Moto G (4th Generation) - Black - 16 GB

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Moto G (4th Generation) - Black - 16 GB - Unlocked - Prime Exclusive - with Lockscreen Offers & Ads From Motorola List Price: $199.99 Price: $149.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by Amazon.com Average customer review: (758 customer reviews)

Product Description

Meet the new, carrier-friendly Moto G. This phone is all about performance. Take stunning photos thanks to an advanced 13 MP camera. And get up to 6 hours of power in just 15 minutes of TurboPower charging, along with an all-day battery. All this in a streamlined design that fits nicely in your pocket. Moto G. Performance you won’t outgrow.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #189 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Size: 16 GB
• Color: Black
• Brand: Motorola
• Model: XT1625
• Released on: 2016-07-12
• Dimensions: 6.02" h x .39" w x 3.02" l,

Features

• Fast 4G LTE speed, an up to 1.5 GHz octa-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a bright 5.5" full HD (1080p) display ensures videos and games run smoothly and look great
• Enjoy the best of Google Android 6.0 Marshmallow, including Google Play Store, Google Maps, Gmail and more
• Offers and ads, including personalized deals and recommendations, display on the phone's lockscreen
• Take brilliant photos with the 13 MP HD camera or snap group shots with a 5 MP wide-angle selfie cam. Add up to 128 GB of additional storage with a microSD card
• The all-day battery includes TurboPower charging which provides up to 6 hours of use in just 15 minutes
• Unlocked and carrier-friendly, works with all major carrier networks domestically or abroad
• Prime members get unlimited access to Prime movies and TV shows, Prime Music, Prime Photos storage, deals, and more with a pre-installed selection of Amazon apps, including Amazon Underground where over 2,000 premium apps, games, and in-app items are 100% FREE

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
232 of 246 people found the following review helpful.
Moto Reclaims the Budget Crown… For Now
By Eduardo
Pros
+ Excellent Screen
+ Great Camera
+ Clean Android 6.0 Marshmallow
+ Compatible with all major networks
+ Great Price
Cons
- No NFC
- No longer waterproof
- Bland Design
- Competition is Getting Better
- Single Speaker

Should You Buy: Yes
Actual Value: $200

Contrary to what most reviewers though, I thought Motorola really dropped the ball last year. The Moto G of 2015 had a weak processor, low resolution screen, and an okay, but not great, camera. Perfectly fine in 2014, but not in 2015 and definitely not now. Companies like Alcatel, ASUS, and even small companies like Honor (Huawei) were offering better value for money. But this year, Motorola definitely brought its best. But is it enough to be the best budget phone of the year? In short, yes. The Moto G4 is the best budget phone you should buy today. The question you should ask yourself is, will it be the best value this year?

- Design -

Motorola has never made the Moto G the stylish one of its lineup. True, with Moto Maker, this can be a very personalized phone. But the overall design has been plain. This year, that trend continues. The new Moto G is plainer than the with a simple plain back and a simple flat front. Personally I like it. It was built to be a solid, reliable phone and it doesn’t try to be something it’s not. What I don’t like is the lack of more premium material. Blu and Huawei have added metal to the mix, which feels a lot better in the hand compared to the simple plastic build. It’s a great phone, but it could still be better.

- Screen -

The screen is a 5.5 inch 1080p panel, which is a huge improvement from the old 720p panel on last generation’s phone. I honestly would’ve prefered a 5.2 inch panel, but that’s just a personal preference. This is a very good panel as a whole, but certainly not the best screen available. Text is really sharp and colors are vibrant enough. Whites tend to be slightly on the blue side, but it is not that noticeable and contrast is good, but not excellent. Still, for a phone that cost only $199, it is a great screen and certainly an upgrade if you are coming from last year’s Moto G.

