましたが、Apple Store の一部であることは依然として義務付けられており、それは私が望んだり必要としたりするものではありません。たくさんの MP3 曲を電話にロードするような単純なことでさえ、些細なことではありません。だから Android です。

この時点で、Moto G6? と思うかもしれません。 G6 をメインの携帯電話として選択することもできたのですが、カメラの性能が十分ではありませんでした。そこで、より高品質の光学系を備えた別のデバイスを探すことにしました。

私は常に Nokia に愛着を持っていましたが、同社が Android フォンを提供するようになった今、新しい 7/8/9 ラインを検討し始めました。 Nokia 9 PureView は、ペンタカメラのセットアップで魅力的でしたが、電話には 3.5mm オーディオ ジャックがなかったので、購入しないことにしました。はい、最終的に、5 ドルのものが 500 ドルの購入を決定しました。この小さなことが、潜在的な (忠実な) 顧客を遠ざけてしまいました。それが人生です。

Nokia 7.2 は少し貧弱に見えました。 Nokia 8.1 は私のような携帯電話のように思えましたが、2018 年のデバイスであり、新しく購入するものを見つけることができませんでした。この時点で、私は新しい Nokia の電話を持っていないことに気づきました。そこで私は Motorola に注意を向けました。Motorola は私を大いに驚かせ、ここ数年非常によく機能してくれました。

少し熟考した後、私はOne Zoomにゾーンインしました.私のニーズにぴったりの選択肢のように思えました。リーズナブルな価格、合計 48 MP プラス 3 倍の光学ズームのクアッド カメラ セットアップ (名前の由来はこのためです)。最新のハードウェアと 3.5mm オーディオ ジャック。デュアルSIM。いいですね。クリック、購入、冒険が始まります。

仕様

実際のデバイスについてもう少し考えてみましょう。ここにはたくさんあるので、我慢してください.

Motorola One Zoom は大型の携帯電話で、6.4 インチの画面は 1080 x 2340 ピクセルで構成され、403 ppi の密度で、アルミニウムのフレームに収められており、重さは頑丈で信頼できる 190 グラムです。ボリス ザ ブレイドが言うスナッチのように:重いのは良いことです, 重い信頼できます。私のモデルにはデュアル SIM トレイが付属しており、1 つの nano と 1 つの micro は SD カード スロットとしても機能します。

内部はオクタコア プロセッサで構成され、2.0 GHz で動作する 2 つの Kryo 460 Gold コアと、わずかに低い 1.7 GHz で動作する 6 つの Kryo 460 Silver コアを備えています。 GPU は Adreno 612 であり、デフォルトで Android Pie が得られます。これはほぼバニラに近いもので、バージョン 10 と呼ばれるバージョンへの将来のアップグレードが約束されています。また、4 GB の RAM と 128 GB の内部ストレージも利用できます。前述の SD カード スロットは、最大容量 512 GB のウエハーを収容できます。

センサーパッケージは印象的です。 48 MP 解像度の 4 つの背面カメラ、25 MP 解像度の 1 つの前面レンズ。これについては後で詳しく説明します。デュアルバンド Wi-Fi、Bluetooth 5.0、NFC、3.5mm オーディオ ジャック、光学式指紋センサー、およびデータ転送とターボ充電用のリバーシブル Type-C USB コネクタを利用できます。バッテリーは 4000 mAh と巨大で、1 つの欠点は取り外しできないことです。

価格は地域によって異なると思いますが、1ドル、または約450ドルの価値があるように見えます.全体として、Moto G6 の約 2 倍のコストで、当時の新しい Lumia のコストとほぼ同じです。特にG6にはオクタコアプロセッサも搭載されているため、これは興味深い比較になります.カメラのパッケージでしょうか？デルタがあなたに何をもたらすのだろうか。それでは、テストの時間です ...

かなり悪いスタート

結局のところ、私はすぐに電話をほとんど破壊しました！ SIMトレイを逆向きに差し込んで詰まってしまいました。この時点で、名詞 idiot を自由に使用できますが、詳細について説明させてください。問題は、私の Moto G6 では、SIM トレイの向きが次のとおりです。SIM カードが上向きになり、SIM カードを取り出すためのピン穴がトレイの右側、つまり外側にあります。さて、同じメーカーの別の電話がありますが、同じだと思いますよね？いいえ！ One Zoom では、ピンホールが内側に配置され、SIM カードを下向きに配置する必要があります。これは、G6 で行ったこととは正反対です。そこで本能的にトレイを元に戻し、おっと。

ピンセットでこじ開けようとして約20分かかり、ケースと自分の指をそっと引っ掻きました。いくらかの血が流され、たくさんの悪口がエーテルに放出された後、電話の内部に大きな損傷を与えることなく、なんとかトレイを引き抜くことができました.正しい方法で挿入したら、すべて問題ありませんでした。いくつかの SIM カード挿入演習を追加して、問題なく動作することを再確認しました。 So the damage is mostly mental, some cuts on me fingers, some scratches on the top of the phone, nary an hour into its lifetime. But I was so close to just using a hammer to retrieve the SIM card, and buy a new phone. Luckily, that venue of nonsense and lifetime regrets was averted.

