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Amazon's New and Improved, Inexpensive Moto!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017

Just received my Motorola Moto E (4th Gen) and I'm impressed with how nice it feels in the hand. Amazon will sell a boatload of these things. The new Moto E4 looks like it had a Moto G5 Plus as a father and a Moto G Play as a mother. The 5 inch size will fit well in anybody's hand and is a good size for a man or woman. This phone is thinner than the G Play and like that model, works on all four major carriers as well as their smaller MVNOs. Verizon beat out Amazon, introducing the Moto E4 a week ago, but that model can only work on the Verizon's CDMA network and only has 4 LTE bands. It is $30 cheaper than the Amazon version, but you lose the flexibility of being able to drop any carrier and go to another. That alone, can save you from having to buy another phone. This phone gives you the flexibility to drop AT&T and go to Verizon or T-mobile. Not very many phones support Univeral Carrier Access!

The Moto E4 is powered by a Snapdragon 425 chip that is surprisingly speedy for a low-priced phone. It won't play Asphalt 8 as well as a Samsung S8, but for less resource-intensive games it will be fine! Just for the technically-minded here are 2 popular benchmark scores

Geekbench 4
Single Core 649
Multi Core 1819

Antutu v 6.2.7
34947

These scores aren't going to impress a hard-core gamer, but for most people, they're pretty good! The newer 400 and 600 series Qualcomm chips aren't much slower than the 800 series from a couple of years back. This phone takes a nano-sim, so you may need to see your carrier or have a friend trim your micro-sim to use it in this phone! The camera is an 8 MP 1080 P shooter. I took a couple of daylight snaps and they looked quite decent! The 5 MP selfie camera has a flash ...a nice addition. I'll post them to this review later. This Moto model has a micro USB input for charging, not the USB-C type which is on newer, more expensive phones, so you can re-use your older cords and chargers.

Here are the available bands:

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

WCDMA B1 (2100)/ B2 (1900)/ B4 (1700/2100)/ B5 (850)/ B8 (900)MHz

CDMA BC0 (850) BC1 (1900) BC10 (850+)

LTE TDD 38/41

FDD Band 1/2/4/5/7/8/12(lower 700 1bc)/13 (upper 700)/17 (lower 700 bc)/25/26/66

The fingerprint sensor works very well and is a great feature at this price point!!

This phone like the G4 and G5 Plus Moto models, also features dual-band Wireless N, so you folks with dual-band wireless routers can take advantage of the 5Mhz band, releaving the stress on your overburdened 2.4 Mhz band. This makes for faster app downloads and YouTube and Amazon Prime videos that don't stutter and drop frames! Put that cable TV app on your phone and you have another TV set!

I'd recommend the Moto E4 to anyone who wants a quality phone at a low price. It's a better buy than the older Moto G Play, which sells for the same price. It has an even newer version of Android Nougat 7.1.1 (May 1, 2017 security patch) than the Moto G5 Plus. It's a great first smartphone for someone or as a backup to your flagship phone. It's also perfectly suitable to be the daily driver for someone who really doesn't need an expensive phone. Buying this phone, is like buying a Toyota Corolla ...it's not super fancy, like a Lexus, but it gets you where you need to go!

I picked up a few accessories when I ordered this phone as well. I got a micro sd cardSanDisk Extreme 32GB microSDHC UHS-I Card - SDSQXAF-032G-GN6MA [Newest Version] which I formatted for Internal Memory. It's a faster u3 type which is better to use as internal storage. I've also switched to glass screen protectors, which surprisingly, are easier to install than the matte or clear sheet type are.Moto E4 Screen Protector, Wellci [ 2 Pack ] Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Moto E4 (Ultra Clear)This was one of the few brands available when I bought my phone. The selection may be better now. For a case, I purchased theMoto E4 Case, LONTECT [Heavy Duty] [Shock-Absorption] [Kickstand Feature] Hybrid Dual Layer Armor Defender Case Cover for Moto E4 - GreyI like this style of case as it offers good protection and has a nice stand to use your E4 as a TV or for watching your Amazon Prime and YouTube content. It is available under several brand names!
* Please check any case carefully before you buy it. Thanks to Donavon Hornbeck for pointing out that many of the E4 cases are for the International Version, which has the microphone opening above the camera lens and the earphone jack in a different place. Only purchase a case with the microphone opening to the left of the Camera lens for the E4 USA version! I bought the wrong one, but I'll drill a small hole and fix that!

