![]() ![]() The inclusion of stock Android is also a big contributor to the snappy performance of the device, with no heavily customized skin bogging it down. While in most smartphones, gestures are usually reduced to just gimmicks, in the G4 Plus, they are surprisingly usable. ![]() In addition, Motorola also includes its 'glance' view, which shows you the time and any notifications when you wave your hand over the screen. Motorola includes gestures like shake to activate the torch and twist to launch the camera, which work near flawlessly. The device did not bog down even with a multitude of chrome tabs and applications open in the background. We tested the 3GB RAM variant and the smartphone did not suffer from memory management issues, and handled multi-tasking relatively well. The fingerprint sensor is also a delight to use, and is very snappy and accurate, However, as mentioned before, the odd choice of not integrating the home button into the fingerprint sensor does take some times getting used to. Thankfully, the phone doesn't suffer from heating issues, which is a refreshing change of pace. However, on reducing the graphic quality level, they run without any hitch. However, graphic intensive games like Asphalt 8: Airborne and Real racing 3 do suffer from frame rate drops and choppiness. Games like Subway Surfers, Traffic Rider and Temple Run run smoothly, without any lag or hiccups. The inclusion of the Snapdragon 617 is a major improvement over the Snapdragon 400 series found in the previous three generations, helping the phone accomplish day to day tasks without any hassle. The Moto G4 Plus is more than capable of handling daily tasks, and handles casual use such as web browsing, scrolling through photos and lists, taking pictures etc. The smartphone has a 3,000mAh battery unit with TurboCharging support that as per Motorola delivers 6 hours of usage with just 15 minutes of charging.Īmongst the competition, The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 offers a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor, 16/32 GB of storage, a 5.5 inch full HD display, micro SD support and 3GB RAM while the One Plus X offers a more powerful but dated snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD support, a 5-inch full HD display and a rather small 2525mAh battery. The display is also covered with Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. The three previous generations had to make do with only a 720p panel. This is the first time a Moto G smartphone has come with a full HD display. The Moto G4 Plus features a 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080 pixels) display, with a pixel density of 401ppi. With microUSB, you will never be in a situation where you run out of charge and your friends don't have the cable you need. ![]() But on the other hand, it has not still not achieved widespread acceptance and the number of devices featuring USB Type C are still extremely low. On one hand, USB Type C would have made the phone future proof. The lack of USB Type C can be seen as both a negative as well as a positive. The earpiece is more than adequate though and calls made through the phone could be heard loud and clear. The single external speaker unit is adequately loud, but sounds tinny and shrill at full volume. Thankfully, the power key is textured to help distinguish it from the volume keys just by feel. The power and volume keys are a little too soft and mushy for my taste, and their positioning is a bit off, as the thumb naturally lands on the volume down key instead of the power key. The device has a microUSB 2.0 port on the bottom, the headphone jack on top, power and volume keys on the left, the 13MP rear camera along with the dual LED flash and secondary noise cancelling microphone on the rear, with the fingerprint sensor, primary microphone, 5MP front camera, light and proximity sensors and the earpiece on the front. In a departure from previous Moto G generations, which were always a bit chunky and thick, the Moto G4 Plus is rather thin at just 7.7 mm and weighs a reasonable 154 grams. ![]() However, it is great to see how fingerprint sensors, from being a luxury on flagships a year ago, are slowly becoming a mainstay, even at the budget price point. This feels rather unnatural and takes some time getting used to, as out of habit, I kept hitting the fingerprint scanner in order to go home. Motorola has opted for capacitive buttons for home, back and recent apps. The Moto G4 Plus features a fingerprint scanner on the front, although the square bezel housing the sensor does not act as a home button. ![]()
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