moto g phone review

sean from tek.gadg here. today we’rechecking out the 3rd generation moto g from motorola. previous moto g phones were reallygreat budget friendly devices, and this moto g lives up to its name. we got upgraded specs on all areas - 5 inch720p display, 13 megapixel camera with 1080p video, 4g lte support, snapdragon 410 chipset,2470 mah internal battery, and ipx7 water

moto g phone review , resistance. these specs pale in comparison to some ofthe high-end phones, but you have to remember that the moto g only costs around $200 unlockedat canadian carriers. for that price, these specs are reasonable.

i don’t think i’ve seen a phone at thisprice range with ipx7 water resistance. so that’s a big deal. we still got a few weeksof summer left, so if you get the moto g and go for a dip you’ll be okay. the screen looks fine. it’s a good sizefor one-handed usage. the 720p resolution is not a hindrance at all in regular use.text seems pretty clear at reasonable distances. colours and viewing angles are all reallygood for this price range. i wish the screen was laminated to the glass, but it’s okay. performance is really good. the snapdragon410 chipset comes with 1.4 ghz quad-core cpu and adreno gpu, so that’s more than enoughto run games with smooth frame rates.

the 13 megapixel camera is definitely an improvementover the 8 megapixel camera on last year’s moto g. in normal lighting, photos come outreally good. in slightly darker lighting, the camera is a bit aggressive with auto-exposure,but that’s fine. there’s also a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for all the selfie lovers. something that’s really cool is how thephone is waiting for your gestures all the time. so when you pick up the phone, it’llshow you notifications and time on a black screen. when you tilt the phone twice, itquickly launches the camera. when you chop the phone, it’ll turn on the flash light.this is a pretty smart shortcut solution. on the software side, you’ll find a mostlyvanilla android lollipop experience, which

is really great. i’m glad motorola is oneof the few companies that have realized that ugly software skins don’t really make yourdevices stand out. if your hardware is good, people are gonna like it. you can swap out the plastic back cover, ifyou want. on motorola’s website, you can see a bunch of funky colours they offer, sothat’s really neat. i really like the turquoise. battery life is quite good. i was consistentlyable to squeeze out 2 days of moderate usage. the battery life is definitely better thanthe last year’s moto g, and it’s on par with some of the flagship models from othercompanies. it comes with 8gb of internal storage, butyou can expand that with up to 32gb with microsd

cards, so that should be plenty for your medianeeds. the 8gb version comes with 1gb of ram, and16gb version comes with 2gb of ram. i think canadian carriers are only going to have 8gbversions, but i’m sure you can find the 16gb version unlocked online somewhere. for$50 more, i think the 16gb version 2gb ram will be worth it in the long run. so that’s it. 3rd generation moto g is availablenow in canada and other countries for a very affordable price. out of many budget friendlyphones that are out right now, i would highly recommend this moto g. it’s got lte, fastperformance, decent screen and camera. it’s excellent.

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