Update: 08/01/2017 Last night I was in Walmart, and saw they are selling the Verizon Prepaid version of the Moto E4 for $39.95! For Verizon prepaid customers who need a better phone, it’s an absolute bargain. But please be aware that it’s a locked phone, that only has Verizon’s LTE bands 2,4 and 13, so you can’t use it on AT&T or T-Mobile or smaller MVNOs that buy minutes from them. It lacks a GSM radio! Verizon gives you a hard time if you want to use it on your postpaid account, so be aware of that situation as well!
Sprint and its discount daughter Boost, as well as Metro PCS, are now selling the Moto E4 in gold. The drawback is …that it doesn’t have the fingerprint sensor on it, so it’s not such a great deal for $49.95

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stephanie

Watch out for possible lemons......

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

I bought this for my teenage daughter 1.5 months ago. At first it worked great, everything about it was awesome for the price. We were thoroughly happy with the product. It has the fingerprint technology, we had no problems with connectivity and it seems to be super quick when uploading/on the web, using apps, etc.

After 1.5 month it then just stopped working one morning. There were no precursors for this to happen, no recent drops, it didn't get wet, it was protected by a nice case and glass.....there should be no reason for it to completely stop working. We had ATnT service on it. Spend 2 hours on the phone with them, resetting service and trying to get it to work, to no avail. The next day we brought it into the local ATnT store here. They tried the SIM card in a new iPhone 8 and it worked just fine. It was then concluded that it was the phone that randomly stopped working. The rep at the store did confirm that this was the 3rd phone of the same model in 2-3 weeks that was brought in with the exact same issue. I bought it off Amazon, now I start my journey of trying to get it fixed, replaced, etc. whether it be through Amazon or Motorola.....Otherwise it was a major waste of money that only lasted 1.5 months. Phone is great, if you don't get a lemon. Unfortunately that was the case here.

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Emissary52

Amazon's New and Improved, Inexpensive Moto!

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017

Verified Purchase

Just received my Motorola Moto E (4th Gen) and I'm impressed with how nice it feels in the hand. Amazon will sell a boatload of these things. The new Moto E4 looks like it had a Moto G5 Plus as a father and a Moto G Play as a mother. The 5 inch size will fit well in anybody's hand and is a good size for a man or woman. This phone is thinner than the G Play and like that model, works on all four major carriers as well as their smaller MVNOs. Verizon beat out Amazon, introducing the Moto E4 a week ago, but that model can only work on the Verizon's CDMA network and only has 4 LTE bands. It is $30 cheaper than the Amazon version, but you lose the flexibility of being able to drop any carrier and go to another. That alone, can save you from having to buy another phone. This phone gives you the flexibility to drop AT&T and go to Verizon or T-mobile. Not very many phones support Univeral Carrier Access!

The Moto E4 is powered by a Snapdragon 425 chip that is surprisingly speedy for a low-priced phone. It won't play Asphalt 8 as well as a Samsung S8, but for less resource-intensive games it will be fine! Just for the technically-minded here are 2 popular benchmark scores

Geekbench 4
Single Core 649
Multi Core 1819

Antutu v 6.2.7
34947

These scores aren't going to impress a hard-core gamer, but for most people, they're pretty good! The newer 400 and 600 series Qualcomm chips aren't much slower than the 800 series from a couple of years back. This phone takes a nano-sim, so you may need to see your carrier or have a friend trim your micro-sim to use it in this phone! The camera is an 8 MP 1080 P shooter. I took a couple of daylight snaps and they looked quite decent! The 5 MP selfie camera has a flash ...a nice addition. I'll post them to this review later. This Moto model has a micro USB input for charging, not the USB-C type which is on newer, more expensive phones, so you can re-use your older cords and chargers.

