Love a good all day battery. 1GB ram though...eww

Hot deal Vass.. Slam dunk!

Really? That is disappointing, for £80 I would expect my own 24 hour concierge.

Sure. I'll set a reminder for me to check the Motorola website every 5 minutes. As soon as I see it's back in stock I'll PM you.

Hot deal Vass.. Slam dunk!

Love a good all day battery. 1GB ram though...eww

When will the standard Moto G drop?

Guys what's this phone like in speed, when compared to a Samsung Galaxy S5?

Doesn't look like it has 4G either so be aware.

KENSMOTO code not working on this one

Peeps will shoot me down for saying this but for another 60 quid you can get the zuk 2 which will last a good few years with the snapdragon 820 and 4gb. Yes I know for x amount you can get this and that, but it's all about investment l return. Good luck either way.

Specs are meh tbh. Anyone want a budget phone but with decent specs should look at the Blu Studio One on Amazon bought one a few months ago and I'm loving it.

No compass, 1GB ram. no deal I'm afraid

Still seems overpriced

all this about 1gb ram. just returned the lenovo 4gb for this. I can't see any difference maybe a couple of months time but now it's just has good at less than half price

I could live with the 1GB ram but not the 8GB internal memory regardless of the SD card expansion. Even now some apps cannot be moved especially the Google ones.

Edit: my mistake has been pointed out below :smile:

Got one of these for the Mrs, she doesn't play games on her phone ergo 1gb of ram is absolutely fine for all the apps she uses. Moto G4 play should really be called Moto G4 anything but play.

16GB internal memory not 8GB

good find vassy , heat added :smiley:

How much memory does this have? I've got the G3 and 8gb is so frustrating! :confused:

Motorola make great phones.

Where did you buy your zuk 2 on the look out for a new phone and sounds interesting

Writing this on my G4 play I got the last time this was posted. It's actually significantly faster than my the g3 with 3gb ram I had before it. It's a decent phone especially considering the price. I'd definitely recommend it.

You do realise he was merely asking for a comparison, for a frame of reference and not suggesting that the phones were the same speed, don't you?

Motorola support is appalling, wouldnt go anywhere near it.

Bought one for the wife at this price before christmas and she loves it

I bought 2 of them 2 weeks back for my daughters, they are really good and both of them enjoying

No I'm not trolling, lol! The s5 I had is damaged due to dropping it on tiled floor, so kinda desperate to get another phone. Don't know much about the Moto G4 and that's why I was asking.

Ebay are selling used/damaged s6 phones in the region of £200+ ....what a rip-off.

My apologies. It's easy to get mixed up between the different variants of Motos which I have here.

Is it unlocked and can I use either 3 network or 02. Thanks for any advice.

1GB RAM....for anyone who wants to actually use this as a smartphone you need at least 2GB of RAM

Thank you so much babbler123

Think I will stick with my xiaomi.

I'm happy with my Moto G (1st Gen) still. Was a great phone back then and still OK today. This G4 is better spec'd at 2/3 the cost. I think its a good deal! If its still about when my G1 dies I'd be happy to get it.

oos both colors, won't let me check out

yeah OOS :disappointed:

out of stock now.

Ordered. Thanks vassy4u for posting and babbler123 for reply.

oos

cheers, ordered for my mum, went oos then came back in on refresh.

Out of stock :disappointed:

What's the bigger 5.5 inch screen model called?
Any deals on that about?

Sold out

Really? That is disappointing, for £80 I would expect my own 24 hour concierge.

It is indeed all about the investmentig return.

Just ordered one (they keep coming in and out of stock, so keep refreshing)

Also Quidco are showing 3.3%, but don't know if that will track or not.

I have an order number, but I haven't received a confirmation email yet, has any of you and if so how long after ordering did it take...?

Thanks

ordered thanks op

BTW I had to use my PC to order showed OOS on my phone

Ditto and I ordered at 06:30

don't worry folks if out of stock will probably be back on "offer" by Friday !!

There are 3 models (not including differing RAM sizes, storage sizes, or dual-SIM versions) in this range.

This deal is the 5" Moto G4 Play, only available in 1GB RAM/16GB Storage (in the UK at least), 8MP Camera, and includes NFC (which is missing from the other G4 models). The SOC is a snapdragon 410 @ 1.2Ghz, which is the same as a 2nd Gen Moto E and Moto G 3rd (although the Moto G 3rd is clocked higher, at 1.4Ghz).

The next one up is the standard 'Moto G4', which is 5.5", starts at 2GB RAM/16GB Storage, Snapdragon 617 SOC, and 13MP camera.

Then the top of the range model is the 'Moto G4 Plus', which is the same as the standard Moto G4, apart from it includes a fingerprint reader, and upgrades the camera to 16MP.

Mine arrived a few days ago and its a great phone. No way overpriced at £79 in my mind.Very easy to use and is very nippy even if it only has 1GB of ram (you dont need 2 as suggested). It has NFC. I much prefer this to the Moto G4 plus I bought for the Missus.
Its unlocked and there was no additional import duty. It did take about 8 days to arrive.

Meh....seems overpriced even at this price, mediocre battery & 1gb ram is poor by today's standards.

​for under 80 quid what do you expect? how on earth is this overpriced

Out of stock already

wondered how long it would take for the 1gb crew to get involved

maybe ​try it on PC for some reason I could order on PC and not my mobile

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hmm what hukd?

White is in stock & codes still stacking

I'm pretty sure he wasn't saying anything about it being any faster or any better. He simply wanted a comparison between the two.

