The Moto G4 is a decent smartphone and offers one of the best smartphone photos in the budget segment, as well as good battery life. Unfortunately, it does not offer the full current account that LeEco Le 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Lenovo zuk Z1 make up. It is a good smartphone, but not the best.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MOTOROLA MOTO G4
The Moto G, which was introduced when the company was owned by Google under the name Motorola Mobility, was perhaps the first smartphone to bring excellence to the budget smartphone segment. Since then, the world has evolved at an astronomical pace, driven by the promise that the first generation of the Moto G made to the world.
In particular, India is one of the largest markets for smartphones. Recently, LeEco Le 2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 have provided superior performance, excellent construction and design and have distinguished themselves by offering more than economical devices. In such markets, Excel does not guarantee the success of a smartphone in one aspect only. The Moto G4 Plus, which we recently reviewed, turns out to be one of such incidents. While it is at the top of budget smartphones in terms of camera, it lacks other aspects.
The Moto G4, its little brother, is powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SOC with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of memory, a 3000 mAh battery cell and a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display. The notable differences are its thinness, the lack of a fingerprint sensor here and a 13-megapixel camera sensor instead of a 16-megapixel sensor on the back. Do you have enough strength to build a good budget smartphone? Let’s find out.
Camera
The 13-megapixel main camera is compatible with a dual LED flash module and an f/2.0 lens. Moto has added some customizations to the camera app, which supports manual movie modes in addition to the standard automatic mode. The Moto G4 does a good job of preserving details in photos, and the subjects look very sharp. The colors retain their originality in origin, although the main disadvantage lies in the low degrees of saturation. The Moto G4 also adjusts the white balance on the cooler side, which causes a lack of warmth in photos. The level of detail of the photos is really remarkable, although the cool tone becomes daunting.
But you can undo this by using the professional mode and setting the white balance yourself. You can also take self-processing and post-processing photos to adjust the overall white balance of the photos. In low-light conditions, the Moto G4 works quite well and manages to keep the frame lighting enough, maintaining an adequate level of detail. Pixel noise can be heard here, but the Moto G4 does not aggressively try to eliminate the noise. This is good despite the occasionally extremely grainy photography, as the subjects remain sharp even in low-light conditions.
Unfortunately, however, the Moto G4 has difficulty concentrating quickly in low-light conditions. It is quite fast in daylight or near an abundant artificial light source, and the overall shutter response and duration of taking a photo are smooth and compressed. The only problem occurs in low-light conditions, where he has difficulty concentrating.
However, the Moto G4 is one of the most balanced smartphone cameras on the budget. The Moto G4 Plus is the best here, followed by the leeco Le 2. Personally, I would rate the Moto G4 above the Huawei Honor 5c in terms of camera performance, with the excellent details and sharpness that play here.