![]() It’s worth noting at this point that, if you don’t buy your phone from the Moto Maker website, you may end up with a model with only a single SIM card slot. You’ll find the second SIM card slot right next to the primary one beneath the clip-off rear panel, and settings for the two cards in Android’s settings menu under SIM Cards. Pop a second SIM in and you can set which SIM is the default for data, thus avoiding potentially expensive roaming costs. And yet you’ll still be able to receive phone calls and SMS messages as normal on your day-to-day phone number. Still, there is at least support for dual SIM, a feature I find useful handy for travel abroad. ![]() It’s also mildly disappointing to discover that there’s still no NFC or fingerprint reader (you’ll have to stump up for the Moto G4 Plus if that’s on your shopping list), so you won’t be able to take advantage of the wonders of Android Pay. It’s still splash-proof, courtesy of a special coating, but don’t go dropping it in the bath. The only big downer when it comes to the design is that the Moto G4 isn’t IPX7 water-resistant like the Moto G (3rd gen). In all, you have eight rear-panel colours to choose from (dark fig, foam (a kind of pastel green), chalk white, raspberry, deep sea blue, pitch black, cobalt blue and lava red) and five “accent” colours (metallic fine gold, metallic pink, metallic silver, metallic ocean and metallic dark grey) which should give you ample opportunity to add a bit of personality. Still, if the plain black and silver finish you see in the photographs here doesn’t float your boat, it is at least possible to customise the Moto G4 via the Motorola Moto Maker website. I loved the rounded contours, ribbed rear panel and bold camera surround of last year’s model, and the more subtle look of this year’s Moto G4 feels like Lenovo is playing it a bit safe. In terms of the overall aesthetics, the Moto G4 isn’t as brash and loud as previous Moto G handsets either and, for me, that’s a bit of a shame. The Motorola Moto G4 is a mere 9.8mm thick, weighs 155g (that’s seriously light for a 5.5in phone), and best of all it feels sturdy with it, with a softly curved metal frame surrounding the screen adding to the high–quality feel. At the same time as enlarging the screen, it has slimmed down the case significantly, and it now measures 2mm thinner than the Moto G3. Rather impressively, however, Motorola hasn’t just upped the size without considering the consequences. It’s now up there with the giants of the smartphone world such as the OnePlus 2 and the iPhone 6s Plus in terms of its dimensions and, there’s no denying it, it’s one hell of a slab. The Motorola Moto G4 has a 5.5in display, making it a whole half-inch bigger than last year’s model. What does that extra money get you? The big gain is a larger screen. ![]() Motorola Moto G4 review: No argument, the Moto G4 is big That might not sound like much – it’s the price of a small round of drinks in central London, or a Domino’s Extra Large pizza – but it represents a 13% rise, which is not an insignificant increase when potential customers are likely to be on extremely tight budgets. The cost of 2016’s Moto G is £169 inc VAT, up £20 on last year’s Moto G (3rd gen). Lenovo (the new owner of the Motorola brand) hasn’t made life any easier for the Moto G4, however, by bumping up the base price. With rival manufacturers upping the quality of their budget handsets over the past 12 months, Motorola needs to do something special to maintain the Moto G4’s position at the top. The Motorola Moto G4 is the latest in a long line of successful budget smartphones for the company, stretching all the way back to 2013, but it has its work cut out in 2016.
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