Motorola One Power could soon join the ranks of the smartphones that have got the Android Pie 9.0 update. The smartphone was seen listed on Geekbench running Android Pie OS, which suggests that a stable update could soon be rolled out to it. Google’s Pixel devices, a couple of Nokia-branded smartphones and some OnePlus handsets are among the handful of phones that have already got the update while several of other OEMs have either rolled out or are planning to release beta versions of the update to their devices.
According to the listing, the Motorola One Power running on Android Pie scored 1,274 points on single-core and 4,508 points multi-core tests. Notably, these scores are less than what the smartphone scored when it ran on Android 8.1 Oreo. In our review, Motorola One Power scored 1,330 points in the single-core test and 4,961 points in the multi-core test. This means that Motorola engineers have to tweak the software according to the device so that it can work on its full potential when upgraded to a higher OS number.
Moto One Power was launched under Google's Android One programme and was first announced during the IFA 2018 event in Berlin. If a smartphone is enrolled under Google’s Android One programme, it’s assured to get at least two OS updates and timely security patches. The company claims that the Moto One Power is made in India and that 100 percent of its parts are made in the company's manufacturing facility in Chennai. The Moto One Power features a 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 “Max Vision” display with a notch and a maximum brightness of 450 nits. It runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, which is paired with the Adreno 509 GPU. The smartphone comes with 4GB RAM/64GB of internal storage. The internal storage can also be extended up to 25GB via a microSD card.
In the camera department, the smartphone is equipped with 16MP + 5MP dual-rear cameras with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12μm pixels. The main camera also supports 4K video-capture. On the front, there is an 8MP sensor with a f/2.0 aperture and 1.25μm pixels. The front camera supports portrait mode, auto HDR and comes with selfie beauty mode. The Motorola One Power features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and is fitted with bottom-firing Dolby Audio speakers. Motorola says that the One Power comes with Widevine L1 certification, which means that it can support viewing HD video playback on Netflix. The Motorola One Power was priced at Rs 15,999 when it was launched.