Moto G4 / G4 Plus

Kenjataimu · 26-10-2016 04:31PM

It's not the charging bug that some people are experiencing.

Pretty sure it's the protector as it seems it's back to normal now. It was one of those strong glass protectors, when it got any light smudge it would repeatedly press that certain point. Way too sensitive than it should be.

Baxtardo · 26-10-2016 10:02PM

G4 Plus is £185 at the moment on Amazon which is around €210 with the exchange rate. Seems like a good deal? Lots of Chinese phones with similar specs at the same price but haven't found anything with a decent camera which would be important to me. G4 Plus camera looks good - compared to my 2nd gen G at any rate.

hdl · 26-10-2016 10:36PM

Kenjataimu wrote: »

It's not the charging bug that some people are experiencing.

Pretty sure it's the protector as it seems it's back to normal now. It was one of those strong glass protectors, when it got any light smudge it would repeatedly press that certain point. Way too sensitive than it should be.

That's interesting. I've had this happen too, but it's not the charging issue either. Never occurred to me that it might be the screen protector (I have one of those thick ones on it too). I'll keep an eye out for that now, thanks.

Kenjataimu · 26-10-2016 10:48PM

hdl wrote: »

That's interesting. I've had this happen too, but it's not the charging issue either. Never occurred to me that it might be the screen protector (I have one of those thick ones on it too). I'll keep an eye out for that now, thanks.

The phone seems to be ok now so I'm assuming it's the screen protectors fault.

irishgoldberg · 27-10-2016 11:55AM

Anyone having an issue with trying to save new numbers and contacts? My g4 will save the details but the next day they are gone?

nc6000 · 27-10-2016 04:19PM

irishgoldberg wrote:

Anyone having an issue with trying to save new numbers and contacts? My g4 will save the details but the next day they are gone?

Maybe you are one of the hosts in Westworld?

irishgoldberg · 27-10-2016 08:12PM

nc6000 wrote: »

Maybe you are one of the hosts in Westworld?

????

nc6000 · 27-10-2016 09:31PM

irishgoldberg wrote: »

????

Sorry, you mustn't be watching Westworld on Sky Atlantic.

rigmaroll · 28-10-2016 12:33PM

Is the G4 plus available in Argos or is it just the G4 play that they have

shmokti · 28-10-2016 03:44PM

Can someone help me, was going to buy this phone and I see:

Amazon:
G4 is listed at £150. But comes to €178 at the checkout (with free delivery) Yet todays exchange rate should put it around €166.75
G4 Plus is £185. Comes to roughly €220 at their checkout, free delivery. Exchange rate SHOULD have it at €206

Argos:
G4 is €180
G4 Plus is €225

So I guess Amazon is a ripoff when it comes to their exchange rates? If I change my card currency to GBP will I get a kinder (more realistic) exchange rate or what's the story here?

will56 · 28-10-2016 04:01PM

shmokti wrote: »

Can someone help me, was going to buy this phone and I see:

Amazon:
G4 is listed at £150. But comes to €178 at the checkout (with free delivery) Yet todays exchange rate should put it around €166.75
G4 Plus is £185. Comes to roughly €227 at their checkout, free delivery. Exchange rate SHOULD have it at €206

Argos:
G4 is €180
G4 Plus is €225

So I guess Amazon is a ripoff when it comes to their exchange rates? If I change my card currency to GBP will I get a kinder (more realistic) exchange rate or what's the story here?

If you're getting it delivered to ROI then the Irish VAT rate is applied which puts up the price.
Get it sent to Parcel motel and use Revolut for the best exchange

Thecageyone · 28-10-2016 04:37PM

Just out of interest, as I've seen the G4 plus on a few sites when looking for a phone. Why is it that price, when it scores pretty low on benchmark tests? What is good about it?

beauf · 28-10-2016 04:42PM

Thecageyone wrote: »

Just out of interest, as I've seen the G4 plus on a few sites when looking for a phone. Why is it that price, when it scores pretty low on benchmark tests? What is good about it?

The one advantage the moto have is almost stock android that should get faster, and longer updates.

If its just benchmarks you want do do well in you'd just get a Chinese phone. Their hardware bang for buck is much better than the moto. Personally I want the official updates and stock android. Nexus phone is even less bang for buck but has the best updates. Well other than Apple.

Thecageyone · 28-10-2016 07:31PM

beauf wrote: »

The one advantage the moto have is almost stock android that should get faster, and longer updates.

If its just benchmarks you want do do well in you'd just get a Chinese phone. Their hardware bang for buck is much better than the moto. Personally I want the official updates and stock android. Nexus phone is even less bang for buck but has the best updates. Well other than Apple.

I ended up with a Redmi Note 3 pro, got it on adverts here. I like a fast phone but I have heard the G4 has one of the best cameras too?

cfeeneyinterior · 28-10-2016 08:19PM

Edit I missed the following up posts for some reason.... Ignore this so really...

shmokti wrote: »

Can someone help me, was going to buy this phone and I see:

Amazon:
G4 is listed at £150. But comes to €178 at the checkout (with free delivery) Yet todays exchange rate should put it around €166.75
G4 Plus is £185. Comes to roughly €220 at their checkout, free delivery. Exchange rate SHOULD have it at €206

Argos:
G4 is €180
G4 Plus is €225

So I guess Amazon is a ripoff when it comes to their exchange rates? If I change my card currency to GBP will I get a kinder (more realistic) exchange rate or what's the story here?

