<s>
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
India	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
markets	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
singular	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
models	O
,	O
the	O
G4	O
fragmented	O
the	O
line	O
into	O
three	O
models	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
joined	O
by	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
with	O
an	O
upgraded	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
design	O
was	O
refreshed	O
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
water	O
repellent	O
nano-coating	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
protrusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
IPX7	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G4	O
includes	O
a	O
5.5-inch	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
617	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
and	O
2/3	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
includes	O
either	O
16	O
or	O
32	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
expandable	O
via	O
MicroSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
802.11n	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
and	O
an	O
FM	O
radio	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
line	O
would	O
receive	O
occasional	O
security	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Motorola	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Motorola	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
although	O
no	O
estimated	O
date	O
was	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
update	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
alternative	O
Android-ROMs	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
G4	O
models	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
LineageOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
support	O
originally	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
end	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
14.1	O
(	O
corresponds	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.1	I-Application
)	O
on	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
though	O
several	O
new	O
unofficial	O
community	O
releases	O
were	O
released	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
the	O
G4	O
Play	O
was	O
added	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
officially	O
supported	O
list	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
offering	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Lineage	O
17.1	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
postmarketOS	B-Application
for	O
the	O
G4	O
Play	O
exists	O
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
motorola-harpia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
model	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G4	O
and	O
G4	O
Play	O
were	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
com	O
's	O
Prime	O
Exclusive	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
a	O
discounted	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
subscribers	O
,	O
subsidized	O
by	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
personalized	O
advertising	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Prime	O
Exclusive	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
are	O
ineligible	O
for	O
Motorola	O
's	O
bootloader	B-Application
unlocking	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G4	I-Application
was	O
lauded	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
budget	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Central	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
represents	O
the	O
ideal	O
experience	O
for	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
and	O
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
value.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
noticed	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
third-generation	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
G4	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
much	O
cheaper	O
than	O
more	O
powerful	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
