Motorola Moto X4 review

29 November 2017
Once Motorola's flagship phone, the X went through an episode of multiple personality disorder in 2015 (remember the Style, Play and Force?) only to be replaced at the top by the Moto Z last year. Feeling at home in the midrange, the X-series is now in its fourth generation. Meet the Moto X4.

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  • 30 Nov 2017

I Agree with some posters, the Old Moto X's where superbly small and ergonomic. Where is that Moto G 4.7 or 5.0 inch phone which is super compact? I would love to see it coming!

    AnonD-80459, 30 Nov 2017Good luck with updates on the Xiaomi phone. Don't let the "... moreDumb or what?
    The Mi A1 is an Android One device and will receive updates directly from Google.

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      • Anonymous
      • 3{x
      • 30 Nov 2017

      still no OIS. Better to have optical stabilizer and a better battery at the expense of some thickness. All this thinness is useless IMO

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        • rKd
        • 30 Nov 2017

        Nice phone ...good performance

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          • Tmf
          • 30 Nov 2017

          AnonD-80459, 30 Nov 2017Good luck with updates on the Xiaomi phone. Don't let the "... moreWhat about MiUI 9 rolling out even to 5 years old phones?

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            • pGS
            • 30 Nov 2017

            Good luck with updates on the Xiaomi phone. Don't let the "pure Android" thing fool you. The Mi Box is also "pure Android" and never got past Marshmallow ever since it came out. The software is made by chinese, unlike Moto, designed in Brasil, software in the US, manufactured in China.

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              • Tmf
              • 30 Nov 2017

              AnonD-368020, 29 Nov 2017In short an Ok Ok phone in a shiny packet. I was a big fan ... moreReally? Xiaomi, ZTE, Huawei Honor - all of them are cheaper and better that fake "flagship killer". Moto and others definitely better that overpriced chinaphone.

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                • K0n
                • 30 Nov 2017

                Overall, the Mi A1 seems a better choice, that if you dont mind about the waterproofing on a phone.

                Price wise, the Moto X doesnt seem to be worth it

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                  • Anonymous
                  • n}%
                  • 30 Nov 2017

                  Honor 8 or 9 are a better alternative.

                    Anybody irked when looking at the camera? Looks like a face to me :/

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LkD
                      • 30 Nov 2017

                      Pumpino, 29 Nov 2017GSMA, can you please list the camera sensors in your review... moreSame used on Moro G5+, Zen3 Zoom and U11.

                      1/2.55" , 12MP , 1.4 micron, Dual Pixel AF

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LkD
                        • 30 Nov 2017

                        About front camera..
                        ISO is kinda high for SS slower than 1/20.

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                          • 3aZ
                          • 30 Nov 2017

                          It's not a bad phone, but I was hoping for something more like the original moto x. It's a smaller phone with some unique features, but it's not an upper mid ranger that can compete with flagships due to optimisation like the original. SD 660 would have helped that.
                          It hasn't got the ergonomics of the older ones, which has now been condemned to history. If it had the design of the 2014 x with a higher screen to body ratio and a fingerprint scanner in the moto dimple that would be a great design. I had the original moto x and it's the most ergonomic smartphone I've ever held.
                          Bring back that shape moto/lenovo!

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                            • 3aZ
                            • 29 Nov 2017

                            AnonD-368020, 29 Nov 2017In short an Ok Ok phone in a shiny packet. I was a big fan ... moreI'd say nokia and huawei are there competition nowadays.

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                              • Pumpino
                              • tRq
                              • 29 Nov 2017

                              GSMA, can you please list the camera sensors in your reviews? It's useful to know if the sensors are Sony, Samsung or Omnivision, etc, and which model. Surely that info can be obtained by running an app.

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                                • HsK
                                • 29 Nov 2017

                                In short an Ok Ok phone in a shiny packet. I was a big fan of Moto X series. I owned Moto X1,X2 and X3 and then switched to one plus. Only Nexus and Moto X series were capable of giving tough competition to One plus but sadly both series are dead and there is no solid alternative to One plus.

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                                  • 3Ye
                                  • 29 Nov 2017

                                  A bit meh...