Lenovo Moto G4 and G4 Plus Leak Roundup — What We Know, What to Expect
The Moto G4 release is right around the corner, with the device scheduled to make an appearance on 17th May 2016 at an event in New Delhi, India. Not only will Lenovo-Motorola unveil the next successor to the constrained yet successful Moto G lineup, but they are also very likely to add in an extra one.
So, what do we know about the Moto G4 (or the Moto G 2016, or the new Moto G), and its Plus-brother so far?
Starting off, the duo are likely to sport several changes in design. The curved back panel is likely to be on its way out, with the leaked images so far pointing to a mostly flat back panel with rounded edges. The dimple, whichseemed to be going away from Moto devices under Lenovo, does make an appearance in the renders of the device, albeit being a little less pronounced owing to the flatter back panel. The build materials of the device are likely to be plastic for the back. The frame, which usually is plastic in lower budget devices, appears to be metallic, although this could be a faux finish on plastic as well.
The front of the device has a few noticeable points. A lot of people are pointing out that the new Moto G4 which has been leaked does not bear a front stereo speaker setup. But, the Moto G 2015 aka the Moto G3 also did not have a front stereo speaker setup — the device appeared to have two front speakers, but the top “speaker” was the earpiece and the bottom speaker was a mono speaker for media. We do lose out on the front speakers in lieu of bottom firing speakers, which will share the bottom part of the frame with the charging port.
Another noticeable point on the front is the presence of an unidentified sensor below the 5.5″ display. The leaked renders are not clear on what it is, and the leaked images make it appear like more of a microphone hole rather than a sensor.
Perhaps the most interesting of all changes is the presence of the fingerprint sensor. Budget devices coming in from China have made fingerprint sensors commonplace in the Indian market, so the Moto G4 would have lost out entirely if it did not come with a fingerprint sensor. Lenovo did a good compromise and plans to release two variants of the Moto G4: the normal Moto G4 will not have a fingerprint scanner, while the Moto G4 Plus will. We’ve seen the squircle-shaped fingerprint scanner show up several times so far, so it is likely to be one of the major points of distinction between the two variants.
Evan Blass of the @evleaks fame has posted renders of both the normal variant as well as the Plus variant:
- Moto G4
- Moto G4 Plus
So, with the design out of the way, what about the insides? The Moto G4 and the G4 Plus will likely come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC, flanked by 3GB of RAM. Onboard storage is still likely to start from 16GB, but this could be a workable number if there is a micro sd expansion slot. The Moto G4 will sport a 13MP rear camera, with the Moto G4 Plus bumping up this number to 16MP. As for OS, the Moto G4 duo will likely come with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box. These are still based on leaks, but they come from s
The Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus will be Amazon.in exclusives after their launch in India. This is certainly a noticeable change, as previous Moto G devices were Flipkart-exclusives on launch. This helps Amazon.in inch towards greater control of the Indian e-tail market as far as smartphones are concerned, as more and more reputed brands are opting for Amazon.in over Flipkart.
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