When comparing Lenovo Moto G4 vs LG V30, the Slant community recommends LG V30 for most people. In the question“What are the best high-end Android phones with great battery life?” LG V30 is ranked 3rd while Lenovo Moto G4 is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose LG V30 is:
The 16MP primary camera offers an impressive f/1.6 aperture that on paper and somewhat in reality puts this phone's camera above most of the competition for pictures in low-lighting conditions. However, it does not provide the best results in low-light conditions, that title belongs to the S8 and Pixel phones. Where V30's camera truly shines though, is providing the correct balance for lighting and contrast for dim shots, like for example taking pictures at dusk.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Good battery life
A 3000mAh battery is commonly found in flagship phones with more powerful internals, so the same battery in the G4 will make it last longer. It can manage over 20 hours of 3G talk time, 9h40m of continuous video playback, and over 11 hours of constant web browsing. Under a battery stress test, the Moto G4 lasted 3h30m, so expect around 4-ish hours of continuous GO time
Pro Very bright display for day-time adventuring
The display on the Moto G4 can achieve up to 723 nits of brightness which is one of the brightest phone displays currently available. Searching for Pokémon during the day won't be an issue at all.
Pro Above average GPS signal
When compared to a dedicated brand-name GPS, the Moto G4 holds its own. While it won't connect indoors and takes a bit to make the initial connection, once connected it is accurate to 10m which is considerably better than other phones at this price-point. A rock-solid GPS is ideal for Pokémon GO because the game relies so much on your real-world location for Pokéstops, and searching for the Pokémon and gyms. Also, when walking to hatch eggs, most GPSs will cut corners which reduces the recorded distance - making it take longer to hatch those eggs.
Pro Good repairability
Lenovo is known to have good support for their products.
Pro The camera is capable of capturing excellent images, especially in low-light conditions
The 16MP primary camera offers an impressive f/1.6 aperture that on paper and somewhat in reality puts this phone's camera above most of the competition for pictures in low-lighting conditions. However, it does not provide the best results in low-light conditions, that title belongs to the S8 and Pixel phones.
Where V30's camera truly shines though, is providing the correct balance for lighting and contrast for dim shots, like for example taking pictures at dusk.
Pro Offers excellent music listening experience
The V30 comes with a great QuadDAC connected to its 3.5mm headphone jack and with some clever software to bring the most out of it. Most of the time the built-in software intelligently deciphers the kind of headphones you are using in order to deliver the best sound possible to you, but if you want to, you can manually configure the sound settings in the software yourself as well.
Pro Great for watching videos or looking at pictures
The V30 has a gorgeous 6-inch OLED with a 1440p resolution. It displays rich, lifelike colours and the overall contrast offers a great degree of depth to the images displayed on the screen.
Pro Excellent performance
The 4GB of RAM paired with the Snapdragon 835 offer an excellent performance. There's virtually zero lag when switching apps or when playing games or doing any other heavy activities.
Pro Battery life can easily go for more than a day on a single charge with heavy use
The 3300mAh battery performs excellently. Watching a 90-minute HD movie only makes the battery drop to 87% (other smartphones drop by at least 20%). By the end a typical day you can expect the phone to have 40%-50% battery left.
Pro Phablet-sized display while still being small enough to be comfortable to use
LG have managed to increase the size of the screen by half an inch compared to the V20 without changing the overall size of the phone. They managed to do this by decreasing the size of the margins like so many other flagships nowadays.
Cons
Con Heats up a lot during constant use
Temperatures on the Moto G4 can reach 44.6C (112F) during lab tests (room temperature was 22C). Outdoors temperatures can get higher than that, especially in direct sunlight. Expect the Moto G4 to heat up considerably when wandering the streets.
Con Unreliable GPS
The GPS is extremely slow to get in position and will often dance around seemingly randomly. It affects other apps using the GPS, the fault is poor quality GPS hardware in the device.
Con Poor gaming performance
While Pokémon GO isn't too hard to run, the G4 will lag and studder here and there. It uses the Snapdragon 617 processor which isn't too powerful. The game will certainly be playable, however it won't run smoothly all the time.
Con Some bloatware is loaded out of the box
The V30 comes with some pre-installed LG apps such as G Health, an FM radio application, QuickMemo+, and some other small additions.
Con One of the most expensive Android smartphones on the market
At $829 it's one of the most expensive Android flagships on the market.