Seems like a good find - 5000mAh battery, 3GB RAM, metal body and up-to-date near stock Android. I think it's also dual-SIM from Motorola direct?
plewis00 to plewis00
25 Sep 17#5
It has a 5000mAh battery in it, how thin did you think it would be? And it probably is slow compared to an iPhone 7/8 or S7/8, but fine in its own right.
Completely different phone - Very is selling the E4 not the E4 Plus, battery almost half, worse cameras and it's from Very.
oidarwazeh to plewis00
25 Sep 17#26
My bad :joy:
keifling
25 Sep 17#3
Seems like the moto g of old for value. Heat
cannycoyote
25 Sep 17#4
dont like this phone. its thick like a brick, slow and the fingerprint scanner doesnt always recognise 1st time. thats my monday morning grump outta the way!
chancooluk to cannycoyote
25 Sep 17#7
My mum's got one, she's always complaining about it. Fingerprint reader is slow, notifications get stuck even if cleared away (requires a restart), it freezes a lot, the cameras are rubbish, it cuts off calls all the time, signal is noticeably poorer than other phones on the same network.... The list goes on.
Don't get swayed by the 3GB RAM. It's paired with a very mediocre CPU and GPU, so you don't really see any benefit from the extra RAM, it's always slow even if the apps are still in memory.
Only get this phone for the large battery. Otherwise there are better options available.
tatdownsarf
25 Sep 17#8
What are the better options? I'm looking for a dedicated satnav phone for the car, this seems to tick the boxes, especially with the large battery?
stinky84 to tatdownsarf
25 Sep 17#10
I'd be wary if you are going to use it as a sat nav, check with someone who has one how good the GPS is. Between my wife and I we've got the moto E1, E2 & E3. The 1&2 work fine as sat navs but the 3 is useless, always losing the GPS signal then thinking you are 200m off the motorway and giving you directions to get back on it usually just when you need it. It is not just our E3, my friend & his wife both have them and exactly the same. :angry:
pb22
25 Sep 17#9
I've got this phone, never had any issues with it freezing or anything like that, yes it's not as polished or fast as better devices, it works well as a sat nav used it with Google maps and here the other day, I would have liked it too be louder as I use it for time in radio an bt sport app, the big battery is main reason to buy this phone, not yet had to worry about lasting a day and now often charge it every other day, no issues with phone calls either
iduno87
25 Sep 17#11
This phone or this one on Amazon, Which would be the better option guys?
Never heard off that make but looks better specs overall.
ray1066
25 Sep 17#12
If you like regular updates look elsewhere. Moto now Lenovo ask any Moto X owner been waiting 12 months for A7 and still nothing. Message is don't buy Motorola on its previous reputation for updates now rubbish.
NoliCedere to ray1066
25 Sep 17#16
I have to second your opinion unfortunately. Motorola/Lenovo aren't even releasing regular security updates - let alone full Android version upgrades - for anything but their newer "premium" tier phones.
TimeZ0ne to ray1066
25 Sep 17#17
I too agree with this, currently on Moto G4, won't get a moto for my next phone, very disappointed.
chancooluk to TimeZ0ne
25 Sep 17#19
Moto originally promised Nougat and Oreo updates for the Moto G4 and Plus. A couple of weeks ago they removed all traces of the promise from their websites. Unfortunately for them it was spotted and plastered all over tech websites, so they have reversed the decision to cancel the rollout of Oreo, citing their original promise as a "mistake" (otherwise known as a lie).
However, they are only going to release Oreo for the G4 Plus, despite the normal G4 being almost identical.
Don't expect any updates for the E4 series. The E3 never received an update.
TimeZ0ne to chancooluk
25 Sep 17#21
Exactly why I'm disappointed and won't get a moto again
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It has a 5000mAh battery in it, how thin did you think it would be? And it probably is slow compared to an iPhone 7/8 or S7/8, but fine in its own right.
Don't get swayed by the 3GB RAM. It's paired with a very mediocre CPU and GPU, so you don't really see any benefit from the extra RAM, it's always slow even if the apps are still in memory.
Only get this phone for the large battery. Otherwise there are better options available.
Between my wife and I we've got the moto E1, E2 & E3. The 1&2 work fine as sat navs but the 3 is useless, always losing the GPS signal then thinking you are 200m off the motorway and giving you directions to get back on it usually just when you need it.
It is not just our E3, my friend & his wife both have them and exactly the same. :angry:
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Moto now Lenovo ask any Moto X owner been waiting 12 months for A7 and still nothing.
Message is don't buy Motorola on its previous reputation for updates now rubbish.
However, they are only going to release Oreo for the G4 Plus, despite the normal G4 being almost identical.
Don't expect any updates for the E4 series. The E3 never received an update.