The silver marks of an intellectually challenged user.

Then I turned the phone on and went about my setup. Which had two stages:

• Porting my data from Lumia 950 onto my One Zoom.
• Taming the phone. Inline with my Android privacy guide, I spent a few hours going through EVERY SINGLE OPTION in the menu, reducing low-IQ noise.

The bad things didn't end with just bloodied fingers.

"Mobile" simplicity

My goal was to import as many settings as I could from the Windows Phone into the Android, but mostly, I wanted the contacts. The call history, the chats and all that are less important, but still. So first, I went about the Internet, looking for guides on how to move your stuff from one realm to the other, and I found myself swimming in bullshit. So many guides, so much wrong. Not one of them offered anything remotely accurate. As I expected, the very reason why I started Dedoimedo in 2006 was that I needed to make my own tutorials.

I tried first by configuring my Live account on the Android phone and vice versa, adding my new Android account to the Lumia. Hopefully, somewhere in this process, there would be data sync.しかし、いいえ。 That didn't happen. Neither on the old phone nor on the new one was there any simple button that let me actually grab my data. I tried with Live, Exchange and 365 account options, because supposedly there are differences in how these work, and what type of data sync you get. Well, email, contacts, calendar, nothing.

I then tried by logging into the Windows account through a browser on the phone, to se whether there'd be some import or export option there.いいえ。 But now, here's the funny thing. On the DESKTOP, when you log in, you get a much richer interface, and you CAN actually export your contacts as a csv file. I then tried to load this file onto my Android. The actual copy over USB went fine. I opened the Android Contacts application, but it only supports SIM card and vcf import. Not a bulk csv file thingie.

Now, here's ANOTHER funny thing. I logged with my new Android (gmail) account on the DESKTOP, and lo and behold, I was able to import the contacts using the csv file. And now, finally, I had my contacts on the phone. So, despite all this supposedly "modern" progress and "cloud" nonsense, it took a USB cable, desktop, and a text file to do a trivial thing. The mobile interfaces for these online accounts are lacking in functionality, and you can't really do this on the phone. That's 2019 (2020) progress for you.

But it doesn't end there.

One other app that I wanted to sync - WhatsApp. It's not a big deal, just some casual bullshit with a few nonexistent friends and such. But hey, hey, WhatsApp on Windows Mobile is kaput, so why not. And looking through the settings, it said that everything was backed up and all. However, when I authenticated on the new phone, not a single chat had been imported or synced. My contacts were there, fine, and my application configuration had been migrated, great. But no chats.

I spent some more time reading inaccurate information online on how to achieve this, and it turns out, it's not really possible. Different database formats, for the same application (on different platforms). What makes things worse is that once you move your number from one phone to the other, the old application gets "signed out" or whatever, so you can't really troubleshoot. And if you re-authenticate the old device, then the verification time windows you're allowed to use goes up from 1 minute to 8 hours, so suck it Gilliam. I wonder what would happen if I plugged a brand new and unassociated SIM card into the Windows Phone, and whether my contacts would see my credentials change. Then again, I am using the old number on Android, and things work fine there. So what happens then?

Eventually, I did it 1993 style. I went into each and every WhatsApp contact, tapped contact info, and then manually emailed myself a text version of the chat. Thus goeth the so-called encryption into the bin. To make everything worse, Outlook on Lumia wouldn't email with the Live account - I had to configure the new gmail account to be able to send myself the chats. And then we have the manual export of media files, too.

Two or three hours later, my new phone was ... new. I only had the contacts from the old device, but everything else was as though the Windows Phone never existed. If I had known this, I might as well have gotten a new random number and started fresh. All those cloud backups, a "wonderful" thing if, and only if, you're using the technology from the SAME vendor and stay in the safety and comfort of a closed ecosystem. Once you step out of it, stuff breaks. The whole protocol and data format redundancy that existed in 2009 still exists in 2019, and nothing has changed. Well, except you now work with stupidly simplified interfaces designed for simian touch.

Thus ended part one of my tribulation.

Taming the shrew

Things started improving once I got my hands deep into the candy. Almost everything that I outlined in my privacy guide holds. But then, not quite. Even though both phones come from Motorola, even through both run Android Pie, there were some differences. For instance, the bootloader sequence. Moto G6 has an early-boot password check. The One Zoom doesn't do that, and you're only asked to unlock the screen. Both use encryption, so I guess it has to do with how this is actually realized on the devices. Certificates and whatnot.

