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Motorola G 8GB

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4 editorial reviews
Until now <b>budget</b> in the <b>Smart</b>phone market meant at least %C2%A3200 and probably more. Here is one that launched SIM free at %C2%A3139 or less. So does the new <b>Moto</b> G have it all at a price far less than others have offerings in the market?Read more
When considering a new <b>smart</b>phone, do you look for the latest, high price model with all the latest bells & whistle or check out the more economical models?Read more
Having spent the best part of two years cleaning the Motorola pipeline of products conceived before the takeover, Google finally has a shop with its name...Read more
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Pros

  • LG has good customer service too
  • The inputs are implemented immediately and accurately
  • The battery runtime is very good

Cons

  • hefty price tag
  • Google will make profit off software services and not the actual hardware
  • Rather than a dedicated camera capture button

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 4.5 in
  • 720, 1280 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 329 ppi
  • 2070 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 1.3 Mpx

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Motorola G 8GB - Pros & Cons

Motorola G 8GB

Pros

  • LG has good customer service too
  • The inputs are implemented immediately and accurately
  • The battery runtime is very good

Cons

  • hefty price tag
  • Google will make profit off software services and not the actual hardware
  • Rather than a dedicated camera capture button
  • curve of the G seems slightly less pronounced as well
  • lack of active display or always on voice activation features
  • Moto G is slightly thicker almost immediately
  • service centers around here
  • cheap and flimsy
  • the quality of the displayed content is dependent on the specific viewing angle
  • No interfaces are found on the left
  • the internal storage cannot be expanded via an SD card

Motorola G 8GB - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2070 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
329 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Motorola G 8GB - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage8 GB
Memory card readerno
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Dimensions
Height5.11 in
Width2.59 in
Depth0.46 in
Weight5.04 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEno
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Display
Screen size4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Pixel density329.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
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Front camera
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlastic
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryno
Battery capacity2070.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no

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