Motorola has had a strange couple of years. It was making some interesting, though mediocre phones, then it was acquired by Google. Then, it started making great phones. Before we could truly enjoy the new Motorola, the company was sold off to Chinese mega-firm Lenovo. We all worried what this would mean for Motorola, and now we’re seeing the first products from the new-new Moto—the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus.
The Moto G was one of the first devices to show us that a mid-range phone doesn’t have to be terrible, and it forced other OEMs to step up their game. As such, expectations are high. The fourth-generation Moto G is now available in most markets, and it comes in two ( or more) flavors. The G4 and G4 Plus are very similar, so everything in this review pertains to both, except where stated.