Motorola One Action

Neat action camera feature;Bright, good-looking screen;Enough power

Fairly large punch hole;Plastic back;Camera is not a revelation

Ultrawide 21:9 cinematic screen.

Underwhelming battery life, slowish charging.

Plus, the One Action comes at a reasonable price. Don't take this as a straight-up recommendation, but we won't judge you if you get one of these.

Crisp Android One OS Strong performance Smooth, easy to shoot video

21:9 aspect ratio isn’t widely enough supported Camera isn’t phenomenal

Like the Motorola One Vision immediately before it, the Motorola One Action is a strong and stylish Android One phone with exemplary poise and performance. Anyone on a strict budget looking to shoot lots of fluid video should take particular note.

Dedicated video camera makes for smooth and wide-angle footage ; Performance is great for this price point especially ; Vertical hold for horizontal videos is a fun idea

Battery life isn't that brilliant ; Screen's auto-dimming is a little too keen ; 21:9 aspect ratio doesn't suit all apps ; Massive size of punch-hole front-facing camera

Ignore the seemingly gimmicky camera setup for one moment - which, it has to be said, captures steadied and smooth video - and the Moto One Action impresses for how well it performs overall at this price point. Sure, there are some foibles with screen...

Ultrawide screen puts cinema-style viewing in your hand ; Great performance for the cash ; You’ll never take a vertical video again

Battery can’t go the distance ; Can’t miss that humongous hole-punch ; Rotated snapper is useless if you don’t shoot video

Camera gimmicks aside, the Moto One Action is a well-rounded phone for sensible money. Vanilla Android and a sizable screen make up for middling battery life and only average quality photos

Same price as Moto G7, but better ; 21:9 screen is lovely ; Performance is superb for the price

Video recording isn’t the best ; Battery life could be better

Despite the gimmick, and the few issues with video recording, the Moto One Action successfully delivers the death knell for the Moto G7. Filled to the brim with niceties, but costing the same price, the One Action is Motorola’s most well-rounded phone...

For a midrange phone the design is excellent ; Build quality is excellent ; The display is above average for a midrange device ; Decent performance ; Interesting cameras, average but interesting ; Good battery life ; Priced right ; Includes case

Still on Android 9 but Android 10 is supposed to drop ; Speaker is weak, very weak

The mid-range Android device market is starting to become crowded. There are a lot of great choices out there and it is starting to become harder to recommend just one. But the motorola one action should at least be on your shortlist of phones to...

Light, grippy, ergonomic; Great action camera; Lots of storage

Performance is just a bit sluggish; Low water-resistance rating