Motorola Moto G4 - user opinions and reviews
- Freakonomik
- T4w
After 1 year od use:
Positives: 1. performance of both cameras in day conditions, 2. sound, 3. display size, brightness, vividness and contrast on a sunny day, 4. Overal good software/hardware performance even when having multiple accounts installed, its pretty fast, 5. Hand gestures, 6. good reception & fast internet, 7. Pretty good resistance against scratches and falls.
Negatives: 1. screen-burn-in/image-retention issue (e.g. you close the app that uses keyboard, but you can still see some traces of that app and keyboard left on the home screen, resting phone over-night or restart fixes the issue), 2. back camera-lense-coating scratches (I had to replace it), 3. bad camera performance in low-light conditions, 4. Slow charging w/o buying extra fast charger, really slow (e.g. Car navigation drains battery way faster than you can charge it with car charger, even when display brightness is set to very low. Same thing happens with regular home-charger), 5. Fast battery draining (sometimes I get maximum 10 hours of easy use, sometimes just 5-6 of normal use), 6. Very rare split-screen issues (resting a phone a couple of minutes on stand-by fixes the issue), 7. no led notifications
Overal: It's ok!
- Ram Avtar Gupta
- uu@
I am quite fedup with Moto G4, during my visit to USA I have taken pictures and transfer these photos to Pendrive , here in India photos taken by moto G4 not displayed on Sony Bravia saying " Playback not available", while as photos taken by apple phone are displayed well....NO HELP...is available...
- Anonymous
- PA7
Gino76, 01 Aug 2017My Moto G4 screen has cracked broken after it fell face first flat on the pavement. The race i... moreChinese phone easily meet your need but do you know that with price tag $300 they give $80 incentive to store so actual price left $220. Moto only give $10 so price $ 290. If you use proper software you find out motorola using censor like bosch. Asahi kasei and other branded censor but chinese phone give you crap one. Try moto Xpure (I tried camera better than iphone 6) or G5plus or g5plus
- Anonymous
- PA7
jsd0017, 03 Aug 2017which 1 phone is gud moto g4 or g4 plus or j2 pro? *(no hanging problem,good camera,btr chipse... moreWas galaxy user, i tried iphone5, move to motorola which better.
Btw g4 better than j7 and a5. Galaxy j signal is week ( but ok if your carrier good )
- jsd0017
- 7j{
which 1 phone is gud moto g4 or g4 plus or j2 pro? *(no hanging problem,good camera,btr chipset , btr processr , heating issue ,btry backup nd ither imp. issues)
plz suggest me
70821- Gino76
- AJr
frosword, 03 Aug 2017Have you thought about Oneplus phones?I did. But due to financial constraints I am forced to look the other way i.e. Chinese phones (Doogee, Umidigi, Elefone, etc.) and much older phones like the Nexus 5X (so-so performance, weak speakers output, etc.), Xperia X (small screen for my needs but decent/so-so performer).
- frosword
- reI
Gino76, 01 Aug 2017My Moto G4 screen has cracked broken after it fell face first flat on the pavement. The race i... moreHave you thought about Oneplus phones?
70821- Gino76
- AJr
My Moto G4 screen has cracked broken after it fell face first flat on the pavement. The race is on to find a replacement ASAP. As much as I want the new G5S phone it STILL lacks a compass ( a necessity for me), no USB Type-C, no water resistance powers. I need a phone with the very "basic' of requirements as follows:
1. Compass/e-compass &/or magnetometer
2. USB Type-C (not compulsary)
3. 4.7" screen & above (preferably 5.1" & above)
4. Faster Cat-6 4G LTE speeds
5. A speaker with a loudness of 75db or above
6. Screen brightness of 500nits & above
7. 3GB RAM or above
8. Cameras which takes natural-looking photo, great dynamic range, contrast, less overexposed photos and and great in low-light
9. Under £300 or €300.
I'm open to suggestions from some Chines phones.
70821- Gino76
- AJr
Anonymous, 30 Jul 2017I know some phone that can replace your g4 and its NOKIA 3310(2017) coz i think its suit to youYou must be joking right? I answered you honestly and politely and this is what I get back from you.
- Anonymous
- tZ0
Gino76, 25 Jul 2017Plan on replacing my ageing Moto G4. I have many choices: 1. Nokia 5 - inferior chipset but d... moreI know some phone that can replace your g4 and its NOKIA 3310(2017) coz i think its suit to you
70821- Gino76
- AJr
Nadalion, 27 Jul 2017What are the main features you want your mobileto have? The same as the Moto G4 or G5 Plus 5.2" screen & above) but with a compass (as i use Google Maps everyday for work purposes), a faster Cat-6 4G LTE, a front or down-firing speakers with 75db minimum loudness (the very least), a 3000mAh battery (the very least) for true all-day use, excellent sunlight readability ( AMOLED? Super LCD?) and one which will survive in the odd rain or accidental drop in the sink (advanced nano coating? basic IP-rating?).
- Nadalion
- Nug
Gino76, 25 Jul 2017Plan on replacing my ageing Moto G4. I have many choices: 1. Nokia 5 - inferior chipset but d... moreWhat are the main features you want your mobileto have?
- Mac
- 39x
AnonD-682140, 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
70821- Gino76
- AJr
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?
70821- Gino76
- AJr
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
- 6XU
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
- nDP
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.
70821- Gino76
- AJr
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?
- DamiDev
- fwE
AnonD-682140, 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
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