Moto G Plus 4th Gen review: An affordable smartphone with upgraded specs and impressive camera than Moto G4

Motorola has been pretty much impressive among the budget range smartphones. Motorola had set a benchmark in the specifications in the budget price range and had highly raised the standards of smartphones available in the market.

Moto E and Moto G series of smartphones have been performing impressively since the Moto's comeback in late 2013. Moto G4 is the debut model after Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google.

Moto G Plus 4th Gen aka Moto G4 Plus is a slightly upgraded version of Moto G4. When it comes to design, there is not much difference between Moto G4 and Moto G Plus 4th Gen. Both have a 5.5inch full-HD TFT display protected by Gorilla glass 3. The one big difference that really matters is the addition of fingerprint scanner on the bottom of G4 Plus. This is the big draw about choosing the Moto G4 Plus over the Moto G4.

There are other many big differences between Moto G4 and G4 Plus when looked inside like RAM, internal storage, camera and fingerprint scanner of course.

Hardware review:

Moto G4 Plus sports a 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor which is known to deliver efficient performance and connectivity. RAM and internal storage comes in two options - 2GB RAM + 16GB Internal storage and 3GB RAM + 32GB Internal storage. These options availabilities in G4 plus offer a great deal for people to choose according to their requirements.

Moto G4 plus has an access to adoptable internal storage which allows you to extend your internal storage to the external card.

The camera is the biggest factor in G4 Plus which is 16MP. For many people, this can be an influencing factor in choosing G4 Plus over other phones as the photography is exceptional even over G4 and its nearest competitors. The camera can grab shots indoors, and outdoors without any issues. The front-facing camera has a 5MP lens which also offers decent selfies. 

Moto G4 Plus is backed by a 3,000mAh battery that comes with a turbocharger that charges the battery within 15mins.

Operating System:

Moto G4 Plus comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The phone has just received Nougat update that adds the following functionalities.

- Multi-window view

- Data saver

- Just-in-time compiler

- Quick switch between apps

Pricing and Availablity:

The 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM variant is priced at Rs 12,499 and the 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant is priced at Rs 13,999. G4 Plus is exclusively available on Amazon. Compare the features with the nearest competitor models from Samsung mobiles.

Conclusion:

For people who seek brand reliability and solid performance in the budget price range, G4 Plus is a good choice.