Moto X4 6GB RAM variant was launched in India on Monday, following teasers from last week. The Lenovo brand had pointed to a February 1 launch date, and while it has launched the new Moto smartphone before that date, the smartphone will go on sale in India from that date. The Moto X4 will be exclusively available on Flipkart and Moto Hub stores in the country. Apart from the increased RAM, there is no other difference between the 6GB RAM variant and the earlier launched 4GB RAM variant. Both bear 64GB of inbuilt storage.To recall, there's also a base model, launched in November with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage.
Moto X4 6GB RAM variant price in India, launch offers
The Moto X4 6GB RAM variant price in India has been set at Rs. 24,999, and it will be available in Sterling Blue and Super Black colour variants. To put that in perspective, the Moto X4 3GB RAM, 32GB storage price in India is Rs. 20,999 while the 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 22,999. The smartphone will go on sale via Flipkart and Moto Hub stores from 11:59pm IST on Wednesday, January 31.Moto X4 specifications and software
In terms of specifications, the Moto X4 is pretty well equipped to handle most apps well enough. It uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 mobile platform, which is very similar to the 626 and 625 SoCs usually found in this segment. This chip has eight ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores with a maximum clock speed of 2.2GHz, so benchmark numbers are similar too. In AnTuTu, we got 67,361 points, and 23fps in GFXbench. The Snapdragon 630 has some improvements like a faster X12 LTE modem which supports a peak download speed of 600Mbps (versus 300Mbps) and additional features such as the aptX codec for high-quality audio streaming and Quick Charge 4.0. Lenovo sent us the higher-end variant of the Moto X4, which has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, but you can opt for the 3GB plus 32GB combo if you want to save some money.4G works well on both SIM slots (but only one at a time) and VoLTE is also supported. You also get FM radio, NFC, USB-OTG, Bluetooth 5, and dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac. Sensors include a gyroscope and compass along with the usual proximity sensor, accelerometer and magnetometer. The phone also has proper water resistance with an IP68 certification.
Internationally, the Moto X4 ships with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant, but in India, it’s missing. This is a bit odd considering that Aamzon’s Echo speakers are now official available here with most of Alexa’s Skills working just fine. However, at the time of the launch, Lenovo told Gadgets 360 that the feature will only available once Amazon releases the Moto Alexa app here. In the US, the Moto X4 is also sold as part of Google’s Android One programme through Verizon.
In India, the Moto X4 ships with a near-stock version of Android 7.1.1, with a planned Oreo update down the road. Everything is kept pretty much close to stock here, save for the custom icon set and a suite of Moto apps and gestures. There are also a bunch of preinstalled apps including Outlook and LinkedIn, which strangely cannot be uninstalled.
The Moto app offers similar features to what we’ve seen on other current Moto phones, such as gestures for activating the flashlight and camera as well as Moto Display for a peek at your notifications, the battery level and the time without having to wake the screen up. Lenovo has added a Night Display feature, which is a blue light filter. You can schedule this to kick in for a particular time period but there’s no way to adjust the intensity, in case you want a stronger effect. Moto Voice lets you launch apps and check you calendar appointments by using the phrase ‘Show me’, and it works well. A list of supported commands are provided. This feature works as advertised, even when the screen is off. There's also a feature called 'Voice Security', which is supposed to detect your voice specifically and allow commands when the phone is locked, but we couldn't get this feature to work.
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