"Carrier friendly" Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus now available in the US

Starting today, July 12, the Motorola Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus are officially available in the US (following a couple of weeks of pre-orders). As previously reported, you can buy the two new Moto smartphones from various places, including Motorola.com, Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and B&H. However, if you wish to customize the handsets via Moto Maker, you have to get them directly from Motorola's website.

You can purchase the Moto G4 for $199.99 if you only want the 16 GB variant, or $229.99 if you need 32 GB of internal memory. The Moto G4 Plus costs $249.99 (16 GB model), or $299.99 (model with 64 GB of internal memory and 4 GB of RAM).

The Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus are presented by Motorola as "carrier friendly" smartphones. That's because they're sold unlocked, and are compatible with all relevant US carriers, including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. The two devices run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and have many common features, though the G4 Plus has a few advantages - like a fingerprint scanner, and a superior rear camera.

We already unboxed the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, and we'll soon have our reviews of them online. Until then, let us know if you're planning to get any of these two new Moto smartphones.