Gadgets Of 2014: Motorola Moto G

The Motorola Moto G has taken a lot of people by surprise. We've heard the sentiments plenty of times before: performance at a price, without compromise. Motorola, however, went ahead an got it right. The Moto G is a fantastic smartphone and incredible value for money that's difficult to ignore.

Take the price out of the equation and you don't feel let down, however. Design is great, the display is excellent and there's plenty of power too. Yes, it will be out-performed by any number of handsets, but those are handsets that will cost you twice as much.

We're really impressed with what you get in the Moto G. It's a great handset and no matter what your budget, if you're after a smartphone for daily use, then this phone pretty much does it. It's fast, the display is lovely and the camera will give you some decent shots too. There's also a guarantee that an Android 4.4 update will be delivered in January 2014.

QUICK VERDICT: A great handset for an affordable price, that delivers a fantastic display, good performance, great design and brilliant customising options.

Specifications:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, November
	Status	Available. Released 2013, November

BODY	Dimensions	129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm (5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 in)
BODY	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	No
MEMORY	Internal	8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 305
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black (front panel), 7 color options (back panel)
		- SNS integration - Google Drive (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input