Motorola Moto X Play 16GB vs Moto G4 Plus 32GB

Comparing the Motorola Moto X Play 16GB vs Moto G4 Plus 32GB 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 32GB runs at 1.5 GHz, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the better performer.

Display: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto G4 Plus 32GB 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 32GB offers 16 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto G4 Plus 32GB 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 32GB offers 3000 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Moto G4 Plus 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers 16 GB, making Moto G4 Plus 32GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Motorola Moto X Play 16GB and Moto G4 Plus 32GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Moto G4 Plus 32GB has a rating of 4.

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

Moto G4 Plus 32GB

₹15,948

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

68%

70%

Release Date

14 Sep, 2015

17 May, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 615	Snapdragon 617
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 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


21 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


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

Storage

16 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous display
Pure Android
Improved camera performance
Powerful battery

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

Cons

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

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

User Ratings

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

4/5

(77,186 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 14, 2015

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 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 405

RAM

2 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

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)

74.95 %

70.99 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

148 mm

153 mm

Width

75 mm

76.6 mm

Thickness

10.9 mm

9.8 mm

Weight

169 grams

155 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0PureCel Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels

4616 x 3464 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3630 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

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)

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 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)

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

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/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

Yes

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