Here are the available bands:

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

WCDMA B1 (2100)/ B2 (1900)/ B4 (1700/2100)/ B5 (850)/ B8 (900)MHz

CDMA BC0 (850) BC1 (1900) BC10 (850+)

LTE TDD 38/41

FDD Band 1/2/4/5/7/8/12(lower 700 1bc)/13 (upper 700)/17 (lower 700 bc)/25/26/66

The fingerprint sensor works very well and is a great feature at this price point!!

This phone like the G4 and G5 Plus Moto models, also features dual-band Wireless N, so you folks with dual-band wireless routers can take advantage of the 5Mhz band, releaving the stress on your overburdened 2.4 Mhz band. This makes for faster app downloads and YouTube and Amazon Prime videos that don't stutter and drop frames! Put that cable TV app on your phone and you have another TV set!

I'd recommend the Moto E4 to anyone who wants a quality phone at a low price. It's a better buy than the older Moto G Play, which sells for the same price. It has an even newer version of Android Nougat 7.1.1 (May 1, 2017 security patch) than the Moto G5 Plus. It's a great first smartphone for someone or as a backup to your flagship phone. It's also perfectly suitable to be the daily driver for someone who really doesn't need an expensive phone. Buying this phone, is like buying a Toyota Corolla ...it's not super fancy, like a Lexus, but it gets you where you need to go!

I picked up a few accessories when I ordered this phone as well. I got a micro sd card SanDisk Extreme 32GB microSDHC UHS-I Card - SDSQXAF-032G-GN6MA [Newest Version ] which I formatted for Internal Memory. It's a faster u3 type which is better to use as internal storage. I've also switched to glass screen protectors, which surprisingly, are easier to install than the matte or clear sheet type are. Moto E4 Screen Protector, Wellci [ 2 Pack ] Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Moto E4 (Ultra Clear) This was one of the few brands available when I bought my phone. The selection may be better now. For a case, I purchased the Moto E4 Case, LONTECT [Heavy Duty] [Shock-Absorption] [Kickstand Feature] Hybrid Dual Layer Armor Defender Case Cover for Moto E4 - Grey I like this style of case as it offers good protection and has a nice stand to use your E4 as a TV or for watching your Amazon Prime and YouTube content. It is available under several brand names!
* Please check any case carefully before you buy it. Thanks to Donavon Hornbeck for pointing out that many of the E4 cases are for the International Version, which has the microphone opening above the camera lens and the earphone jack in a different place. Only purchase a case with the microphone opening to the left of the Camera lens for the E4 USA version! I bought the wrong one, but I'll drill a small hole and fix that!

Update: 08/01/2017 Last night I was in Walmart, and saw they are selling the Verizon Prepaid version of the Moto E4 for $39.95! For Verizon prepaid customers who need a better phone, it’s an absolute bargain. But please be aware that it’s a locked phone, that only has Verizon’s LTE bands 2,4 and 13, so you can’t use it on AT&T or T-Mobile or smaller MVNOs that buy minutes from them. It lacks a GSM radio! Verizon gives you a hard time if you want to use it on your postpaid account, so be aware of that situation as well!
Sprint and its discount daughter Boost, as well as Metro PCS, are now selling the Moto E4 in gold. The drawback is …that it doesn’t have the fingerprint sensor on it, so it’s not such a great deal for $49.95

