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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  • AnonD-51254
  • XNS
  • 06 Feb 2014

I'm from India and I just managed to pick up the dual sim 16GB Moto G from Flipkart at INR 13999 and a white flip cover at a 70% discount at INR 480 today at the first day of launch. I'm pretty excited. Can't wait for the delivery. (Which btw has been extended to 17th Feb by 10 days :( ...)
They sold out in an hour in the morning. I finally managed to get my order placed in the afternoon. A lot of people (and I mean a lot; check out the flipkart comments section) have been complaining about the shortage of supply (16GB version and royal blue flip cover mostly)
Is this just a marketing strategy? Creating shortage and claiming they have sold out just to hike up sales?

    [deleted post]Moto g 16gb for sure.

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      • klaus
      • mEA
      • 03 Feb 2014

      upgrade 4.4 is available only for moto g single sim?

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        • Maitrey
        • n1H
        • 29 Jan 2014

        I am moving from 2.3.6 Gingerbread to 4.3 Jellybean . I have researched a lot in price range of 10000₹-20000₹..and it has proved to be the best pick ...i have also got a Lumia 625 and its bigger and also a great choice ..

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          • Wait@wait@wait
          • Jac
          • 16 Jan 2014

          When this device is comming to saudia....very bad marketing by Motorola team....still I have not seen publicity or any news of this device is launching soon...

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            • thefearfulsilence
            • nE8
            • 14 Jan 2014

            I don't mind waiting for the UK updatebut the rollout appears to be a bit confusing.
            We have 3 Moto Gs in our house bought in the following order
            1st - 8GB sim free from phones4u.
            2nd - 16GB Tesco Pay Monthly.
            3rd (my handset) - 16GB Tesco pay as you go - unlocked and clashed with stock UK ROM.

            The only handset to have received the UK update so far is the 16GB Tesco mobile one. I thought having a stock ROM means you get the updates first so Im very confused.
            I can only guess that the update is being offered to certain batches of IMEIs at a time to reduce server loads.
            Can anyone shed some light on this odd situation.

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              • Anonymous
              • PEH
              • 12 Jan 2014

              100th...
              Anyway I just want to say that there is smart dialing. Just enable it in settings. It was part of the 4.3 update. Moto G is sure to have it, using stock Android and all. Already confirmed this on another site.

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                • Android Man
                • sXp
                • 11 Jan 2014

                this is a great budget phone. but acts like an S3 on speed. and now the Kitkat update is out in the uk. great phone must buy. budget price, high end performance. well done motorola.

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                  • hk
                  • 3JD
                  • 07 Jan 2014

                  Release date in UAE / Middle East???

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                    • AnonD-145833
                    • nIC
                    • 05 Jan 2014

                    I plan on getting mine this week. Like others have said, it is a bargain because it focuses on essentials. No LTE - minor niggle.

                    Just one thing though: 4.7" is becoming the smallest screen outside of an Apple device. This is a shame I feel.

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                      • Bass
                      • NMg
                      • 04 Jan 2014

                      Hi All,I m looking for moto g can anyone say when it will launch in jan at India.All the specifications are super, Is 2070mha battery will ok for 4.5inch screen? I think so there will be less battery backup in this moto g.

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                        • AnonD-220910
                        • JqV
                        • 03 Jan 2014

                        heart robber, 15 Dec 2013I heard somewhere that the moto g has a laggy performance. ... moreNot true at all. My husband's s3 is AWFUL!

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                          • AnonD-220910
                          • JqV
                          • 03 Jan 2014

                          I love my moto g! Amazing phone, great price. I had a xperia SP and a lumia 820 before moto g.

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                            • avi
                            • uvX
                            • 30 Dec 2013

                            Nice phone dude

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                              • AnonD-214682
                              • KAe
                              • 29 Dec 2013

                              K007, 28 Dec 2013Tweet has been deleted.Tweet. ???

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                                • K007
                                • 2SR
                                • 28 Dec 2013

                                AnonD-92238, 27 Dec 2013Too much disappointed. it's 27th December and still no news... moreTweet has been deleted.

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                                  • AnonD-199407
                                  • mx}
                                  • 28 Dec 2013

                                  Mikey, 27 Dec 2013I mean is the moto g better then the samsung s3 performance wise?Not quite, the S3 is still the better phone, but you can't get a new S3 for the price of a Moto G :)

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                                    • Karthik
                                    • tT}
                                    • 27 Dec 2013

                                    any body have idea when it will available in india?

                                    Is any pre booking happening in india?

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                                      • Mikey
                                      • 3sE
                                      • 27 Dec 2013

                                      I mean is the moto g better then the samsung s3 performance wise?

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                                        • AnonD-92238
                                        • KAe
                                        • 27 Dec 2013

                                        Too much disappointed. it's 27th December and still no news about the release in India. Even their fb page is also not saying anything but "will be released in early January".