Lenovo Moto G4 Play vs Moto G4 vs Moto G4 Plus comparison: see all differences
The most anticipated affordable phones of the year are now official: the new Moto G family comes in three different models and there is some good and some bad news.
The 'bad' one is that the Motorola brand name is retired in favor of Lenovo, the company that acquired the Google-run Motorola a few years ago. The good news is that the familiar 'Moto G' part stays and that those three new models look very good. For starters, there is no longer a model with 8GB of storage as the base model of last year's Moto G3.
There are some important differences between the three new Moto G4 models
The three new Moto Gs are as follows: the base Moto G4 Play model with a small 5" HD display and the Snapdragon 410 chip, then, the regular Moto G4 with a 5.5" Full HD screen and Snapdragon 617, and finally, the Moto G4 Plus, adding a fingerprint scanner and a few extra features in an otherwise very similar form factor as the G4.The most noticeable feature that is missing on all models is 4K video recording: neither of the phones support it. They max out at 1080p at 30 fps. There is also no quick charging on the base Moto G4 Play model, while the other two have it. For these and all the other differences between the three new Moto G4 models, check out the table right below.
| Lenovo Moto G4 Play | Lenovo Moto G4 | Lenovo Moto G4 Plus | |
| Platform | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Dimensions and weight | 144.4 x 72 x 8.95 ~ 9.9 mm 137 g | 153 x 76.6 x 7.9 ~ 9.8 mm 155 g | 153 x 76.6 x 7.9 ~ 9.8 mm 155 g |
| Display | 5.0" HD (720 x 1280 pixels) | 5.5" Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) | 5.5" Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) |
| SoC | Snapdragon 410 | Snapdragon 617 | Snapdragon 617 |
| Cameras | 8MP f/2.2 rear 5MP f/2.2 front | 13MP f/2.0 rear 5MP f/2.2 wide-angle front | 16MP f/2.0 rear with Laser AF, PDAF 5MP f/2.2 wide-angle front |
| Storage and RAM | 16GB storage + microSD 2GB RAM | 16GB / 32GB storage + microSD 2GB RAM | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB + microSD 2GB / 4GB RAM |
| Battery | 2800 mAh | 3000 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Extra features | - | TurboPower quick charge Moto Maker | Fingerprint Reader TurboPower quick charge Moto Maker |
source: Motorola.com
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