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

5,000mAh means serious battery business.

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June 12, 2017 8:12 a.m. PT

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 E4	Motorola Moto E4 Plus
Display size, resolution	5-inch; 1,280x720 pixels	5.5-inch; 1,280x720 pixels
Pixel density	294ppi	267 ppi
Dimensions (Inches)	5.7x2.8x0.37 in	6.1x3.1x0.39 in
Dimensions (Millimeters)	144.5x72x9.3 mm	155x78x10 mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)	5.3 oz; 150g	6.4 oz; 181g
Mobile software	Android Nougat 7.1	Android Nougat 7.1
Camera	8-megapixel	13-megapixel
Front-facing camera	5-megapixel with flash	5-megapixel with flash
Video capture	1080p	1080p
Processor	Quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon in North America; MediaTek globally)	Quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon in North America; MediaTek globally)
Storage	16GB	16GB, 32GB
RAM	2GB	2GB or 3GB (varies by region)
Expandable storage	Up to 128GB	Up to 128GB
Battery	2,800mAh (removable)	5,000mAh (non-removable)
Fingerprint sensor	Beneath screen (varies by region)	Beneath screen
Connector	Micro-USB	Micro-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$215	Converts to AU$270