Motorola Moto G4

The Moto G4 has started selling on Amazon India for 12,500 INR, which makes it about 2 grand cheaper than the Moto G4 Plus. To justify the subsidized price tag, Moto G4 eliminates the fingerprint sensor and reduces the primary camera megapixel count from 16 to 13.

Now, on paper, loss of fingerprint sensor might appear to be the biggest compromise with this lower end variant, but that might not necessarily be the case. The fingerprint sensor on G4 Plus is fast and accurate, but its placement below the display is odd and the fact that it still doesn't double as a home button is a bit irritating.

Other aspects of Moto G4 Plus remain similar. It has a 64 bit Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, which tends to heat up rather easily. Other than that, it's a quite capable chipset. The camera performance should be same, and the reduction in MP count shouldn't translate to much of a difference in real world usage.

The battery capacity should last for a day. If you don't want to stretch your budget to 15K, the Moto G4 sounds like a reasonable branded budget smartphone option.

The Moto G4 has caught up with the competition in most technical aspects - mainly a faster chipset and a sharp, beautiful screen - while keeping up the build quality and the rare perks.

Okay, no stereo speakers or an IP rating, but the phone does offer a front-firing speaker and a water-resistant coating on the inside. The Moto G line always had an issue with consistency where some features don't carry over to the successor and this generation is no exception. read more →

The Moto G4 are some well-done mid-rangers, marrying performance that should be adequate for casual users with some very attractive pricing.The phones would compare slightly more favorably to the rest of the Android pack. Right now they're still pretty good phones – they just exist in a world where some better-equipped models are just around the corner.

They're good handsets worth picking up if they happen to deliver exactly what you're looking for. read more →

The Moto G4 is a brave new step for the mid-range budget phone. For all its good, however, it's really difficult to ignore the G4 Plus, which squeezes a lot more into the same design.Sure, it's a bit slow to load apps, but the octo-core processor and graphics on board can handle most games without stuttering, while the middling power and so-so screen resolution/brightness mean effective battery life throughout the day.

The Moto G in 2016 looks to be the king of budget handsets. read more →

The Moto G4 was hands-down the one to choose. Having used both handsets for weeks and days at a time, however, we've taken an about-turn on that initial feeling, the G4 does have plenty of positives, in that it can handle the day-to-day with no troubles and lasts out for a decent period of time per charge, but in the wider context of the smartphone market it has its minuses too.

It finds itself floating between two market positions: it's not the budget purchase that the G-series has always been known for, while knocking on the door of superior middle-range models. read more →