Motorola One Fusion+ vs Poco X2 Comparison: Can Motorola Win?

The Motorola One Fusion+ despatched shockwaves via the sub-Rs. 20,000 section when it was launched at a worth of Rs. 16,999. With such pricing, Motorola managed to undercut Xiaomi’s Redmi and Poco sub-brands, and Realme. I just like the Motorola One Fusion+ for its near-stock Android expertise which is essentially freed from bloatware. Unfortunately, Motorola has bumped the worth up somewhat, and it now retails for Rs. 17,499, which is the place the Poco X2 begins as properly. The Poco X2 can be well-equipped and packs in a 120Hz show, together with twin selfie cameras. So which one affords higher worth for cash? We put the Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 in a head-to-head to determine which is the higher one to purchase.

Poco X2 vs Motorola One Fusion+ design: Poles aside

The Poco X2 (Review) and the Motorola One Fusion+ (Review) have very totally different designs. The Poco X2 is tall and slim whereas the One Fusion+ is brief and thick. This makes a noticeable distinction once you maintain the 2 smartphones within the hand. I most well-liked the Motorola One Fusion+ because it fared higher for single-handed use.

The Poco X2 has a glass again which supplies it a premium feel and appear. Poco has used shiny colors and gradient finishes for the rear panel, which supplies the X2 a definite look. It has a reflective round patch on the again with a pill-shaped digicam module within the centre that protrudes a bit.

At the entrance, it has a 6.67-inch show with twin selfie cameras utilizing a hole-punch design. The show is big, and reaching all corners of the panel is not potential in single-handed use. Poco has positioned all of the buttons on the suitable. The energy button has an built-in fingerprint scanner. The quantity buttons are above this, and I discovered that they wanted a little bit of a stretch to achieve. The Poco X2 has an IR emitter on the prime that is positioned subsequent to the secondary microphone. It has a bottom-firing speaker, USB Type-C port, and three.5mm headphone jack.

The Motorola One Fusion+ (entrance) has a pop-up selfie digicam whereas the Poco X2 (rear) has a hole-punch

The Motorola One Fusion+ may be very totally different as compared. It sports activities a smaller 6.5-inch show with none notch or gap, and has a pop-up selfie digicam as an alternative. This provides you an uninterrupted view of the show. The again of the Motorola One Fusion+ is plastic, so it doesn’t have the identical premium feel and appear because the Poco X2. The Motorola One Fusion has 4 rear cameras similar to the Poco X2 however these are positioned in two totally different modules in the direction of the left of the rear. There is a fingerprint scanner on the rear as properly, with the enduring Motorola brand on it. The scanner is properly positioned and simple to achieve.

Motorola has additionally positioned all of the buttons on the suitable of the gadget and I discovered the ability and quantity button placement to be rather a lot higher than on the Poco X2. The Motorola One Fusion+ additionally has a devoted Google Assistant button that is greater than the others. The One Fusion+ has the SIM tray on the prime subsequent to the pop-up selfie digicam, whereas the loudspeaker, USB Type-C port, and three.5mm jack are on the backside.

Both the telephones sport huge batteries: the Motorola One Fusion+ leads with a 5,000mAh battery however the Poco X2 is not far behind with a 4,500mAh capability. Motorola ships an 18W Turbocharger within the field whereas Poco ships a sooner 27W charger.

Poco X2 vs Motorola One Fusion+ specs : Very related however totally different

The widespread hyperlink between the Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC. Poco affords three variants of the X2 – 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage, 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM with 256GB storage. These three variants are priced at Rs. 17,499, Rs. 18,499 and Rs. 21,499 respectively. Motorola has solely launched the One Fusion+ in a single configuration in India, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, now priced at Rs. 17,499.

Both smartphones have seen bumps in worth since their launches. The Poco X2 has increased in price twice with essentially the most recent revision coming final month. The Motorola One Fusion+ additionally received a price increase very shortly after its launch.

Both the Poco X2 (left) and the Motorola One Fusion+ (proper) run Android 10

The Poco X2 sports activities a much bigger 6.67-inch LCD show whereas the Motorola One Fusion+ has a barely smaller 6.5-inch show. Both panels are HDR10 licensed, nonetheless, the Poco X2 has the next refresh charge which ends up in a smoother expertise when enabled. You additionally get the choice to tweak the color output of each shows. The Poco X2 makes use of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for defense whereas Motorola doesn’t provide any form of safety for the show.

Both the Poco X2 and the Motorola One Fusion+ have twin 4G VoLTE capabilities and each have hybrid dual-SIM slots. This signifies that storage enlargement comes at the price of the second SIM. While 128GB of storage ought to be enough, the Poco X2 affords greater storage choices that the Motorola One Fusion+ lacks. Both smartphones help Bluetooth 5, dual-band Wi-Fi, and a number of navigation techniques.

The Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 each run Android 10, and our assessment models of each telephones have been operating the April safety patch on the time of this comparability. The Motorola One Fusion+ has a UI that is very near inventory Android, and some gesture-based shortcuts known as Moto Actions have been added. It doesn’t have any preinstalled bloatware or any vital customisation. Poco, then again, affords a good quantity of customisations and there is some bloatware on the gadget. We additionally encountered spammy notifications on the Poco X2 after we reviewed it. Both these smartphones have customisations which suppress notifications when you play video games. I favor the clear near-stock Android method that Motorola has taken.

