Motorola Moto G - new budget smartphone champion?

[kona786]

They had to handcapp it one way or another. Otherwise fewer people would buy their higher end handsets.

This phone is here is tighten Google's hold on the budget smartphone market. For the light and novice users. Makes a great backup phone too.


Good job with the video reviews Andy - always entertaining to watch.

 

[Tatsuki]

Aye I am tempted to get one as a backup phone, not had an Android since the Desire HD, which put me off Android, so fancy having one for a play again.

 

[lmfy2k]

Aye I am tempted to get one as a backup phone, not had an Android since the Desire HD, which put me off Android, so fancy having one for a play again.

that's exactly why i got mine this backup phone should last me years

 

[Silly Goose On The Loose]

Aye I am tempted to get one as a backup phone, not had an Android since the Desire HD, which put me off Android, so fancy having one for a play again.

It's improved a lot since the Desire HD .

 

[snitcher]

seems cool. the screen resolution easily trumps the older iphones. so does the quad core chip.

 

[KIA]

Called them, it would have been delivered next Friday, but the local shop had stock soooo....

Can you post links to uncompressed photos and 720p video?

Thanks.

 

[AndyCr15]

For now, here's where photo's will appear. Not sure if it stores them as full sized?

 

[lmfy2k]

Apparently your cannot install apk from internal memory.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-g/334626-problem-parsing-package-moto-g.html

You have to upload too google drive and do it from there

 

[AndyCr15]

I installed an app from Dropbox no problem...

**EDIT** I just installed an app from 'Storage' too...

 

[Sunbed]

Just got one impressed so far! Phone for mum for Christmas, Orange PAYG SIM for me for Wednesdays

 

[Kreeeee]

For now, here's where photo's will appear. Not sure if it stores them as full sized?

Clean your keyboard and paint your windows!

 

[DIABLO]

seems cool. the screen resolution easily trumps the older iphones. so does the quad core chip.

The screen resolution is better then the 5S's.

 

[Silly Goose On The Loose]

The 5ss screen resolution is very poor by today's standards.

 

[AndyCr15]

Clean your keyboard and paint your windows!

Ha ha, you're the second person to tell me to clean my keyboard! Maybe I will this week.

If I paint my windows I wont be able to see out of them any more

 

[Attu90]

If I paint my windows I wont be able to see out of them any more

 

[AndyCr15]

Only day two, very light usage (screen on 47 minutes) but very good I would say -

 

[AndyCr15]

Some photo's at full size -

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4958752/MotoG1.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4958752/MotoG2.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4958752/MotoG3.jpg

Unedited video -

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4958752/MotoGvideo.mp4

Same video on YouTube -

 

[Sunbed]

I'm no camera expert but the sharpness doesn't look too great, even when you account for it being 5MP.

 

[AndyCr15]

My reviews, take your pick

Or the full review...

 

[qqg3]

I'm no camera expert but the sharpness doesn't look too great, even when you account for it being 5MP.

Aye, but they look just fine at half-res, good enough for 4x6 prints or posting crap to InstaFaceTwitterSnap etc.