Moto G4
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Rear Camera8
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360° View
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UI Screenshot16
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Benchmarks10
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Key Specs
Performance
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 -
Octa Core, 1.5 GHz -
2 GB / 3 GB RAM
Display
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5.5 inches (13.97 cm); TFT -
1080x1920 px (FULL HD) -
Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
Rear Camera
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Single Camera Setup - 13 MP (upto 4x Digital Zoom) Primary Camera
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Dual-color LED Flash -
Full HD @30fps Video Recording
Front Camera
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5 MP
Battery
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3000 mAh -
Turbo Charging v3.0
General
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SIM1: Micro, SIM2: Micro -
5G Not Supported -
16 GB / 32 GB Storage, Expandable upto 128 GB
Moto G4 Compare Camera Samples
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Moto G4 Expert Review Summary
Expert Rating:
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Verdict
As we mentioned earlier, the Moto G4 is a good proposition, but it doesn’t make much sense to buy it unless you have a serious budget constraint, since its own sibling, the G4 Plus betters it in almost all departments, and can be grabbed for a price difference of either Rs 1,000, or Rs 2,500, depending upon which variant you wish to go for.
Pros
- Great display
- Smooth performance
- Long battery life
Cons
- Camera is a mixed bag
- No fingerprint reader
- Heating issue
Our Take
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The Moto G4 is a solid smartphone in itself. Solid build, good display, surprisingly smooth performance, vanilla OS, and good battery life. But, it does not sport a fingerprint scanner, which most phones in this price segment do. Despite offering a great pair of shooters, G4’s own sibling, the G4 Plus beats it in that department. Talking of which, the biggest competitor for the G4 is the G4 Plus. While all other phones might seem like better options considering specifications only, Moto devices are in their own league because of the reliability they offer as daily drivers. Hence, we will just compare the G4 with the G4 Plus. The price difference of around a grand does not really make sense, when you can get a fingerprint reader, and a far better camera in the G4 Plus. Spend a bit more, and you can get your hands on the 3GB RAM variant of the Moto G4 Plus, which offers more built-in storage as well. We reviewed the G4 Plus and found it to be a promising daily driver, that you won’t regret buying. And taking account of all these things we recommend buying the Moto G4 only if you have a serious budget constraint, and you don’t mind unlocking your smartphone the good old way.
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Design and Display
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The Moto G4 is basically the G4 Plus, minus the fingerprint scanner. You get a plastic build, and while that may sound unlikely, it is pretty solid. The phone has rounded corners and edges, and a finely textured rear panel... all the components working together to offer good grip.
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Software and Performance
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In these departments, the Moto G4 shares everything with the 2GB RAM variant of the Moto G4 Plus. Powered by a Snapdragon 617 chip, which is an octa-core chip ticking at 1.5GHz, the G4 (obviously) has 2GB of RAM, and gets an integrated Adreno 405GPU. Having loved the performance on the 3GB RAM model of the G4 Plus, we thought we’d lower our expectations from the G4, but we didn’t really need to. The phone handles everyday use easily, and there were negligible stutters during heavy usage. Multitasking was smooth as well. The phone does have a small heating issue, though. After long gaming sessions we felt the device heating up to levels we couldn’t really ignore.
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Camera, Battery, and Connectivity
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Breaking the streak of what’s common between the G4 and the G4 Plus is the camera configuration. The G4 has a slightly toned-down camera, and uses a 13MP autofocus primary shooter with a dual-LED flash, and a 5MP front-facing snapper. The G4 Plus has a fancier 16MP phase-detection autofocus primary camera. While the camera performance of the G4 Plus is outright brilliant, the G4’s camera is not half bad. While it’s not the best in terms of capturing details, the images look sharp enough for you to be able to share them on various platforms, and not be questioned about what phone you’re using, or maybe be questioned, since they look pretty decent. The phone captures beautiful colours, but at times, the images turn out slightly oversaturated. In some cases, we felt that the colours looked slightly warm as well. The G4 struggles a little while focussing on objects that are close by, and it depends on the ambient lighting and your luck as to how long it takes for you to click a nice macro shot. However, if you do get the focus locked, the macro images turn out great. Night shots look flooded with grain, but the selfies were decent, and overall, the camera should please an average user. The default camera app is clean, and user-friendly. Below are a few pictures clicked with the primary camera of the Moto G4.
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Verdict
As we mentioned earlier, the Moto G4 is a good proposition, but it doesn’t make much sense to buy it unless you have a serious budget constraint, since its own sibling, the G4 Plus betters it in almost all departments, and can be grabbed for a price difference of either Rs 1,000, or Rs 2,500, depending upon which variant you wish to go for.
- Great display
- Smooth performance
- Long battery life
Pros
- Camera is a mixed bag
- No fingerprint reader
- Heating issue
Cons
The Moto G4 is a solid smartphone in itself. Solid build, good display, surprisingly smooth performance, vanilla OS, and good battery life. But, it does not sport a fingerprint scanner, which most phones in this price segment do. Despite offering a great pair of shooters, G4’s own sibling, the G4 Plus beats it in that department. Talking of which, the biggest competitor for the G4 is the G4 Plus. While all other phones might seem like better options considering specifications only, Moto devices are in their own league because of the reliability they offer as daily drivers. Hence, we will just compare the G4 with the G4 Plus. The price difference of around a grand does not really make sense, when you can get a fingerprint reader, and a far better camera in the G4 Plus. Spend a bit more, and you can get your hands on the 3GB RAM variant of the Moto G4 Plus, which offers more built-in storage as well. We reviewed the G4 Plus and found it to be a promising daily driver, that you won’t regret buying. And taking account of all these things we recommend buying the Moto G4 only if you have a serious budget constraint, and you don’t mind unlocking your smartphone the good old way.
