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Lenovo Moto G4 Smartphone Review
Petty brother. We liked the Moto G4 Plus, and now nosotros can review the slightly slimmed-downwards Moto G4. What are the differences?
For the original High german review, see here.
Offering multiple versions of a smartphone has advantages for both the manufacturer and customers: The manufacturer can accost more than customers without developing a completely new device. This is also the case for the new Moto G4 from Motorola or Lenovo, respectively. You can become the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus, which is pretty much the aforementioned smartphone, but with more features. The client can decide: Pay slightly more than to become more features or save some money and waive some stuff y'all probably do not need.
The cheapest model of the Moto G4 with sixteen GB storage retails for 249 Euros (~$274), while the Moto G4 Plus with 32 GB costs at to the lowest degree 299 Euros (~$329), and then the difference is 50 Euros (~$55). Even so, it does not make a lot of sense to get the 32 GB version of the Moto G4 (simply available via MotoMaker on Motorola's website), considering it is simply 5% (15 Euros, ~$sixteen) less expensive than the Moto G4 Plus. Past the mode, retail units will only be available with sixteen GB internal storage.
Comparing devices for the Moto G4 are like to the Moto G4 Plus: The predecessor Moto Thou (tertiary Gen) and Honor 5X, Huawei P9 Lite or OnePlus 2.
Display
5.l inch 16:9, 1920 10 1080 pixel 401 PPI, capacitive Touchscreen, IPS, glossy: yes
Storage
16 GB eMMC Flash, 16 GB
, 10.82 GB free
Weight
155 chiliad ( = 5.47 oz / 0.34 pounds), Power Supply: 48 g ( = i.69 oz / 0.xi pounds)
Notation: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or retentiveness sticks with similar specifications.
The cases of the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus inappreciably differ at all: The Moto G4 obviously lacks the noticeable fingerprint scanner at the rear of the Plus model. You can too notice the lack of the diode for the laser autofocus at the rear camera module. Otherwise, however, the cases of the two models are actually identical.
Retail versions of the Moto G4 will besides exist limited to blackness and white, but you can customize it comprehensively via MotoMaker. More on that topic in our review of the Moto G4 Plus.
There are no differences in respect of the weight: Both smartphones are insufficiently calorie-free at 155 grams. The charger of the Moto G4 is also lighter, because it lacks the quick-charging support, so the total weight is lower.
The quality of the Moto G4's plastic chassis is very expert: Pressure level from the front or the back has no effect on the screen. The device feels very practiced in the manus due to the rounded corners. You tin can detach the back comprehend, which will give you access to both SIM slots and the microSD slot. It is non possible to supervene upon the battery.
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You get 16 GB storage and ii GB RAM when you buy the Moto G4 at your local dealer, but there is likewise a version with 32 GB via MotoMaker for 35 Euros (~$38) more. A microSD slot for cards with up to 128 GB is also available, and apps can be transferred to the memory carte. It can also be formatted as internal storage, but you should use a fast SD card in this instance.
USB-OTG is supported, and so y'all can also attach external storage solutions via USB port. NFC on the other hand is non available.
Lenovo and Motorola utilize "MotoPure", which merely ways they use the stock Android from Google. One reward of this solution is the quick distribution of updates, and it is likewise supposed to increase the functioning according to Lenovo. The smartphone uses version 6.0.one of this Vanilla Android with security patches from May 1st 2016. Handy in this Android version: You can manage rights for apps, which means amend protection against spying apps.
Except for the Moto app, which controls some special features, and a Help role, there are actually no other apps, so users go as much storage as possible for their own apps and files.
Like to the bigger sibling, the Moto G4 also supports four GSM, four UMTS and 9 LTE bands (maximum downstream/upstream: 150 Mbps/l Mbps). All important European frequencies are covered, but only some frequencies in America and Asia. In that location can be some blank spaces, but the Moto G4 is generally still suited for frequent travelers.
The signal quality was good in the well-developed metropolitan Vodafone network: Y'all can usually expect at least 3/four LTE bars, even indoors.
The Moto G4 supports wireless networks according to 802.11 a/b/g/n. Y'all tin can therefore use five GHz networks and fast networks with a maximum transfer rate of 300 Mbps. With a distance of 10 meters to the router (FritzBox 6490) and three walls in between, we still had 50% of the signal, and webpages loaded only equally chop-chop as in direct proximity to the router. Another three meters and another wall resulted in ane/iv bars and the operation was a bit slower.
