Lenovo Zuk Z1 vs Moto G4 Plus

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Comparing the Lenovo Zuk Z1 vs Moto G4 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Zuk Z1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Moto G4 Plus runs at 1.5 GHz, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better performer.


Display: Both Lenovo Zuk Z1 and Moto G4 Plus offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Moto G4 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers 13 MP, making Moto G4 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Moto G4 Plus offers 5 MP, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Moto G4 Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Moto G4 Plus offers 16 GB, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Lenovo Zuk Z1 and Moto G4 Plus equally at 8.


User Rating: Moto G4 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while Lenovo Zuk Z1 has a rating of 3.

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Lenovo Zuk Z1
₹7,499
(Discontinued)
Moto G4 Plus
₹11,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
69%

Release Date

19 May, 2016
17 May, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 617
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

4100 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Glitch-free performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Cyanogen OS brings added tweaks
  • Gorgeous display
  • Fast and accurate fingerprint sensor
  • Powerful snappers
  • Smooth performance and all-day battery life

Cons

  • Boring design
  • No expandable storage
  • Older processor could put off some users
  • Design is a mixed bag and it isn't waterproof
  • Suffers from heating issues

User Ratings

3/5
(12,328 ratings)
4/5
(86,340 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

CyanogenMod
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 300
Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 405

RAM

3 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.13 %
71.55 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

155.7 mm
153 mm

Width

77.3 mm
76 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.8 mm

Weight

175 grams
155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 38 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope