Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB vs Moto G4 Plus

Comparing the Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB vs Moto G4 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G4 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB runs at 1.4 GHz, making Moto G4 Plus the better performer.

Display: Moto G4 Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB offers 5 inches, making Moto G4 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Moto G4 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB offers 13 MP, making Moto G4 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Plus feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Moto G4 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB offers 2470 mAh, making Moto G4 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB and Moto G4 Plus offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Moto G4 Plus has a rating of 4.

Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB

₹10,999

(Discontinued)

Moto G4 Plus

₹11,499

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

64%

69%

Release Date

28 Jul, 2015

17 May, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 410	Snapdragon 617
(upto 1.4 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


2470 mAh	3000 mAh
N/A	Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

4.3/5

(208,507 ratings)

4/5

(86,340 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB / 1 GB

2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.83 %

71.55 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142.1 mm

153 mm

Width

72.4 mm

76 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm

9.8 mm

Weight

155 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX7 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2470 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 8 GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)

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

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.905 W/kg Body: 1.069 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope