TL;DR
Motorola launched the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus smartphones in India. The Moto G4 Plus starts at Rs 13, 499 and is exclusively available from Amazon. The Moto G4 will be hitting the shelves in June.
Motorola today launched its budget smartphones,
Moto G4
and Moto G4 Plus, in
India. The
Moto G4 Plus
comes at a price tag of Rs 13,499 for the 16GB inbuilt storage+2GB RAM version, while the 32GB storage+3GB RAM has been priced at 14,999. The handset is up for pre-orders exclusively on Amazon India. The company did not reveal the price of the Moto G4 smartphone but said that it will be available in June.
Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus handsets are successors to the company's Moto G (3rd Generation) that launched last year. Both the
Moto G4 handsets support VoLTE connectivity and support dual-SIM with dual standby with 4G and 3G connections. For those unaware, the previous Moto G (3rd Gen) smartphone offers 4G+2G standby support.
Both Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus feature similar specifications except for the rear camera and the fingerprint sensor. The Moto G4 Plus sports a fingerprint sensor and a slightly better rear camera. It also is the company’s first Moto G smartphone to feature a fingerprint sensor. The company says the Moto G Plus fingerprint sensor can also unlock the smartphone in fewer than 750 milliseconds.
Both are thin at 7.87mm and feature a micro-textured back panel. The handsets sport 5.5-inch Full HD display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and a pixel density of 401ppi. Some of the other common specifications between the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus are 1.5GH Octa Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor, 3GB RAM, Adreno 405 GPU, 3000mAh battery, 5MP front-facing camera, 32GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card. The
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow-based duo also supports VoLTE connectivity along with 4G, GPS, A GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro-USB connectivity.
The Moto G4 houses a 13MP rear camera with Omni vision Pure Cell Plus sensor, PDAF, 1.3um pixel size and f/2.0 aperture. While the Moto G4 Plus comes with 16MP rear camera with same specifications. The two handsets also include camera features like auto-HDR, Panorama and more.
Motorola has also added its TurboCharging feature to the Moto G4 Plus and Moto G4 smartphones. The Lenovo-owned company claims its Turbo Power technology can deliver up to 6 hours of usage time by just charging for 15 minutes.
At the launch event, Amit Boni, general manager, Motorola India, also claimed that the company now tops the
Android
Wear-powered devices segment.
Watch TOI Tech's unboxing of the new Moto G4 Plus smartphone