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Originally Posted by sajo My MotoG (XT1045) - Gen1 4G LTE , died on me.
I am trying to find a replacement too , and Moto G4 Plus would have been the ideal choice , but the bad reviews about heating and performance are keeping me away. Next is the Redmi Note 3 , but it seems to be unavailable everywhere. Any other worthy alternatives I should be considering , which are readily available ? I prefer stock android. |
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Originally Posted by petrolhead_neel Now, coming to the phone, all I want is complete tweak-ability(custom ROM support included in this point), a battery that lasts me two days(SOT per day typically ranges from 1.5-3 hours), plays games adequately, has a good camera and quality which lasts me at least a couple of years. I cannot spend a penny over 15k. I had thought that with the launch of the OP3, OPO prices would be reduced. But no luck, sadly. Other phones that I am considering are the Moto G4+, ZUK Z1 and Galaxy S5. It has always been a dream to own a Nexus/One Plus device however that doesn't seem to be happening. :/
Suggestions are very much welcome. Thanks in advance.
Neel |
Guys, I have both of you covered. And let me get straight to it- I would say the Moto G4+ it is. I have been using the G4+ for the last month or so now, and it has been an absolutely wonderful experience.
Stock Android is irreplaceable, the Moto addons and gestures are excellent bonuses (which DO work in real life) and performance has been top notch. And as both of you are ex-Moto users, you'll get accustomed to it straightaway. That's just why I suggested it straightaway. That Moto experience is a notch above usual stock Android experience and cannot be found elsewhere.
As for the performance and heating, yes it does get a bit hot while recording 1080p video continuously for several minutes, but not worth being a deal breaker. It also gets quite hot while charging, but that's due to the fat 25W Turbo charger that charges the phone crazy fast. And it also cools down pretty quickly after removing the charger. And unlike what people often mention, I haven't found the camera to lag or stutter after heating. Even with heavy games it gets very warm after 20-30 minutes, but it doesn't overheat further after that, and doesn't drop in performance while heated. And that is better than something like OP2 which throttles the SOC to budget phone level to prevent heating. And trust me, the heating is not even near a deal breaker. There was a big 157MB update out of the box for my phone, which I only installed several hours later after downloading all my apps and syncing data, and the heating reduced considerably after that update. Almost half a dozen of my friends bought the exact same phone as me (32GB black) after seeing mine, and no one has had any serious heating issues.
I mean yeah, it doesn't run cool as such, there is some heating at the times I mentioned, but nothing too much out of the normal. Definitely not worth being a deal breaker. And going by how meticulously particular I am about my Android devices, you can take my word for that.
That put aside, the software experience is amazing, all Moto features are actually useful, the cameras are both lovely, the rear camera focuses really fast and takes wonderful pictures if you operate it right, the battery holds on through a little more than a (heavy) day and ~6 hours of display, the charging is seriously quick, it holds a dozen apps in memory all the time, and the body though nothing that you'd call 'premium', is very well built and feels extremely light. I got hold of a slim fit sandstone black case for 500 bucks and it improves the grip, and further shields my hand from feeling any heat.
Actually, if there can be a more serious gripe than the heating, it is the complete absence of a magnetic sensor. Such basic hardware actually should be taken for granted in a 2016 Tier 1 brand phone costing 15k. However, I never used that sensor earlier in my previous phones or tablet often, so I don't miss it at all. Surprisingly, it still has a gyro sensor!
And navigation still works fine with the data on, I don't know how. It supposedly catches directional signal from mobile networks.
And Neel, this one for you friend. The G4+ barely a month from launch, has root, official TWRP 3.0 support, and the kernel sources promptly released by Motorola!! There was even a test build of some kind of custom ROM the last time I saw IIRC. So one can expect healthy official ROM support for least a couple of years and a few ports after that. And even better, you don't even have to root the phone to stay on top of the Android game. Lenovo have promised N and O updates right away! And anyway Moto display and the 'double-twist, double-chop' gestures are just too good to let go of so soon. The only things I miss from CyanogenMod are the power menu options (this has only a dumb 'power off' option) the extra custom quick settings tiles and battery % on status bar. Apart from that has been an awesome experience.