Moto G4
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Lenovo-owned Motorola launched the generic Moto G4 series mid-range smartphone in India on Wednesday.

The newly announced Moto G4 is a low-end model of the Moto G4 Plus, which was released last month in the country.

Both the phones share most of the specifications. The key differentiating factors between the two models is that the latter houses fingerprint sensor on the home button and superior 16MP primary camera with laser autofocus on the back, whereas the former features a 13MP snapper on the back and it lacks biometric security sensor. Rest of specifications remain the same in the both the devices.

They sport a 5.5-inch full HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 shield and run Android Marshmallow OS, Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, and a 3000mAh battery with Turbo charger.

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Moto G4 price and availability details:

Both the Moto G4 series devices are available exclusively on Amazon India. Moto G4 comes with one configuration -- 2GB+16GB inbuilt memory for 12,499. It will go on sale at midnight [technically 00:00 a.m. on Thursday].

The higher-end model, Moto G4 Plus comes in two sub-variants -- 2GB RAM+ 16GB storage and 3GB RAM + 32GB storage for Rs. 13,499 and Rs. 14,999, respectively.

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Key specifications of Moto G4 and G4 Plus:

Models Moto G4 Moto G4 Plus
Display 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 401 ppi (pixels per inch)
 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 401 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8952) 617 octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8952) 617 octa-core
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 2GB 2GB/3GB
Storage 16GB, expandable up to 128GB 16GB/32GB, expandable up to 128GB
Camera
  • Main: 13MP camera with dual LED flash, auto HDR, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus)
  • Front: 5MP camera with wide-angle lens
  • Main: 16MP camera with OmniVision Pure Cel Plus sensor, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus), dual-LED flash, professional mode, auto HDR and more
  • Front: 5MP camera with wide-angle lens
Battery 3000mAh with Turbo charger, where in 15 minutes of charging can make the phone run for 6 hours 3000mAh with Turbo charger, where in 15 minutes of charging can make the phone run for 6 hours
Network 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE) 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE)
Add-ons Dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, micro USB port, FM Radio Fingerprint sensor, Dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, micro USB port, FM Radio
Colours black and white black and white
Price Rs. 12,499
  • 2GB RAM + 16GB storage: Rs. 13,499
  • 3GB RAM + 32GB storage: Rs. 14,999