- Software -

Motorola has kept their reputation of keeping stock Android alive with this phone. Everything is stock and the few additions that Motorola added to the phone are definitely appreciated. Active lock screen is still here and twist gestures are also back from last year. But what makes this different compared to other phones is the Amazon ad experience that allows it to be cheaper than a plain stock version. So, are the Amazon additions something that affects the experience? In short, not really. General usage is just what you’d expect from a typical Android phone and it is hardly noticeable that you have Amazon ads built in. Well, when I say hardly noticeable, I mean in general use. You will always be reminded of the Amazon ads when you unlock, which takes up the entire screen and shrinks to a notification when there are other notifications on the screen. You can easily replace the screen lock with something like the Next Lock Screen app (available on Google Play) and you can get rid of all signs of Amazon ads. Some apps are kind of bloatware, but they are all from Amazon so you can take it or leave it.

- Performance -

The Moto G4 comes packing an octa-core Snapdragon 617 paired with 2GB of RAM (at least on my version). This is still a decent package and seeing as most of the competition will be using this chip, there isn’t much to complain about. The phone works smoothly and games like Asphalt 8 and Pokemon Go run well. Benchmarks show that the Moto G4 is right in the middle of the pack, ahead of the Sony Xperia M4 and the Nexus 7 (2013). It falls short compared to the 800 series of phones, but the gap is slowly, but surely closing in. For the price, it definitely packs more value for money and keeps the phone running smooth and quick. MicroSD card support is always welcome, especially because it only has 16 GB of storage, which easily fills up. Battery life is too soon to tell, but today at work, it survived the entire day with constant use and it is going towards 5 hours of screen on time. This is looking good and I will update later to confirm whether it stays like that.

- Camera -

The 13MP back camera and the 5 MP selfie camera are good, but not the best available. The sensor appears to be the same sensor as last year’s Moto G. And in some aspects, it shows. Photos in bright light look vivid and detailed, contrast is good, and focus is really fast. However, dim the lights and grain starts to find its way onto images that look decent, but good. Low light shots are clearly this camera’s weakness with the sensor not able to grab onto details without creating a muddy image. The 5MP selfie cam works great for Snapchat and Instagram; great detail if a bit mute and flat. But for a $199 phone, it falls right into place within its competitors. Just don’t expect anything mind blowing.

- Conclusion -

Motorola has , without a doubt, made the best Moto G ever and the best budget phone. The design is good, build quality is excellent, and the camera is decent enough. The screen, while an improvement, is good but not great. Overall,I can’t find anything to fault this phone. But the real problem is the competition. Alcatel’s Idol 4 looks to be improving on everything the Moto G has and the ASUS Zenfone 3 looks really beautiful to hold. The Moto G has stock Android and the (sort of) promise of getting updates faster. But is that really enough to be the best budget phone of 2016? Only time will tell. If you need a phone now or just want a guaranteed good experience on a budget, then go ahead and buy the Moto G. But if you can afford a little more and want the absolute best, I’d recommend waiting to see if the Alcatel or the ASUS can deliver a solid experience.
187 of 203 people found the following review helpful.
The phone works just fine on Verizon
By Andre
I usually do not write reviews but felt compelled to write a review on this phone due to the fact that people just DO NOT ask for help. The phone works on all carriers including Verizon, if you do not know how to set the phone up on your carrier ask for help. Don't write a review prematurely blasting the phone for not working on your carrier when it does. The phone works just fine on Verizon, you have to put an already active sim in the phone. Once you do that you go to settings, network settings, change the network mode to LTE / CDMA hit OK, then go to access point names and turn on the Verizon APN. I have tested using the phone on Verizon and had 0 issues.

So far the phone is great working on Cricket.

The main problem is Verizon itself. They probably already have the list of IMEI numbers for all of these phones and they are just dragging their feet to enter them into their database. They did this with the Moto X pure Edition last year. People were having the same issue of not being able to activate it with a new SIM card because Verizon was taking their sweet time entering in all of the IMEI numbers. Eventually Verizon out of them all in and people were able to activate the phones in the stores. It took them about a month after the phone was released to do that. It may be the same case with this phone you just have to be patient and wait for Verizon to update their systems. In the meantime just activate an old phone with a new SIM card and then take that SIM card and put it in the Moto G4 and you will be good to go.

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