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motorola shook up the budget end of the smartphone world with the cheap but brilliant Moto G and with the new Moto X play in shaking up mid-range phones as well this 5.5 inch Android phone packs in a ton of high-end kit it's highly customizable and it comes with a very affordable price tag it's not bad to look at and it's easy to see the family resemblance to the rest of the Moto range it has a rubberized back panel which is available in a range of vibrant colors with coloured accents as well which you can choose using Motorola's Moto maker service online it's a great way of making your own phone stand out against the slew of gray and black slabs out there the body has been given some waterproof ink as well it won't survive a swim in the ocean but the odd spilled drink shouldn't give it too much trouble it's got a 5.5 inch display with a full HD resolution which makes everything look nice and crisp it's bright too with rich colors making it well-suited for gaming speaking of which it's 1.7 gigahertz octa-core processor was more than capable of handling games like Angry Birds 2 and turned its hand to more demanding titles like grand theft auto san andreas it's running android 5.1.1 and motorola is one of the few companies that doesn't apply its own skin over the top what you're left with then is pure vanilla Android that's simple to use and Swift to navigate around the back of the phone is a 21 megapixel camera which is a huge number of megapixel to find on a phone of this price it can take some great shots balancing exposure and color well and you'll find features like HDR and panorama modes if you want a phone with a splash more luxury you might want to opt for the Moto X style with customizable leather or wood back panels but if you're after a high-performing phone to tackle all your everyday tasks with a good camera and an affordable price the Moto X play is a brilliant choice I'm Andrew Hoyle 50 net and this is the Motorola MOTO X Play