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MTown27

Great phone ... especially for the price

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017

Verified Purchase

This is a very good phone overall ... and a great one for the price! Runs very fast, especially with Blackberry Work and Allstate Mobile, two apps that slowed down my previous phone.(samsung galaxy grand prime). I like the more barebones operating system of the Moto and the ads on the lock screen do not impact the performance of the phone. Here's the detail:

PROS:
- Much faster than the Galaxy Grand Prime -- the extra 0.5 GB of memory makes a difference.
- Battery lasts a full day -- and then some -- I generally have 33%+ still left at the end of each day, vs the Grand Prime where I usually had to put it on the charger by 7pm (even with a new battery).
- Fingerprint sensor works great in unlocking the phone.
- I like the capability of seeing specifics about messages from the lock screen.
- Call quality is fine and wifi calling works well with T-Mobile.

CONS:
- The app icons do not have the bubble showing the number of messages unread (and there's no way of setting it up)
- The fingerprint sensor works inconsistently in authenticating specific apps

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Benjamin

Solid phone at a great price.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

Verified Purchase

Overall Impressions: An all around solid smartphone that is easy to activate on Verizon Postpaid (via Verizon's website as of late Oct). Good battery life (approx 1 day heavy usage with cell enabled), very good user experience (no UI slowdowns in common usage), and better than expected picture/sound quality.

In an attempt to not recover what other reviewers have mentioned on the display and CPU performance. I will jump straight to the issues that prevented me from buying this sooner: 1) How difficult it would be to activate the E4 on Verizon PostPaid, 2) I/O performance to flash memory (rarely covered but it is as important and sometimes more so than CPU benchmarking), 3) performance when playing back videos, and 4) Emulation of retro gaming systems.

1) There are numerous reviews and questions stating that it was difficult/impossible to get this phone activated on Verizon post paid. As of late october, these issues appear resolved on the Amazon Prime version with ad's. The activiation process requires two steps: the first is to obtain a verizon nano sim card which can be had for free by calling *611 from a Verizon cell phone and asking for a nano sim to be shipped out. The second step is to follow the directions from the Verizon wireless video on activating a new device to an existing line (search google for "Verizon Wireless how to activate device video", this video contains a walkthrough to activate the phone).

No calls to Verizon were required to get this phone activated and there were no special tasks that I needed to perform. Get a sim, follow the online activation process, and your done. With a nano sim this phone can be activated in 5 minutes from your house.

2) I/O performance is something that is often left out of phone reviews, but I tend to find to be the most important factor from a usability standpoint (poor I/O performance results in waiting on apps to load/screens to load/etc). Using the AndroBench I/O benchmarking utility the internal flash memory performance of this unit

Internal memory: E4's Score - (other phones benchmarked with AndroBench)
Sequential Read: 234 MB/sec - (Galaxy S7 233 MB/Sec)
Sequential Write: 42 MB/sec - (Galaxy S6 40 MB/Sec)
Random Read: 31.64 MB/Sec, 8100 IOPS/s 4KB (Galaxy S6 23 MB/Sec, iphone 6S 22 MB/Sec)
Random Write: 24 MB/Sec, 6257 IOPS 4KB (LG G4 6 MB/Sec, S8 3 MB/Sec)

Internal memory read/write performance is phenomenal for this price point. This will not match the new generation of phones launching now (such as the iphone 8 or the next S line of phones), but the performance is way more than expected on this phone. Its clear that Moto did not cheap out on flash chips for this phone. Since you will almost assuredly need an SD card for this phone given that it only has 16 GB of storage, I have also benchmarked writing to an SD card as well (Samsung EVO Select UHS 3, 64GB):

SD Card Speed:
Sequential Read: 81 MB/Sec (rated to 100 MB/sec)
Sequential Write: 37 MB/Sec (rated to 90 MB/Sec),
Random Read: 11 MB/Sec 2930 IOPS
Random Write: 3.55 MB/Sec 908 IOPS.

3) I am always concerned about low end phones with video playback, mainly will video playback actually use hardware decoders and what will the battery life impact be on watching video on the phone. Thankfully hardware decoding of H264 videos seems to work and battery life is not an issue even with live streams. I would expect to be able to get 5-6 hours of this unit with just straight video playback.

4) Retro games up until the N64/PlayStation play perfectly fine. This includes MAME emulation such as NeoGeo MVS. The screens touch display however is not suitable for playing these type of games without a controller. If you plan on playing classic games, save yourself some trouble and buy a controller.

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stephanie

Watch out for possible lemons......

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

Verified Purchase

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Tek Know Wiz

Superb, Smaller and Cheaper Version of G5 Plus. Watch Out for SIM Card Registration Problems on Verizon. T-Mobile just works.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

Verified Purchase

I have both the E4 (2GB/16GB) and G5 Plus (2GB/32GB). I like them both very much.

The E4 has a smaller 5" screen, a removable plastic back cover and a removable battery. The G5 Plus has the bigger 5.2" screen, a non-removable metal cover and a non-removable battery. The specs say that the G5 Plus should be faster, and in real life, Chrome browser pages do load faster on the G5. However, the web pages on the E4 seem to scroll just a bit faster than the G5 when I move my finger up and down (Maybe it's because the E4 has a 720p screen compared to G5 Plus's 1080p screen, fewer pixels to move? Maybe it's because the E4 is running Android 7.1.1 but the G5 Plus is running Android 7.0). So the E4 actually feels *slightly* more responsive. Both phones have fantastic, clear and bright screens. In theory the G5 has more pixels, so should be more crisp. But my eyes are getting old so I can no longer see the finest details, so the two screens look pretty much the same to me. Both phones have a built-in FM tuner, which is a nice thing to have every now and then. Both phones have a fingerprint reader, which I don't use as a fingerprint reader, I use them as the back/home/menu buttons. The camera on the G5 Plus is supposed to be a lot better than the E4, but I haven't tested them side by side, so I can't say.

I think the choice between the two phones depends on your preferences:
* size (5" versus 5.2" screen)
* look and feel (plastic back versus metal back)
* battery (removable versus non-removable)
* camera (8MP versus 12MP)
* price (about a $100 difference)

Some words about Verizon:

tl;dr: I can confirm that both the G5 Plus and E4 work on T-Mobile and Verizon. However, Verizon is a big pain. The E4 works on Verizon but a new SIM card must be registered with a Verizon device first, before using it on the E4. Or, Verizon must be somehow notified of the E4's IMEI number before the SIM card registration takes place.

Longer story:

I went into the Verizon store and asked for a SIM card and a $40/month prepaid plan. The Verizon person verified that the phone was indeed compatible with the Verizon network by inserting a working Verizon SIM card into the E4. Next, the Verizon person inserted a new SIM card, entered my information, assigned me a new phone number, and scanned the SIM card number and the IMEI number into the system to create a new account for me. (I have never used Verizon before, so I don't have an existing Verizon account.) When the phone powered up, it went through a registration process. Unfortunately, Verizon's registration process in the backend seems to support only devices sold through Verizon. So the activation process barfed in mid-stream.

The Verizon person spent the next 2 hours on the phone with various customer support and technical support people. There were many obstacles: The registration process had been partially completed, so that my credit card was already charged $40 (+tax/fees), but a Verizon account was not created with the new phone number, so they couldn't perform certain administrative functions through the (non-existing) Verizon account. They could not refund the credit card charge because apparently, Verizon stores are no longer able to refund a Prepaid Plan purchase. The Customer Service person on the phone attempted to manually attach the IMEI number of my phone to the order, but their backend system threw up an error.

Finally, they resorted to throwing away the first SIM card and phone number. They took a new SIM card, another phone number, and registered that SIM card with a fake IMEI (or maybe it was an IMEI of another known Verizon phone). That allowed them to successfully create a Verizon account for me. But the problem now was that I was going to be charged twice for the $40 prepaid plan. So they transferred to another Customer Service number which had the ability to transfer my payment from the first order to the second order. This second SIM card worked on the E4. The whole thing took about 2 hours.

When I came home, I swapped my T-Mobile SIM card on the G5 Plus, and both phones worked perfectly without any additional registration. So I can confirm that both the E4 and G5 Plus work on both T-Mobile and Verizon.

My conclusion: If you already have a Verizon SIM card, you should be able to plop it into the E4 and it should work. If you need to get a new SIM card, then Verizon's system must somehow be notified of your phone's IMEI before it can complete the SIM card registration process. Good luck.

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Susan M.

First Smartphone!

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017

Verified Purchase

Decided to take the plunge and leave my old flip phone behind. So this review comes from a person of the older generation who is not tech savvy and has never had nor worked with a smartphone of any kind. But I own a couple of Kindles and love them, and rightly figured the Amazon ads wouldn't bother me. I've had the phone for about 12 days, but I've only been able to use it for the last four days. I had a problem that probably seems ridiculous to most people, but I know from visiting the Moto e community on the Motorola website that at least one other older woman had the same issue, so I'm mentioning it here. Everyone on youtube said that the phone was easy to set up, and just sort of skipped over setup. I used the instructions on the phone and also in the downloaded manual form Motorola, but could not find the answer to my problem. I called Motorola customer service three times and also had three chat sessions. The problem I had was that I couldn't get past the security on the phone. I set up the fingerprint and a requested PIN and when I got to the lockscreen and was instructed to enter the PIN to access the fingerprint check, I did as instructed, but the fingerprint did not read and I was stuck with the lockscreen.

Working with customer service at Motorola, I was instructed to do a factory reset on the phone 4 or 5 times, then had to reenter all my info, only to get stuck repeatedly at the lock screen. I finally solved the problem by going back to youtube and carefully watching every entry for the Moto e4. In one of them, the presenter happened to have his phone timeout during his demonstration and revert to the lockscreen, and he quickly entered his
PIN - and - tapped the check mark in the lower right of the screen! That was what I was missing! So, in case someone else might encounter the situation, I thought I'd mention it. (My Kindle Fire has a similar lockscreen, but when I enter the security PIN, it opens instantly. Guess I expected the same for the phone.)

That said, I'm loving the phone. I was able to get a SIM card from Ting, which uses Sprint, and setup was simple. The phone is easy to use, to read, to hear, and fun to explore. I'm especially enjoying the texting capabilities. Having never had a phone camera, the one on this phone is good enough for me. I'm very satisfied with my choice.

UPDATE 12/27/17
I just revised my original 5 star rating because, while the fingerprint reader never worked flawlessly, about 2 months ago it quit working at all. I re-entered my fingerprint many times and after a day or two of working pretty well, it would just fail to recognize the print. I have given up and just use the PIN now. Also, although I originally stated that I didn't mind the mediocre camera, now that I'm using the camera a lot, I must say I wish it took better photos.

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Jim Wood

Great phone... a few feature-specific comments.

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017

Verified Purchase

Over the past decade, I’ve owned a great many smart phones, but so far the Moto E4 is perhaps my favorite. As others have noted, it’s a very good phone at any price but at $100 it’s a steal. Rather than repeat the observations of other reviewers, I thought I’d note a few features that I find to be of particular interest:

1. The Amazon version is fine for me. As long as lock screen notifications are enabled, the Amazon ads never go full screen and are quite unobtrusive (I use the “Network Type Indicator” app available on Google Play to ensure there’s always an active lock screen notification--and the app is very handy in its own right). Likewise, as a heavy user of Amazon services, the pre-installed apps are OK as well; I probably would have installed most of them anyway.

