is the most popular phone on Amazon.

- [Ken] Hey guys, Ken here, that is a Moto X4.

That is not the most popular phone on Amazon, this is.

(bell chiming)

But please, continue.

- At only $120, it really got me thinking.

Is this all the phone you really need?

So we are here in beautiful Santa Monica

for a series of challenges which Ken informs

me will be fun and delightful.

What, what are we starting with?

- [Ken] The first challenge: Take a photo in water.

The phone's waterproof, right?

- It is IP-68 water resistant, yes, not waterproof.

- [Ken] Good, let's go to the beach.

- Oh, right, you do realize that when it's

water resistant that's not for salt water, right?

- [Ken] Sure, we're gonna test how waterproof

it is, but I also want you to take a picture.

- You mean take an underwater photo, that's dumb,

that's just gunna look like garbage.

- [Ken] No, you're not gonna take an underwater photo,

you're gonna take a half-underwater photo.

- Like what, what do you mean?

(laughing)

Dude, I will not be able to take a photo-

this is probably done on like a $5,000

DSLR with like a $1,000 underwater casing.

I mean, I know that this is like

a decent camera but it's not gonna be-

also there's a shark in this photo.

- [Ken] Also, he has to edit the photo, too.

- Why do I have to edit it outside?

That makes no sense.

Oh, cause the screen is super dim so I

can't see it in sunlight, oh I see.

This is a bad idea, man, I'm about to get soaked!

I'm literally wearing jeans right now!

- [Ken] You told me to come up with challenges

and now you're complaining.

- Yeah, it's my job I have to complain.

- [Jessup] Both of you, Oh my god!

- [Ken] Nice to meet you.

- I watch your videos literally every day.

- We're shooting one right now,

but it's an especially dumb one.

You wanna take a photo?

- Sure!

- I need, I literally need to test this camera anyway.

(camera clicking)

Nice to meet you man!

Thanks for bein' in our video and

bein' a photo demo for us.

- No, I appreciate your videos, man.

- Oh, thanks man!

- Thanks very much.

- Well if you want a, if you want a show I'm about to walk

in the water with my clothes on, so.

- Oh, yeah, I'll definitely watch.

(all laughing)

- I think my goal right now is to actually

get a shot of the waves as they come.

I'm actually kind of cold, aw, man.

Aw, man, this is, this is bad.

Oh wait, it doesn't work!

The water's hitting the touch screen!

Oh, this is so bad.

- [Ken] Credit where credit's due,

he actually decided to keep the video family friendly

and tough out being in the water in full clothing.

- Ah, I didn't get it!

- [Ken] It didn't really help much, though.

- And, Ah! Ah, no!

- [Ken] Well?

- I don't know!

I don't know what I'm doing right now

but I'm getting out of the water.

This is stupid.

Look at me!

Do you see me right now?

Oh yo, this is, wait, yeah, I think so, right?

- [Ken] So you have to edit and

post it on your Twitter from here.

- You want me to tweet from the beach?

- [Ken] Yes.

- Does the editing really matter?

I can't see anything I don't really know how

I'm going to edit this.

- [Ken] Well that's the point.

- So, okay, how bout this, I'm gunna say

my pop is gonna be 100%,

my color's also gonna be 100%

and my light is going to be, here.

I can't see that but I'm gonna assume it's fine.

Taken on a $120 phone, right before

testing how waterproof it is.

Yeah, okay.

Tweeted. (bird calling)

All right, so that is challenge one, completed.

The Moto X is actually not so bad, like,

real talk I'm actually pretty impressed

with how well this is working.

What do we have to do next?

So with a fresh pair of shorts,

let's give the Moto X4 a try at E3.

I feel uncomfortably wet right now, still.

So what better way to test the gaming

capabilities of a phone like this than with

one of the most popular games in the world: PUBG.

So in case you're curious, Fortnite doesn't

actually work on this, it's not quite

to the minimum spec, but PUBG works, I hope.

Oh, someone's shooting at me.

(video game clicking)

Mm, got em.

Okay, I will say one thing, no, this is

not the greatest looking PUBG experience

I've ever seen but it's a full

PC game that's been ported all

the way down to a $120 phone.

I mean, it's no Fortnite but.

- [Ken] But the real challenge was about to begin.

The goal: have Austin test the LTE capability

and video on the phone by live streaming

on Twitter and Periscope on the

very busy and dark E3 convention floor, that is

with one big catch.

