New: Motorola Moto G4

The Motorola Moto G Series has long been the go to handset for those on a budget, while the 2015 edition was only a slight upgrade in-terms of specification and performance from its predecessors it offered a much more refined experience and was highly regarded as a great budget phone.

This year Motorola have decided to release 3 variations of the Moto G4 at varying price points, something that is increasingly common as smart phone manufacturers bid for the widest range of users. The Motorola Moto G4 Play is the entry level In the Moto G4 series and is aimed at the casual user wanting to brows the web, social media and manage calls. While the standard Moto G4 is the middle of the range aimed at the more multimedia hungry user. For mobile gamers and photographers or those looking for the added security of a fingerprint scanner splashing out on the top tear Moto G4 Plus is highly recommended.

The Motorola Moto G4 features a brilliantly sharp 5.5 inch 1080p display offering 401 pixels per inch, small compared to some of this years flagship phones but more than enough for normal use. Built in storage comes in 16GB and 32GB variations and can easily be boosted thanks its micro SD Card slot. Overall the performance of the Motorola Moto G4 is good thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 1.5GHz octa-core processor combined with an ample 2GB of RAM means that the Motorola Moto G4 has the ability to run smoothly on all but the most resource hungry applications and games. The middle of the range Moto G4 packs a decent 13MP rear camera with a 5MP from facing 'selfie cam' although avid smart phone photographers may want to consider the Moto G4 Plus with its impressive 16MP rear camera. The Motorola Moto G4 leaves out the addition of a fingerprint scanner in favor of a minimalist design, again if a fingerprint scanner is a must you may want to consider the Moto G4 Plus. Check out our range of Motorola Moto G4 Cases.

The Motorola Moto G4 Play is likely to be the cheapest of the 3 phones, featuring a slightly smaller 5 inch 720p display with 249 pixels per inch, plenty for every day use. Built in storage is limited to 16GB, slightly on the small side if you have a large music collection although this can be expanded upon with a micro SD card. Performance is notably slower than the other two phones in this range due to the G4 play's weaker 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor which is commonplace at this price point. It still packs a solid 2GB of RAM and can handle multitasking normal applications. Being the cheaper of the 3 phones the Motorola Moto G4 Play only has an 8MP rear camera yet retains the 5MP front facing camera from the other two phones. View our wide selection of Motorola Moto G4 Play Cases.

The Motorola Moto G4 Plus is likely to be the most expensive of the 3 phones, the same 5.5 inch 1080p display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 1.5GHz octa-core processor featured in the standard moto G4. The most notable features that set the G4 Plus apart is the choice of storage and RAM, this model is available with 2, 3 and a huge 4GB of RAM and comes with either 16, 32, 64GB of storage. The top spec Motorola Moto G4 Plus will easily rival much more expensive phones providing it has the build quality to match the specification. Smart phone photography enthusiast will be pleased to know that the Moto G4 Plus also has a superior 16MP rear camera and comes complete with a fingerprint scanner on the front for enhance security. You can see our selection of Motorola Moto G4 Plus Cases.

Motorola claims that the Moto G4 range will be able to last a full day on one charge which the 3,000mAh battery of the Moto G4 and G4 Plus should comfortably manage. While the Moto G4 Play has a smaller 2,800mAh battery combined with the smaller screen and less powerful processor should have no problem matching the other two. In the event that you are cut short the full range of Motorola Moto G4 turbo charge function means you can get 6 hours of use from a quick 15 minute charge.