ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 25REVIEWIt charges via USB-C and supports TurboPower fast
charging with the bundled adaptor, which means six
hours of power is achievable with just 15 minutes of
charging time. And it certainly does last all day, even
with pretty heavy use. Obviously, if you play games
for hours on end you’ll need that charger before the
day is out, but with mixed use you can usually make
it through to the following morning.
Software
The Moto X4 runs Android 7.1 Nougat (not Oreo, sadly)
out of the box. As with all Moto phones, it’s almost
plain Android with no annoying overlays or heavily
modified menus and settings. Even the icons are the
default Android ones.
And, as any Motorola owner will know, you also
get Motorola’s Moto app which includes a variety of
features such as Moto Display and Moto Actions. With
Moto Display you can get notifications to fade in and
out when the screen is off, and the ‘one-button nav’
feature lets you use taps and swipes on the fingerprint
sensor instead of the on-screen navigation keys.
There’s the usual ‘karate chop’ to turn on the torch
and double-twist to launch the camera. Moto Key
means you can access password-secured websites
using your fingerprint rather than having to type your
password every time.
Built into the US version of the Moto X4 is Amazon’s
Alexa voice assistant, which is a first for Motorola and
it can be used hands-free. Google Assistant is still
available, so you’ll be able to take your pick. As of yet,
there’s no support for Alexa in the UK model.