The GPS module cannot locate the smartphone indoors. It also takes a while outdoors, but the position will be accurate downward to four meters.
We take the Moto G4 on a wheel ride for a better evaluation of the GPS performance, and we compare the results with the professional navigation device Garmin Border 500. The measured distance only differs by ten meters, which is very skillful. The professional system is still more than accurate, since the Moto G4 sometimes simply draws a straight line when it does not locate the position for a longer menstruation. The crossing section is not a big problem for the Moto G4, but we can meet some inaccuracies at the river section: We hover across the river and patently ride through fields, even though nosotros always stayed on the path.
You will know the telephone app if y'all have ever used Android before and Lenovo did not customize it. The default view is your list with favorites and there are tabs for call history and contacts. A search field at the top is ever available, and you can also access the number pad all the time.
The voice quality is like to the Moto G4 Plus: Pretty skillful, but we also reviewed smartphones with a much ameliorate quality. The ear piece heavily distorts at high volumes, the microphone has problems with quiet voices and there is also some dissonance. Easily-free works pretty well, and the sound via speaker is pretty clear.
The master camera is ane of the big differences between the Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus: The better equipped model gets a 16 MP sensor with a laser autofocus, which works really good in low-light situations. We liked the camera of the Moto G4 Plus.
Then what about our review unit? The Moto G4 uses a thirteen MP sensor without any highlights except for the dual-wink. The aperture of f/2.0 is similar to the Moto G4 Plus, and so it should collect a lot of light in darker environments, but there might be some bloom at brighter surfaces.
One area where the Moto G4 performs better is the color temperature of the pictures: They announced much warmer and more natural on the Moto G4 compared to the bigger sibling, which suffered from a blue cast. We tin can once again find some bloom at brilliant surfaces and the edges in front of these surfaces are blurry. The Moto G4 Plus clearly takes sharper images with more details, and pictures with our review unit are generally a flake darker.
Our review unit of measurement performs well in low-light situations, but there is much less film racket in the instance of the iPhone 6S Plus, for example, and the OnePlus 2 takes brighter pictures, then y'all can see more details.
Videos on the Moto G4 can exist recorded in 1080p and up to 30 frames per second, which is too the example for the comparison devices. Fast movements are obviously not equally polish as 60 fps recordings, but otherwise, we like the video quality. A great feature of Google's Video app is the seamless brightness control via finger, and so you can create smooth transitions betwixt bright and night environments, for case.
The front end photographic camera with a wide-bending lens and 5 MP works well. Information technology is sufficient for selfies and nosotros besides like the colors.
Image Comparison
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Nosotros take a picture of our reference chart nether controlled lighting conditions for a closer evaluation of the sharpness and the colors. The sharpness is fifty-fifty a bit better compared to the Moto G4 Plus, only the peripheral areas appear a bit blurry and at that place is too some grain in full general when you lot have a closer look. This is also noticeable when you zoom in, but the sharpness is however good.
Colors are brighter compared to the Moto G4 Plus, just over again darker and more saturated compared to the reference colors. White has a clearly visible beige-cast, similar to the bigger sibling.
Neither model of the Moto G4 is shipped with a headset. Except for a ability adapter and a USB cablevision, you lot will only observe a quick-commencement guide besides as a warranty bill of fare in the box. Motorola currently does not sell dedicated accessories for the devices. Unfortunate: The rear covers could be offered in multiple colors. They are available in the MotoMaker, just you lot cannot buy them separately notwithstanding.
The warranty menstruum is 12 months.
The virtual keyboard from Google just got an update and you now get an boosted row with numbers and a special way for passwords. It is easier to control the cursor past swiping across the space bar, and you can adjust the height of the input. We still think the layout is uncomplicated and we similar the clear pattern in particular. Nonetheless, this is a affair of taste, and y'all tin download other models from the Play Store. You should, however, look for a trustworthy provider, since the keyboard app could transmit keyboard inputs to the app provider.
The Android buttons are implemented as software buttons; Lenovo wanted to offer a pure Android experience without touch or even hardware buttons for "Back", "Dwelling house" and "App-Overview". This ways the available space on the screen is sometimes reduced. The book rocker at the side has a well-divers pressure bespeak. The standby button is above the rocker and is ribbed, so it is easier to find with the finger.
