The Moto G4 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC, which we first saw on the HTC Thisprocessor is geared for better mid-range performance and battery life than Qualcomm's previous offerings. However, it isn't anywhere near as powerful as the Snapdragon 650 that powers the which not only costs a bit less than the Moto G4 but also packs in more RAM and storage.
This aside, the phone is a capable and reliable mid-range performer. It does get a bit warm at times, but on the whole it works well without any serious issues. Benchmark scores are decent as well, with the G4 scoring 45, 865 in AnTuTu, 24, 779 in Quadrant and 18fps in GFXBench.
The Moto G4 ran for nearly 12 hours in our video loop test, showing battery life that is practically identical to that of the Moto G4 Plus. This was expected, considering the phones use the same SoC and screen. In ordinary use, we were able to get through well over a day before we had to charge it, even with continuous 4G connectivity. The bundled Turbo charger isn't quite as quick as the one that comes with the Moto G4 Plus, but still manages to charge the device fairly quickly.
