Moto G Vs 4: Which is a better Android smartphone?

The Moto G is a fture- packed yet affordable smartphonethat can sily outrun other mid-range smartphone offerings from its top-tier rivals in the race. Not only does if offer better hardware but also runs almost stock Android on top, which reminds us of the 4. So at almost half the 4′s price, do we see the Moto G as a perfect replacement of the last eration model?
Design: The Moto G flauntsa butiful design, which is certainly not exclusive or new, but is attractive for its price. In addition to that, it is available in a of bright and appling colored shells, which add value to the overall apprance of the phone. The 4, on the other hand, looks good with a smooth and cln design, and looks premium with its glass back. But the glass back makes the 4 more fragile while the Moto G comes across as being extremely sturdy.
Display: The 4 brings a 4.7-inch 768×1280 pixels resolution display with a pixel density of 331ppi and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protective glass on top. The Moto G, on the other hand, comes with a slightly smaller display at 4.5-inch with 720p resolution (320ppi), which is both vibrant and crisp, and offers good viewing angles as well. And on top of that, it offers the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection which is obviously better than the older eration one seen on the 4. Now considering this, the Moto G in our books has a better display than the 4.
Hardware: Both the are powered by Qualcomm’schipsets. The Moto G has a Snapdragon 400 quad-core Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, which is coupled with 1GB of RAM, while running at the 4′s hrt is a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor with ch Krait core clocked at 1.5GHz with 2GB of RAM, which makes it more powerful among the two smart, but at a comparatively higher price point.
Talking about the internal storage, both the 4 and Moto G comes sans mircoSD card support, but offer additional memory on cloud. Both the come with 8GB and 16GB of internal storage.
Software: This is one ar where the 4 dominates. Being a smartphone, it was one of the first devices to get updated to Android 4.4 KitKat and the same can be expected with future updates as well. The Moto G mnwhile offers Android 4.3 Jelly Bn. Having said that, has started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update, which should be available on the Indian dual-SIM variant too.
Camera: The Moto G a 5-megapixel rr camera while the 4 gets an 8-megapixel rr snapper. Both of these come with auto-focus, flash and other regular editing and camera ftures. In addition to that, the Moto G supports HDR recording as well. The Moto G’s camera might not come as good as the 8-megapixel camera on the 4, but none of the two have camera as their USP and are just mediocre in terms of performance. Both the come with a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera as well.
Additional Ftures: The Moto G comes with an array of additional ftures like nano-coating for waterproofing the phone’s external as well as internal parts, dual-SIM compatibility and others. You can rd more about these here. The 4, on the other hand, does not come waterproof and support single SIM only. Though, it does offer wireless charging support, but the absence of a wireless charging port will not rlly affect Moto G’s performance or ftures. Then there is the things about battery – our 4 barely lasts for half-a-day while the Moto G promises a much higher battery performance, which seems to be the case during our initial use of the device.
Taking all these factors into account, the Moto G comes across as a better smartphone and comes at almost half the price of the 4. The Moto G is available at a ridiculously low price point starting fromRs 12,499 for 8GB variant, while the 4 still costs approximately Rs 22,490 on most online retail stores. The only rson to go for the 4 would be for the guarantee of receiving future Android updates before other third-party brands. If that is not one of your priorities, the Moto G offers more bang for the buck.