The Moto G6 had about 70 apps preinstalled, including a lot of Microsoft Office stuff. The One Zoom comes with about 40, and they are all Android and one or two Moto apps. This probably has to do with the stock vanilla thingie. More curiously, some system settings are different, things like Smart Lock, actions, suggestions, etc. Even though I did the exact same thing as before, I had to triple check my work, to make sure I didn't miss anything. Some options are more visible and easier to manage. Some are more obscure and/or better hidden.

Google Play did ask me to configure additional search engines and browsers, akin to the Windows setup back in mid-late 2000s. I guess it was called Windows N, part of some EU anti-trust or such. Well, you get the same thing on Android now. I did of course configure Firefox, because that's my favorite (or the less unfavorite) browser, and you can have add-ons, including adblocking, which means a quieter, saner, cleaner browsing experience, faster site loading and less battery juice drain. Then I also installed Here WeGo and VLC. And that's pretty much that. One or two extra apps, just to see how the phone behaves.

Silence of the apps

The first day was a bit noisy - notifications, nudges, suggestions, but they slowly went away, and the phone calmed down. I found the process a bit more pleasant than what it was on the Moto, and this is not me being more experienced or comfortable with Android. This is Google making the experience a bit more transparent. The main point is not to rush things, to carefully check options, and always look into the privacy policy and the small print, because that's where all the important toggles are. Still, it's a lot. No ordinary user will ever be able to manage the full range of settings on their own, or keep them in their head. That's only us nerds enjoying the false sense of control.

Patience is the key. Those blues go to grays, one by one!

There were still annoyances, of course. Slowly, carefully, methodically, I turned notifications down, including the screenshot popup, weather alert, disabled additional noise settings in various applications, and ended up with a tight, lean Android configuration, just as it should be. You must have the deep commitment to do all this, but it's possible.

Still more stuff; slide gently (but not swipe) to the right to see the action menu for notifications.

There are also some nice touches. For example, you can use Spotify or YouTube for your alarm. But you can then also configure custom sounds (or songs). Then, you have (reasonably) effective adaptive display brightness, color and font tuning. I don't necessarily like how Android looks, but I sure appreciate the ability to change and tweak the system look and behavior.

Camera

Now, this is going to be complex. Well, it has to be, given the monstrosity that One Zoom packs on the backcover. Since it's hard forcing the laws of physics to do more than is possible from small, thin optical elements that represent smartphone cameras, vendors have turned to a new solution to the old conundrum. MOAR cameras!

Motorola One Zoom comes with a rather unusual setup - four lenses on the back. The multitude of sensors is designed to offer better picture depth and color resolution, and allows for some neat tricks like zoom and ultra-wide shots. Indeed, One Zoom features three distinct photo modes.

The main camera comes with f/1.7 aperture and image stabilization, and it offers standard 1x zoom shots. By default, it takes 48 MP of information and compresses that into a single 12MP image. You then have a 3x zoom f/2.4 8MP telephoto unit, which makes it pretty unique on the market. Next, you can also make ultra-wide shots. This camera does 0.5x zoom for a 117-degree FoV, at 16 MP and 2.2 focal ratio. Lastly, the fourth camera is basically a 5MP depth sensor, designed to make pictures slightly less two-dimensional.

On the front, there's a 25MP sensor, which compresses mugshots into 6.25MP images. OK, selfies, yawn.

Sounds quite complicated, and I expected the camera interface to be crowded. Curiously, it wasn't. You have a button you can tap to switch modes (or use pinch zoom for a more fine-grained setting). By default, the camera app uses 1x zoom, then there's 3x telephoto and then 0.5x ultra-wide. You can also enhance photos with all sorts of AI tricks and HDR. Naturally, I disabled all these right away.

Why is the camera interface dark? I use a light theme.

Now, does it work?

はい。 I have to say. Quite well, in fact. The standard camera is nothing too spectacular, but it does produce reasonably true colors, and there's even a modest degree of depth to images. The telephoto camera is really nice, and it creates sharp, clear images. The ultra-wide one is a bit weird. The colors are washed out, and the perspective is a bit wonky, so unless you really need it, you probably shouldn't be using it.

One Zoom (top), Lumia (bottom); the Motorola has slightly brighter (and paler) colors but decent depth clarity.

One Zoom (top), Lumia (bottom); again, the Motorola device gives better depth separation and more focus.

And then, my staring-into-bright-light example (Lumia on the left). Almost no halo, excellent background separation, bright and true colors. So I do have to say I'm quite pleased, because I have found a device that offers me the camera functionality that I need. The Lumia is no slouch, and it's a dear thing, if one can or ought to attach emotions to bricks of metal and plastic and glass, but this successor is worthy of the Dedo throne, and I shall enjoy taking photos with it.

