Motorola Moto G (2014) review: Baby steps

22 September 2014
As a successor to the most successful smartphone in Motorola’s history, the second generation Moto G surely has hefty expectations to meet. A year after the XT1032 redefined the budget smartphone category by combining high-res screen, quality hardware...

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  • aditya
  • U@H
  • 20 Oct 2014

AdamBoy64, 23 Sep 2014Think I'd prefer to find the original Moto G than the 2014 ... moremy moto g giver me 7hour continus gaming

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    • Bert B
    • iJ6
    • 19 Oct 2014

    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2014This phone is too big, i will not buy. I planned to buy the... moreIt isn't big.

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      • SuperUser
      • KZ8
      • 13 Oct 2014

      To all redmi 1s users.if u guys having HEATS prob.root it n install no frills cpu n underclock to 1.2 or 1.3Ghz n that should solya ya'all prob

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        • chinna
        • 7t@
        • 13 Oct 2014

        AnonD-20306, 26 Sep 2014See my post earlier. The small battery vs screen size is a ... moreHi guys this is super mobile but over heat problem

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          • AnonD-318645
          • 2S{
          • 12 Oct 2014

          Anonymous, 27 Sep 2014This phone is too big, i will not buy. I planned to buy the... moreHey dude gen 2. Was 4.5 this is 5 ,,, so much for ur phablet thing.

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            • AnonD-318645
            • 2S{
            • 12 Oct 2014

            I don't know bout u guys my moms moto g gives me atleast 6 hrs gameplay that too of galaxy on fire 2 hd not even a spekle of lagging , graphics were amazing , if u ev got the money definitely go for it , don't think much. This much money can't buy a better phone.

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              • AnonD-318199
              • uwN
              • 11 Oct 2014

              Battery backup really sucks for browsing barley 4 hours , & for gaming 2 n half hour only if there is any solution in setting pls let me know. otherwise m not facing any problem

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                • rahul
                • utj
                • 10 Oct 2014

                Anonymous, 04 Oct 2014Any1 of you facing heat up problem in moto g 2014... Plz re... moreNo

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                  • Tim Ajax
                  • vGK
                  • 08 Oct 2014

                  powerful, 06 Oct 2014Can i transfer my contacts using moto migrate app from my n... moreYou can use Motorola Migrate , but it will use Bluetooth for your phone ( if it has one ) ... Enjoy your moto !!

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                    • powerful
                    • veF
                    • 06 Oct 2014

                    Can i transfer my contacts using moto migrate app from my nokia X2-01 fone?? (Not a smartphone.. Jst a very basic phone)

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                      • Anonymous
                      • t@5
                      • 04 Oct 2014

                      Any1 of you facing heat up problem in moto g 2014... Plz reply me...

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                        • pgE
                        • 01 Oct 2014

                        I have the G4G for 3 months now and it is a very nice phone, the new Moto G seems nice but what about the 4G ??? My girlfriend has the G 3G and it is less fast than mine on browsing , downloading and gps .. so this new G 5'' is a set back unless they bring quickly a new G 4G with 5'' screen. I will wait for that. by the way I noticed that the G 3g has a better battery life than my G 4G.

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                          • 30 Sep 2014

                          AnonD-306990, 25 Sep 2014One of my friend bought the phone. The phone in all os grea... morePixel density not that great?? Are you having a laugh?? Let me put this to you. I have owned several 6 inch phablets with 6.3 inches and 6 inches 720p & neither one was pixelated. And yes I wear glasses. Many tv sets and pc monitors have less pixles than many phones and they don't look pixleated your just nit picking at silly thing. It's not an expensive phone why are you moaning at pixel density?? Get a life

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                            • roxy
                            • uvg
                            • 29 Sep 2014

                            Its a good one seeing the screen and pic quality and again looks thinner from the edge and light weight and easily held inthe palm especially for ladies doesn't look big but of course battery does drian but all the same I am using samsung galaxy grand duos but it also drains I have to charge it twice a day so over all pricewise it is worth about 17000 phones of other companies

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                              • 29 Sep 2014

                              Squilliam, 26 Sep 2014The frequency response graph of the 2014 model looks far be... moreDude, don't worry about the frequency response. You won't be able hear ±1 dB variation or a sharp notch in FR.

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                                • Ark
                                • YQS
                                • 28 Sep 2014

                                AnonD-110785, 25 Sep 2014The phone form factor is great but battery is equally pathe... moreI have been using the Moto G 2ND gen. for the past one week and I am able to get battery backup comfortably beyond a day. Please ensure that the setting "Scanning always available" in Advanced WiFi setting is disabled. This is default enabled for KitKat devices and this keeps the WiFi switched ON in the background.

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                                  • AnonD-96583
                                  • 2SK
                                  • 27 Sep 2014

                                  The second sim slot is missing the spring system.. Is it only mine handset or they have not given it

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • rKH
                                    • 27 Sep 2014

                                    Battery backup good r not ? Replay me

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • j2m
                                      • 27 Sep 2014

                                      Its like this review purposely tried to not mention anything about the dual front facing stereo speakers on the new moto g 2014 edition. Also no mention of the slow motion video capture, and what about the water resistance.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 0BN
                                        • 27 Sep 2014

                                        This phone is too big, i will not buy. I planned to buy the original Moto G, but it has poor camera. I decide to wait the successor, with a better camera. Now we get a cool hardware and a good camera, BUT Motorola make this phone unusably BIG. I want a phone, not a phablet. I will not buy this brick.
                                        Motorola: you screw this up really much!