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G4's advantages: 5.5" screen vs. 5.0" Snapdragon 617 chipset instead of 430 Removable back cover - allows swapping out for different color (I really like my red one), putting a metal plate underneath for use with magnetic car phone mounts, and access to the battery in case you want to replace...

Encountered an alternative way to get possibly usable low-light photos with the Moto G4 (other than using manual controls as described in previous post): use the Night Camera app. Even though it is no longer supported, it is the best I've found at reducing noise in low light. It does this by...

I got prompted for, and ended up installing, the Nougat update on April 6, 2017 on an unlocked Moto G4 using Cricket Wireless. It works well as far as I can tell. I haven't noticed a change in performance nor encountered any bugs.

Here are some low-light samples. Moto G4, auto mode: The photo is incredibly grainy and basically unusable. It was the best I could get using auto mode without using the flash. Moto G4, ISO 200, .5s shutter Better, but still very grainy despite the low manual ISO. Conclusion: while the...