The third generation of Motorola Moto G has been long awaited and anticipated. The waterproofing, all day battery and thirteen mega pixel camera give a good money quality report.
Motorola reinvented what budget smartphones could do back in 2013 when they launched their original Moto G. While it was affordable, it didn’t sacrifice any vital features that would make the Android phone slow or annoying to use.
Now we’re getting ready to welcome the third generation of Moto G, spotting the similarities and dissimilarities between the latest release and its predecessors. Right off the bat everyone noticed the increased price of Motorola’s new phone. Let’s see if the new features can justify the price bump.
The new Moto G will be sleeker and still have a removable back, with a ribbed texture. The redefined design makes it easy to hold and the quality seems sturdy.
The new smartphone is waterproof as long as it falls in one meter deep water and doesn’t stay there more than thirty minutes. Behind the removable back you’ll find the card slot for microSDs and a battery that cannot be removed.
The third generation Moto G will be faster thanks to its 1GB or 2GB of RAM and 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410. The battery life performed well on tests, with 25% left after being used for fifteen hours which included sending and receiving emails, handling notifications, an hour of music playback over bluetooth and more than an hour of browsing.
The latest Moto G comes with Android 5.1.1 and some apps that you can use or replace if not needed. One noteworthy app is Motorola Migrate which works flawlessly at transferring all data from another Android and getting contacts and calendar notes from an iPhone.
The camera also got a face lift. This is the same thirteen pixel one used on the Nexus 6 which delivers good pictures details, faithful colors and decent stability. If you’re into selfies, you should know you’ll get a five mega pixel camera which might lack crisp details at full resolution.
What prices are we looking at? You definitely won’t have to break the bank for the new Moto G which has starting point of 180$, but it doesn’t come too cheap if you prefer the 16GB version with 2GB of RAM.
To sum up, the pros of the Moto G 3rd gen outweigh the cons. We’re looking at a good camera and battery life, a sturdy build with waterproof feature and a card slot for microSDs, with the only disadvantage being the price and the plastic that could start showing signs of wear in time.
