Motorola is a Google-owned company, and it is known for making quality smartphones with stock Android experience. And Moto G6 Play is not an exception. The device is officially launched on April of this year and is currently available in the market for 10,703 INR. As per the price tag, the device seems to be a budget-oriented smartphone. However, Motorola customers want to know whether Moto G6 Play is waterproof or not. So to answer that question, Getdroidtips is conducting a Moto G6 Play waterproof test.
Before proceeding without Moto G6 Play waterproof test, let us get to know its specifications. Moto G6 Play comes with a beautiful and vibrant 5.7-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 by 1440 pixels. It is powered by 1.4GHz octa-core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. Moto G6 Play comes with an onboard storage of 32 GB which you can bump up to 128 GB via a MicroSD card. Talking about the camera department. It is packing a 13 MP primary camera and 8 MP selfie camera. Now we are done with the specifications, let’s start without Moto G6 Play waterproof test.
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Moto G6 Play Splash Proof Test
In Splash proof test, we will test the device to withstand an accidental water splash to see whether the device survives in such condition. Since Moto G6 Play does not have any kind of proper IP68 waterproof ratings, it might or might not survive this test.
So when we subject Moto G6 Play to artificial water splash, the device seems to work fine. No damage is registered at all. However, since the device is lacking an all body oleophobic coating, it becomes slippery in such conditions. With this test, we can conclude that the device is indeed splash proof to some extent.
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| Touchscreen | Working |
| Camera | No damage |
| Splashproof | Yes |
Moto G6 Play Rainwater test
In this test, we are going to suspend the device in artificial rain environment. This also mimics the showering conditions as well. Later on, we will see if the device withstands these conditions or not.
After testing Moto G6 Play in artificial rain condition, we observed that the device does not any signs of damage. The device is working perfectly with no problem what so ever.
| Can you use the device in rainy conditions | Yes, but it does get slippery |
| Can you use the device while taking a shower | Yes |
| Any damage due to rain or water droplets | No |
Moto G6 Play Washing Test
In this test, we are going to wash Moto G6 Play with running tap water for 1 minute and check whether it survives or not.
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| Camera | Works perfectly |
| Speaker | No damage |
| Water damage with hardware | No |
I/O Ports Water Test
In this test, we try to check whether the water will go inside Moto G6 Play or not.
| Power & volume rocker buttons | Works |
| Any other I/O port damage | Not found |
| Charging Point | Works |
| Touchscreen | No damage |
| Earpiece & Mic | Works |
| Speaker | Works |
Moto G6 Play Water Immersion Test
When the device is immersed in water, water does not go inside the device. And users can use it in rainy conditions as well.
| Official IP ratings (waterproof ratings) | Not found |
| Splashproof test | Passed |
| Rainwater test | Passed |
| Water immersion test | Passed |