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[Moto X4 Real Life Review] rancor187:
Hej there,

I recommended this phone to a friend after reading some reviews and they all mentioned how good the camera is.

But my friend is not very happy with the photos. The quality is great but any (even little) movement results in a blurry pictures, which is very annoying.

But see for yourself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PJ4jJUZ1FBgaSV586

(Note: these pictures have been sent via Whatsapp to me)

No review mentioned that. Maybe its a layer 8 issue :D

Any ideas?

Thank you
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] Thmz159:
Try with HDR off, if it isn't alreadym but Gcam will probably solve this. Much better night performance, faster shutter times etc. Also has proper video stabilization.

Since complaints about the camera are often posted on forums, here is my setup although it is not the best possible anymore, as I am using the same old/outdated Gcam version since several months. Once I get the Pie update I will test Gcam 6 with night mode. For now, I am using cstark27_Gcam_5.1.018_24_v3.8 ( https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.8.apk ) . Image quality is good, although the pictures are sometimes a bit flat so I have to do some post-editing in Snapseed to increase contrast/saturation. Other/newer gcam versions have settings for saturation etc.

I have changed a some of settings, I think most important changes are:

In submenu Advanced:

> HDR+ control ON

> Model: Pixel 2 XL (Taimen)

> Exposure time: I often change it depending on the situation, if you want to avoid motion blur (like you have in your examples), put it on 'Fast' or 'Slow', I often put it on Very Slow because I am mostly taking stills

> Frame count: Default or Medium should be fine, although I set it to Super High if I want to take night shots

Then in your main camera interface (with the viewfinder) you have an HDR toggle on top, use HDR+ on in normal conditions or if the subject is moving fast, use HDR+ Enhanced in difficult conditions.

I never compared it to a high-end phone but I'm pretty statisfied with the camera. Really low light is tricky and OIS would have been great but for the price I bought it performs well (and the wide angle cam is a nice bonus too, although it lacks detail).

Can't wait to get Pie so I can experiment with newer Gcam versions.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] Organics:
I think we can all agree that stock camera app is scheisse, but the hardware is pretty competent, with a nice gcam port photos come out lookin great. I use 6.1.021v.0.1TlnNeun and it worked great since 8.1 (I'm now on Pie). I think it might be this but we can also try this one.

Cheers.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mcartz:
Best Google Cam port for my Moto X4

I have a Moto X4 Android One model XT1900-1 and have tried several .apk that would crash after taking a Night Sight photo, or if successful in taking a Night Sight photo would then crash when trying to close out of Night Sight mode and returning to the normal camera. The .apk I'm suggesting comes with it's own presets but I found that it produces too much noise in my medium/low light photos (with the normal cam, not night sight mode). Also, after changing the defaults it seems more responsive. While testing for yourself don't forget to clear the app's cache after crashes and if making changes to the camera types in the base settings you need to reboot. The most important thing is that this .apk is very stable on my particular phone. I don't know about all the other functions. All I care about is normal camera mode as well as night sight mode. Thank you to the developers!

MGC_6.1.021_BSG_Arnova-based_v.1.3d_TlnNeun_2.apk

Base settings

Interface: Pixel 1

Config: Auto

Back Camera: Pixel 2

Front Camera: Pixel 2

Libs settings

Stock by Google
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Moto X4 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
Awesome 4k shooting. Stays in focus.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Moto X4 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
Best selfie camera I've ever had. 16mp plus a flash. Also has the selfie enhancement built into the app to use if desired.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] tavcsor:
Excellent quality. Portrait mode picture taken by Arnova's Gcam.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] xavdep:
The front camera is outstanding.. I really love the quality of the pictures taken from the front cam.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] crazyates:
Just a side note about the selfie camera:

It is advertised as a 16MP, but the Moto camera defaults to a 4MP (Adaptive Low Light) setting. You can manually choose the 16MP setting, but it's not selected by default. Also, I have yet to see any 3rd party camera use anything higher than 4MP on the selfie camera. I've tried multiple GCam mods, as well as several camera apps from the Gplay store, and they can only see 4MP as the highest resolution.

I'm not sure if it's a 16MP sensor that down-samples to 4MP for better low-light performance, or if it's a 4MP sensor that up-samples to 16MP. Either way, I'm not complaining about the quality of the images. They're quite nice, and take fantastic photos!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] kraatus90:
can you share settings you are using ? and which apk ?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] tavcsor:
GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.3-Front-HDR+

Settings: Nexus 6p, nexus 6p, hdd+ on, face_brackets on
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] jonathangrag:
I'm from Brazil and here was noticed that the front camera can't focus objects that are close.

