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GravityFails's review of the Motorola Moto G (CDMA, 1st gen.)
original version, submitted Jan 14, 2014, 2:58 PM:
Hello (Again) Moto
Eight years ago Motorola absolutely dominated the handset market; between the Razr, the Pebl, the Rizr, and the Rokr, they were the company to beat when it came to building unique phones that were either pocket-thin, spring-loaded, slide-loaded, or only marginally useful as music players, and which also happened to be named with a sparsity of vowels.
There were some dark times at Motorola for a while there, the Droid line notwithstanding, when it was unclear whether their handset division would survive the Samsung-LG onslaught. It didn't help that their earlier custom Android interface, Motoblur, was a Fruit Ninja-lookalike disaster when compared to Samsung's TouchWiz and LG's Optimus UI, but now that Google is calling the shots at Motorola Mobility, things have never been smoother.
The Moto G is has been frequently compared to the Moto X, but it shouldn't be; the Moto G is a mid-range phone designed to appeal to the mid-range user -- that is, those of us who can live without LTE and 64 GB of built-in flash storage. (That the Moto G happens to look like the Moto X is irrelevant; the two devices are aimed at entirely different segments of the population, rendering all comparisons invalid.)
The Motog's screen is fantastic, with no visible pixels and good color depth; its processor has yet to bog down and leave me stuttering through web pages, apps, and/or menus; and its data, despite being limited to EVDO Revision A, is marsupial-fast. With moderate use the battery lasts me two full days, but your mileage may...well, you know. Add to these features the cosmetic coolness of customizable contoured cases, and you've got a winner.
Some people might balk at the Verizon version's limited memory (4.6 GB usable), and said balks would be merited; this is, thus far, the ONLY flaw I've found with the phone. You could easily spend twice as much on a decent, reliable prepaid handset, and still not touch the quality of the Moto G.
edited Jan 14, 2014, 2:59 PM to read:
Hello (Again) Moto
Eight years ago Motorola absolutely dominated the handset market; between the Razr, the Pebl, the Rizr, and the Rokr, they were the company to beat when it came to building unique phones that were either pocket-thin, spring-loaded, slide-loaded, or only marginally useful as music players, and which also happened to be named with a sparsity of vowels.
There were some dark times at Motorola for a while there, the Droid line notwithstanding, when it was unclear whether their handset division would survive the Samsung-LG onslaught. It didn't help that their earlier custom Android interface, Motoblur, was a Fruit Ninja-lookalike disaster when compared to Samsung's TouchWiz and LG's Optimus UI, but now that Google is calling the shots at Motorola Mobility, things have never been smoother.
The Moto G is has been frequently compared to the Moto X, but it shouldn't be; the Moto G is a mid-range phone designed to appeal to the mid-range user -- that is, those of us who can live without LTE and 64 GB of built-in flash storage. (That the Moto G happens to look like the Moto X is irrelevant; the two devices are aimed at entirely different segments of the population, rendering all comparisons invalid.)
The Motog's screen is fantastic, with no visible pixels and good color depth; its processor has yet to bog down and leave me stuttering through web pages, apps, and/or menus; and its data, despite being limited to EVDO Revision A, is marsupial-fast. With moderate use the battery lasts me two full days, but your mileage may...well, you know. Add to these features the cosmetic coolness of customizable contoured cases, and you've got a winner.
Some people might balk at the Verizon version's limited memory (4.6 GB usable), and said balks would be merited; this is, thus far, the ONLY flaw I've found with the phone. You could easily spend twice as much on a decent, reliable prepaid handset, and still not touch the quality of the Moto G.
edited Jan 14, 2014, 3:03 PM to read:
Hello (Again) Moto
Eight years ago Motorola absolutely dominated the handset market; between the Razr, the Pebl, the Rizr, and the Rokr, they were the company to beat when it came to building unique phones that were either pocket-thin, spring-loaded, slide-loaded, or only marginally useful as music players, and which also happened to be named with a sparsity of vowels.
There were some dark times at Motorola for a while there, the Droid line notwithstanding, when it was unclear whether their handset division would survive the Samsung-LG onslaught. It didn't help that their earlier custom Android interface, Motoblur, was a Fruit Ninja-lookalike disaster when compared to Samsung's TouchWiz and LG's Optimus UI, but now that Google is calling the shots at Motorola Mobility, things have never been smoother.
The Moto G is frequently compared to the Moto X, but it shouldn't be; the Moto G is a mid-range phone designed to appeal to the mid-range user -- that is, those of us who can live without LTE and 64 GB of built-in flash storage. (That the Moto G happens to look like the Moto X is irrelevant; the two devices are aimed at entirely different segments of the population, rendering all comparisons invalid.)
The Motog's screen is fantastic, with no visible pixels and good color depth; its processor has yet to bog down and leave me stuttering through web pages, apps, and/or menus; and its data, despite being limited to EVDO Revision A, is marsupial-fast. With moderate use the battery lasts me two full days, but your mileage may...well, you know. Add to these features the cosmetic coolness of customizable contoured cases, and you've got a winner.
Some people might balk at the Verizon version's limited memory (4.6 GB usable), and said balks would be merited; this is, thus far, the ONLY flaw I've found with the phone. You could easily spend twice as much on a decent, reliable prepaid handset, and still not touch the quality of the Moto G.
edited Jan 17, 2014, 3:31 PM to the current version:
Hello (Again) Moto
Eight years ago Motorola absolutely dominated the handset market; between the Razr, the Pebl, the Rizr, and the Rokr, they were the company to beat when it came to building unique phones that were either pocket-thin, spring-loaded, slide-loaded, or only marginally useful as music players, and which also happened to be named with a sparsity of vowels.
They had some dark times at Motorola for a while there -- the Droid line notwithstanding -- when it was unclear whether their handset division would survive the Samsung-LG onslaught. It didn't help that their earlier custom Android interface, Motoblur, was a Fruit Ninja-lookalike disaster when compared to Samsung's TouchWiz and LG's Optimus UI, but now that Google is calling the shots at Motorola Mobility, things have never been smoother.
The Moto G is frequently compared to the Moto X, but it shouldn't be; the Moto G is a mid-range phone designed to appeal to the mid-range user -- that is, those of us who can live without LTE and 64 GB of built-in flash storage. (That the Moto G happens to look like the Moto X is irrelevant, as the two devices are aimed at entirely different segments of the population, rendering all comparisons invalid.)
The Motog's screen is fantastic, with no visible pixels and good color depth; its processor has yet to bog down and leave me stuttering through web pages, apps, and/or menus; and its data, despite being limited to EVDO Revision A, is marsupial-fast. With moderate use the battery lasts me two full days, but your mileage may...well, you know. Add to these features the cosmetic coolness of customizable contoured cases, and you've got a winner.
Some people might balk at the Verizon version's limited memory (4.6 GB usable), and said balks would be merited; this is, thus far, the ONLY flaw I've found with the phone. You could easily spend twice as much on a decent, reliable prepaid handset, and still not touch the quality of the Moto G.
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