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mid-range budget battles are a lot of fun while we're wrapping up our full moto g4 reviews we've gotten a number of questions from folks on how the g4 plus compares to the one plus three while these two devices are aiming for slightly different markets they are more alike than they might initially seem given the $100 price difference both phones have 5.5 inch 1080p displays AMOLED on the oneplus LCD on the Motorola and fingerprint sensors below those displays the oneplus has six gigabytes of RAM to the Moto G 4 s 4 gigabytes of RAM but both have 64 gigabytes of built-in storage 3000 milliamp hour batteries and fast charging solutions so what separates these two devices first obviously is processor power the oneplus 3 with a Qualcomm 820 walks all over the Moto with its lower power 6:17 the Moto is plenty powerful to handle the basics navigating the user interface scanning your social media watching HD video it's all good even playing moderately graphics heavy games but the oneplus 3 simply out powers it in all categories also for both phones arriving with 64 gigabytes of built-in storage the Motorola does give media junkies the ability to pop in a memory card for even more space now camera performance is a win for the oneplus 3 but these two 16 megapixel shooters are closer than we would have thought the oneplus three handles exposure a little better and the camera processing comes out contrast year but saturation is fairly similar the Motorola camera app has improved quite a bit over the last couple years options are still really simple but we do get full manual controls for photography lower light shots are interesting where the Moto lacks Hardware stabilization but the oneplus three still tends to jack the ISO higher with a similar shutter speed and held the Moto delivered a slightly darker shot but there is a lot more chroma noise on the 1 plus 3s photo for folks who want to edit though the g4 plus doesn't have an option to save RAW files that we can find now moving to video the Motorola only shoots 1080p at 30 frames per second no 720p video no UHD no 60 frames per second options but you can at least adjust exposure though the oneplus 3 has Hardware stabilization when trying to hold still video from the two phones is nearly the same in terms of jittery handshake and being at the display technologies these screens are essentially a tie a 1 plus moved to AMOLED this year and wins for color saturation and contrast but the Moto has a brighter LCD which is easier to read outdoors and the sub pixel array makes it a bit better for VR applications or for folks who like to keep their noses in their phones and headphone playback is a substantial win for the oneplus 3 as its posted some of the best DAC and amp numbers we've seen from any phone release this year the Moto falls right in line with the galaxy s7 which uses the built-in DAC included with Qualcomm chipsets it's not bad it's just noticeably outperformed by the oneplus and will also give the fingerprint sensor when to the oneplus 3 the larger sensor is easier to reach and it's surprising that the g4 plusses sensor doesn't double as a home button once the screen is on and the phone is unlocked this hardware appears to be useless lastly battery life between the two lands really close running a media test stream in 30 minutes of HD video over Wi-Fi at 50% brightness the oneplus drained 5 percent of its battery and the moto drained 6 percent real-world usage matches that benchmark his battery longevity is too close to call between the more powerful processor on the oneplus and the brighter screen on the motorola recharge speed goes to the oneplus though the Moto was snappy with a 42% recharge after 30 minutes on the included charger but the oneplus achieved a 53% charge using the dash charger in the same amount of time so let's wrap this up where do we stand between the Moto G 4 plus and the oneplus 3 the exciting thing about a1 plus is the bang for buck pushing a flagship processor into a mid-range price tear the Moto G 4 plus is an extension of that conversation delivering many of the same terrific lifestyle features at an even lower price point $100 price difference here certainly includes some benefits like headphone audio quality in a faster recharge rate but outside of folks looking for the slightly better camera performance or the better graphics power the Moto gets us really close to what many people might be looking for in a daily driver phone the effects of lower cost manufacturing are working their way across the whole smartphone industry we see the gap separating a $400 phone from a $600 phone is shrinking and the gap between a $300 phone and a $400 phone is a roading - 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