Someone has to come within 15 minutes

of you starting the Periscope.

- Okay?

- [Ken] And if no one shows up,

the next mystery tech budget is $3,000.

(cash register dinging)

- Oh.

$3,000?

How to waste $3,000 on Amazon?

What happens when no one shows, oh man, this is bad.

All right, I've gotta get Periscoping,

dude that's brutal, man, that's actually brutal.

- [Ken] Someone has to say that they came from

the Periscope in order--

- No, no, no, no, no, someone just comes up,

someone just comes up.

$3,000 on the lines.

- [Ken] Anyone can come and say "hi" to you, right?

But we need to know if this phone

actually did the job or not.

- Ready, set, go live!

Hello, hello, my friends, I am live at E3

right now so the fun part about this is that

I'm actually streaming on a $120 phone so not

only is there terrible LTE in here, but also you could

be a first hand judge of the quality of a $120 phone.

So, I need some help.

If you are here at E3 can you please come

find me because Ken is shooting a video right now

and if basically, if this stream doesn't work

and someone's not able to come and say "hi",

he's about to spend a very large amount

of money on mystery tech.

If you're right behind me, what where, are you here,

are you here, are you here?

It is pretty laggy, guys if it's laggy

I apologize the issue is just there's just

not great service here so it's probably going

to be a little bit choppy.

- [Ken] It sounds like people can hear you, at least.

- Yeah.

So, quality LTE.

(bell dinging)

- I found you!

- Oh, what, dude!

(both cheering)

- Dude, what's goin' on?

- Are you watching Periscope right now?

Oh wait, wait.

- [Man] No, Twitter.

- [Austin] Look at this, look at this,

he's watching right now!

Dude you are the.

- I saw you go live and I was right around the corner.

- All right, this guy, this guy

right here, aw, okay, so, thank you

for saving $3,000 on the next mystery tech budget.

- Oh yeah for sure.

(laughing)

- [JerryRigEverything] Wireless charging is a slightly

convenient gimmick that I do enjoy

having but is not totally mandatory.

[plastic scraping sound]

- Do I have to do this?

(production beep)

- [Ken] So you know the channel, "JerryRigEverything"?

- Yeah, Zack, the greatest YouTuber alive.

- [Ken] Oh, his name is Zack, not Jerry?

- Yeah, his name is Zack, you've met him before,

we've had dinner with him before.

- [Ken] So, he does the thing where he scratches the screen,

so we should do that.

- I actually think this will do pretty

well though, cause it's glass and metal

like that's actually one of the main points

that the Moto X has is this is a

properly built phone for only $120.

- [Ken] But since we don't do many stress

tests, I figured it would be a good

idea to add another point of reference.

- With deeper grooves at a level seven.

Oh, oh, so this, is a Google Pixel 3a XL,

huh, I see what you did here.

(bell dinging)

So, that's one of the main downsides of the 3a

is that even though this is a budget price flagship,

it still costs a full $400-$480

depending on the standard vs XL, not only does it

lack waterproofing but it's made of plastic.

Awe, man.

In a video full of questionable ideas

this is pretty much up at the top.

All right, ah look at that, literally nothing,

it's sliding off.

How about the screen?

Nothing man.

Uh, actually it's not doing that much.

- [Ken] You're just sharpening it.

- Dude actually like straight up,

look that just wipes right off.

I don't think the Pixel is gunna be the same thing man.

I think it's about to get,

it's about to get wiped out, man, that is really nice.

Pixel 3a time, again the screen is totally fine

as it should be but the back as well

as the sides are plastic.

Oh, dude look at that, look at that, man.

- [Ken] That's not good.

- [Austin] Awe, dude.

Like the sides as well?

Look at that, it just chunks right off.

Okay, yeah, plastic to the surprise of no one,

less durable than metal and glass.

- [Ken] All right, well, the next one--

- Next one, no, that's it, that's all he does.

Oh, you want me to do a bend test?

- [Ken] So, you might have noticed

that my car is actually.

- [Austin] No.

- [Ken] We'll just see how it fares if we drive over it.

- Drive over it?

- [Ken] Yeah, drive over it.

- It actually might, it might be okay.

Goodbye little Pixel, it was nice knowing you.

(car starting)

Oh what, it's fine, it's totally fine!

Wait, wait, wait, stop.

- No, no, no, no.

- Wait, what are you doing?

Wait, no!

Why, it's fine!

It's totally fine, stop, I'm gonna get

the phone now, don't run over my hand.