Motorola Moto G (Second Generation) The original Moto G launched last year, and it was quite a success for Motorola, being a great value but...
Motorola Moto G (Second Generation)
The original Moto G launched last year, and it was quite a success for Motorola, being a great value but still pretty powerful Android phone. The new Motorola Moto G (also called the Moto G Second Generation) takes that formula and improves on it, coming out with a device that really does look very compelling.
The old Moto G had a 4.5" 720p display, the new Moto G has a 5.0" panel of the same resolution. One the back is an 8 megapixel camera with a 2 megapixel one on the front. Inside is a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU with 1GB of RAM, and the new Moto G is available in either single-SIM or dual-SIM configurations with 8GB or 16GB of storage plus a microSD slot (depending on market). The operating system is Android 4.4 and is pretty much a pure implementation of Android without any custom skins.
Motorola Moto G shells There's no mention of an LTE version at present, but pretty much everything else you'd expect on an Android smartphone is here. The compelling part is the price, costing €199 in Germany and $180 in the US with other markets coming very soon. The new Moto G certainly looks more expensive than it actually is.
On the subject of looks, the new Moto G has a range of interchangeable backs and come in black and white colours. Although it's hardly a beautiful device, it certainly looks quite smart. We expect that the new Moto G will be quite popular, especially for customers who buy unlocked SIM-free phones.
The new Moto G is on sale today in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Brazil and India with availability in more than a dozen countries slated by the end of the year.
Motorola Moto G (2nd Generation) | |
Available: | September 2014 |
Network: | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 or UMTS 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 or UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
Data: | GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSPA+ + WiFi |
Screen: | 5.0" 720 x 1280 pixels |
Camera: | 8 megapixels (main) 2 megapixels (sub) |
Size: | Medium smartphone 142 x 71 x 11mm / 149 grams |
Bluetooth: | Yes (4.0) |
Internal memory: | 8GB or 16GB |
Memory card: | MicroSD |
CPU: | 1.2GHz quad-core |
RAM: | 1GB |
Java: | Optional |
GPS: | Yes (plus GLONASS) |
OS: | Android 4.4 |
Battery life: | Not specified (2070 mAh cell) |
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