Motorola Moto G Turbo vs Moto G4

Comparing the Motorola Moto G Turbo vs Moto G4 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: Both Motorola Moto G Turbo and Moto G4 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Moto G4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola Moto G Turbo offers 5 inches, making Moto G4 the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto G Turbo features a IPS LCD display compared to Moto G4's TFT, making Motorola Moto G Turbo the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Motorola Moto G Turbo and Moto G4 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto G Turbo and Moto G4 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Moto G4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Motorola Moto G Turbo offers 2470 mAh, making Moto G4 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Motorola Moto G Turbo and Moto G4 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Moto G Turbo receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Moto G4 is rated 7.

User Rating: Motorola Moto G Turbo receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Moto G4 has a rating of 4.

Motorola Moto G Turbo

₹11,996

(Discontinued)

Moto G4

₹6,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

67%

68%

Release Date

10 Dec, 2015

23 Jun, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 615	Snapdragon 617
Octa Core (upto 1.5 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	TFT
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


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

Storage

16 GB	16 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Sturdy and durable build
Good performance
Fast charging
Almost stock Android interface

Great display
Smooth performance
Long battery life

Cons

Not as loaded as the competition
HD display
Average camera performance

Camera is a mixed bag
No fingerprint reader
Heating issue

User Ratings

4.2/5

(69,452 ratings)

4/5

(8,933 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

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 405

RAM

2 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

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 %

70.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142.1 mm

153 mm

Width

72.4 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm

9.8 mm

Weight

155 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x 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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2470 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Turbo Charging

Yes Turbo Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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

4G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 0.76 W/kg Body: 1.13 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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope