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New motoG with LTE and microSD slot!

Have people seen this?
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/12/moto-g-with-lte-pops-up-on-amazon/
"As good a deal as the Moto G might be for frugal smartphone shoppers, it doesn't have speedy LTE data; for some, that's practically a deal-breaker. However, it might get that often-sought upgrade relatively soon. Amazon has posted listings for two unannounced Moto G variants with "universal LTE," including one in a previously unavailable white hue. Detailed store pages are sadly missing, but both entries mention a $220 price (slightly above the $200 you'd pay for a 16GB 3G model) and a June 30th ship date. We'd also expect these to work only with GSM-based networks like AT&T and T-Mobile, so don't count on there being a Verizon equivalent."

its official,moto g with lte and sd card slot,comes with white color as well
oh~how my heart is breaking~
http://www.androidcentral.com/moto-g-4g-support-officially-announced

And my Moto G feels outdated now...

*hoping camera quality is improved too!
Time to sell my Moto G to buy a Moto G ;P

Great news it means that out little smartphone that could is doing so good it actually guaranteed an updated version
To be fair, It doesnt affect me (dont have 4g and 12gb its more than enough for music as i dont play games or anything like that)
Keep going Moto !!
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That's great news! Only thing that I really don't like about my Moto G is the lack of a SD slot. Google don't like the idea of using SD cards on phones, maybe that's why our Moto Gs didn't have slot when they were released.
I don't think I will buy another Moto G right away, but a Moto G2 will probably come out by the end of the year and will have a SD slot.
Motorola rocks.

Also about the SD card....Moto has re enabled the "move to SD card" feature of androids...so you can move apps to SD without any root or 3rd party app
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Sad for current owners...

Can some developer answer this for me:
To my knowledge the hardware (SoC, modem) is the same as in the "old" Moto G, if it is so, will it be possible to enable the LTE?

It would be interesting to see how the IO performance and overall performance would be with external SD card enabled . IO is pretty speedy with the embedded SD card.
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It's gonna be mine, LTE + SD Slot is all i was missing.

For $ 219.99, I go for mine.
See:
Optimized to work on 4G LTE and supports 3G (UMTS/HSPA+) and 2G networks also.
Moto G LTE has an incredible edge-to-edge 4.5 inch HD display. You?ll get a sharp picture, and then some. With scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass, you can use your phone the way you want to without worrying about it.
For extra protection, Moto G has a water-resistant coating protecting your phone inside and out. Now, a little rain won?t stop you from taking a call.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor with built-in 4G LTE, lets you multitask with speed and ease.
Moto G LTE is smart when it comes to the battery, so as you go about your day, you won?t run out of power. Battery- 2070 mAh.
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This item will be released on June 3, 2014.
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I just hope Motorola doesn't forget the other variants like Samsung does.
Keeping variaty of devices to a minimum is the best thing Motorola can do right now to keep devices updated.
Galaxy S5 is barely out and there are already news of 5 different S5 variants in the making and only the Original S5 will get updated.

MaKTaiL said:
I just hope Motorola doesn't forget the other variants like Samsung does.
Keeping variaty of devices to a minimum is the best thing Motorola can do right now to keep devices updated.
Galaxy S5 is barely out and there are already news of 5 different S5 variants in the making and only the Original S5 will get updated.
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Since so many of these devices get abandoned so quickly by the manufacturer, buying the "cheap" ones (sub $300) like the Moto G is part of my strategy.
If the Moto G loses support in a year, hopefully there will just be another ~$200 device to jump to by then.

How difficult do you guys think it will be for developers to get the current roms/kernels over onto this new lte model?

Ordered the Moto G yesterday, and Motorola would not cancel my order. I guess I am gonna need to return and re-order the LTE version. This is exactly what I need for T-Mobile.
The non LTE version of the Moto G doesn't make sense anymore, IMO. Its either the LTE Moto G or E.

I don't really care about the new Moto G. The only difference is the SD card slot and LTE. I store all my files on the cloud so 16GB is more than enough for me. The battery on the new Moto G is the same so I suspect that the LTE will destroy the battery. I get about 12mbps down and 5 up on 3g, that's more than enough. Also my battery lasts all day.
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Quite an interesting turn of events, especially considering it's got KitKat on it and that has issues with microSD cards for a lot of apps and purposes. Regardless, it does make the Moto G a damned fine device I suppose, but honestly my Galaxy Express is still way ahead of it in my opinion. Might be a slight bit less powerful with a slightly older processor (dual 1.5 Krait) and lacking that HD resolution (Galaxy Express is 800x480) but I paid $80 for this thing and it's been rock solid since day one with an official CM11 build (just hitting M6) so I'm good to go.
Besides, the Wolfson DAC in this thing more than makes up for any potential shortcomings.

So am I right in assuming that this new version comes only in 8GB and has the microSD card slot?
and there WON'T be a 16GB with microSD card slot?

cipsaz said:
Ordered the Moto G yesterday, and Motorola would not cancel my order. I guess I am gonna need to return and re-order the LTE version. This is exactly what I need for T-Mobile.
The non LTE version of the Moto G doesn't make sense anymore, IMO. Its either the LTE Moto G or E.
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I just ordered the Moto G as well, and Motorola won't cancel.
What they will do:
* ship it to me.
* provide pre-paid FedEx shipping label to ship it back.
* give me a 100% refund
Yes, they are paying to ship it twice instead of just cancelling it.

lenovo taking over motorola

hello ,I am thinking about buying moto g , but after lenovo bought motorola , i am afraid it will stop the support for motorola devices , is that true?
and will someone tell me about the call quality on the moto g? i heard it is bad
thanks

So far so good, Moto G is among the very first devices to receive KK 4.4.3
Lenovo isn't stupid, they know that much of Moto's appeal is fast updates. Cheap alone doesn't cut, there are 100s of cheap Chinese devices - but most of them never see updates.
For me, call quality is OK.

renatohm said:
So far so good
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Lenovo hasn't bought Motorola yet.

GoneTomorrow said:
Lenovo hasn't bought Motorola yet.
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Technicalities. For all practical purposes, yes they have.
As you can see in new launches, Moto E, Moto G 4G and the rumoured Moto X+1, all have MicroSD slots. No Nexus phone/tablet and original Moto G/X, all under Google, have the slot. Simply put, they want you to spend on Google Drive, and a MicroSD spoofs that.
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hrashdan said:
hello ,I am thinking about buying moto g , but after lenovo bought motorola , i am afraid it will stop the support for motorola devices , is that true?
and will someone tell me about the call quality on the moto g? i heard it is bad
thanks
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Summing up, Moto G is amazing. I bought for myself and my wife, and we are both loving it. The only downside, in my humble opinion, is the lack of a MicroSD slot.
Just be sure to buy the 16GB version, especially if you are into games/recording videos, as these will eat up space in no time.

When you put it like that, Lenovo buying Motorola isn't such a bad thing. Lenovo laptops(especially the ThinkPad line) are very good too. I still remember how the CEO Yang Yuanqing took his annual bonus and gave it to his workers. I am sad by this shift in owners because I really was hoping for more phones to be made(assembled) in the US for the jobs. Having written that, the US market has spoken when it came to the Moto X so here I am with my Moto X, knowing this phone is probably the last of its kind because the US market values the price and specs more than the experience and where it came from.

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Technicalities. For all practical purposes, yes they have.
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That is strange as they are still being managed by Google. Lenovo has no control or influence over Motorola at this point.

alpha-niner64 said:
When you put it like that, Lenovo buying Motorola isn't such a bad thing. Lenovo laptops(especially the ThinkPad line) are very good too. I still remember how the CEO Yang Yuanqing took his annual bonus and gave it to his workers. I am sad by this shift in owners because I really was hoping for more phones to be made(assembled) in the US for the jobs. Having written that, the US market has spoken when it came to the Moto X so here I am with my Moto X, knowing this phone is probably the last of its kind because the US market values the price and specs more than the experience and where it came from.
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Consumers seem to value price, specs, and most importantly brand. The only reason people buy Samsung phones is because, oh, Samsung! It's a popular brand!
It kinda sucks.

Lyokacanthrope said:
Consumers seem to value price, specs, and most importantly brand. The only reason people buy Samsung phones is because, oh, Samsung! It's a popular brand!
It kinda sucks.
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I would qualify this as something more than just popular brand. I'd make your argument for Apple products though! With Samsung, I can list some qualitative features that distinguish Samsung from the rest: AMOLED, removable battery, microSD, no on-screen buttons, plastic build-quality?? I've read enough peoples' opinions to know that they want to move away from Samsung, but can't because no other brand offers what Samsung offers.
I hope that Motorola will move backward to the days of microSD and removable batteries(doubtful).

