Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

Comparing the Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB 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: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Moto G4 Plus runs at 1.5 GHz, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the better performer.

Display: Both Moto G4 Plus and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while Moto G4 Plus offers 16 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Moto G4 Plus and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while Moto G4 Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Moto G4 Plus and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Moto G4 Plus and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Moto G4 Plus has a rating of 4.

Moto G4 Plus

₹11,499

(Discontinued)

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

68%

Release Date

17 May, 2016

14 Sep, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 617	Snapdragon 615
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
2 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


16 MP Primary Camera	21 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3630 mAh
Turbo Power Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous display
Fast and accurate fingerprint sensor
Powerful snappers
Smooth performance and all-day battery life

Gorgeous display
Pure Android
Improved camera performance
Powerful battery

Cons

Design is a mixed bag and it isn't waterproof
Suffers from heating issues

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

User Ratings

4/5

(86,340 ratings)

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Sep 14, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.55 %

74.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

153 mm

148 mm

Width

76 mm

75 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

10.9 mm

Weight

155 grams

169 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0PureCel Sensor

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

5288 x 3968 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3630 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Power Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.8 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass