Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Moto X4 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Motorola Moto G4 Plus
8.2
Motorola Moto X4
Motorola Moto G4 Plus Motorola Moto X4
Released · May 18, 2016
Released · Oct 19, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.10% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
2GB/16GB
3GB/32GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 20, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VA5
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Dual SIM version
Dual SIM Yes
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