Recently, Motorola launched the Moto G4 with Moto G4 Plus, the fourth handset of the Moto G series. Both handsets are available in India. The new Moto G4 handset is an upgraded variant of Moto G (Gen 3) launched last year. Today we will compare Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus and Moto G (Jane 3). Our effort is to know what is the main difference in these three handsets. Let us tell you that the old Moto G (Gen 3) handset is still available in the market.
(Comparison: Moto G4 vs Moto G4 Plus vs Moto G Jane 3)
The 1.4 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor was used in Motorola Moto G (Gen 3) launched last year, along with Adreno 306 GPU for graphics. The new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus have a 1.5 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and Adreno 405 GPU is present for graphics. Moto G (Gane 3) comes with an option of 1 GB and 2 GB RAM. You will also get the option of 2 GB and 3 GB RAM in Moto G4 Plus. However, Moto G4 has a only 2 GB RAM variant.
The new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus out of box run on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow while Moto G (Gen 3) came with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop at the time of launch. The Lenovo -owned company released the update of Android Marshmallow for Moto G (Gen 3) March.
Talking about storage, Moto G (Gen 3) gets an option of 8 GB and 16 GB. It has support for microSD cards up to 32 GB. With Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus you will be able to use microSD cards up to 128 GB. The Moto G4 comes with only 16 GB storage while in the Moto G4 Plus you will be able to choose between 16 GB and 32 GB storage.
Talking about the screen, Moto G (Gen 3) has a 5-inch HD display and the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus have an upgraded full-HD display of 5.5 inch. The rear cameras of Moto G (Gen 3) and Moto G4 are of 13 megapixels. Dual LED flash is also provided with them. On the other hand, the sensor of the primary camera of Moto G4 Plus is 16 megapixels. These laser are equipped with new technology such as auto-focus and PDAF. The front cameras of all three smartphones are 5-5 megapixels.
The important feature of Moto G (Gen 3) is that it has an IPX 7 certification, that is, it is a water resistant. This time Motorola has given a water recent feature in Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus.
Moto G (Gen 3) has a 2470 mAh battery. At the same time, the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus handsets are equipped with 3000 mAh battery. The new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus handsets support fast charging. You also get a turbo power charger with them. It has been claimed that this charger will get 6 hours of power within just 15 minutes.
The new change in the Moto G family has been made as a fingerprint scanner. This hardware feature is now part of the Moto G4 Plus. Sadly, this feature is limited to Moto G4 Plus only.
Now the matter of price. Motorola Moto G4 was launched in India for Rs 12,499. Moto G4 Plus’s 2 GB RAM/ 16 GB storage variant is available for Rs 13,499 and 3 GB RAM/ 32 GB storage variants for Rs 14,999.
Moto G (Gen 3) was recently made available on Amazon India for Rs 9,999. This price is of 8 GB inbuilt storage variants. The 16 GB model is available for Rs 10,999.
