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Earlier today, we reported that Motorola might launch the entry-level Moto E4 and E4 Plus in Brazil on June 21. However, that’s not the case as the company made both the phones official moments ago. The company did not hold any event to launch the phones but silently introduced both the phones.

Motorola says that the new Moto E4 and E4 Plus are significant upgrades over their predecessors. The phones are powered by Snapdragon chipsets and are differentiated by the screen size, battery capacity, camera, and amount of RAM. In fact, the company also announced the pricing of both the phones.
Let’s find out what the new Moto E4 and E4 Plus offers on paper.
Design
In line with the leaks and rumours, the Moto E4 and E4 Plus features metal bodies, and they look identical to the Moto G5 series launched earlier this year. Also, both the smartphones feature a front-facing fingerprint scanner embedded into the home key.
Both the smartphones have Nanocoating which protects them from water spills. This certainly is a great feature to have around. There’s a Saturn ring covering the camera at the back, which adds a decent look and feel to both the phones. That said, there’s no camera bump on either of these phones.
The Moto E4 measures 9.4mm in thickness and weigh 150 grams, whereas the E4 Plus weighs 181 grams and has a thickness of 9.55mm.
Display
Display wise; the Moto E4 comes with a 5-inch HD display, while the E4 Plus has a larger 5.5-inch display with the same HD resolution. Motorola says that the displays in both the phones are vibrant enough to serve the multimedia needs. The displays have a 2.5D curved glass on top.

Hardware
There’s a massive surprise here. All the rumours till date claimed that the phones would be powered by a MediaTek MT6737M chip, but the official products have a better processor. The Moto E4 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC or by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 SoC depending on the market, clubbed with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.