For an example, if you take a selfie, your face won't be focused but only what is behind you.

It is strange that I only see these complains about that here in Brazil.

Does anyone here having the same issue?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] helo123:
Im from india. My issue is everything looks good just before clicking pic. But after taking selfie it looks blurred
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] jonathangrag:
People here are commenting that the front camera has a fixed focus, so if you are not in the right distance, the picture will be a little blurry.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] Twski:
Almost every phone has a fixed focus front facing camera. The problem is that, in the X4, the focus distance is way higher than the usual. Half of the Galaxy S7 Flat units has this "problem" aswell, although way worse.

In photos where the subject is a big group of people, this is nice, as most people will be in focus. However, in a closeup selfie you will be very unfocused.

In my experience, the selfie has to be taken with at least 70% of an arm length from you to the phone, so you will be in focus.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ijuanp03:
I couldn't find the "face_brackets on" in the debugging and tools so I ignored it.

It still works though.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Moto X4 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
I've seen some chatter about the photo app loading or snapping slowly. I have not experienced this. It's fine. Push the button and it captures in less than a second or faster every time.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] crazyates:
Yep, the camera isn't the fastest I've ever used, but is def no slow by any means.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] chkb:
I'm not sure if it's just me. But the camera app takes a lot of time to load sometime and also hangs. It struggles to switch to the other camera. I've seen this happen information even after installed Google Camera App. I'm now concerned about it as it could be the the camera itself.

The pictures are great when it works. But its not as quick and fast as my previous X Play or X Style.

Any help to fix or in the right direction would be great. This is just a week old phone. Nothing done to the OS.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ijuanp03:
The time it takes to open the camera from standby is 1-2 seconds.

The time it takes to take a shot is on par with other highend phones I used (Huawei P10, HTC 10).

The time it takes to focus is instantaneous since this has a dual pixel phase detection auto focus (same as Galaxy S8). Definitely faster than my HTC 10.

The time it takes to save a picture when HDR is NOT triggered is on par with other highend phones.

The time it takes to save a picture when HDR is triggered is ~2 seconds (same as HTC 10).

Try turning off HDR (turn off auto HDR) and you'll see how fast the camera is.

It's the auto HDR processing that causes some delay when SAVING the pictures.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Moto X4's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
Love the Moto photo app. It's clean and simple but still has some useful added features.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vphreeze:
i am working on a skin for MortPlayer and i was wanting to add cover art to be displayed. is it possible to somehow have the cover art behind everything as a background? when i have tried it so far, any text that is on top is sort of contained in a square that "shows through" the cover image to the actual background of the player skin. it looks like holes were cut out of the cover wherever text (like title and artist info) is displayed.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Mort:
That's not possible currently. The "shine through" is done for performance reasons. As it is currently, only the label areas must be updated when a text changes. If the text should be drawn over other elements (like the cover), the entire screen would need to be updated (or at least all intersecting elements, and those which intersect with the intersecting elements, etc...).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vphreeze:
ok, just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing something.

by the way, i think i have the latest skinning manual, but i spent hours trying to figure out why i couldn't get the "TrackName" tag to work before i finally just downloaded another skin and looked at the MPS file to find that it actually needed to be "TrackTitle".

thanks for your work, i use and love mortplayer, mortbuttons, and mortscripts.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Aqrab:
waiting for your skins :)

