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a surprising amount of people have requested that I durability test a fourth generation Moto G or also known as the Moto G for pretty inexpensive compared to most of the phones I test even though it is rocking an octa-core processor is a durable though that's what we're here to find out as always let's start with the scratch test the most pics help us see how scratch resistant the glasses Motorola is advertising that there is Gorilla Glass 3 on this phone so it's not surprising at all when it scratches at a level 6 this is perfectly normal and sits perfectly on par with the rest of the tempered glass screen flagships it's not invincible against scratches like sapphire or ceramic would be but it is very scratch resistant the earpiece slot is abnormally large for a cell phone perfect size for collecting dust makeup or even allowing small rocks to get in and unfortunately there is no metal grille inside the glass keeping the earpiece protected the black part you see is more like a rubberish vinyl covering so if you ever need to clean out this little slot be gentle with it or the earpiece covering might get punctured the 5 megapixel camera is under that same front layer of Gorilla Glass 3 so you don't have to worry about it getting scratched up either the back of the phone is removable but for some reason it still does not give us access to the battery this is extremely weird a removable back with a non removable battery I'll have to see what's up with that during my tear down and repair video if the Moto G 4 survives the rest of my durability test the back of the phone is made out of rubber since it is easily replaceable it's not that big of a deal so you get scratched up but as you can see my razor blade still does a pretty good job of disfiguring the grippy material scratching on rubber doesn't have that same satisfying metal-on-metal sound we all enjoy but I still manage to draw a happy little tree I imagine most of you aren't going to take a razor blade to your phone so I did test some everyday objects like skis and coin but neither of them left a mark rubber is pretty durable and resilient even if it's not one of those premium feeling build materials like glass and real metal now that art classes with Jerry are finished we can move on to the sides of the phone these are plastic all the way through which is totally fine for device this price the inner plastic is a slightly different shade of grey though any dings or dents would visibly show up with time so watch out for that the side buttons are also made of plastic the volume and power button this phone does have a headphone jack so for you practical people who enjoy listening to music on the go this full-featured phone would be a fantastic choice there is one 13 megapixel camera on the back is out at 1080p resolution while recording video but at least it is covered in glass so that camera is protected from scratches as well the dual colored flash is also plastic but that's totally fine since light will get dispersed either way scratches or no scratches the Motorola logo is built into the back rubber panel so there's no worries about that popping out like on some of the older Nexus phones and now it's time for the burn test the Moto g4 has an IPS LCD under that gorilla glass layer similar to the iPhone it lasts about nine seconds under my flame with IPS LCD the pixels will go black and then turn completely off but when the heat is removed the screen or covers completely the flame from my lighter still burns away the outer and visible oleophobic glass coating though so I would recommend against lighting your own phone on fire speaking of things you also shouldn't try yourself it's time for the bin test stress testing a phone during a bin test is a good way to find out how structurally sounds the build quality is this phone holds up just fine when I apply pressure to the screen side of the device but when I flip it over there is some major flex to the phone luckily it still does not catastrophic Lee snap in half it still functions perfectly fine even though it is currently identifying as a banana this phone passes the bin test and I'll give it a thumbs up as far as durability goes it's nice to know that a phone doesn't have to be expensive to be solidly built since this Motorola g4 passed the test you can safely assume that the g4 plus would also pass since they have the same basic build quality and structural integrity I was able to bend the phone back straight again so there is probably some metal somewhere inside of the phone we'll find out during the teardown I'll link current pricing for this phone down in the video description right below this video and I'll also link to tear down there as well as soon as I get that finished pick me up on Twitter or Instagram for behind the scenes and giveaways and let me know in the comments what phone you want to see me test next budget or premium thanks for watching I'll see you around