The touchscreen is also precise in the peripheral areas. Touch gestures are pretty much the only matter Lenovo adds to the stock Android: Lifting the smartphone will conciliate the ringtone, putting information technology on its display volition deactivate notifications and the device volition not band. Turning the wrist twice (with the smartphone in your paw) will activate the camera; moving the hand down will activate the flashlight. The latter is, however, not e'er very accurate in hectic situations and requires some practice. A link to the home screen is often the better choice.
Handy: The Lenovo Moto G4 tin likewise display notifications and the time on the standby screen – a familiar characteristic seen with Motorola devices for a while now. The smartphone reacts when you lot elevator it. You lot tin also turn it off to salvage power in standby, but it is already optimized in respect to the consumption based on our experiences and too according to Lenovo.
But similar the Moto G4 Plus, our review unit of measurement is equipped with a 5.5-inch IPS screen and a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. However, the screen of the Moto G4 is even considerably brighter. We tin can measure out 723.3 cd/grand² on average, which is a really practiced outcome also within the comparison grouping. You tin can just use it with the brightness sensor though, and the luminance is much lower in the transmission style. The more realistic APL50 examination determines a maximum luminance of 724 cd/one thousand².
The brightness distribution is similar to the Moto G4 Plus at 87% and is sufficient to display consistent colored areas.
| 681 cd/m² | 733 cd/k² | 765 cd/m² | ||
| 692 cd/m² | 724 cd/yard² | 765 cd/m² | ||
| 669 cd/m² | 721 cd/m² | 760 cd/1000² | ||
Distribution of brightness
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Maximum: 765 cd/thousand² (Nits) Average: 723.three cd/thou² Minimum: 27.85 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Centre on Battery: 724 cd/m²
Contrast: 1020:one (Black: 0.71 cd/m²)
ΔE Color four.five | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.4
ΔE Greyscale 4.ix | 0.64-98 Ø5.7
Gamma: 2.44
| Lenovo Moto G4 IPS, 1920x1080, v.50 | OnePlus 2 IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50 | Honor 5X IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50 | Huawei P9 Lite IPS, 1920x1080, 5.20 | Motorola Moto One thousand 3. Gen 2015 XT1541 IPS, 1280x720, 5.00 | Lenovo Moto G4 Plus IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50 | |
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| Screen | 9% | -2% | -8% | -four% | 3% | |
| Brightness centre | 724 | 451 -38% | 535 -26% | 505 -30% | 418 -42% | 609 -16% |
| Brightness | 723 | 446 -38% | 521 -28% | 468 -35% | 407 -44% | 589 -19% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 90 iii% | 85 -2% | 88 1% | 95 nine% | 87 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.71 | 0.3 58% | 0.43 39% | 0.74 -4% | 0.49 31% | 0.63 xi% |
| Contrast | 1020 | 1503 47% | 1244 22% | 682 -33% | 853 -16% | 967 -5% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.five | 3.84 15% | 4.88 -eight% | iv.ane 9% | 3.92 thirteen% | three.8 16% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | eight.four | 8.66 -three% | 5.8 31% | 8.3 1% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.9 | 3.97 19% | five.two -six% | 4.nine -0% | 3.81 22% | 3.ane 37% |
| Gamma | 2.44 90% | 2.46 89% | 2.26 97% | 2.5 88% | ii.27 97% | two.06 107% |
| CCT | 6496 100% | 7283 89% | 7766 84% | 7116 91% | 7361 88% | 6725 97% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 58.07 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 90.14 |
* ... smaller is better
Another similarity to the Moto G4 Plus: The black value is pretty high. 0.71 cd/g² (even 0.73 cd/m² with APL50) in our measurements results in surfaces that are not actually blackness only nighttime greyness, especially with high brightness settings. The dissimilarity ratio of 1020:i is good thanks to the high luminance.
Subjectively, the moving-picture show appears to be very vivid. If you increment the luminance, you are almost dazzled by white surfaces. Colors expect rich and white surfaces look slightly beige. The presentation is sharp cheers to the Total HD resolution, and nosotros cannot encounter aliasing at fonts or individual pixels.
Nosotros employ the software CalMAN and a spectrophotometer for objective results. Here we tin can encounter high deviations compared to the sRGB reference color space, especially in comparing with the rivals. The color temperature on the other hand is depression, so nosotros could not notice a blueish cast, and the colors were actually a chip likewise green. In that location is also the possibility to modify the setting to "Intense", but the differences are hard to see, both with the eye and with the measurements.
