The first Lenovo Moto smartphones are official now, and the company has launched the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. The phones come with significant improvements over the previous generation of Moto G phones. The new Moto G4 smartphones get Android Marshmallow, good camera setup, decent looks, good built quality, good battery- everything’s good here is a very affordable package.
However, some people believe that the Moto G4 and G4 Plus have reached the market late, and budget smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 have already captured the market with great looks and greater specs. So will the Moto G4 and G4 Plus continue to be successful like the older Moto G phones? Or will the Redmi Note 3 prove its mettle once again?
Let’s compare the specs in this Moto G4 vs. Moto G4 Plus vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comparison.
| Lenovo Moto G4 | Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 | Lenovo Moto G4 Plus | |
| Announcement | May 2016 | Jan 2016 | May 2016 |
| Display | 5.5-inch, 1080p, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 5.5-inch, 1080p, | 5.5-inch, 1080p, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Processor | Snapdragon 617, 1.5GHz octa-core | Snapdragon 650, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 | Snapdragon 617, Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Rear Camera | 13-megapixel | 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Front Camera | 5-megapixel | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p | 5 MP, auto-HDR |
| Memory | 16GB, 2GB RAM Expandable with microSD up to 128GB | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM Expandable with microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Expandable with microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (MIUI 7.0) | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Price | - | Starting Price Rs. 9,999 | Starting price Rs. 13,500 |