Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs ZTE Max XL

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Moto G4 Plus: 25 g lighter

  Moto G4 Plus:

  155 g

  Max XL:

  180 g

• Width

  Moto G4 Plus: 7.2 mm narrower

  Moto G4 Plus:

  76.6 mm

  Max XL:

  83.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Moto G4 Plus: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Moto G4 Plus:

  5.5 in

  Max XL:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Moto G4 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

  Max XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

• Height

  Moto G4 Plus: 12.1 mm shorter

  Moto G4 Plus:

  153 mm

  Max XL:

  165.1 mm

• Release year

  Moto G4 Plus:

  2016

  Max XL:

  2017

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Moto G4 Plus

   Height:

   153 mm

   Width:

   76.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

2. 2. Max XL

   Height:

   165.1 mm +12.1 mm versus Moto G4 Plus

   Width:

   83.8 mm +7.2 mm versus Moto G4 Plus

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Moto G4 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Max XL

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Max XL has approximately 19% more rectangular screen area than Moto G4 Plus.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.