MicroSD is already back.
Brand is not exactly what most people want. They want bang per buck, usually. Sure, some people with cash to spare buy due to the brand.
As you mentioned, some Samssung features are hard to find in others. But most Android phones now have on screen buttons. So, how to be the best in class when most fellas are basically the same? Price.
Price alone won't cut in some cases - smartphones, for example. 1st time smartphone buyers may be seduced by dirt cheap, but after a while some other things become priorities. That's when you want the most bang per buck. And that's where the Moto G excels.
Great price for the specs, especially screen. Camera is not top of the line but will do for the majority of people, casual shooters. SoC not top of the line but very good for the average user. Battery is decent, telephony is OK. So, you have a very decent phone at a very good price. Add to that blazing fast updates, and you have a winner. For the majority of people, the phone is more than enough. Phones with simmilar SoC/RAM/internal storage are a lot costlier. Let alone the 720p screen, which even costlier rivals lack.
Sure, the removable battery is nice to have, as are wireless charging and NFC, but not mandatory. What really annoys me is the lack of MicroSD. You have to backup stuff often. Google will be happy if you use Drive for that, but in Brazil prices for mobile data are too high, and even landline internet is not that fast, so many people, including me, use the USB cable for that.

I'm not worried
hrashdan said:
hello ,I am thinking about buying moto g , but after lenovo bought motorola , i am afraid it will stop the support for motorola devices , is that true?
and will someone tell me about the call quality on the moto g? i heard it is bad
thanks
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I owned several thinkpads, both before and after Lenovo bought the brand from IBM. While I would say the quality and available technology had become more mainstream over the years, the high-quality service that was provided by IBM always remained. I had a motherboard replaced on my T400 when it was a month old. That was I believe the 3rd generation of Lenovo product.
I just replaced my old Motorola V60 phone on my voice-only line with a Moto G, partially because it will be one of the last pre-Lenovo phones and because my old phone was dying, but I have no worry that the phone will be supported at least as well as other brands mid-level phones and probably better than most.
Now, if Lenovo would just bring back quality slider phones under the Motorola name, I might be able to give up my blackberry as well.

thank you all , couldn't get better answers than these

Lenovo is a fairly new company compared to Moto But its already Number One in PCs and Number 3 in smart phones.... Lenovo is known for paying the highest salaries in the industry in China
Lenovo knows how to turn money bleeding companies into profit making ones in No time
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jaspreet997 said:
Lenovo is a fairly new company compared to Moto But its already Number One in PCs and Number 3 in smart phones.... Lenovo is known for paying the highest salaries in the industry in China
Lenovo knows how to turn money bleeding companies into profit making ones in No time
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Yep, I also have a Lenovo laptop, and I gotta say, the hardware build quality is incredible for the price (2 years later, battery still lasts 3 hours like when I first got it). The software made by Lenovo looks ancient, but works really efficient and has 0 impact on cpu and ram (by 0, I don't mean 0.01 or 0.1, I mean 0, ZERO)
I really hope to see the same quality on the mobile devices (well, this is exactly the description of the moto g stock rom)
Sorry for bumping the thread, just wanted to say this. [emoji85]
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Moto Maxx Lounge

Hi all,
Here you can have your say about anything in general, random stuff to chill out, Let it be about the moto maxx or anything else. I will start with introducing myself. Semseddin from Turkey, sporting the moto maxx xt1225 imported from Puerto Rico. It is weirdMy profession is jewellery but i work in phone business for quite some time. It was an hobby which somehow became my job for the living. I can shoot moto maxx versus any brand/model videos if you would like.
Overally, i am happy with the hardware but software isn't as good as it should have been in my experience. It looks like motorola didn't spend more of its resources for the moto maxx for a better android 5.0.2 update. Anyway, while i don't have high hopes of a early bug-free 5.1 update for this device, i wonder if we would ever have some custom roms based on the stock motorola software. That would make my day. I have never been a fan of android lollipop material user interface. Its design language doesn't appeal me. White background color in everywhere doesn't offer better battery effiency as well.