by the way do you have an ipod skin for mortplayer ?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Moto X4 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
Charges from sub 30% to over 80% in a little over a half an hour.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mightysween:
Charging is on the faster than normal side, but I am not sure the TurboCharge feature is fully implemented... seems to charge just as fast on any 5 volt/3 amp charger as it does with the TurboCharger (which is supposed to ramp up to 12 volts when it negotiates a connection with a supported device)
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mightysween:
Confirmed, plugging in a regular 5v/3a charger brings up the same "TurboCharger Connected" toast message as the actual 5/9/12v TurboCharger... and charges just as fast. Something is not working here.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ackattacker:
The supplied charger is marked 5V 3A, 9V 1.6A, 12V 1.2A which is 15 watts any way you slice it. So you probably won't notice a big difference IF your charger can really supply 3 amps and the phone can take it. I guess the 12V charge might be a little more efficient, less heat. Previous motorola phones with USB-C (e.g. Droid Moto Z) could take up to 5+ amps using "TurboPower" charger which was NOT QC 3.0, it was something else, so Motorola likes their own branding which may or may not have anything to do with QC 3.0.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ackattacker:
Also, for what it's worth, when I plug it into my RAV Power powerbank with a QC 2.0 port, it indicates "TurboPower Connected". When I plug it into the regular "ismart" 2.4 Amp port, it indicates "Charging". I have the same result with an Anker "PowerIQ" charger, it indicates "Charging" using the 2.4 Amp ports. This implies to me that the Qualcom quick charge is doing the job and charging faster than a regular 2.4 Amp charger. When I plug it into a USB-C charger which can supply 5V/3A it indicates "TurboPower Connected". I think that both QC and USB-C allow a sophisticated negotiation of charge rates vs. the dumb USB method using resistors. The TurboPower Connected message therefore indicates that the phone has negotiated the maximum charge rate, which is greater than that allowed by regular USB spec. So, to my eyes it is working as designed and will provide the maximum charge rate using *either* as USB-C charger, or a Qualcom Quick Charge charger.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] Siddhesh K:
With the supplied charger, it takes exact 1 hour from 5% to 90% and 25 minutes for last 10%.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ottenzi0:
help my moto x4 ( is giving problems with fast charging, with the original charger takes more than 12 hours charging and does not finish loading 100%
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] dhinesh_cool:
I take Moto g5 plus and x4 both had 3000mah battery I tried to find charging speed . Then find out x4 charges faster than g5 plus then I researched about that after I found x4 has good thermal so charging speed will be at 3050mA ,4.2 -4.4 volts due to good thermals turbocharging working still 45 -46°c after that it get stopped on other hand g5 plus charged at rate of 2106 mA 4.0-4.2 volts but turbocharging stops at 40°c
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Moto X4 before depleting the battery.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
I'm getting 6+ hours and true all day use, easily.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mightysween:
Easily the best SOT of any device I have owned... Over 6 hours yesterday and was at 45% when I plugged in for the night. I don't believe I will need to charge this thing at all other than overnight. Amazing!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] seedubya:
Crap I'm getting 4 hours at a stretch.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] rockster76:
The X4 has a bad cell reception. On wifi i get 7-8 hours but in mobile data only 4h maximum
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
I was off WiFi yesterday traveling and still had nearly 7 hours SOT by 10pm and 12% battery left. I live in rural Wyoming.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] crazyates:
I'm at 3.5 hours SOT, and I'm still at 43%. A good bit of that was relatively intensive. I had GMaps download 3 offline maps covering 5 states, Play Music downloaded ~3GB of music for offline. I logged in and set up a bunch of apps (social media, etc), and played Clash Royale for ~1.5 hours.

AccuBattery says I'm averaging 11.2%/hour Screen On, and 0.7%/hour Screen Off.

Clash Royale is ~13-14%/hour, where both my old Nesux 5x and Nexus 7 (2013) were ~25-30%/hour.

I am extremely impressed with the battery life on this. I can't wait to get a kernel with hotplug and root with Greenify to see if I can't get it down even more. :p
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] crazyates:
Update: Over a 36 hour period, I got 5.5 hours SOT, and plugged it in with 12% left. That includes running benchmarks, playing games, and all the stuff I mentioned in the previous post. I'm guessing I could get 7-8hours in a day of continuous light usage, and probably an average of 6 hours SOT with a generous mix of gaming and youtube thrown in.

Overall, I'm VERY happy with the battery life. :D
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] rouyal:
Had 4:40hr sot at 51% battery
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] busixb:
What service provider, Verizon or AT&T? I live in Wyoming too.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] TerpU82:
Background color

Can anyone help me with this question? I read that an LED screen will consume slightly less power the "whiter" it is, unlike AMOLED. So I've been changing all of my wallpapers, backgrounds, etc. to white/light to help the battery life. Could someone add to this with some facts?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] crazyates:
That is false. OLED or AMOLED screens are made up of thousands (millions) of tiny LEDs, so black backgrounds save power by simply turning off a portion of the screen when it wants to show black. This is why you get battery saving.

The screen on the Moto X4 is a LED-backlit LTPS IPS LCD. Because the backlight is separate from the LCD itself, and the IPS LCD is an active matrix, there's no way to reduce the power consumption simply by changing the color. The IPS LCD has to use power to change the color no matter what it is, so it's kind of irrelevant. The only change that can (and WILL) make a difference on your battery life is brightness of said backlight. This is why everyone knows to lower your brightness to save power.

If there was a way to segment out the LED backlight into a per-pixel basis, then you could obtain the same battery saving features as an AMOLED screen, but at that point you're basically building 1/3 of an AMOLED screen anyways, so why not just build the whole thing?

