Also, the overall body of the Moto X4 has somehow lost the more premium feel that its predecessors offered and the new font type moto logo printed on the front just makes things more youth centric than executive.
The fingerprint sensor on the Moto X4 is still on the front, like all of the other models in the Moto catalogue, and again, this is an acquired taste for those who are used to the sensor placed snugly at the rear side of the smartphone.
Coming to the display, the Moto X4 features a 5.2 inch IPS LCD Full HD display with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Its likely that Motorola will adopt the newer 18:9 aspect ratio in their next lineup, but for now, customers and users of this device will have to make do. The bezels by no means are super slim, so thats another point of note. Colour representation on the Moto X4 has always been vibrant and punchy, with nice blacks and good sunlight legibility. The Moto X4 also features Gorilla Glass 3 protection, again a level lower than the latest standard, and while the real utility of this coating can be seen only when the device is used aggressively, but then again, while the rest of the OEMs are going for the best in the lot, Motorola should do the same.
All in all, the Moto X4 features a rather chunk design which is definitely an acquired taste. The full HD display is definitely a good choice considering that the mid rangers have not fully adopted QHD panels. The device is a looker but lacks the executive look and feel of the previous versions.
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Performance and Memory –
Now that the Moto X4 is the official mid range entry for Motorola, a lot of interest was into the chipset they would go for, and I must say, Motorola did not disappoint. Powered by the Snapdragon 630 chipset, the Moto X4 does significantly better than the Moto G lineup, while the Adreno 508 does a great job handling graphic intensive tasks. Coming to the numbers, the Snapdragon 630 clocks in at 2.2 GHz with the Cortex A-53 cores doing the grunt work.
Out of the Box, the Moto X4 runs Android 7.1 Nougat, but the device has been listed in those that will receive the Oreo update.
On the memory side, the Moto X4 comes in two versions – One with 3GB RAM and 32 GB in built memory, and the second with 4GB RAM and 64 GB of inbuilt memory. This scheme has been catching up a lot lately with most OEMs offering the same, so its a good deal.
Do note that BOTH the versions support memory expansion via a Micro SD card, and that can be taken up to 256 GB.
