Last budget phone I can think of that would generate this much attention and deserve it is probably
the OG Moto G.
As we've shown with the myriad Snapdragon 400 - based devices released over the past six months (and the fact that
the OG Moto X is still capable of doing just about everything), hardware is increasing in power faster than the software can take advantage of it.
Jeremiah Nelson has loved Android since
the OG Moto DROID.
Best battery on a phone we tested since
the OG Moto Z Play.
The thing that made
the OG Moto G special is that it did not suck.
I've had
an OG Moto 360 that's been bootlooping intermittently for the last six months, and the only reason I refuse to upgrade yet is the lack of tap - and - pay.
Not exact matches
Your
Moto 360 Gen 2 and Sport, LG Watch Urbane 2nd gen,
OG Huawei Watch, Asus ZenWatch 2 and 3 should receive Android Wear 2.0 in the next month or so.
That leaves you one full week to decide if the original
Moto Z is worth $ 499.99 in a GSM unlocked variant,
OG JBL SoundBoost
Moto Mod included.