Maybe you need try cm and put some dark themes

Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released

Semseddin said:
Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released
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This maybe take some months or a year

Semseddin said:
Maybe but i prefer to wait until a stable or rc released
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try it, if you dont like it you can always come back to stock

Yeah but there are a lot users complaining of wifi and sleep of death issues in cm12 thread. Only If i were a student who had time to flash roms daily which is not the case for me.
Thinking og buying the blue balistic nylon and black kevlar backplates.
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Are you guys rocking the Maxx naked or with case?

My maxx is naked. I even pulled out the tempered glass screen protector on it cause with the screen protector, the device gets hotter. I bought a pair of sms audio street on ear headphones today which performs very well with the maxx. It is been a great experience after using htc one m7 with a pair of beats in ear headphones for my rock music archive.

So we finally have our own place here in XDA forums seperated from the bootloader locked sibling verizon droid turbo. Nice move by XDA management, better late than never. I believe this will somehow benefit all of us the international Moto Maxx owners. I am thankful to @SyCoREAPER since he is the guy behind our seperation somehow. Not sure how he did it but we are here in our own apartment instead of being guests in the Droid Turbo forums. I've not lost my faith in this device just because of it being a pure spec whore of a phone as some of the tech reviewers named it in his review.
Moto Maxx will skip 5.1.1 and get Android 6 marshmallow, this is coming from a serious source and it will not be a year after as some of us thinks.

I would love for you to be right, but do you have a source? Even If you can't share, is it at least credible? Thanks

IonAphis said:
I would love for you to be right, but do you have a source? Even If you can't share, is it at least credible? Thanks
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These are my assumptions from our conversation with my source. Credibility is not issue but i can't give a name. I can tell that i've been told they're low on resources so they had to use their tiny amount of resources for the right direction without wasting it. i have been told not to worry as motorola didn't forget our moto maxx. All of that conversation was about makes me think they will skip lollipop releaseses for our devices and deploy 6.* with it. The cheap devices like Moto G / G 2014 , G Lte , Moto E , E2 etc. are deployed 5.1 cause it was their last update. I believe we will get 6.0 before 2016. :good:

Semseddin said:
These are my assumptions from our conversation with my source. Credibility is not issue but i can't give a name. I can tell that i've been told they're low on resources so they had to use their tiny amount of resources for the right direction without wasting it. i have been told not to worry as motorola didn't forget our moto maxx. All of that conversation was about makes me think they will skip lollipop releaseses for our devices and deploy 6.* with it. The cheap devices like Moto G / G 2014 , G Lte , Moto E , E2 etc. are deployed 5.1 cause it was their last update. I believe we will get 6.0 before 2016. :good:
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I really want to believe this, but it is hard for me after seeing the poor and bad support that Motorola has given to this device, the most expensive device (along with N6) and the lack of service and support is awesome. Besides, Turbo already has 5.1, and I doubt it would be the last update it would receive, so I have opposite feelings about what you are saying.
Currently I don't have any problem with the software, is just "fine", but I would really like to see new features and improvements on it. Another thing I would like to see, is the new Moto function that is on the Moto X Style, the one when you take the phone out of your pocket and put it on your ear, and Moto Voice automatically activates and you can tell commands like if it was a call.
Let's hope this would be true, right now most of the manufacturers already have M on their hands and most of the changes should be merged for now, so it would be an easy matter to have the final M release of the flagship devices.
:fingers-crossed:

Galaxo60 said:
I really want to believe this, but it is hard for me after seeing the poor and bad support that Motorola has given to this device, the most expensive device (along with N6) and the lack of service and support is awesome. Besides, Turbo already has 5.1, and I doubt it would be the last update it would receive, so I have opposite feelings about what you are saying.
Currently I don't have any problem with the software, is just "fine", but I would really like to see new features and improvements on it. Another thing I would like to see, is the new Moto function that is on the Moto X Style, the one when you take the phone out of your pocket and put it on your ear, and Moto Voice automatically activates and you can tell commands like if it was a call.
Let's hope this would be true, right now most of the manufacturers already have M on their hands and most of the changes should be merged for now, so it would be an easy matter to have the final M release of the flagship devices.
:fingers-crossed:
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I can understand your frustration as we maxx users are having from motorola. Turbo got the 5.1 cause it skipped 5.0.2 and they had to deliver it, they are doing the same to us with 6 i guess, skipping 5.1

I thought this was a good place to jump into the Moto Maxx fray. Just bought a Moto Maxx imported into the States to use on AT&T. I was originally considering a second-hand Droid Turbo since my area has AT&T LTE band 2 in place. I also bought and tried a 2015 Moto X as well as a Nexus 5X, but returned both of them. I didn't actually use the 5X in fact, just refused delivery after hearing the reports come out last week. I'm really looking forward to the best of Motorola without the screen size shenanigans of 2015 Motorola =)

Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).

