Moto G4 Plus: Pros & cons
The American handset maker, Motorola has launched
its 4th generation Moto G smartphone with co-branding from its
parent company Lenovo. This is not only the first co-branded Moto device but
also brings a lots of first to the Moto Line up. The handset maker has not only
changed the design of the device but for the first time a Moto G device comes
with a metal chassis albeit with a flimsy back panel. However, the handset has
been received very well in the country and is already selling quite well. In
case you are planning to buy a new device and have your heart set on Moto
G4 Plus, take a look at these pros and cons of the handset, which will help
you decide better.
Moto G4 Plus – Reasons to Buy
16 Megapixels rear camera
It seems that the American handset brand has been
pressurised by the increasing competition from Chinese brands and we could not
be happier. This time around, the handset maker has opted for a high-end 16
Megapixels primary snapper on the rear panel of the device. This is to counter
the competition posed by Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and also have the best camera in
the budget segment. The user interface of the camera has also been retained from
stock Android with an easy to use manual mode for better control over camera
aspects.
Stock Android Operating System
Since the brand was brought by Google, one of the
key highlight of Moto devices have been the near stock Android operating system
and that has been continued even after it was taken over by Lenovo. Apart from
a few bloatware from Motorola, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system is
completely stock making it an easy to use handset. Moto G devices also happen
to be one of the first handsets to get the latest updates from Google and G4
Plus is no exception. If you are into pure Android experience and love to stay
up to date, this one is for you.
Fingerprint scanner
Again as counter-measure against competition,
Motorola has decided to equip the new handset with a much sought after
technology. Motorola Moto G4 Plus is the first smartphone in the entire lineup
of the brand to come with a touch fingerprint scanner. While the fingerprint
scanner is located on the front panel in form of home button, it does not
function as an actual home button so that takes some getting used to.
Fast Charging
As if having a good 3000 mAh battery was not enough for the brand, it has now gone ahead and equipped the handset with fast charging. Therefore, the user can be assured that they would not be running out of battery fast and even if they do, Motorola has made sure it charges back up as fast. It is a nice combination to have for those who love to be on their smartphone for longer durations.
Moto G4 Plus – Reasons not to Buy
No NFC
This comes as a sucker to most of use but for some
reason, Motorola has decided to chuck off NFC when it launched Moto G4 Plus.
Being the future of connectivity and online payment, it might turn out to be a
deal breaker for many a user. We personally feel that Motorola should have kept
NFC for obvious reasons.
Limited functionality of fingerprint scanner
While the handset does feature a fast fingerprint
scanner, which is great to use and recognises fingerprint from any angle it
does have its own niggles. To begin with, Motorola has not incorporated any
setting to associated any other tasks to be triggered with the scanner like
taking pictures with a tap or launch a certain app using fingerprint. This
means that the scanner on Moto G4 Plus can only be used to unlock the handset.
Moreover, it is not even a working home button and you would still have to rely
on on-screen capacitive touchscreen to use home button.
No water-resistance
This comes as another shocker to Moto Loyalist but
the best Moto G smartphone till is missing one of the highlight of entire Moto
series. The decision to switch to metal chassis and flimsy plastic back has
costed Moto G4 Plus the water-resistance that its predecessor were known for.
This might be a serious deal breaker for many Moto G users who are looking for
an upgrade.
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