Android
Top 5 Phones to Consider Before Buying the Moto G [July, 2014]
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The Moto X is a little older than the Moto G but with a customizable design, a price tag that's in decline (it's just $350 at Amazon) and some high-powered hardware and software, the Moto X is a device that prospective Moto G buyers would be wise to check out before buying. It also helps that the Moto X recently got upgraded to Android 4.4.4 KitKat, Google's latest update that delivers crucial fixes and enhancements and improves the device moving forward. Motorola's Moto X will be replaced by a brand new Moto X+1 in just a few short weeks but until then, it will serve as one of Motorola's top three smartphone options. Take a look at it. You might like what you see. | ||||||
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Mike
07/31/2014 at 7:54 am
All lists are subjective, but the target demographic for the Moto G probably is not looking to spend a lot of money and may not want a contract, so a lot of the more expensive, higher-end phones (Nexus 5, G2, etc.) are unlikely to be considered by a Moto G customer.
The OnePlus One is invitation only, unless you want to pay a lot of money on eBay. It’s a great phone, but unless you know someone, it’s more than 2.5 times the cost of a Moto G. It’s also much, much bigger. And very few people have invites to buy them at list price.
And the Moto G is now available in an LTE version with an SD card slot.
Kay
07/31/2014 at 10:13 am
Meh. I wouldn’t buy any of these phones over a Moto G. I have a Moto G from Cricket and I paid $49 for it. Does it have LTE? Who cares? I don’t have any desire to stream movies on a 5″ display or glue my head permanently to a phone. I have four other family members who also have $49 Moto Gs on an unlimited talk, text and data plan (at less than 4G speed after 500MB) and we each pay $22 including tax on Cricket. I can buy six or eight Moto Gs for the price of these phones. And they certainly are not six to eight times better. It’s debatable for 90% of users if they are better at all. Frankly, only a fool would buy one of these phones over a $49 Moto G. That was the review you should have written.
Rajesh
07/31/2014 at 10:29 am
You Forgot to Mention the Asus Zenfone 5 which has already became a big threat to Moto G in India causing the prices of Moto G to drop by $100 just to stay in the competition
Tex Sputin
09/14/2014 at 1:33 pm
While the difference between the MSRP of $179 and $350 is not a ridiculous amount, to say it’s only “for a little more money” is perhaps a little misleading since ‘twice as much’ would be much more accurate. Great other than that.