2. For a variety of reasons, I carry two phones; one on AT&T and one on Verizon, both through TracFone (I’m a light user of cellular voice and data so the TracFone model works for me; my average cost per phone is about $7 per month).

The Moto E4 will serve as my backup phone but I was a bit concerned about whether it could be activated on TracFone’s CDMA network. No problem. It was activated by transferring the phone number and airtime balances from an older phone and while the customer service rep was a bit hesitant at first, once she verified that the IMEI was compatible with their BYOP (bring your own phone) plan, activation--using the $1.00 TracFone SIM kit available on Amazon--proceeded smoothly. And guess what? The hotspot feature also works just fine on TracFone’s CDMA network.

3. The fingerprint reader works surprisingly well and if used for one-button navigation (set via the “Moto” app) it can free up a bit of screen real estate otherwise reserved for the usual Android navigation soft buttons.

4. Performance is quite snappy. I know that some complex games might drop a frame here and there but since I’ll be using the device mostly for business and backcountry navigation, the Snapdragon 425 quad-core CPU and 2gb of RAM are more than adequate. And speaking of navigation, the Moto E4 includes a magnetometer (e-compass) that was eliminated on a several recent Motorola phones. No compass would have been a deal buster for me and this one seems to work well.

5. Unlike many phones today, the Moto E4 includes an FM radio that actually works well. Wired headphones need to be plugged into the top-mounted headset jack to serve as an antenna, but once they're in place, the FM app allows the sound to be routed either through the headphones or through the phone’s speaker (nice).

6. There’s no external charging or message LED indicator, but the phone includes an alternative that’s fine for me. If the device at rest is moved even slightly, a faint blue display pops for a couple of seconds that shows the charging status, date, time and other info.

7. The 2800mAh battery is removable and is the same model (GK-40) used on the Moto G4 Play phone. It’s widely available online (currently sells for about $12 on EBay) though it doesn’t appear to be available directly (yet?) from Motorola.

I may add to these notes later as I continue to use the device.

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Jose

If you're on a budget, this is the phone to get

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017

Verified Purchase

This was supposed to be just an emergency phone while I got my main daily driver fixed, but this phone was actually surprisingly good considering it's a budget smartphone. The Amazon lockscreen ads were unnoticeable, and with two taps on the fingerprint scanner as you pull it out of your pocket the phone is on and the lockscreen. The cameras are decent enough, they get the job done. The front facing flash was actually very very useful too -- I had never realized how often I take photos with the front facing camera in darker environments. I love the swipe gestures on the fingerprint scanner that replace the navigation buttons (home, back, recent apps). The earpiece doubles as the front firing speaker which could get just as loud as other smartphones, and even though not stereo, didn't feel too unbalanced while watching media. It can handle video streaming and internet browsing super fine, though it did have some trouble with heavier social media apps like Facebook messenger. Battery life was amazing though, I could get through the whole day on a single charge, wifi and bluetooth on throughout the day streaming spotify to a bluetooth speaker while I work and watching youtube on my lunch break and when I get home. The 720p display looks good and crisp enough for its size. Storage wise, though it's only got 16 internal, it's also got expandable storage. I popped in a 128gb micro sd card I had more than enough space for all my music and books and videos. The version of Android it runs allows that to be mounted as "internal storage" which means you can install apps onto the sd card as well (though not all apps support that kind of feature). Really great phone.

All in all, a great purchase, and though I have since switched back to my Nexus 6p, I kept using the Moto E4 for a solid two months after the Nexus had arrived back from repairs.

