Motorola Moto G review: Little big G

11 December 2013
Having spent the best part of two years cleaning the Motorola pipeline of products conceived before the takeover, Google finally has a shop with its name on it. And it’s not afraid to use it to challenge some of the old habits and experienced players...

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  • Anonymous
  • myS
  • 12 Dec 2013

MM, 12 Dec 2013the camera is sad. *sigh*'Sad?' I wouldn't even rate it that high!

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    • MM
    • tA$
    • 12 Dec 2013

    the camera is sad. *sigh*

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      • AnonD-5096
      • v$B
      • 12 Dec 2013

      i m sold out for excellent audio quality and excellent call quality... thickness of d phone helps put in a excellent speaker.

      Would not mind paying just a little extra for better camera quality.

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        • opi
        • vaQ
        • 12 Dec 2013

        Kendall, 11 Dec 2013Moto G fame Wont last for long.. Samsung and Nokia are rele... moresource or GTFO! both companies cannot produce the this type of phone at this price

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          • AnonD-109004
          • U$4
          • 12 Dec 2013

          Erick, 12 Dec 2013As an owner of this device I can confirm that this offering... moreWhat about gaming buddy? How does the gpu performs?? And what model have you purchased? 8/16? And how much user memory is available?

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            • AnonD-109004
            • U$4
            • 12 Dec 2013

            Well, first of all kudos for the review GSMA. Though, there are some mistakes. Like 316 ppi in first page and 326ppi in the other page. And you have mentioned 8mp camera somewhere. Please correct them.
            Now coming to the phone, its really bang for the bucks! Except for the expandable storage. Wish google n moto shud ve included one. Apart from that, the phone ticks almost all the boxes. Really waiting for this phone to launch in india.
            Its time for motorola to show the world that they are the inventors of mobile phone.

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              • preet
              • Xuy
              • 12 Dec 2013

              nice job Moto..

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                • wangsta
                • 4gu
                • 12 Dec 2013

                after moto x should be moto y. does anyone remember their alphabets. x,y,z. lesson given. moto g=gg

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                  • jack
                  • sSV
                  • 12 Dec 2013

                  I am not sure about "bangs for bucks". As we have seen from earlier Android devices, the lack of internal memory, RAM and card slot, renders an Android device quick to the rubbish bin. So far as cloud is concerned, I am uncomfortable not knowing where my data and information is, and who has access to it. This is a mobile for kids perhaps, but I would be very wary of putting all my eggs in a Goggle basket. I don't trust them with their built in spyware and as noted from the PRISM scandal,Google leaks like a sieve.

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                    • AnonD-92238
                    • t1$
                    • 12 Dec 2013

                    Anonymous, 11 Dec 2013Well for 15-20€ more you can buy Xperia S that has much bet... moreI don't really care about the jb browser, in the play store there are many capable browser available. Nor care about NFC Bluetooth and WiFi covers pretty much everything. Nor the camera, i have a good Nikon 1 camera. Nor the storage, USB OTG is available. Your xperia s is a 2012, 2 generation old phone. and chipset is also not much capable. Maybe the xperia s has more number of PPI but that doesn't mean better screen. Moto g has 4.5 inch IPS LCD not backlit LCD (and everyone knows how cool your xperia LCDs are), and GPU is much better than the xperia, adreno 305 over 220

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                      • AnonD-126844
                      • tVt
                      • 12 Dec 2013

                      Anonymous, 11 Dec 2013Well for 15-20€ more you can buy Xperia S that has much bet... morei don't think xperia s performance are on par with the moto g, old processor can't keep up with newer one. The battery on xperia s are poor,it only triumph in camera department. That said,it depend on what user want,i already had a good camera phone,i'll rather have the moto g has my backup phone and it will certainly have great update,compare to forgotten flagship of sony.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Nqv
                        • 12 Dec 2013

                        Nexus 4 over this phone anyday. At least you'll get an AC adaptor LOL

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                          • AnonD-92238
                          • t1$
                          • 12 Dec 2013

                          No matter what the haters saying I'm buying it.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nI7
                            • 12 Dec 2013

                            Good value, but I really don't like the Google-esque design. Last year's RAZR design was much much sleeker.

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                              • Erick
                              • mqc
                              • 12 Dec 2013

                              As an owner of this device I can confirm that this offering from Motorola represents outstanding value for money and is a superbly engineered device. Anyone who has been considering a more expensive device should certainly consider this one first.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • AL{
                                • 11 Dec 2013

                                Well for 15-20€ more you can buy Xperia S that has much better camera, double or four times more storage (depending on Moto G version), better software package (Sony Walkman and other media apps are much better than stock Google), sharper screen (same res, smaller in size), better build quality, better design, NFC, both Chrome and default Jelly Bean browser, dedicated microHDMI port, hardware shutter key and access to PlayStation store. Despite it being "stuck" at 4,1 JB, Xperia S is clearly more bang for buck.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • myS
                                  • 11 Dec 2013

                                  The dialer is the worst I have ever seen. When a call comes in it crops the contact's photo so that all you can see is the top of their hair. Awful! I tried to change the dialing app to Exdialer but you can't set it as 'default'. I don't know why not, I have been able to on every other phone I have had.
                                  The contacts app, bizarrely called 'people' is just as bad; it's a glaring white which hurts your eyes, and is very, very basic.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pq@
                                    • 11 Dec 2013

                                    Great phone for the price but no expendable storage and the design is not nice to look at. We will see more and more good phones in this price range in the next year so motorola won't have an advantage for too long.

                                    Even now in my market S4 mini is a better buy for me on a cheap contract. Yes the display has a smaller resolution but the phone looks nicer has a better camera and expendable storage.

                                    The display and CPU technology has come so far that for the average user this "small" things will become more and more important. Afterall it's the experience that matters not the specs.

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                                      • AnonD-115352
                                      • Bct
                                      • 11 Dec 2013


                                      Is this carrier unlocked, like Nexus 5 ?

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                                        • Kendall
                                        • fu{
                                        • 11 Dec 2013

                                        Moto G fame Wont last for long.. Samsung and Nokia are releasing Low end smartphones in Q1. Will be better and cheaper than the Moto G