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Moto E4 Plus has a crazy-big battery for a dirt-cheap phone

5,000mAh means serious battery business.

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Hello, Moto. We're listening.

It's too soon to say if the Moto E4 Plus' 5,000mAh battery will take us two full days on a single charge -- not without testing it first -- but the newly announced phone from Motorola certainly has our attention.

Larger than the E4, also announced Monday, and brawnier in the specs department, this update to the Moto E line brings you Android for cheap. To the tune of $180 or £159 (that converts to about AU$270).

While we don't know exactly when the Moto E4 Plus will go on sale (this could vary by region), we do know that it comes with Android 7.1 Nougat -- that's the latest software since Android O isn't out yet -- and Motorola's nifty trick that turns the fingerprint reader into a home button you can also use to navigate.

Check out the complete specs below.

Moto's new E phones


 Motorola Moto E4Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Display size, resolution 5-inch; 1,280x720 pixels 5.5-inch; 1,280x720 pixels
Pixel density 294ppi267 ppi
Dimensions (Inches) 5.7x2.8x0.37 in6.1x3.1x0.39 in
Dimensions (Millimeters) 144.5x72x9.3 mm155x78x10 mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams) 5.3 oz; 150g6.4 oz; 181g
Mobile software Android Nougat 7.1Android Nougat 7.1
Camera 8-megapixel13-megapixel
Front-facing camera 5-megapixel with flash5-megapixel with flash
Video capture 1080p1080p
Processor Quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon in North America; MediaTek globally)Quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon in North America; MediaTek globally)
Storage 16GB16GB, 32GB
RAM 2GB2GB or 3GB (varies by region)
Expandable storage Up to 128GBUp to 128GB
Battery 2,800mAh (removable)5,000mAh (non-removable)
Fingerprint sensor Beneath screen (varies by region)Beneath screen
Connector Micro-USBMicro-USB
Special features Dual-SIM (varies by region), splash-resistant (varies by region)Dual-SIM (varies by region), splash-resistant (varies by region)
Price off-contract (USD) $130$180
Price (GBP) £129£159
Price (AUD) Converts to AU$215Converts to AU$270