Lenovo Moto G4 Review: Is It Worth Buying?

A lot of fear and uncertainty has surrounded Motorola since it was bought by PC giant Lenovo. Many feared that the resurgent Android smartphone maker would lose its identity, focus and style within the coddling embrace of the world's largest PC and laptop manufacturer. Although it's still too soon to stop worrying just yet, the fourth-generation Moto G (or the Moto G4 as Lenovo are calling it) is so good that we can at least take a breather.

The Moto G4 obviously isn't completely devoid of style with a slender body and a rear covered in a nylon-style material. You can customize the coloring of the latter as well as the front panel and a small ring around the rear facing camera when ordering directly from the anachronistically named Motorola website.

The Moto G3 also had the benefit of being officially waterproof, unlike the Moto G4. Still, the fourth gen G is a sturdy, well-made smartphone and we can't ask for more than that.Although the rear panel is removable, so you can change colours later if you wish, the battery is still sealed in place. You can still add more storage using micro SD cards if the 16GB already present isn't enough. A variant with 32GB built-in is available from Motorola for £30 more.

The original first-gen Moto G released back in 2016 was had a reasonably sensible screen size of 4.5in, but the fourth-gen model is firmly in phablet territory at 5.5in. We do wish Lenovo would make a more ergonomically sized option for those of us with smaller hands, as Motorola did with the original Moto X which had a 4.7in screen but nonetheless felt much smaller. Regardless, the 5.5in screen is exceptionally bright with very good colour accuracy and contrast. Some will moan about the lack of a 2560x1440 pixel resolution, but 1080p is more than enough for razor sharp text.