An interesting side note, because these phones are using LTPS technology, the LCD itself does use less power than older phones, even at the same resolution. It's still dwarfed by the consumption of the backlight, but power saving is power saving, amiright?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] bombaglad:
wow, this sd630 is awesome! getting 6+ hours with some heavy wifi downloading, installing apps, making a hotspot, streaming music, watching videos, etc.. why did i ever want a flagship?? my old op3 couldn't get close even underclocked and with a black substratum theme lol
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] blowingoff:
battery life is crazy on this phone. what did lenovo/moto do?

i can use it for social media and some gaming and I'm always on 4g and theres days when I dont charge it at all. loving it.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mujju85:
I got 6+ hrs SOT on 1st day let's see how it's perform in next few days
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] Siddhesh K:
I am getting 8 hours SOT with moderate usage. However I am using data over WiFi only and no gaming.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] pietpietersen:
battery life is great here as well.

even with 2.4ghz wifi (being at reasonable distance from the router),

browsing on screen time with speakers playing music but not on loudest,

i seem to be able to hit 10hours easily.

best phone battery i've had. (compared with Samsung SII plus & Moto g3rd

(I don't play games on my phone tho so i can't comment on that)
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] GuestD0074:
i'm a heavy user but only play Marvel contest of champions on my phone sometimes. Mostly i play youtube videos on loudspeaker with maximum volume, check facebook, twitter, chat on whatsapp etc. And i'm still getting nearly 6 hours of screen on time!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] ijuanp03:
I don't track my SOT but definitely impressed with the X4. I normally charge my phone (and remove the charger) before going to bed (12mn) and until now (it's 2pm here), I still have 60% battery left.

I don't play games but I frequently use my phone for social and media consumption.

I'm not worried that my phone won't last til I go home (~10pm).

With my previous phone (HTC 10/ Huawei P10), the battery percentage may be around 40% by now.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] forbidden8:
Mine on first charging...
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] SchmilK:
This thread hasn't been updated in a while. Just got an X4 (To replace my Nexus 6P) So far I'm happy with everything about the upgrade, especially the battery!

Day 1 and 2 running off of one charge!

(Bootloader unlocked with Magisk root)

6:38 SOT after 34 hours off charger!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mrmcphisto77:
well, all wifi with no sim?!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] SchmilK:
I have a sim card, just really crappy coverage at work and at home, so I have Tasker and secure settings running to enable airplane mode with wifi when on SSID at work and home, that way it's not searching for cellular networks that are not available.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mrmcphisto77:
so not a really "good" value.... all wifi even an iPhone can achieve good results
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] SchmilK:
See it how you will, 6+ hours screen time is pretty standard for this device. This is how I choose to use my phone - I'm on Project Fi so all calls/texts work on wifi - why bother use cellular when I don't need it?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mrmcphisto77:
all wifi?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] omky_b4u:
Battery life is excellent on wifi only, in between 6~7 hrs SOT consistently. But when its mobile data even excellent network 4G, SOT drastically reduces in between somewhere 4~5 Hrs, When i did analysis in full device usage, i found its google play services & android OS which is having battery consumption rate almost double on mobile data (even restrict background activity is on) compared to wifi.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] TheRealBaker:
When I only watch YouTube or smth like that I get around 6 to 7 hours. And with normal, daily usage I get about 4 to 5 hours screen on time.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] jonathangrag:
When I bought moto x4, I could use it during 2 days, easily. However, today, in the end of the day I have 30% of battery.

It is not bad, but is far less than I used to have. My friend has the same model and has the same situation.

I have done factory reset, changed the ROM and nothing fixed the "problem".

I know that batteries reduce their efficiency over time, but I was expecting more.

Anyone facing similar situation?
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] niun01:
This is my use: calls, internet, viber, telegram.

https://i.postimg.cc/025j5q8k/Screenshot-20181222-030755.png
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] bookworth:
Until there is no dramatic improvement of battery technology you should charge battery before it falls under 30 and preferably stop charging after battery is 80 (percent). Also, energy-intensive usage will kill batteries relatively quickly (high current also kills batteries). Then again, it is just a phone. Replace the battery or replace the phone after 2 years.
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] helo123:
The best i got after pie update and a factory reset. Consistently getting 7+ hrs
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] vkbhanwariya:
This is the best which i got :o:cowboy:

10:30 SOT and still more than 15% battery juice
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] mrmcphisto77:
How much wifi? and how much 4g?

Thanks
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you sleep, does your phone sleep, or does it stay up all night and crunch 1s and 0s? Rate this thread to express how you deem the speed at which the Moto X4's battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Moto X4 Real Life Review] That's Nobody:
Loses less than 5% overnight.