Finally, a side-by-side comparison with the Moto G6 device (right):

Now, I can't really compare the telephoto functionality, but it does a pretty reasonable job. About 10 cm distance from the object, you get vibrant colors, good focus, all the shebang to feel like you know what you're doing. This is THE camera. If possible, step back a little and use it, because it delivers the best results.

How's the experience?

良い。 I do have to say I am pleased with the phone and the operating system, and this is not just my brain justifying a non-trivial purchase. The performance is excellent. Everything responds instantly. Smooth, clean, no stutters. The screen detail quality is good. The sound is pretty rich and resonant, and there's no tinniness when you play music at high volume. Other improvements:Wireless scan-and-connect is FAST, not like what I experienced with the G6 after the upgrade to Pie. The quick-access icons in the overlay screen are more easily configurable than what I remember from the Moto. Could be small yet important operating system upgrades, but hey, I'm not complaining!

But then, my bad luck stream continued. I dropped the phone from about 1.5 meter height onto concrete, and then it bounced and landed in some bird poo. Luckily, the rugged custom cover I bought for the device (SCL) protected it from any damage, and equally luckily, the camera lenses weren't smudged with any droppings.

Notice the (light) scratches on the left side; took the brunt of the fall and saved the phone.

There were some software problems as well. GPS wouldn't work, even though it was turned on. A one-time glitch I guess. The old turn off/turn on trick (wax on, wax off) worked and fixed the issue. In the end, the phone was tame, fast and elegant, the scars invisible.

Using the phone, things are all right so far.

The Photo app is annoying though, because the buttons there don't have labels, so you kind of have to "accidentally" click them to figure out what they do. The crop function is odd, and I hate the AI suggestions in burst photos. I didn't find a way to disable it, plus it's awfully inaccurate and wrong, all the time.

Now, the biggest issue is ... the phone is big. Massive and heavy. It's not very comfortable in the hand, and you can feel the strain after using it for a while - comparing to say the Lumia or the G6. If you want to hold it slightly more comfortably, you'll end up with your fingers touching the lenses on the back. The camera element also protrudes a fair deal, so without a cover, you will likely end up scratching the lenses whenever you put the phone down. On the plus side, One Zoom is big and sturdy enough to wield as a weapon should you ever require it.

Battery life

I found this to be one of the best parts of my journey. True, Motorola One Zoom packs a massive battery at 4000mAh, but it gives you a lot of usage time in return. Of course, I am by no means representative, and my usage patterns don't reflect in any shape or form the typical simian. That said, with light utilization, combined with ad-less browsing, some music playback in VLC, roughly 200 photos taken (no Flash), some video chatting plus an odd phone call, the device managed a full week without a need to recharge. I had the Wireless, mobile data and location turned on at all times. And remember, the system has been calmed down, with lots of extras turned off or disabled. Practically, this means you will need to replenish the ions once every three days or so with some moderate usage of the browser and media apps. Excellent.

結論

どうぞ。 I've had the Motorola One Zoom for about a month now, and I have to say it's a good phone. In fact, let's do it systematically. Pros:excellent camera, good sounds, fast performance, splendid battery time, configurable operating system that is steadily improving. Cons:the phone is super heavy and cumbersome to hold, you need a lot of patience getting everything configured and tweaked, especially if you care about privacy.

But did I accomplish my mission? Yes I did. I have found a worthy successor to my Lumia. One Zoom matches and even supersedes some of the aspects of my previous phone, which makes me happy, as my degrees of freedom and my sense of nerdy control have not changed (for the worse). I really disliked Android many years ago, but it has evolved into a pretty solid system, and even someone like me, with almost zero interest in the mobile nonsense, can appreciate the improvements and advancements. You have the tools to change anything you like, and while the defaults are silly and lax, you can make Android work as you please.

Now, Android will most likely never be as clean and elegant as Windows Phone. But the super-rich app ecosystem does compensate for that. At the end of the day, it is a small compromise, here and there, but overall, 95% of things are just as good as they were, or even better. I'd say that qualifies as a pleasant and successful transition from one platform to another. It was a little bit traumatic due to the SIM card mistake and the manual data transfer, but I might even say that I'm cautiously, mildly enjoying it.

So there we are. An end of an era, and a start of a new one. Motorola One Zoom seems like a really nifty mid-range phone. I do wonder what high-end devices offer, but that's a story for another time. Meanwhile, if you want a capable, fast phone with lots of juice and a splendid camera with a real optical zoom, this is a really clever choice. I'm happy with my decision. 9.5/10. Bye Lumia, welcome One.

乾杯。