Display Response Times
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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from 1 colour to the side by side. Deadening response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 34 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15 ms autumn | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will exist unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 88 % of all devices are better. This ways that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (23.vii ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Fourth dimension 50% Greyness to 80% Grey | ||
| 49 ms ... ascension ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 26 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 23 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.777 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 80 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the boilerplate of all tested devices (37.5 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
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To dim the screen, some notebooks volition only cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method chosen Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too depression, users with sensitive eyes may feel strain or headaches or fifty-fifty notice the flickering altogether.
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
| In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an boilerplate of 22422 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The picture shows very stable colors and contrasts from all sides, fifty-fifty from apartment angles. Even multiple users can await at the display simultaneously from unlike directions without any problems.
You can still use the Moto G4 in very brilliant environments thanks to the high luminance, merely it can be slow for the eyes due to reflections and glare. Y'all should not use it very long in this instance or look for a place in the shade. You should also definitely activate the effulgence sensor, because it will increase the luminance of the screen noticeably.
Motorola or Lenovo, respectively, does not differ between the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus when information technology comes to the functioning, because both devices are equipped with identical hardware. Only the MotoMaker version of the Moto G4 Plus has iv GB RAM, the specs are otherwise completely identical. The Moto G4 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952. Its viii cores are divided into two clusters, which can run at 1.v and 1.2 GHz. The slower cluster tin can save ability with simpler tasks, while the other one offers more functioning when necessary.
As a result, both models are on par in the processor and system benchmarks. The navigation on the Moto G4 is fast and without delays, and apps are launched quickly. The OnePlus 2 and Huawei P9 Low-cal manage much higher results in this price range, while the Honor 5X is considerably slower.
Graphics of the Moto G4 are handled past the Adreno 405. The GPU benchmarks are once once more similar to the Moto G4 Plus, and the performance is much higher compared to the Moto G (3rd Gen). Both the OnePlus two and Huawei P9 Light have a clear reward.
The browsing experience is similar to the amend-equipped Moto G4 Plus: short waiting times when you open up websites, but a good performance in general.
The two Moto G4 devices are besides like twins in terms of internal storage performance: The read and write performance is almost identical, simply the Moto G4 is another 5% faster when it reads and writes from/to microSD-cards: Our reference card Toshiba Exceria Pro M401, which tin can reach up to 95 MB/s read and 80 MB/s write, manages 78.49 MB/s and 49.vii MB/south (read/write) in our test device.
The functioning of the Moto G4 is identical to the Moto G4 Plus in our tested games. We are once over again surprised by the long loading times, despite the good storage performance. Games run smoothly and the controls via touchscreen and position sensor worked flawlessly.
| Cobblestone viii: Airborne | |||
| Settings | Value | ||
| high | 25 fps | ||
| Dead Trigger 2 | |||
| Settings | Value | ||
| loftier | xxx fps | ||
The Moto G4 Plus was not a particularly cool device to brainstorm with, simply the Moto G4 is even a couple of degrees warmer: We can measure out up to 44.6 °C under load at the meridian of the front. This is clearly perceptible and could be inconvenient. Information technology is fortunately express to this spot and the device is much cooler towards the bottom. Also inconvenient: The power adapter can become pretty warm at upwardly to 45.vii °C nether load as well.
The same applies for the idle performance, where the smartphone warms up to 37.6 °C. This is perceptible but not even so disturbing. The bottom part of the Moto G4's case is in one case once more libation.
Nosotros apply the GFXBench Battery Examination to check how the Moto G4 performs under sustained load and how it handles the increased temperatures for CPU and GPU. The test repeats the same sequence 30 times in a row and logs the frame rate. The result actually drops by a couple of frames within the first 5 runs but is and so pretty steady. The whole difference is smaller than ane percent, so the performance should be steady under sustained load.