Skrilax_CZ said:
Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).
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I think that Nexus 6P would be a better option, I don't trust Motorola any more regarding updates or support, they totally messed the loyalty of their customers.
Besides that, I don't see any huge improvement from the Maxx to the Moto X Force.

Skrilax_CZ said:
Actually new folks can perhaps wait a little bit more for international Droid Turbo 2 version (looks like Europe and Latin America are going to get it, XT1580, maybe Moto X Force, but codename is KINZIE for both).
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Thanks. Had only heard about theMoto XT1581, which passed through China's version of the FCC.
http://www.ibtimes.com/motorola-dro...-certified-china-possible-price-specs-2136690
SPECS
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&...to_x_force_64gb_td-lte_xt1581_motorola_bounce
Besides GSM/HSPA, has LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 28 < That takes care of AT&T, T-mobile in U.S., Vodafone in Germany, and all of Latin America.
Ignore the "TD-LTE" stuff, I think that's only for China right now although U.S. carriers are looking at it.
GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900,
UMTS800 (B6), UMTS850 (B5), UMTS900 (B8), UMTS1700/2100 (B4), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS2100 (B1),
LTE2100 (B1), LTE700 (B17), LTE850 (B5), LTE1700/2100 (B4), LTE1800 (B3), LTE2600 (B7), LTE1900 (B2), LTE900 (B8), LTE800 (B20), LTE1900 (B25), LTE700 (B12), LTE700 (B28)
TD-LTE2500 (B41), TD-LTE2300 (B40)
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Also search for code-named Motorola Bounce, which apparently was the internal name before they decided on "Force".
I still LOVE this XT1225 phone, however.
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Galaxo60 said:
I think that Nexus 6P would be a better option, I don't trust Motorola any more regarding updates or support, they totally messed the loyalty of their customers.
Besides that, I don't see any huge improvement from the Maxx to the Moto X Force.
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But the Nexus 6P doesn't have Qi wireless. Actually neither 2015 Nexus has Qi wireless in spite of Google actively promoting the standard in Nexus phones since 2013. Very shortsighted of them. If I don't want to plug in my phone, then I don't want to plug in my phone. They could have included Qi wireless AND USB-C. It's not either/or, you can have BOTH. In my opinion, NEITHER 2015 Nexus is superior to the 2014 Moto Quark phones
Like you, I also don't see a huge improvement from the 2014 Motorola Quark (Droid Turbo, Moto Turbo, Moto Maxx) to the 2015 Motorola Kinzie (Droid Turbo 2, Moto X Force). If Motorola had given the Kinzie STEREO speakers and rear camera OIS, in addition to the microSD, I would be more tempted.
Also why does the 2015 Motorola successor to the Quark have a SMALLER battery than the 2014 Quark? Was 3900 mAh too big?

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But the Nexus 6P doesn't have Qi wireless. Actually neither 2015 Nexus has Qi wireless in spite of Google actively promoting the standard in Nexus phones since 2013. Very shortsighted of them. If I don't want to plug in my phone, then I don't want to plug in my phone. They could have included Qi wireless AND USB-C. It's not either/or, you can have BOTH.
Like you, I also don't see a huge improvement from the 2014 Motorola Quark (Droid Turbo, Moto Turbo, Moto Maxx) to the 2015 Motorola Kinzie (Droid Turbo 2, Moto X Force). If Motorola had given the Kinzie STEREO speakers and rear camera OIS, in addition to the microSD, I would be more tempted.
Also why does the 2015 Motorola successor to the Quark have a SMALLER battery than the 2014 Quark? Was 3900 mAh too big?
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Probably they thought that there is no point in giving 2 days of battery life to power users, because at least in 1 day you should be somewhere to charge the phone; another reason is that they have a lot of trust in 810 efficiency regarding battery consumption.
Still for me it was a pretty stupid decision, they are acting like iPhone makers decreasing the battery of the device when they should at least maintain it the same size; we already have phones out there with batteries with more than 4,000 mAh, so bigger batteries I think is not an excuse right now for any manufacturer.

