In low light,
the Moto G still struggles a little bit but overall, image results are outstanding for a phone at this price.
2 years later and
the Moto G still delivers.
But as an overall package,
the Moto G still scores higher.
The Moto G still stands out as the best budget smartphone around, however don't expect break neck performance from the device.
Not exact matches
The competition may be fiercer and the
Moto brand may have been bought by Lenovo, but the
Moto G series is
still king.
Still, the
Moto G formula is hard to screw up.
The
Moto G uses the Snapdragon 410 quad - core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz and comes with just 1 GB of RAM and a choice of either 8 GB or 16 GB of internal storage, although you can
still expand via a microSD card.
At $ 200, the Fire Phone is
still competing with impressive low - end Android smartphones like the
Moto G.
Even though Android 6.0 Marshmallow is currently officially available only for Nexus branded devices and even though the CyanogenMod team is
still providing Nightly builts of CM12.1 for most of the Android powered smartphones out there, the
Moto G LTE users are a little luckier than that.
Motorola's
Moto G (2nd - gen) handset is
still considered to be one of the best budget handsets you can buy out in the market.
While the
Moto G will probably age with more grace, the
Moto E is
still a good entry - level smartphone.
Moto G5 is the continuation of the successful
G series Motorola built way back in the 2013 and it
still matters in the highly competitive market.
And while the S4 Mini's price sounds appealing on contract, you'll
still have to pay about $ 150 more for the Mini in monthly installments than you'd pay for the
Moto G if you buy it outright.
• Price: even though the
Moto 360 is cheaper than the LG
G Watch R, it will
still set you back $ 300 • Some animations are sluggish • Inefficient processor • Part of the bottom screen is cut off, as that is where the ambient light sensor is located.
In a darkened room, you can tell that the
Moto G (2014) has only a mid-range display (although
still IPS, a better screen tech than bog - standard LCD) rather than a high - end one.
Now in its fifth incarnation, the
Moto G range may no longer be game changers they were originally but they are
still arguably the best value phones you can get.
It really sets the tone for this premium smartphone experience, especially next to the
still 720p
Moto G 2014.
The front is vintage
Moto G: curved corners and dominated by the display, which is a 5.5 inch one and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, with the ear piece and front facing camera and flash above it, and a fingerprint scanner below —
Moto has not gone with the current trend of shaving bezels and while this does make the phone a trifle wider, we think it
still looks good.
The
Moto G is
still a smash, if one that has plenty of competition The 2015 Motorola
Moto G 4
G is a 5 - star phone with a software problem.
The display on the
Moto 360 (2015)'s 42 mm model is smaller than the sold
Moto 360 from 2014, but
still not as small as the LG Watch Urbane or the LG
G Watch R, both of which come in at 33.02 mm for display size with a watch size of 46.4 mm.
Yes, the
Moto G LTE is a bit older than some of Motorola's other mid-range to low - end offerings, but it's
still a worthy consideration if you're on U.S. Cellular and all you want are the barebones basics.
That being said, the
Moto G Turbo is
still a timely update and will appease the buyers who are looking for some extra features from the
Moto G3.
Still, more choice for mid-range devices like the popular
Moto G line could help make devices that don't break the bank that bit more powerful the further we get into 2016.
Times have moved on a little and whilst the
Moto X perhaps didn't find the notoriety that the
Moto G did, it's
still a handset that offers something rather unique.
Even now, the 2015
Moto G is
still a great choice, as it delivers solid performance and a decent camera in a cheap, stock Android package.
High - end panels
still have an advantage these days in resolution and color quality, with the
Moto G's falling behind slightly when it comes to accuracy and saturation.
This issue is
still present with the 2014
Moto G, as Motorola seems to have omitted a few polarizing and glare reduction layers that could help the situation.
Moto G series
still happens to be the best smartphone one can buy under the Rs 15,000 category and with
Moto E, the company went super budget.
Despite the reduction in pixel density, it
still feels like the
Moto G is packing a crisp display.
From the weekend, the phone goes back up to its full $ 149 price which, incidentally, is
still cheaper than the
Moto G. It's available exclusively from Amazon now.
Overall the screen resolution is closer to small screen devices like the HTC One Mini 2 and the
Moto G,
still the latter two offer better pixel densities.
Out of the big manufacturer recent releases, the only flagship device
still stuck on a 720p display is the
Moto G, which costs about a third of the price of the Xperia Z5 Compact.
Like the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and the
Moto G, the Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini asks the question: do good things
still come in small packages?
Introduced in late 2016, the
Moto G Play is
still a great phone and at $ 40 it's the clear choice for anyone who needs an easy to use a phone with Verizon service.
Both the
G Watch and Gear Live are now available for purchase, but the
Moto 360
still isn't ready for prime time.
For the price, the new
Moto G is
still a fantastic device with a good display, clean design, good battery life and good performance, as well as an improved camera but we didn't love it as much as the first and lack of 4
G connectivity would make us hang on for a few months in the hope that Motorola will bring a 4
G version.
Motorola's current
G5 /
G5 Plus are
still perfectly good budget offerings, and they fit well enough into what the
G lineup is all about — offering a quality user experience for not a lot of cash (specifically $ 229 for the
Moto G5 Plus).
Still, the Gear being imperfect wasn't enough to make me give up on smartwatches altogether, so when the latest crop of Android Wear - based devices was announced (think
Moto 360, LG
G Watch, Samsung Gear Live) I was excited to see what they would be like in real - life use.
We might not like the 2014
Moto G quite as much as the original model from last year, but we
still never felt like we were compromising on quality or experience.
Its second attempt, the LG
G Watch R, went down a more traditional route, but
still lacked the class compared to the
Moto 360.
We've come a long way from the original, chubby
Moto G, but the
G4 Plus is
still unmistakably related.
But the new
Moto G is
still a good buy as it has managed to beat almost all other brands in India in this mid range category except Xiaomi when it comes to value for money.
However, the
Moto G though weaker in benchmarks and lacking in some modern features, is
still a solid choice due to its blend of a sturdy design, a solid camera, and clean Android OS.
The Gear Live is joining the
still fledgling Android Wear world alongside the LG
G Watch and
Moto 360.
NFC is missing from both the
Moto G 4
G and
G, but this is less of an issue as the contactless tech is
still yet to take off in a big way.
This means you don't even have to buy a pricey flagship like the S6 or the One M9 — you could pick up a cheapie Android phone like the latest
Moto G and
still get $ 100 off the
Moto 360.
The main downside to the
Moto G is that there's
still no LTE included, despite Motorola specifically updating the first - gen
Moto G to add one in.
The brand is increasingly turning to Motorola's devices for future growth, a move that makes a lot of sense considering the
Moto G series is
still one of the best - selling product lines in this segment.
This does have to do with the limitations of the hardware, but would have
still been great features to have on the
Moto G.
It's
still a mid-range offering, slotting between the flagship
Moto Z2 Force at the top, and the quality budget
Moto G phones below.