Read MoreThe Moto G4 is basically the G4 Plus, minus the fingerprint scanner. You get a plastic build, and while that may sound unlikely, it is pretty solid. The phone has rounded corners and edges, and a finely textured rear panel... all the components working together to offer good grip.
Read MoreIn these departments, the Moto G4 shares everything with the 2GB RAM variant of the Moto G4 Plus. Powered by a Snapdragon 617 chip, which is an octa-core chip ticking at 1.5GHz, the G4 (obviously) has 2GB of RAM, and gets an integrated Adreno 405GPU. Having loved the performance on the 3GB RAM model of the G4 Plus, we thought we’d lower our expectations from the G4, but we didn’t really need to. The phone handles everyday use easily, and there were negligible stutters during heavy usage. Multitasking was smooth as well. The phone does have a small heating issue, though. After long gaming sessions we felt the device heating up to levels we couldn’t really ignore.
Read MoreBreaking the streak of what’s common between the G4 and the G4 Plus is the camera configuration. The G4 has a slightly toned-down camera, and uses a 13MP autofocus primary shooter with a dual-LED flash, and a 5MP front-facing snapper. The G4 Plus has a fancier 16MP phase-detection autofocus primary camera. While the camera performance of the G4 Plus is outright brilliant, the G4’s camera is not half bad. While it’s not the best in terms of capturing details, the images look sharp enough for you to be able to share them on various platforms, and not be questioned about what phone you’re using, or maybe be questioned, since they look pretty decent. The phone captures beautiful colours, but at times, the images turn out slightly oversaturated. In some cases, we felt that the colours looked slightly warm as well. The G4 struggles a little while focussing on objects that are close by, and it depends on the ambient lighting and your luck as to how long it takes for you to click a nice macro shot. However, if you do get the focus locked, the macro images turn out great. Night shots look flooded with grain, but the selfies were decent, and overall, the camera should please an average user. The default camera app is clean, and user-friendly. Below are a few pictures clicked with the primary camera of the Moto G4.
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Moto G4 Specifications
General |
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| Operating System | Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
Performance
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| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 |
| Processor | Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53 |
| Architecture | 64 bit |
| Fabrication | 28 nm |
| Graphics (GPU) | Adreno 405 |
| RAM | 2 GB / 3 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR3 |
Benchmark Screenshots
AnTuTu Benchmark
Graphics Benchmark
Vellamo Metal Benchmark
Vellamo Multicore Benchmark
Vellamo Browser Benchmark
Quadrant Benchmark
Camera Speed Benchmark
Geekbench3 Benchmark
Linpack Benchmark
Sunspider Benchmark
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Display
(Excellent)
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| Display Type | TFT |
| Screen Size | 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) |
| Resolution | 1080x1920 px (FULL HD) |
| Pixel Density | 401 ppi |
| Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) | 70.99 % |
| Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass v3 |
UI Screenshots
Lock Screen
Home Screen
Dialer Screen
App Drawer
Notification Panel
Quick Settings Panel
Settings Screen
OS Version
Storage
Battery
Camera On
Camera Options
Camera Modes
Camera Settings
Picture Size Options
Video Size Options
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Design |
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| Height | 153 mm |
| Width | 76.6 mm |
| Thickness | 9.8 mm |
| Weight | 155 grams |
| Build Material | Back: Plastic |
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Rear Camera
(Good)
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| Autofocus | Yes | |||||||
| OIS | No | |||||||
| 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) |
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| Camera Features |
4 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus |
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| Video Recording | 1920x1080 @ 30 fps | |||||||
Rear Camera Samples
Close Up
Low Light
Low Light With Flash
Colour Variance
Long Shot
HDR Off
HDR On
Front Shot
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Front Camera
(Good)
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| Autofocus | No | |||||
| Flash | No | |||||
| Camera Features | Wide Angle Selfie |
Battery
(Very Good)
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| Capacity | 3000 mAh |
| Battery Type | Li-ion |
| Quick Charging | Yes Turbo Charging v3.0 |
Storage |
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| Internal Storage | 16 GB / 32 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 |
| Expandable Storage | Yes, Up to 128 GB |
Network & Connectivity |
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| SIM Slot(s) | Dual SIM |
| SIM Type | SIM1: Micro, SIM2: Micro |
| Network Support | 5G Not Supported, 4G |
| SIM 1 |
4G bands
Expand
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| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz |
| Wi-Fi Features | Mobile Hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.2 |
| GPS | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
| NFC | No |
Multimedia |
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| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm |
Sensors |
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| Fingerprint Sensor | No |
| Other Sensors | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope |
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Moto G4 Key Highlights
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 |
| RAM & Storage | 2 GB RAM + 16 GB 3 GB RAM + 32 GB |
| Display | 5.5", 1080 x 1920 Resolution |
| Rear Camera | 13 MP |
| Front Camera | 5 MP |
| Battery | 3000 mAh |
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