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What makes it even more strange is that SoundPEATS says that the Truengine 2s utilize Qualcomm’s TWS Plus technology. TWS Plus allows the use of wireless earphones independently of one another. What this means is that you take either one of the earphones out of the case and use it by itself without ever having to remove the other earphone from the case. Given that both of the earphones are connected individually to the source device, it’s somewhat worrying that they can’t sync for the simple task of increasing and decreasing volume.
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SoundPEATS claims that their CVC (Clear Voice Capture) system allows the earphones to deliver “crystal-clear calls” even if you’re out and about in “noisy environments”. The Truengine 2s feature dual mics, which means you should be able to get a good sound out of them regardless. I decided to put them to the test. Below is a clip where the first section of audio comes from my Blue Yeti desktop microphone, and the second section comes from the Truengine 2s.
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In terms of camera performance, the Motorola One Action churns out eye-pleasing shots in broad daylight. The dynamic range is excellent for a mid-range phone and images retain a good amount of details with accurate color reproduction. In our brief comparison with the Redmi Note 5 Pro running Gcam, the One Action’s shots repeatedly came close in terms of both the color reproduction and dynamic range capture — although the detail preservation was significantly better on the former. While the daylight performance is admirable, low-light performance is a different story. In low-light, images appear washed out and grainy with a high level of noise.
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The portrait performance follows the same story; it’s reasonably good when lighting conditions are favorable but fails to deliver under low-light. The subject separation is pretty accurate if you show some patience and give the camera some time to estimate the depth. You can also control the strength of bokeh and apply different lighting effects in real-time before taking a photo. The portrait mode doesn’t seem to be very stable though as we faced camera crashing and force closing on numerous occasions when taking portraits. This issue was only observed when using the portrait mode as we never encountered any camera crashing when taking normal photos or shooting videos.
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Selfies are handled by the 12MP front camera which delivers one of the most natural-looking photos without applying any unnatural skin smoothing. The focus is fixed but that’s the deal with most front cameras on the market — flagships included. In terms of quality, images are sharp with on-point exposure and very natural skin tone rendering. Low-light results aren’t the sharpest around but they’re still serviceable. Portrait mode is available on the front camera but it’s purely software-based so results are a bit hit-and-miss. Interestingly, the front camera can also shoot 4K videos.
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The Action camera is the highlight feature of the device. It uses an ultra-wide lens with a 117-degree field of view which Motorola says lets you fit 4x more of the view in your frame compared to the standard lens. The wide-angle sensor is pretty unique in itself in that it’s mounted at 90-degree angle. That means you can shoot landscape videos while holding the device comfortably in vertical mode. It’s a clever piece of tech and completely changes the way you normally record videos. Oddly enough, it’s exclusive for shooting videos only — you can’t take photos with it.