Yes, always buy in the local currency of the website so use GBP. You will of course be charged the credit card company rate so you won't get the the market's rate but you can use something like this to calculate...http://www.xe.com/creditcard-charges-calculator/ you will also probably be charged a conversion charge on top of 1.5% . But it will beat Amazon price easy enough but it wouldn't be a rip off 170ish euro I'd say. There is also a difference in VAT so the GBP price will 153.70 to Ireland on free delivery.

beauf · 28-10-2016 08:40PM

Thecageyone wrote: »

I ended up with a Redmi Note 3 pro, got it on adverts here. I like a fast phone but I have heard the G4 has one of the best cameras too?

Compared to what? It's decent for the price.

Horace Cope · 28-10-2016 09:15PM

irishgoldberg wrote: »

Anyone having an issue with trying to save new numbers and contacts? My g4 will save the details but the next day they are gone?

First thing to check is what contacts your phone is displaying!
1.You can have your contacts on your Sim card (very common pre-smart phone days but some still do it!)
2. You can have your contacts on the device.
3. You can have your contacts saved in your Google account.

Your first port of call is to go to a pc, open contacts.Google.com, log in using same email you use for Google play store on your phone, and input any contacts missing.

frankz · 02-11-2016 02:15AM

rigmaroll wrote: »

Is the G4 plus available in Argos or is it just the G4 play that they have

Is the g4 play up to much? (amazon uk doing it for £119.95)

I am coming from a samsumg core prime,
prob classed as a light user -
basic use plus news sites (indo, times rte) work email (outlook), whatsapp, bit of browsing and thats it
no streaming etc.

beauf · 02-11-2016 09:39AM

Probably be OK. I think it's a bit pricey.

You can get the Moto g 3 for less on meteor and it's basically the same phone with a better screen. The play will probably get nougat and the g3 probably won't otherwise the g3 is better imo.

Invincible · 02-11-2016 02:32PM

shmokti wrote: »

Can someone help me, was going to buy this phone and I see:

Amazon:
G4 is listed at £150. But comes to €178 at the checkout (with free delivery) Yet todays exchange rate should put it around €166.75
G4 Plus is £185. Comes to roughly €220 at their checkout, free delivery. Exchange rate SHOULD have it at €206

Argos:
G4 is €180
G4 Plus is €225

So I guess Amazon is a ripoff when it comes to their exchange rates? If I change my card currency to GBP will I get a kinder (more realistic) exchange rate or what's the story here?

What Argos site did you see the G4 Plus on?
Thank's.

vandriver · 02-11-2016 03:12PM

Invincible wrote: »

What Argos site did you see the G4 Plus on?
Thank's.

It wasn't,it was the g4 play which was up for that price.

jonski · 02-11-2016 03:53PM

I picked up one of these today ( G4 ) ,

Moving on from my Nexus 4 .

frankz · 02-11-2016 04:42PM

jonski wrote: »

I picked up one of these today ( G4 ) ,

Moving on from my Nexus 4 .

Is argos the only place where you can physically pick one up?

Initial reaction coming from nexus?

deckie27 · 02-11-2016 05:48PM

frankz wrote: »

jonski wrote: »

I picked up one of these today ( G4 ) ,

Moving on from my Nexus 4 .

Is argos the only place where you can physically pick one up?

Initial reaction coming from nexus?

Tesco also sell them

jonski · 02-11-2016 07:07PM

frankz wrote: »

Initial reaction coming from nexus?

initial reaction coming from a Nexus 4 ...." Jesus , what is this ? A paddle ? "

Other than that , smooth , responsive , everything is where it should be , no bloatware .It doesn't feel as solid as my Nexus 2 but I wasn't expecting it to ...... doesn't feel flimsy either though .

frankz · 02-11-2016 09:52PM

deckie27 wrote: »

Tesco also sell them

Thanks - will pop in to have a look but buy elsewhere as
Currently at €229.99 (and presumable locked to tm network)
€50 cheaper at argos for unlocked version.

Tesco prob reduce it in the next "sale"

Johnny_Fontane · 07-11-2016 03:24PM

my wife dunked her three month old g4 in with the bobbing apples on halloween. phone working but screen is very very faint. Can make it out with a torch.

Can anything be done with this?

I remember its being splashproof, but is it worth getting the screen replaced at this juncture? had it in the bag of rice, but will stick it in there again tonight.

StereoSound · 07-11-2016 03:39PM

It has some sort of water repellent coating on the motherboard.

Johnny_Fontane · 08-11-2016 12:38PM

StereoSound wrote: »

It has some sort of water repellent coating on the motherboard.

yep, the phone is working fine, but is the screen replaceable on a moto g4 or just buy another one?

StereoSound · 08-11-2016 01:52PM

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

yep, the phone is working fine, but is the screen replaceable on a moto g4 or just buy another one?

They would be replaceable BUT honestly they are cheap phones so you wouldn't be too far off the price of a brand new one getting that one fixed. Buy a new one in my honest opinion.

Moto G4 / G4 Plus

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