Since Motorola was acquired by a certain tech giant last year, its new owner has not had a particularly strong impact on the way it does business. Not too long ago, in point of fact, Motorola dealt another brag-hand of Droids, but there was something distinct about the Moto X that followed them. The 1st evidence of a change in direction, perhaps. In the same vein, the recently announced Moto G feels much as a Google phone, and it makes a ton of sense.
If the Nexus five is for smartphone aficionados, and the Moto X is for upgraders who can not resist the offer of a custom handset, then the Moto G is for those who want a functional device at a reasonable price. At $179 or £135 unlocked, the Moto G slots into the low-cost niche Samsung and others have been steadily cashing on. That price tag, all the same, includes an unwritten disclaimer: Sacrifices were made. It is certainly true with the Moto G, but with expectations in check, it is hard to not be impressed with what Motorola has managed to achieve.
Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014 video:
Display :
Screen resolution often snorts in the name of cost savings, but not so on the Moto G. A respectable 720p resolution is spread lovingly across the 4.5-inch LCD display, working out to a screen density of 329 pixels per inch. Numbers aren't everything, though. What is the point of all those pixels if they are dull and off-tone? Fortunately, we do not have any such gripes with the Moto G's screen. Colors are intense; whites are white; and blacks are, well, actually black -- we had to double-check the spec sheet to be sure we hadn't misread AMOLED for LCD.
Core components :
Motorola dialed back the Moto G’s processing power good. Under the smarphone’s hood is a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor paired with Adreno 305 graphics and 1GB of RAM. It’s less muscular than Motorola’s X8 processing platform tucked inside the Moto X, which consists of a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro (dual-core Krait) backed up by 2GB of RAM and quad-core Adreno 320 graphics.
The Moto G’s standard 8GB allotment of internal storage (16GB on premium versions) is less impressive compared with the Moto X’s base 16GB and 32GB options. The handset’s CPU is a far cry from true powerhouse devices such that as the Nexus 5 and Galaxy Note 3, both powered by 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chips, Qualcomm’s finest slice of mobile silicon to date.
Software and interface:
With Motorola now owned and operated by Google, I’m unsurprised the Moto G’s real draw is its modern Android software. Similar to the Moto X, the G comes running mostly stock Android 4.3 Jelly Bean right out of the box. Even better, Motorola has officially said the Moto G will soon enjoy an update to Google’s latest flavor of Android, version 4.4 KitKat (though exact timing remains unclear).
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| Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014 |
If the Nexus five is for smartphone aficionados, and the Moto X is for upgraders who can not resist the offer of a custom handset, then the Moto G is for those who want a functional device at a reasonable price. At $179 or £135 unlocked, the Moto G slots into the low-cost niche Samsung and others have been steadily cashing on. That price tag, all the same, includes an unwritten disclaimer: Sacrifices were made. It is certainly true with the Moto G, but with expectations in check, it is hard to not be impressed with what Motorola has managed to achieve.
Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014 video:
Display :
Screen resolution often snorts in the name of cost savings, but not so on the Moto G. A respectable 720p resolution is spread lovingly across the 4.5-inch LCD display, working out to a screen density of 329 pixels per inch. Numbers aren't everything, though. What is the point of all those pixels if they are dull and off-tone? Fortunately, we do not have any such gripes with the Moto G's screen. Colors are intense; whites are white; and blacks are, well, actually black -- we had to double-check the spec sheet to be sure we hadn't misread AMOLED for LCD.
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| Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014 |
Motorola dialed back the Moto G’s processing power good. Under the smarphone’s hood is a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor paired with Adreno 305 graphics and 1GB of RAM. It’s less muscular than Motorola’s X8 processing platform tucked inside the Moto X, which consists of a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro (dual-core Krait) backed up by 2GB of RAM and quad-core Adreno 320 graphics.
The Moto G’s standard 8GB allotment of internal storage (16GB on premium versions) is less impressive compared with the Moto X’s base 16GB and 32GB options. The handset’s CPU is a far cry from true powerhouse devices such that as the Nexus 5 and Galaxy Note 3, both powered by 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chips, Qualcomm’s finest slice of mobile silicon to date.
Software and interface:
With Motorola now owned and operated by Google, I’m unsurprised the Moto G’s real draw is its modern Android software. Similar to the Moto X, the G comes running mostly stock Android 4.3 Jelly Bean right out of the box. Even better, Motorola has officially said the Moto G will soon enjoy an update to Google’s latest flavor of Android, version 4.4 KitKat (though exact timing remains unclear).
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| Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014 |
Moto G Review -the best smartphones 2014
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