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| Work Detail | Moto G4 Play is nothing like its big screen siblings, but is still well-equipped to handle the likes of Redmi 3S Prime Lenovo has released a third smartphone in the fourth generation Moto G series. Dubbed as Moto G4 Play, the new phone is a more affordable and small screen variant of the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus. It has been priced at Rs.8,999 and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in like the other two Moto G4 devices. The Moto G4 Plus is currently selling at Rs.13,499 (2GB RAM+16GB storage) and Rs.14,999 (3GB+32GB) while the Moto G4 which comes with a slightly inferior 13 megapixel camera and doesn’t have the finger print sensor is available at Rs.12,499. The launch of Moto G4 Play opens more options for users. At its current price, its closest rival is the Redmi 3S prime, which comes with the same price tag, but brings some interesting features to the table. Plastic vs metal The Moto G4 Play has the same design language as its bigger siblings. The back panel is flatter, while the front panel looks more like the Moto G4 with a speaker at the top and no finger print sensor at the lower bezel. The small size means the phone has a smaller footprint, which is good news for users with small hands. At 144mm and 72mm Moto G4 Play is slightly taller and wider than the Redmi 3S Prime which is 139mm high and 69mm wide, yet the former weighs only 137g while the latter tips the scales at 143g. The difference is minute which is why the phone’s overall look and feel is going to play a crucial role. What gives the Moto G4 Play an upper hand is the coarse plastic back which offers better grip than phone’s with plain metallic back, like the Redmi 3S Prime. The other highlight is the water repellent nano coating on the Moto G4 Play, which means users don’t have to worry about putting away the phone when it is raining. The Redmi 3S Prime is a better looking phone of the two and has a full-metal exterior. How to unlock your phone? Finger print sensors in a budget smartphone is no longer a rarity. We have seen phones around Rs.6,000 offer them. This is where the Moto G4 Play feels a bit dated as it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor and the only way you can unlock the phone is by typing the pin/password or drawing a pattern. The Redmi 3S Prime looks better placed with its back facing finger print sensor. One can use the fingerprint sensor on it to unlock apps and hidden files. Small screen size still matters The display is where the two phones have a lot in common. Both Moto G4 Play and the Redmi 3S Prime come with 5-inch display with screen resolution of 1280x720p and pixel density of 294ppi. How the display handles colours can still vary and we can only comment on it after a detailed review. The Moto phone has a slight edge over the Redmi, though. It uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 while the latter doesn’t. Also, like all Moto devices it carries an oleophobic coating which keeps smudges at bay. Same family of processor The Moto G 4 Play runs on the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor which was used in last year’s Moto G 3rd Gen. It is an entry level processor and may stutter with heavy games. On the other hand, the Redmi 3S Prime is driven by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor which belongs to the same 400 series but is a bit more powerful than the Snapdragon 410. While Moto has clubbed the processor it uses with 2GB RAM, Xiaomi has paired it with 3GB RAM. Despite the difference we don’t think the Moto phone is going to struggle with multi-tasking as all Moto phones use the stock Android UI, which compared to Xiaomi’s heavily customised MiUi is less resource and battery intensive. Storage & connectivity The Moto G4 Play offers 16GB of storage and can take in microSD cards of up to 128GB while the Redmi 3S Prime offers 32GB internal storage, and allows user to add another 128GB via microSD. But if you intend to use both microSD and dual SIMs, the Moto G Play is the go to device as it keeps the two SIM slots and the microSD slot separate, whereas, in the Redmi 3S Prime, one of the SIM slots doubles up as a microSD slot. Which means you can use one SIM and microSD at a time or two SIMs but with no microSD. Both devices support 4G networks and VoLTE calling. Unique flavour of Android Both the Moto G4 Play and the Redmi 3S Prime run Android 6.0 (Marshallow) out of the box. While the Moto G4 Play uses a clutter-free stock Android UI with few customisation options, the Redmi 3S Prime uses its proprietary MiUI which feels a bit overwhelming but offers plenty of options for users to tinker with. Of the two phones, the Moto G4 Play is likely to get the new Android N update, given Moto’s alacrity for Google updates. The battle of megapixels When it comes to the phone’s camera, the Moto G4 Play doesn’t have anything spectacular going for it. It has a 8-megapixel camera which on paper is inferior to the Redmi 3S Prime’s 13-megapixel snapper which supports phase detection quick focus and offers more camera modes and filters for users to play around with. Pixel count is not a benchmark for better camera output, though. We have seen cameras with low pixel count deliver better picture quality. |
| Country | China , Eastern Asia |
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Tpi9NHsDjM2FLOnW6TilYK/Lenovo-takes-on-Redmi-3S-Prime-with-Moto-G4-Play.html |
