Moto G4 to launch on 17 May; benchmarks hint at octa-core processor, 3GB RAM

The Motorola Moto G4 is scheduled to launch on 17 May and there is new information regarding the yet-to-launch phone coming in on a daily basis. According to a latest leak (h/t PriceRaja), the G4 is expected to sport an octa-core processor. The Geekbench listing shows the scores obtained by a device named motorola Moto G (4) and it clearly mentions the processor as having 8 cores. The exact chipset model hasn’t been stated outright, but the Motherboard is named as ‘msm8952’ which hints at the G4 coming with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 617 chipset. The phone will also come 3GB of RAM. Like we said, earlier, there have been lots of leaked details on the Moto G4 out already. A French website has reported fresh new images of a smartphone tagged as the Motorola G4 Plus that show plenty of similarities with the recently leaked out successor to the Moto X . The leaked images show off a smartphone that appears to be the same as the previous Moto X leak. The images show off both the front and back of the Moto G 2016 revealing a massive display and the square front-facing fingerprint reader. Twitter user  Roland Quandt put out a detailed specifications sheet of the upcoming smartphone and as it turns out, there’s is plenty of stuff in there as well. Adding to this is another leak that reveals some more confirmed specifications coming from another Twitter user Vaibhav Jain. Combining both leaks, we can now expect the Motorola Moto G4 to arrive in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 variant with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage and another model sporting a Snapdragon 617 with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The cameras would include a 13MP unit for the rear and a 5MP fixed focus unit up front. The handset is expected to arrive with dual SIM slots and will pack in a 3200mAh battery. The display is expected to be a 5.2-inch Full HD unit. Motorola has confirmed that it will be selling the phone exclusively on Amazon this time around.