Now Motorola has launched two variants of G4 with little change. Among them, at a price of Rs 13,499 Moto G4 Plus ,Review) And Moto G4 for Rs 12,499. G4 Plus has more features. And this phone is available in two storage and memory variants, while the Moto G4 is a basic option and is more affordable. Today we Moto G4 In the review, we will know if the difference in the price of both these smartphones is really fine? And is Moto G4 a profitable deal?
Look and design
The new Moto G4 has made many major changes compared to the previous G series smartphones but there is a very slight difference between the Moto G4 and G4 Plus. The look of size, weight and both smartphones is also the same due to which it becomes difficult to differentiate them. But the Moto G4 has no physical home button from which it can be identified separately from the Moto G4 Plus. Like the Moto G4 Plus, a small microphone has been given.
Motorola’s trademark stereo speaker Arrangement was not given due to the fingerprint sensor in the Moto G4 Plus, but in the G4, Motorola has easily designed it in G4. However, at the top of the phone, the earpiece has a loudspeaker, which simply means that the phone does not get a great sound as expected.
Everything else in the phone is exactly the same as the G4 Plus. Power and volume buttons are on the right, micro-USB ports downwards and 3.5mm shock are at the top. The plastic rear cover is removable but users cannot replace it. Power and volume buttons feel quite inferior and unstable and it is also very difficult to operate them.
The Moto G4 has a 5.5-inch full-HD IPS LCD screen which is similar to the Moto G4 Plus. 71.2 percent of the phone front is occupied by screen. The screen is very shiny, the colors are also fantastic and the phone can be used well even in the light of Suraj. Black level is good for an IPS LCD screen and Gorilla Glass 3 has been given to protect against any kind of scratch and loss. The screen is quite sharp and its Dansity is 401 PPI. The screen is good according to this price phone.
On purchasing the Moto G4, you will get a quick-charged charger with the box. The turbo charger that comes with G4 is of 14.4 watt, rather than 25 watts given with G4 Plus. But it is a modular unit with which you will also get a USB cable with wall charger. Which means that you will not need a separate cable to transfer data with G4 Plus. The phone also has earphones along with the phones, but their quality cannot be said to be very good.
Specification and software
Moto G4 has about the same specifications which are in G4 Plus. The big difference between the two phones is the fingerprint sensor and different camera sensors. This phone has Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and 3000 mAh battery. The phone has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage (expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card). Moto G is available in only one storage and RAM variants while the G4 Plus also comes in 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants at a price of Rs 14,999. If compared to the G4 Plus of Rs 13,499, then you will get a fingerprint sensor and a little better quality camera at a price less than Rs 1,000.
Moto G4 provides 4G support on primary SIM and it supports Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi A/B/G/N. This phone of Moto has USB-OTG and FM radio but NFC connectivity has not been given.
The Moto G4 runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Near-Stock User Interface, using Google Now as a default launcher. In the last several smartphones of Motorola, where some software pre-installs were pre-install, the Moto G4 has more close to stock from the previous phone. The phone does not have a gallery app and the user is asked to use Google photos and at the same time the phone also has an offer of backup of photos with original resolution without affecting the cloud storage space for two years. Apart from this, functions like SMS, Clock and Calander also run from Google’s built-in app.
The phone also has a well-known Moto app, so that the flashlight and the camera can be turned on or stoping only from gesture. Apart from this, there is also a moto display that adjusts the screen according to its own to show you phone notification in low-power mode.
Camera
The Moto G4 camera is different from the G4 Plus to two. While the G4 Plus has a 16 -megapixel primary camera with laser and phase detection autofocus, G4 has a 13 -megapixel camera with simple contrast detection autofocus. The phone has a 5 megapixel front camera. There is dual-LED flash on the rear. The phone can record a video recording of 1080 pixels per second while in slow motion, while 540 pixels can be recorded at 120 frames per second.
Carra App is the company’s standard Moto camera and is well designed. Flash, self-timer, HDR and camera switching can easily togle into the viewfinder. Whereas from other options you can turn on many shooting mode like photos, videos, panorama, slow-motion video and professional mode. Swipe from the left to the right can change the resolution, shutter sound and other settings by going to the setting menu. This is a good app that is very easy to use.
When it comes to color, the pictures look fantastic. However, there is a lack of detailing, especially on the bright parts of the photographs which become oversaturated. On zoom, there is a lack of detailing and excess in the photos.
The video is quite spectacular when shot at 1080 pixels, but in slow-motion there is a lack of detailing in the video. But shooting on slow motion mode in 540 pixels makes the video fine. But the photos are not very good in low light. Overall, the camera of Moto G4 is fine and you will get better pictures than the G4 Plus.
Performance
The Moto G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 runs on a processor which was first seen in HT One A9 (Review). This smartphone has been promoted as a better mid range performance and battery life than the previous processor of Qualcomm. However, it is not even around the powerful Snapdragon 650 processor given in Xiaomi Redma Note 3 (Review) which is not only at the price of Moto G4 but also comes with more RAM and storage.
But apart from this, this phone with mid -range is reliable. Sometimes the phone gets a little hot but overall it works without much trouble. The phone found good benchmarking figures.
In our video loop test, the Moto G4 battery supported us for about 12 hours. The phone’s battery is almost like the G4 Plus. Once full charge in general use, we could run the phone for the whole day (even at 4G connectivity). The charger that comes with the phone is not a quick like Moto G4 Plus but this device works well.
Our decision
The Moto G4 is a great phone in every way. Its design is good, it looks fantastic and comes with tremendous, up-to-date software. However, there is not all that can be installed in a smartphone segment priced below Rs 15,000 and it gets a tough competition from Moto G4 Plus.
Moto G4 where Moto G4 Plus (Review) is cheaper by Rs 1,000. We would advise you to buy Moto G4 Plus by paying Rs 1,000 more. In this phone you will get fingerprint sensor, better camera and more powerful charger. And if you can spend a little more money then you can also take 3 GB/ 32 GB storage variants. And if you do not want to increase the budget then at a low price Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 ,Review) There is a better option.
There is only one reason to buy the Moto G4 is if your budget is very limited and you do not want to increase it but stock Android Experience is important for you. But if this is not your need, then we cannot advise you to buy Moto G4.