The Moto Z4 (stylized as Moto z⁴ by Motorola) is an
Android phablet
A phablet (, ) is a mobile device combining or straddling the size formats of smartphones and tablets. The word is a blend word of ''phone'' and ''tablet''. The term was largely unused by the late 2010s, since average phone sizes eventually morph ...
developed by
Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility LLC, marketing as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android (operating system), Android. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chinese te ...
, as the successor to the
Moto Z3
The Moto Z3 (stylized as Moto z³ by Motorola and not to be confused with the Moto Z3 Play) is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone ...
and Moto Z3 Play. It was released in May 2019, and made available in June.
Specifications
Hardware
The SD675 SOC is much closer to the SD636 from the
Moto Z3 Play than the SD835 from the
Moto Z3
The Moto Z3 (stylized as Moto z³ by Motorola and not to be confused with the Moto Z3 Play) is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone ...
. Benchmarks from CNET shows it beating the
Moto Z3 Play, roughly tieing the
Pixel 3A
The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are a pair of Android (operating system), Android smartphones designed, developed, and marketed by Google as part of the Google Pixel product line. They collectively serve as mid-range variants of the Pixel 3 and Pixel ...
and losing to the
Moto Z3
The Moto Z3 (stylized as Moto z³ by Motorola and not to be confused with the Moto Z3 Play) is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone ...
and
OnePlus 6T.
The front and rear cameras were upgraded compared to the previous models. The rear camera goes from two 12MP to a single 48MP. The front camera goes from 12MP to 25MP.
The battery is upsized from the 3000mAh found on the
Moto Z3
The Moto Z3 (stylized as Moto z³ by Motorola and not to be confused with the Moto Z3 Play) is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone ...
to 3600mAh.
The 3.5mm headphone jack returns after being absent on the
Moto Z3
The Moto Z3 (stylized as Moto z³ by Motorola and not to be confused with the Moto Z3 Play) is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone ...
.
Reception
CNET scored it a 7 out of 10 while stating "As a budget phone, the Moto Z4 doesn't beat the similarly priced
Pixel 3a XL
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or OnePlus 6T."
References
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