Those looking to grab a great mid-range smartphone in the United States can rejoice since one of the best available smartphones in this range, Moto G4 Play, is available for $130.
It represents a $20 discount over the retail price of $150. The phone is already receiving a lot of plaudits for being a great value for money offering, which can provide stock android experience. There are few phones in the market that can claim such a price along with the latest Android Marshmallow operating system without any bloatware.
B&H Photo and Amazon are the primary third-party retailers who are offering these special discounts on the Moto G4 Play without actually specifying the length of the discounts. It is highly likely that these discounts may last only until Black Friday or until stocks last. Usually, third-party retailers offer discounts on colors that are not doing well. However, the Moto G4 Play discounts are available on both the white and black variants. Launched only a few months ago, the Motorola device offers a 5 inch display with 720p resolution.
The screen uses the IPS panel technology, which has incredible viewing angles and brightness levels while maintaining efficiency at the same time. The phone may only offer a snapdragon 410 processor, but this power efficient chipset manages to give one of the defining elements of the Moto G4 Play – android operating system. Since the phone offers stock android without any bloatware, apart from a Moto gestures app, the device is capable of being upgraded to the Android Nougat operating system without any issues.
In doing so, the Moto G4 Play becomes one of the first devices at this price range to support Android Nougat experience. It is yet to roll out, but the update process is expected to begin in the next few weeks. An eight-megapixel camera in the rear of the device comes with little in the way of features, but essential elements like LED flash and 1080p video recording capabilities are offered. The front camera has a f/2.2 since for better illumination at night. The five-megapixel sensor provides decent detail for video conferencing and selfies.
The Moto G4 Play has a removable 2800 mAh battery, thus providing the user to swap batteries if they have additional options. Quite possibly, this may be the fastest way of charging up the phone!
For a phone with so many capabilities, $130 is an extremely attractive price.