Moto G

[Vulk]

For its price, this is a seriously impressive mid-range smartphone:

- 1.2ghz quad-core SoC
- 4.5" 720p display
- 1gb RAM
- Stock Android 4.3 (with a "guaranteed" update to KitKat)
- $179 unlocked and off-contract in the US

To put that in perspective, consider that something like the S3 Mini sells for about $360 in the US, the iPhone 4S for $450, and the Galaxy S4 for $650.

Convert those prices into South African terms, and it suggests that if the Moto G comes to South Africa, it could sell for Blackberry Curve-level prices. Even if it's not that cheap, it should be competitive with the S3 Mini, which has an awful display, a comparatively slow dual-core SoC, and laggy TouchWiz UI.

I wouldn't buy this for myself, but if it does come to SA, it will definitely be my default recommendation for friends and family who ask me what phone they should get.


[video=youtube;iaCZ_YD9a7k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCZ_YD9a7k[/video]

 

[Avenue]

if this came at a decent price I would definitely get one

 

[Maverick Jester]

That is really cheap. Makes one wonder why the Moto X costs close to four times the price.

If the Moto X was a similar price to the Nexus 5, I would have purchased one. But the N5 will have to do

 

[MarchantV]

- $179 unlocked and off-contract in the US

Just note that $179 unlocked and off-contract is for the 8gb version
The 16gb version is $20 more.
Still an amazing phone for the price.
I think it might come in at the R3000 price range .

 

[Maverick Jester]

Pretty nice write up on the Moto G. I would actually consider such a device- it does what it needs to do with a minimum of fuss. And I am planning to move all my media consumption activities to the Nexus 7 when it arrives.

 

[SWB]

Not to shabby, I like it. Probably going to retail for R4000+ here though.

 

[MarchantV]

Pretty nice write up on the Moto G. I would actually consider such a device- it does what it needs to do with a minimum of fuss. And I am planning to move all my media consumption activities to the Nexus 7 when it arrives.

Please tell me your getting the 2013 Nexus 7 and not the 2012 edition

 

[Maverick Jester]

Please tell me your getting the 2013 Nexus 7 and not the 2012 edition

2013 Nexus 7 LTE

 

[MarchantV]

So interestingly when you unbox your Moto G you get the following:
Moto G
Usb Cable

That's it no charger or earphones.
Do not know if I like the idea of not getting a charger but hey that's me

 

[Maverick Jester]

So interestingly when you unbox your Moto G you get the following:
Moto G
Usb Cable

That's it no charger or earphones.
Do not know if I like the idea of not getting a charger but hey that's me

A charger costs R90? Not a deal breaker, and at least it doesn't leave you with a useless country-specific charger that doesn't work anyway. I think that it is brilliant.

Seeing as I am battling Google to own a Nexus 5, I might consider one of these instead.

 

[MarchantV]

A charger costs R90? Not a deal breaker, and at least it doesn't leave you with a useless country-specific charger that doesn't work anyway. I think that it is brilliant.

Seeing as I am battling Google to own a Nexus 5, I might consider one of these instead.

You know the only problem will be that the carriers will sell it for inflated prices.
Edit: The Moto G I mean

 

[Maverick Jester]

You know the only problem will be that the carriers will sell it for inflated prices.
Edit: The Moto G I mean

Agreed. But importing it could land it here for less than R4k. I'm seriously tempted...

BTW- it does come with a charger.

 

[MarchantV]

Agreed. But importing it could land it here for less than R4k. I'm seriously tempted...

BTW- it does come with a charger.

The sad part is it costs only R2k if you buy it in U.S.A.

At 4k its more expensive than a S3 mini although the specs are so much better.

Well I checked out a unboxing video last night and it only has a data cable.

[video=youtube;zcHTJq-ZdDE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHTJq-ZdDE[/video]

 

[MarchantV]

2013 Nexus 7 LTE

Awesome

 

[Maverick Jester]

The sad part is it costs only R2k if you buy it in U.S.A.

At 4k its more expensive than a S3 mini although the specs are so much better.

Well, less than R4k inclusive of shipping is still not too bad. It's considerably better than the S3 mini in all respects.

 

[MarchantV]

Well, less than R4k inclusive of shipping is still not too bad. It's considerably better than the S3 mini in all respects.

Yeah I guess would love it for about R3000 to R3500 then its a real deal to me.

 

[Maverick Jester]

Yeah I guess would love it for about R3000 to R3500 then its a real deal to me.

You can get the 8GB version for that price. I think that importing the 16GB from the UK could work out to R3500, or slightly more. R4k would be the absolute maximum that it could cost, IMO.

 

[MarchantV]

You can get the 8GB version for that price. I think that importing the 16GB from the UK could work out to R3500, or slightly more. R4k would be the absolute maximum that it could cost, IMO.

Cool I thought you meant it was the average price. Might actually consider getting it from the UK in the near future.

 

[Maverick Jester]

Cool I thought you meant it was the average price. Might actually consider getting it from the UK in the near future.

That makes two of us.

 

[Dylan_G]

//following

Seems like a good deal.