When you get the Moto G you will start to feel disappointed from the off, the box is tiny, inside the box the phone looks small. There is no USB charger, but there is a USB cable, plus a couple of standard bits of documentation but that's it. No headphones either.
So the disappointment of the minimalist everything evaporates quickly, because whats inside is genius.
The phone is fast and snappy, the Motorola apps that help you migrate from phone A to B push the process along quite well, there is also a +Motorola Mobility phone location tool which seems to work better than the garbage +Android phone finder, in the UK at least.Display is crisp and vibrant, I cant imagine seeing anything this good for the price so low, and it has good viewing angles too even better than a few flagships I can think of.
The inter changeable backs look great, we are awaiting a couple to arrive, but wow its tough to get it off, had to apply force close to hanging off a monkey bar. Behind the back cover is a battery and a slot of the micro SIM Card, you cant change the battery its kinda locked in, and the slot is side loaded rather then a drop in layout for the SIM.
Android 4.3 is loaded as standard, and the latest Kit Kat is on its way OTA according to some sources.
Moto G has a good battery life, thanks to its parts not needing a huge amount of power, we got a full day out the 'G' with around 5hrs of screen time. Pretty impressive.GSM Arena produced these stats on the Moto G and we can say its pretty accurate for web browsing, and standby does drain a little.
Download the Snapdragon Battery Guru to expend battery life on the Moto G, you can use it on any Snapdragon CPU based mobile. Take a look at how it worked with a Nexus 5 here on this very blog. Produced an additional 3hrs of standby on this handset.
So a good screen, decent battery, fantastic screen, whats bad ?
Not much to be frank, the camera is mediocre at best, and the video recording isnt brilliant. That's about it. Sure its not the fastest phone on the block, its not got the biggest screen but for £159 - who cares.
+Google have helped Motorola create a phone that's almost as disposable as your razor but I cant imagine why you would want to change is as often - unless there was a misshape of course. No idea how durable it will be long term, but you have no shortage of cases and protectors to keep it safe, a good sign the phone is well received.
If you were considering a mobile phone for travel or for the kids, or even if you want something for when you do sports (you might want to invest in the LifeProof case) then this IS the phone for you. Look no further, we love it.
Price for the 16Gb is £159, we got ours online from +Phones 4u and arrived quickly. So if you want one before the New Year - they have them in stock at time of going to press.
After spending time with the phone, you will forget about that small box and meager accessories and most of all you will forget you paid peanuts for it.. How did Motorola do it !? However they did it, its a stroke of genius.