Motorola Moto G4 - user opinions and reviews
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Chelinh5, 04 Jul 2017My phone keeps flickering. Anyone knows why?Go to settings >> More Tab >> About device.
-Find "Build number" and click 6 times fast on it.
-You will then get the message saying: "You are now a developer"
-Come back to Home Screen, and then go back to Settings >> More Tab >> Now you will -see the "Developer Options"
-Now go to Developer options >> Drawing Section or Rendering Section >> Find "Turn off hardware overlays" or "disable hardware overlays" >> This will force the phone to always use GPU for screen compositing
- Gino76
- AJrw
Plan on replacing my ageing Moto G4. I have many choices:
1. Nokia 5 - inferior chipset but decent performance and better GPU but no water resistance
2. Galaxy A5 2017 - dull-looking photos, expensive for its specs/class and questionable multitasking but great water resistance, smoother UX/UI, 1.5 day battery life & loud speaker
3. Honor 9 - Affordable for its specs but not a fan of EMUI, questionable sunlight readibility (i.e. different/odd screen colour calibration) and no water resistance
4. Xperia Z5 - better specs than Moto G4 on paper but maybe stuck with Nougat 7.0, camera/performance is showing it's age and is slow
5. Moto G5 Plus - having no compass (which is a must as i use Google Maps for walking navigation), no proper water resistance and a newer model coming
6. iPhone 6S - a safe bet but it is iOS, questionable battery life and has no water resistance
7. Galaxy J5 2017 - budget Samsung, low-par camera, questionable performance, great battery life, NFC + fingerprint scanner but no proper water resistance.
Any comments, suggestions & advice please?
- Gino76
- AJrw
Anonymous, 24 Jul 2017iPhone will have worse battery life. If you are android user go for other Motorola or Sony Xperia.So, like the Moto G4 with no compass for basic navigation and stuck at Nougat 70 and the Moto G5 which may get stucj at Nougat 7.1.1 forever and again no compass. I'm reluctant to go back to an Xperia as all my experiences have shown poor battery life.
- Anonymous
- 6XUu
Gino76, 16 Jul 2017Trying to replace my Moto G4 with another phone.But talking about battery life thinking about ... moreiPhone will have worse battery life. If you are android user go for other Motorola or Sony Xperia.
- jim
- nDPy
Unusable back camera, very bad, unfortunately, because in every other aspects it is a very good phone. We can't talk about low light situations, because it is unusable even in very good artificial lightning. There are 2mpx or 5mpx front cameras that perform better than moto g4's back camera. The last time I'm getting a phone after reading "professional" reviews. No, you can't use words like "decent in this price range" regarding the camera.
- Gino76
- AJrw
Trying to replace my Moto G4 with another phone.But talking about battery life thinking about doing all the known battery saving tips that you can think of (from turning off NFC, bluetooth, Airplay, GPS, background syncing, tracking, etc. on an iOS device) would you say an iPhone 6S Plus would be better than a Moto G4 or vice versa?
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Chelinh5, 04 Jul 2017My phone keeps flickering. Anyone knows why?-Go to settings >> More Tab >> About device.
-Find "Build number" and click 6 times fast on it.
-You will then get the message saying: "You are now a developer"
-Come back to Home Screen, and then go back to Settings >> More Tab >> Now you will -see the "Developer Options"
-Now go to Developer options >> Drawing Section or Rendering Section >> Find "Turn off hardware overlays" or "disable hardware overlays" >> This will force the phone to always use GPU for screen compositing
- Anonymous
- nGIn
WMaldini, 26 Jun 2017Thank you so much, your comment saved my G4 and other 200£ pound for a new phone that I ... moreVery welcome, i found that solution via someone else's post, glad it has helped.
- mhcga
- ksyB
YJ, 03 Jun 2017GSM phone should work with any phone company anywhere .My wife and I have the Moto G4 and she is on Cricket (AT&T) and I am on Verizon ( Totalwireless). NO problems yet. I think most problems are due to App issues. How can any mfg verify every App. I had and iPhone 5s and if was flawless with any App I installed.
- AndyWalsall GB
- HKMK
gene, 04 Jul 2017I have a Moto G4 purchased back in July of 2016 and everything was working great. It had good... moreHi Gene.
My partner and I both have Moto G4 supplied by Carphone Warehouse in UK.
Were both on Android Nougat with no battery issues as far as we can tell. Phone can be charged on morning and be used for instant to 9.40pm and it's now at 73% with 1 day 10 hours left on the battery.
- Anonymous
- pWEg
Pretty good phone if one likes stock android. Only problem i have compared to other phones is poor voice quality of speaker. What i especially like in this compared to gf's huawei P9 lite is faster and (way) more reliable gps.
Now after a year of use battery life seems bit worse than it was but i usually end up replacing battery once per 1½ years with my smartphones, so that seems normal.
- Anonymous
- sgbV
Jethro, 01 Jul 2017My G4 does the same thing IF and only IF I try to use it while it is charging. If not charging... moreHelp bought my phone Sept.16.Last month phone been crazy.blinking . won't shut down,over heat.Jumps off pages can't texted.Os their a recall on them.Daughter has same problem
- joey
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Chelinh5, 04 Jul 2017My phone keeps flickering. Anyone knows why?
yes, i experience that too
- gene
- 43Sc
I have a Moto G4 purchased back in July of 2016 and everything was working great. It had good battery life and responded pretty well. But, as soon as I updated to Android 7.0, that's when my battery life declined quickly to the point where I was dependent on carrying a charger to wherever I went. Also, the phone now reboots itself randomly. The phone also shuts down in mid conversation with someone. This is unacceptable. Now, July 4, 2017, I need a new phone to function.
- atiq
- 7k7i
DoveDark, 21 Jun 2017It's a great phone. I have the screen ghost image problem too though, started 2 months after p... moreThane for the help
- Jethro
- NxLT
Fed Up, 16 Jun 2017I bought this phone for $220 last year thinking it would be a nice upgrade from my Samsung Gal... moreMy G4 does the same thing IF and only IF I try to use it while it is charging. If not charging it never has the problem you describe.
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