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The Moto G is still the best in its price range, and at $129 the Moto E may manage to pull the same thing in the lower than 150 dollar market. Whatever Google

by nolok 12y ago

The Moto G is still the best in its price range, and at $129 the Moto E may manage to pull the same thing in the lower than 150 dollar market. Whatever Google changed in Motorola's approach, it's working, because that's the first two phones they've ever made that I wish to buy and recommend (including G for myself). They say it sells very well so I hope these things are sufficiently profitable for them, we will all benefit from great phones at low price point. (the higher priced market may be harder to breach though, since the Nexus brand is already there playing the same game)

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rglullis 12y ago
Just don't forget that now Motorola is owned by Lenovo.
- ccozan 12y ago
  Not yet! The deal must be approved by the US, EU, etc. Until then, Motorola is a Google Company.
  - gtirloni 12y ago
    Which never meant much, really. Google was absent from Motorola (been there, seen it).
    - GFischer 12y ago
      It did mean some in terms of marketing - Motorola being a Google company was a good endorsement and made people more confident about buying their Android phones.
tomp 12y ago
On the other hand, it's a real disappointment that they only guarantee one (1) future OS upgrade, which is a real shame especially since it's basically Google.
- zecg 12y ago
  One should tide me over until CM is stable.
higherpurpose 12y ago
I'm planning on buying myself a Moto G2 this fall/winter. I don't need a high-end phone right now, unless something great comes out of the Android Silver program (maybe a really nice Sony with a great camera). However, my next (and maybe "last") high-end phone will probably be one based on ARA, and then I'll just buy all the highest quality components I want (if it works well). As for Moto G2, this would be my wishlist (if they're reading this): - quad core Cortex A53 with LTE (basically Snapdragon 410)/Wi-Fi 802.11ac would be nice, too - 8 MP camera that is at least as good as the one in Nexus 5 (but hopefully more reliable/faster with the focus) - 32 GB version for $200 or at least 16 GB but with SD card support. 16GB without SD card support is too little, even at this price point. - a slightly more compact size (same screen size, just more compact, as the Moto G is as big as Moto X, which has a bigger screen, but the compactness of Moto E makes me hopeful that it will be).

by nolok 12y ago

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rglullis 12y ago

Just don't forget that now Motorola is owned by Lenovo.

ccozan 12y ago
Not yet! The deal must be approved by the US, EU, etc. Until then, Motorola is a Google Company.
- gtirloni 12y ago
  Which never meant much, really. Google was absent from Motorola (been there, seen it).
  - GFischer 12y ago
    It did mean some in terms of marketing - Motorola being a Google company was a good endorsement and made people more confident about buying their Android phones.

tomp 12y ago

On the other hand, it's a real disappointment that they only guarantee one (1) future OS upgrade, which is a real shame especially since it's basically Google.

zecg 12y ago
One should tide me over until CM is stable.

higherpurpose 12y ago

I'm planning on buying myself a Moto G2 this fall/winter. I don't need a high-end phone right now, unless something great comes out of the Android Silver program (maybe a really nice Sony with a great camera). However, my next (and maybe "last") high-end phone will probably be one based on ARA, and then I'll just buy all the highest quality components I want (if it works well). As for Moto G2, this would be my wishlist (if they're reading this): - quad core Cortex A53 with LTE (basically Snapdragon 410)/Wi-Fi 802.11ac would be nice, too - 8 MP camera that is at least as good as the one in Nexus 5 (but hopefully more reliable/faster with the focus) - 32 GB version for $200 or at least 16 GB but with SD card support. 16GB without SD card support is too little, even at this price point. - a slightly more compact size (same screen size, just more compact, as the Moto G is as big as Moto X, which has a bigger screen, but the compactness of Moto E makes me hopeful that it will be).