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| Maximum: 44.vi °C = 112 F Boilerplate: 40.6 °C = 105 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maximum: 43.ix °C = 111 F Average: 39 °C = 102 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Supply (max.) 45.7 °C = 114 F | Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-260
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| Maximum: 37.6 °C = 100 F Average: 34.1 °C = 93 F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maximum: 33 °C = 91 F Average: 32.ane °C = ninety F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Supply (max.) 35.6 °C = 96 F | Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-260
(-) The boilerplate temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 40.6 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 32.8 °C / 91 F for the devices in the class Smartphone.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.half dozen °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 35.one °C / 95 F, ranging from 22 to 52.ix °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The lesser heats up to a maximum of 43.9 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.i °C / 93 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
Similar to the Moto G4 Plus, the speaker of the Moto G4 is located at the forepart behind a wide slot at the top, which also accommodates the ear piece. The position is good, the mono speaker produces a good and loud (up to 87 dB(A)) audio with voices and music. You lot tin, nonetheless, notice some distortions when you really crank it upwards.
The internal speaker plain cannot be compared with skilful external speakers or headphones. The sound is noise-free via Bluetooth and headset port.
The idle consumption is pretty similar to the Moto G4 Plus, we can merely meet some differences under load. The minimum consumption of the Moto G4 Plus under load is much higher: five.28 Watts. This could be a upshot of the brighter brandish. The maximum consumption on the other hand is lower but still pretty loftier compared to all the other rivals. The value is even higher with the activated brightness sensor, where we can measure out up to 7.57 Watts or up to 2.37 Watts while idling.
It is also interesting that the Moto G4 consumes considerably less ability than the Moto G4 Plus when it is turned off or in standby. This might be related to the fingerprint scanner of the ameliorate-equipped model.
Nosotros can decide like battery runtimes to the Moto G4 Plus. The battery capacity is besides identical at 3000 mAH or eleven.4 Wh. Our review unit manages 11:38 hours in the realistic WLAN examination and should therefore easily concluding a whole business day with normal usage, maybe even a second one.
Video playback is possible for a similar time, merely if you lot really stress the smartphone or play games, you tin practice this for effectually iii:31 hours before the battery is empty.
The Moto G4 lacks the quick-accuse function, so you have to wait about ii hours before the bombardment is fully recharged again.
Battery Runtime
| Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) | 19h 59min | |
| WiFi Websurfing | 11h 38min | |
| Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p | 11h 46min | |
| Load (maximum brightness) | 3h 31min |
Pros
+ very bright display
+ ergonomic instance
+ modern Android
+ applied runtimes
+ USB-OTG
+ heavily customizable
+ minor number of preloaded apps
+ decent cameras
Cons
- mediocre microphone quality
- bombardment non replaceable
- no NFC
- GPS not always accurate
- power adapter tin can get hot
Put the Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus adjacent to each other, and you will only be able to differentiate the ii models by the fingerprint scanner. The inner values of the two smartphones are also very similar and only details are different, simply they might be of import for some users.
The case, the wireless modules and the performances of both models are similarly good, while the voice quality could exist amend in both cases, merely it is still okay. The input devices of the Moto G4 are reliable, but you lot take to live with the onscreen Android buttons. The Moto G4 has the brighter brandish, while the Moto G4 Plus is noticeably darker. Our examination device can get pretty warm, but similar the power adapter. The speaker sound is passable.
The Moto G4 is about equally adept as the slightly ameliorate-equipped Moto G4 Plus. If you can waive the fingerprint scanner and do not utilize the camera that frequently, you can save some money with the standard Moto G4.
If y'all can spend a little more, you should get the Moto G4 Plus, the quick-charge function in particular is very convenient and the photographic camera takes slightly sharper pictures.
All in all, we can recommend the Moto G4, and you can too customize it with the MotoMaker if y'all want to.
Lenovo Moto G4 - 2016-06-21 06/21/2016 v5.ane(quondam)
Florian Wimmer
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I initially wrote about gaming laptops when I joined Notebookcheck in 2009. I was and then involved with the setup of the comparison portal Notebookinfo and worked with social media concepts for large companies like BMW and Adidas, while likewise returning to piece of work for Notebookcheck in 2012. Nowadays, I focus on smartphones, tablets, and hereafter technologies. Since 2018 I take been Managing Editor for mobile device reviews, working alongside my colleague Daniel Schmidt.
I grew up with modern consumer electronics and my commencement estimator was a Commodore C64, which encouraged my interest in building my own systems. I started working as a review editor for Notebookcheck during my dual studies at Siemens. Currently, I am mainly responsible for dealing with business organisation laptops and mobile workstations. Information technology's a smashing experience to be able to review the latest devices and technologies and and then compare them with each other.
Florian Wimmer, 2016-06-30 (Update: 2018-05-15)
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