Lenovo-owned Moto at the IFA 2017 announced the Moto X4, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Moto X’ series. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with support for Google Assistant and also has support for Amazon Alexa.
It has dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, selective black and white and option to change the background. It has Dual Autofocus Pixel technology for faster focus in low light. It has a 16MP front camera with a 4MP new adaptive low light mode.
It has IP68 certification for water resistance and has a 3D rear contoured design, an anodized aluminum frame and Corning Gorilla Glass protection on the the front and back. It has a fingerprint sensor built into the home button that also offers one-button navigation. It has a 3,000 mAh battery with support for Turbo Charging that promises six hours of power in just 15 minutes of charge.
Moto X4 specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 2 TB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 12MP primary camera with Dual Autofocus Pixel sensor, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1.4um pixel size, 8MP ultra-wide angle secondary camera with 120-degree field of view, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, 4K video recording
- 16MP Front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1um pixel size
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Front-ported speaker, 3-Mics
- Dimensions: 148.35 x 73.4 x 7.99 mm; Weight: 163g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
- 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging
The Moto X4 comes in Super Black and Sterling Blue colors, starts at 399 Euros (US$ 475 / Rs. 30375 approx.) and will roll out in Europe starting in September followed by global markets, including the U.S., later this fall.