That happens to me from time to time. Welcome to the naughty boys' list.

No compass? I use it for geocaching and it has a compass - also very good battery life.

UKWELCOME10 code doesn't seem to be working but Kensmoto is meaning that it is now priced @ £89

Agree

My 1GB Moto G2 lasted me two years before it finally became too slow to use and I risked bashing it to pieces with my inpatient brute-force tapping.
When you can't answer calls because it constantly freezes on the answer screen - then it becomes a problem.
The 1GB itself isn't the issue so much, it's the increasingly poorly optimised and bloated apps that are designed without the consideration that users may not all have flashy 3GB+ phones...
Hence why Facebook have released a 'Lite' version of Messenger - which includes all the functionality you'd need without hogging all of your phone's resources.

The number of people experiencing 'ghost touch' on Moto G4 and G4 Plus says otherwise. Their after sales 'service' sucks.

It's tempting, but if you're using a smartphone for a bunch of apps then it really needs more RAM.

1GB is fine if you just use the phone, texts, take a few pics etc, but in my own experience with Android phones you need more RAM otherwise it just slows to a crawl with games, social media, photo apps etc.

No matter how much or how little I paid I would expect Motorola to comply with the Consumer Rights' Act if there's a problem. Motorola don't seem to think it applies to them.

Are you sure? I've heard other G4 Play owners complain about the absence of a compass, and it's missing in the product specifications.

Why is everyone bitching about 1gb, and how it is not enough?

I got this phone recently, and it can stream music from Deezer, to the car Bluetooth, while I'm browsing and checking social media, with no slow down. I've even had a check of the sat nav at the same time with no noticeable drop in performance.

Recent phones I've had with 2gb couldn't do this.

Do tell us what happened and we'll help decide if Motorola were in the wrong or not.

For balance, I have never bought a Motorola product in my life.

cold...poor spec

It's a long story but my phone was faulty. They attempted to repair it twice. Both repairs failed. Motorola are refusing to give me a refund. The Consumer Rights' Act clearly states that once the first repair failed I was entitled to a refund.

I have bought another phone - not Motorola - and have made a Section 75 refund request to Barclaycard.

I don't need any help to decide if Motorola are in the wrong - they are!

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/forums/v3_1/forumtopicpage/board-id/MotoG4thGen/page/1/thread-id/241

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Because my experience with a 1GB phone was much different to yours. However my phone did have the slightly slower SD400...
Interested to know what 2GB phones you were using previously?

1gb is enough if you're running a pure version of android. When people start experiencing lag it's usually down to a misbehaving or unoptimised app. Even if you have 2 or 3gb of ram a poorly optimised app can slow down your phone.

Perfect for running Amazon Flex app.

It simply doesn't have a compass. Directional information from GPS signal I think is what you're seeing. Try using it for a sat nav and it won't be as reliable at junctions as you'd like.

Absolutely sure - I use it for geocaching, always use the compass when within 20m, very accurate too :smiley:

Oh, you may be right then, but I've used it very successfully for both sat nav and caching, so not sure what difference a magnometer would make?

somebody let me know when its back in stock please

Sure. I'll set a reminder for me to check the Motorola website every 5 minutes. As soon as I see it's back in stock I'll PM you.

In stock ( Black only)

Both Colours back in stock

theyre not

Has anyone tried charging their Moto G4 Play on a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 charger? From what I've read this is the same as what Motorola call "TurboPower", and all G4 variants are compatible. However, mine doesn't appear to be recognising it as TurboPower when I plug her in. Anyway else have success?

White back in stock..

Do those 2 earlier Code stacks still work?, or .....


Black by far looks wayyy better than the White variant ... (personal opinion mind?) lol. :-)

Hi, just ordered but can someone kindly please tell me that how long do they take to deliver. Thanks

Just cant understand how this goes out of stock. Very poor sales practice on Motorola's behalf. These phones are mass produced in China in the tens of thousands so how on earth can they go out of stock. They are dispatched from China so no excuse. There is usually a gap of a week or so between stock coming back online. Motorola UK need a new Sales Director I think.
Excellent phone though. Have posted it myself some weeks ago.

Bought 2. First took 10 days second about a week. Wife has white G plus version. I think it looks awful. Black is nice.

Yes, especially seeing as the tracking seems to stay at "being built" for a few days before being dispatched.

So on one hand they're saying they have erratically fluctuating stock levels, then on another they're making out they're building devices to order. Both can't be true and, either way, it's really bad.

Looking for a phone for my son, got an old 3rd Gen Moto G but need to get the sim slot replaced - guess that would cost £25 to get someone to do it so would spending the extra on this be a better option?

Definitely. £25 to repair an old phone is not as good value as £79 for the Moto G4 Play.

Both colours in stock at the moment

out of stock now?

Just ordered, many thanks

​Mine took 10 days to arrive . Once FedEx received the package it only took 2 days to ship from China to my address.

ordered thanks

I wish i knew as much about smartphones as you do

1GB RAM is already quite low, and it will be truly painful in a year. So the price is good, but what is the point if you get a substandard phone?

I got a used Sony Xperia Z3 for 90 quid - and that is a much much better phone: better camera, better display, gyroscope, more RAM (3GB!), magnetic charging, and it looks better, too.

But that's £80 less than even the standard second hand price, you just got a one off bargain..

True, but you can find the Z3 Compact for around the price quite regularly, and it is not a bad phone, either.

plus no warranty

Where did you buy?