Cheap Android Phone from Motorola - Moto G
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| I'm looking into updating my aging LG Optimus One which has been great to test with (and I still plan on using it for testing) and my search has come across Motorola's new Moto G phone which sounds really good value. http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/motorola-moto-g-review-50012772/ We can't actually get it here in Oz yet, so does any have one and what do they think of it? |
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| I keep current on android and it looks like a great phone for the money. I bought a Sony phone for my daughter a couple of months ago and it was significantly more and not as good. I'm not sure how much you are wanting to spend, but my first choice would be a Nexus 5. The Moto G would be second. It is definitely an unbelievable value. |
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| I am tempted to sell my S3 mini and get a Moto G (unlocked), specs are crazy for the price ~£135, corning glass, IPS 720p, quad core. My only issue is that it's about 25% heavier, but it's a bigger screen so I guess that makes sense. Very tempted indeed. *goes to check what s3 mini's are selling for on ebay* |
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| Hopefully "Aussie Tax" doesn't increase the price too much when this arrives here as I really like the look at this one :) |
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| So I just bought a Moto G - sold my S3 mini so I actually come out with a new phone and £20 extra. The bigger screen, 720p and stock Android 4.4 where the main selling points for me. Yes its going to be heavier and bulkier but my S3 mini was a little too small, I think sammy got it right with s4 mini but that's too much money for me. |
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| Cool! Have you played with it much? How's the performance etc? |
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| I wont get it till Tuesday =( |
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| Wow, very nice phone. Though, the bumper accessories don't appear to be coming to the US until next year. Seeing as how I scuffed up my Nexus S within a month by dropping it on the pavement, that bumper's a big deal. As a purely dev device, though, this looks like a real boon. |
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| Got mine yesterday, screen is really nice, a little heavier than I thought (coming from an S3 mini) and could be a mm or 2 thinner, bit slippy too; back is like a soft touch plastic but for £130 its simply the best value for money Android out there. Screen is just about right for games, some games I could not play like GTA and Heroes of might and magic on my S3 mini cus the screen was a lil' too small. Just need to buy a flip case and I am set for another year when I can get a free Nexus 6 (I assume they'll be out then) as part of my phone contract. *NOTE: you might lose a finger or two getting the back panel off. |
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| Finally managed to get one today (only released today in Oz) and its a great phone for the price! Still playing with it! :) |
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| How are your fingers doing after having to wrench the back off the phone to put in a SIM card? Also I would not recommend the official flip case\cover, it adds an insane amount of bulk to the phone, slap on a screen protector and be done. |
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| How are your fingers doing after having to wrench the back off the phone to put in a SIM card? It was a challenge!! LOL! I found it was more about how much pressure to release the back from the bottom - after all these years why do phone makers make it so hard to get them off!! Also I would not recommend the official flip case\cover, it adds an insane amount of bulk to the phone, slap on a screen protector and be done. Ah thanks, I was looking at the flip case - but they are not available here yet so I'm trying a cheap "gel" case. |
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| Phone is very good for the price. About the back cover....at start i thought i was going to break it! Oh and i have ordered a back flip cover..a month ago (still have to be delivered...) i am more than happy to add bulk, never liked paper thin phones so anything that add bulk is more than welcome!Otherwise it will end like my old phone..so thin that i forgot i had it in my back pocket, so i sat on a chair and...tadaaa "crack".... I noticed one thing, since it doesn't come with a charger you have to be careful of not using a "fast" one (or anything that has got more than 1 amp) otherwise the phone will get very hot, the charging state will register that it's full after a very short time (40 mins or so!) but in reality it won't be charged. |
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| The Australian models comes with a charger (a wall adapter for the micro-USB) and it is also dual sim which is pretty cool! |
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| The Moto G's 4.5-inch screen has a 1,280x720-pixel resolution, which is a very impressive amount of pixels for such a cheap phone. It gives it a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch, which is the same as the iPhone 5S's retina display -- but the Moto G costs £414 less. Wow! |
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| If anyone is looking for the Moto G ADB USB Debugging Drivers you can get it from here: 32bit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550635 64bit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48193757&postcount=6 |
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