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iutaro girotto

Amazon add phones: Blu hd1 vs Moto e(4)

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017

Verified Purchase

"Which Amazon add phone do I want?"
I'm here to help, I have the Blu hd1 with Amazon adds and this phone Whit Amazon adds as well, to anybody debating if the extra 30$ or so are worth it depends on a few things:

Size: the Moto e is bigger and heavier while the Blu is lighter and thinner ( or at least that's how it feels to me I haven't actually put them on a balance and at the end of the day, perception is reality) my girlfriend likes how the Blu feels in her hands but it feel akward for me, I'm used to bigger phones and I found the keyboard and screen size more comfortable on the Moto, so if you have large hands or clumsy fingers ( or both) the Moto e will be easier for you

Finger print scanner : I never really though I wanted a finger print scanner on a phone until I had one, it's so comfortable , you can unlock your phone but also safe apps like password managers like safe in cloud, PayPal , etc can be unlocked with your fingerprint, the Moto e has showed me the advantages of having one and now I don't want to go back to drawing patterns

Camera: the front camera on the Moto e is surprisingly good, better than most phones I ve owned including my sony z3, the rear camera is pretty mediocre, it has a lot of noise, the Blu hd1 rear camera is a lot better, surprisingly good for a phone that cheap but keep in mind both are budget phones so don't expect dslr quality on a sub100$ phone.

Dual SIM: if this is a feature you are interested in the blue is the way to go.

Removable battery: the hd1 doesn't have a removable battery, this is a bummer for me since batteries are the first thing to go bad on a phone most of the time

Software: both phones have very clean versions of Android, this Moto doesn't have the usual Moto motion shortcuts ( shake for flashlight twist for camera ) which is a bummer since thats what I like most of my Moto g (3), both are fast phones but I don't play games on my phones so I don't tax them that much, Moto e has a split screen feature which allows you to open 2 apps on half a screen which is pretty neat and also small screen, which allows you to make the screen go small next to a corner, either left or right, so you can use it more comfortably with one hand

Conclusion: it is obvious by reading my review that I favor the Moto e, but my girlfriend likes the Blu hd1 better, she's says it's girlier (whatever that means ) and that the Moto is too big for her , both are great phones for the price and the adds are really not intrusive at all, I hope I managed to tilt you off the fence if you were trying to decide which phone with Amazon adds to buy I'm happy to answer questions should you have any

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Jeanie Petermann

The Flagship Killer

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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I wasn't expecting much when I purchased a smartphone for a mere $100. After all, I've only ever owned flagships that cost upwards of $700. Boy, was I surprised.

First, let me say that I was coming from a three-year old Note 4 that finally died on me. I just needed something to get me by until I find another flagship to buy. Well, now I'm not so sure I want another flagship. This phone is quick and responsive, more so than my Note 4 was after just a few months of owning it. It has handled every game I've played so far well (although I'm positive it would struggle with newer games on the highest graphics settings and whatnot), it opens and switches between apps quickly, and it honestly feels smoother overall than my Note 4 ever did.

The display is bright enough in the sun and clear enough not to be a problem for me. I do notice background images aren't as clear as they could be, but for the price, I really don't mind. Things like text and what not can easily be read on it.

The fingerprint scanner (which I'm still shocked was included at this price) is extremely fast and accurate. I have never used any sort of security on any phone because it has been too much work in the past to input a password or whatever every time I check my phone, but this fingerprint scanner works nearly every single time and I don't think I could go back to a phone without one now.

The single area this phone disappoints for me is the camera, which, honestly, is to be expected when the phone is so cheap. It does somewhere between okay and well in sunlight, but even when indoors with decent lighting, it just kind of falls apart (let alone in low-light). I don't take many pictures and it does the job well enough that it's good enough for me when I do take them, so this isn't a big deal for me.

What this phone excels at is just working. It's quick, responsive, and it has the latest version of Android, which adds several excellent features to it. I've even been using Google Now, which is much improved from a few years ago and very useful now. In short, if you're looking for a good phone at a killer price, this is it. The Moto E4 should be renamed The Flagship Killer.

By the way, there seems to be some confusion about whether this phone works on Verizon or not. It does. I purchased a nano sim from Amazon for a few dollars, went on the Verizon site and entered the numbers for the phone and sim card, and bam. Works perfectly.

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