Poco X2 vs Motorola One Fusion+ efficiency

The Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 each provide good efficiency and I didn’t discover any lag or stutter on both of the gadgets. The Poco X2 with its 120Hz show undoubtedly felt smoother whereas scrolling via the menus. Both smartphones have quick fingerprint scanners. The Poco X2 additionally has fast face recognition, which the Motorola One Fusion+ lacks, although this is not a dealbreaker in any approach.

Both smartphones’ screens get shiny sufficient when outside, however whereas watching movies I discovered the Motorola One Fusion+ to have the higher output with superior distinction. The bottom-firing speaker on this gadget can be louder which provides to the general expertise.

The Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 have been put via the identical benchmark exams to see how they fare. In Antutu, the One Fusion+ managed to attain 273,407 factors, whereas the Poco X2 managed 280,912 factors. In Geekbench 5’s single-core and multi-core exams, the Motorola One Fusion+ scored 548 and 1,691 respectively whereas the Poco X2 managed 548 and 1,759. We could not examine graphics efficiency via benchmarks, because the Poco X2 refused to run 3DMark and GFXbench. The variations between the 2 smartphones by way of efficiency aren’t very vital, contemplating we had the top-of-the-line 8GB RAM variant of the Poco X2 with us.

The Poco X2 (entrance) and the Motorola One Fusion+ (rear) sport quad-camera setups

You will be capable of recreation on both gadget simply. Both defaulted to excessive preset in PUBG Mobile and will run the sport with none lag or stutter. Battery life on these smartphones can be related and it is possible for you to to go a few day and a half earlier than needing to cost both of them. In our HD video loop take a look at, it was the Motorola One Fusion+ that got here out on prime because of its greater capability battery, managing 15 hours and 45 minutes. The Poco X2 then again managed 13 hours and 45 minutes. Charging occasions are totally different, and the Poco X2 advantages from its sooner charger and a smaller battery.

Poco X2 vs Motorola One Fusion+ cameras: Mixed outcomes

Most new mid-range smartphones lately have 4 rear cameras, and these two gadgets aren’t any exception. Both sport 64-megapixel major cameras and ship 16-megapixel pixel-binned pictures. They additionally each have 8-megapixel wide-angle cameras and 2-megapixel depth sensors. The Motorola One Fusion+ has a 5-megapixel macro digicam whereas the Poco X2 has a 2-megapixel macro digicam. The digicam apps on each these gadgets are somewhat totally different however are simple to make use of.

I shot a number of pictures utilizing each smartphones in the identical circumstances to see how they fare. Both have been fast to lock focus and meter gentle within the daytime. These gadgets additionally managed excellent particulars however the AI on the Poco X2 was a tad too aggressive for my liking, bumping up the distinction excessively. The wide-angle digicam on the Poco X2 fared higher, delivering higher particulars in comparison with the Motorola One Fusion+, and surprisingly the colors weren’t boosted aggressively.

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 daylight digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 wide-angle digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

For closeups, I discovered the Motorola One Fusion+ to be faster to lock focus whereas the Poco X2 struggled somewhat. Both telephones simulated depth of discipline very properly, however the AI on the Poco X2 boosted colors making its pictures look synthetic. When capturing portraits, it was the Motorola One Fusion+ that managed higher edge detection and extra correct colors.

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 close-up digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 portrait digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

For macros, the Motorola One Fusion+ produced higher particulars because of its greater decision sensor.

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 macro digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Low-light efficiency is not excellent with the Motorola One Fusion+. The Poco X2 managed to seize a lot brighter pictures with higher particulars. With night time mode enabled, the Motorola One Fusion+ kicked issues up a notch by way of high quality however the Poco X2 nonetheless outperformed it with barely higher particulars and fewer grain within the output.

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 low-light digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 night time mode digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 low-light close-up digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

For low-light closeups it was the Motorola One Fusion+ that carried out higher with extra natural-looking colors and higher particulars.

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 daylight selfie digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

Motorola One Fusion+ and Poco X2 low-light selfie digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)

The Motorola One Fusion+ has a 16-megapixel selfie shooter that pops up when required, whereas the Poco X2 has a dual-selfie digicam setup with a 20-megapixel major digicam and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. In daylight, it was the Motorola One Fusion+ that managed higher outcomes whereas the Poco X2’s selfies had a yellowish tinge. In low gentle, too the Poco X2’s pictures had a barely hotter tone, however the degree of element was on par with what the Motorola One Fusion+ captured.

Both telephones are able to 4K video recording. In daylight, whereas capturing in 1080p, each telephones managed first rate video stabilisation. Colours on the Poco X2 are saturated whereas the footage from the Motorola One Fusion+ seemed sharpened. 4K video was good on each these gadgets however the Poco X2’s output confirmed an occasional shimmer. Low-light video efficiency is barely higher on the Poco X2 for each 1080p in addition to 4K video recording.

Verdict

The {hardware} of the Motorola One Fusion+ and the Poco X2 is fairly evenly matched, particularly contemplating that each these telephones use the very same processor. If you prioritise seems to be and design on a smartphone, the Poco X2 will seize your consideration because of its premium design and glossy color variants.

The Motorola One Fusion+ excels elsewhere, providing a greater show coupled with a louder speaker and cleaner software program. It doesn’t have any bloatware preinstalled and you will not be bombarded by spammy notifications. The cameras are a little bit of a combined bag although, and each smartphones may do with some enhancements via software program updates.

If I needed to decide considered one of these two, I’d go along with the Motorola One Fusion+, which I discovered to be simpler to reside with total. Surprisingly, even with a hike in its worth, the Motorola One Fusion+ nonetheless manages to undercut the equally specced Poco X2 by Rs. 1,000, which helps tip scales in its favour.