Moto G4 vs Moto G4 Plus comparison review
Our Verdict
It’s slightly unusual for a ‘plus’ model of a phone not to have a larger screen, and with the Moto G4 having largely the same specs as the G4 Plus, but an extra £30 for a fingerprint scanner and a better camera doesn’t seem bad at all. It’s a bit confusing but hopefully we’ve cleared things up for you so you can decide which Moto G4 is right for you.
Since 2013, Motorola has updated its Moto G phone annually at the least, and on 17 May it announced theMoto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The Moto G range represents Motorola’s mid-range Android smartphone offering, and they are pretty decent handsets for the price – under £200.
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Check out ourreview of the new Moto G4, and theG4 Plus, plusour review of last year’s Moto G 2015which is now a bargain at £149.
There have been rumours of the new Moto G phones for a while, but now they are both announced, we take a look at how they compare. Will you go for the Moto G4 or the Moto G4 Plus?
Moto G vs Moto G4 Plus: Price
Firstly, there is a price difference. In the UK, the Moto G4 will retail at £159 from Tesco Mobile, Argos andAmazon. It’s£169from Motorola including customisation.
The Moto G4 Plus will be available exclusively in the UK from Amazon for £199 – for the base 16GB model with 2GB RAM. From theMoto Makerit starts at £229 for the 32GB model.
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Moto G vs Moto G4 Plus: Key specifications and features
What’s the same?
Screen
You might expect the G4 Plus to have a larger screen, but it doesn’t. The ‘Plus’ model is in fact a beefed up version of the standard G4; both phones have a reasonably large 5.5-inch full HD display.
Processing power and battery
Both the G4 and the G4 Plus ship with the same processor, a 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor. They similarly both have an Adreno 405 GPU, a 3,000mAh battery with TurboPower fast-charging, as well as a 5Mp front-facing camera. However, only the G4 Plus will ship with a TurboPower charger.
Read on for the differences between the handsets.
What’s different?
Camera
The differences between the Moto G4 and the G4 Plus lie deeper. While the G4 has a 13Mp camera, the G4 Plus boosts up to a 16Mp snapper.
RAM and storage
The Moto G4 will be available with 16- or 32GB storage and 2GB RAM. Meanwhile, the G4 Plus comes with either 32- or 64GB of internal storage (or 16GB if you buy from retailers likeAmazon) with the larger capacity coming with double the amount of memory, 4GB of RAM.
All G4 and G4 Plus models also have a Micro-SD card slot for expandable memory up to 128GB.
Fingerprint scanner
Out of the two, it’s only the Moto G4 Plus that has a fingerprint scanner which sits below the screen in similar fashion to devices like the Galaxy S7. So if you want that extra security and convenience, you won’t want to go for the Moto G4.
You can also read our updated coverage on the release of the Moto G4 and G4 Plushere.
Specs
Motorola Moto G4: Specs
Author: Henry Burrell, Contributor
Previously Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, Henry covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
