Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-08-01 | 2016-05-18 |
| 5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 inches | 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red and White | Black and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | -- |
| 312 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Motorola X8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G4 Plus has an overall score of 72.1, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto X's global score of 68.1. The Motorola Moto G4 Plus is a extremely newer and just a little thinner cellphone than the Motorola Moto X, but it's also heavier. Motorola Moto X counts with a little sharper screen than Moto G4 Plus, although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, a little smaller display and a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution.
The Motorola Moto G4 Plus features much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto X, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Motorola Moto G4 Plus has a bit better processing power than Moto X, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and more cores (although they are slower).
The Motorola Moto X and the Motorola Moto G4 Plus have extremely similar cameras, because although the Motorola Moto G4 Plus has slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
The Moto G4 Plus has better battery duration than Moto X, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Motorola Moto G4 Plus is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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