I love my moto maxx, its a beast

Greeting guys, i just moved from the Z3 forum to here (cause my z3 was second hand and in the end too much hardware issues). With my Maxx arriving soon (today if im lucky) what is your recommendations guys ? I'm already grabbing drivers and stuff to unlock the bootloader and root after i get the 6.0 update i think. But what to do now ? I'm aware that we have some roms but do they have the voice functions like retail ? Or should i keep the retail if i like these functions and just de-bloat as much as i can and put some app to help extend the (already titanic) battery life ?

Cheapest DECENT Android smartphone in 2015

I've seen the specs and I believe this is going to be the cheapest usable Android smartphone in 2015.
What do you guys think?

Sd410 is ****

I've bought one today for my dad. However I read someone mention on gsm arena that this Moto G is going to be rubbish compared to previous versions, because its made by Lenovo and not Google. Is this something to be concerned about or just a random opinion from a Google fan?

That makes no sense.
As far as I understand, Lenovo just bought Motorola to get access to the NA/EU phone market.
Why would it mess with the internal workings of a company that's been around longer than Lenovo's parent company???
Manufacturing shouldn't change from when it was owned by Google, who bought it for patent and manufacturing reasons.

I'm a little surprised there isn't more talk about the device on here. I'm currently on the iPhone 6 Plus but want to get myself the Moto G to play with and use as a back up.
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Why would it mess with the internal workings of a company that's been around longer than Lenovo's parent company???
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If you are talking about IBM, IBM doesn't own Lenovo. Also, IBM has been around (not called IBM back then) since the 1890's, where Motorola has only been around since the 1920's.
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This is far away from the cheapest decent android phone in my city(Hong Kong)
There are Xiaomi,Mizhu(?),Huawei,ASUS(for the zenphone 2 with 4gb ram,13mp camera, full hd display,5.x display and sell with about the same price as moto g did off -contract)
And you can buy even OnePlus One in any retail smartphone shop
This moto G is not the best cheapest phone anymore
Sent from my Moto G 1st gen

I'm an iPhone user, but I'm using the Moto G as a backup Android device. I like it. It's not a world-beater, but no one expected it to be. Solid device.
Here's my review:

Good overview of all the features you are getting for your money.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/07/29/moto-g-2015-hands-on-video​

Nice.. hopefully no lags here.. hhhm

JeffBenjamin said:
I'm an iPhone user, but I'm using the Moto G as a backup Android device. I like it. It's not a world-beater, but no one expected it to be. Solid device.
Here's my review:
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Jeff, which version did you review; was it the unlocked US XT1540? I was hoping the charging cable was a two piece set; micro USB and walk plug.
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alfick3 said:
Jeff, which version did you review; was it the unlocked US XT1540? I was hoping the charging cable was a two piece set; micro USB and walk plug.
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Yep, the unlocked US XT1540. And nope, it's a combine cable/plug. Kind of weird.

Thank you sir. Oh well, not a show stopper, just a small bump in the road.
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Firstly I wasn't talking about IBM. IBM sold Lenovo it's PC unit and IBM now focuses on services for the backbone/back office of the internet and intranets.
Back on topic -
Motorola for the second time has released a new phone that was GSM only first and then re-release with a few updated and adds an LTE radio.
The 2nd gen LTE Moto G was too expensive for a terrible camera. My Radiant has a bad enough camera but I used it for work anyway and still got decent pictures.
I opted to fix my Optimus G which I dropped on the screen side and it shattered = $155; as I was having space issues despite installing Link2SD on my Radiant.
This was back in May, I couldn't afford to wait for Motorola to announce an updated 3rd gen Moto G with the LTE radio.
Now I am dealing with a screen that has a mind of it's own. I can no longer make or take calls as the screen goes dark completely and I have no access to the dial or other phone controls. I used to get around this by connecting it to my BT headphones but that stopped working. The only way it works with the screen on now is -
1) Connected to the BT in my Panasonic Link2Cell cordless
2) My Car's BT (factory)
That's just the tip of the problems I have now. Otherwise the phone works fine.
I will keep it around for it's camera and video capabilities.
Now the decision is -
1) Moto G for $180 but it's skimpy on RAM and internal memory
2) Moto G for $219 but it's hardly better than the Asus Zenphone 2
I am leaning towards the Zenphone 2 actually because it seems to work well in low light. As I said I use my phone for work and while store lights are overall fine, the light isn't bright like a sunshine or controlled lighting under more ideal conditions.
Actually I should get a phone with optical stabilization since I don't have the calmest hands in the world and it sometimes takes two or three shots for get a sharp picture.
The One Plus Two has that, but not the Moto X? Hmmm... Not sure I want to shell out $400 for a phone though, I have other pressing priorities.

the MOTO is one thing I'd like to try.. Never own one and based on several reviews, they're looking good. I'm leaning for the cheaper one. I think it's aint a bad idea after all

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Nina.s said:
I've bought one today for my dad. However I read someone mention on gsm arena that this Moto G is going to be rubbish compared to previous versions, because its made by Lenovo and not Google. Is this something to be concerned about or just a random opinion from a Google fan?
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Could you share new messages app apk of Moto G 3rd Gen?

amarentine said:
Nice.. hopefully no lags here.. hhhm
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I just came from Moto G 2014. Was using Titan Prime Rom + Greenify donation + Custom kernel + Xposed + Amplify + Tasker. The phone sucked on stock but I made it a beast for the last few months. However, I couldn't resist the camera, battery and ram upgrade and traded in my 2014 and got the G 2015 and I have used it only for a day but I can tell without a doubt, I find it smoother than my G 2014 (the tweaked one). Everything runs the way it is supposed to and I've about 40 odd apps installed and it still runs without any lag or jitters and the battery life is good. Been using it from noon today (it is 10.45p.m. here), battery is down to 56% and 3 hours 10 mins of SOT and out of this 1.5hrs I downloaded 40 apps on a very slow WiFi. So yeah, very happy with the phone as of now.

No NFC in 2015...

djfourmoney said:
Not sure I want to shell out $400 for a phone though, I have other pressing priorities.
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If you are not willing to shell out $500 (or more) for a phone, then you shouldn't expect to get a great camera with OIS. At least not now. In a few months the S6 will come down in price.

JulesJam said:
If you are not willing to shell out $500 (or more) for a phone, then you shouldn't expect to get a great camera with OIS. At least not now. In a few months the S6 will come down in price.
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Not denying that, I just didn't want a worse camera than my current phone.
It won't come down that much, an LG G3 is now $399 unlocked (AT&T) and the G2 is about $280.

Moto G 2015 the last of it's kind?

Lenovo announced on CES that for the future they are planning to focus on the high end market with the Moto brand and are probably going to discontinue the Moto E and Moto G in favour of Lenovo's Vibe brand.
Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/mot...print-sensors-for-all-phones-5-inches-667021/

Yeah seems like moto g has gone, which unfornatelly was one of the best in this category of budget phones what is sad, I think for now the only way is the Nexus line or one PLUS which are a little more expensive..

"Although we are simplifying the combined Motorola and [Lenovo] portfolio, we have no plans to retire Moto G, our most successful smartphone, or Moto E," a Motorola representative says.
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http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/12/10755756/moto-g-not-being-killed-will-continue-lenovo​

Yes, there'll never be another 2015 Moto G, because - guess what? It'll never be 2015 again

Obviously they had to backtrack a bit when that spokesperson's comments were taken out of context: as stated, the Moto G is the most successful smartphone Motorola ever created over the 3 generations so far, there's no way in hell they would ever just totally dismiss the mid-range market the Moto G tends to basically rule in at this point.
I just got a Moto G3 today, not a bad device overall, not bad at all. Not sure if I'll keep it or go so far as to unlock it but so far it's decent, nice performance as well. I'm very familiar with the Snapdragon 400 series and the battery life, I had an LG Tribute last year and was easily getting 9 hours of SOT with it consistently so I figure with a few tweaks I should get something very similar with this Moto G - that is if I decide to keep it.

Motorola's official statement, if anybody is interested:
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2016/01/motorolas-next-chapter-as-brand.html
As long as they continue firmware support for the current models I'm alright with all this.