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[Q] Should I buy Moto G 16GB? (S2 9100 user) (quad coe a7 vs dual core a9 @ same GHz)

Helo everyone! I'm between Nexus 4 and Moto G. BUT, I've been with no smartphone for half a year(sucks really hard). So, I'm thinking of buying a Moto G because the Nexus 4 is more expensive.
The thing is, is the Quad Core A7 cpu better or the same than a Dual Core A9 cpu at the SAME SPEED?(The S2 9100 has a 1,2GHz Dual Core A9)
Thanks guys!

The moto G is faster than the Galaxy S2. It's less powerful than a Nexus 4 because the Nexus 4 has twice the RAM though it comes close in some benchmarks because of the optimized ROM, nand storage filesystem, and CPU. In real world usage though an N4 will be much smoother and faster. Still the Moto G is a fine device. By the way, the Nexus 4 is no longer for sale. Perhaps you mean a Nexus 5? That kind of blows away a Moto G and most other smartphones. Though there is the price factor and the moto G is more than adequate.
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Thanks for the reply! I meant Nexus 4. I'm from Greece and I can find it in some stores and also on Amazon and ebay.
How fast is CyanogenMod 11 on Moto G? Is the stock ROM faster than CM11 or at least the same? I like flahing ROMs and kernels(as everyone else ) so I wouldn't want the flashed ROM to be slower than the stock ROM.

I used to have a nexus 4
Other than the price also consider the battery, the moto g battery life is better than the nexus 4 in my opinion and experience. So if you buy the moto g, you save some money and get the must have accesories like the meenova microsd card you can expand you memory and also the flip shell from motorola so that you can wake your phone without using the power button.
I have played MC4 in the moto g and in the nexus 4, in the nexus is used to get very hot the whole phone but the moto g does not do that much or at least not as the nexus did, that game is pretty heavy but no difference with the nexus , about the ram I have not felt any significant difference maybe others but my experience it works very well. However if you are into video and photography then the nexus is much better than the g, so consider that as well.
Hope you get what you are looking for.
bye

Konstantinos said:
Thanks for the reply! I meant Nexus 4. I'm from Greece and I can find it in some stores and also on Amazon and ebay.
How fast is CyanogenMod 11 on Moto G? Is the stock ROM faster than CM11 or at least the same? I like flahing ROMs and kernels(as everyone else ) so I wouldn't want the flashed ROM to be slower than the stock ROM.
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I have had the N4, Moto G, and s2 (i9100). I like all of them but I find the s2 too slow for me. If the N4 and Moto G are the same price, I would pick the N4.
Right now, there are no custom ROMs for the Moto G based on CM11 or AOSP.

enrique097 said:
So if you buy the moto g, you save some money and get the must have accesories like the meenova microsd card you can expand you memory
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Recommend a good Mini Micro SD Card? ScanDisk ok?

dtsm888 said:
Recommend a good Mini Micro SD Card? ScanDisk ok?
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SanDisk microSDHC Ultra 32GB, class 10, UHS-I, 30MB/sec. + SD adapter, Mobile
Look for this one in Amazon it is on sale just £19 it was £50 I bought this one myself works nicely with the meenova
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enrique097 said:
SanDisk microSDHC Ultra 32GB, class 10, UHS-I, 30MB/sec. + SD adapter, Mobile
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I ordered the meenova but then read the 'fine print'...Moto G has to be rooted or else only can be used on read-access basis. Am trying to cancel order as have no plans to root the device. Too bad. Many thanks for your recommendation, appreciated

Buying a smartphone

Hi..
I'm planning to get an affordable priced smartphone. I'm thinking of getting Moto G or Lenovo S650. The S650 has 1.3GHz quad-core processor while the Moto G has HD screen. I'm pretty confused now.
I need your help and guidance.
Thanks.
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kenneth kishi said:
Hi..
I'm planning to get an affordable priced smartphone. I'm thinking of getting Moto G or Lenovo S650. The S650 has 1.3GHz quad-core processor while the Moto G has HD screen. I'm pretty confused now.
I need your help and guidance.
Thanks.
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I'd go for the Moto G and heres why:
-You'll get more support on this device
-Runs later android 4.4 KITKAT!! whereas the Lenovo 4.2 Jelly Bean
-HD Video Recording
-Better front camera at 1.3MP whereas the Lenovo is 0.3MP
-Larger battery 2070mah where the Lenovo is 2000mah, when buying a smartphone you'll want the best battery you can get
-Has a Qualcomm Snapdragon Processore, may be 100mhz less but still better considering compatibility
Good Luck and if i helped a thanks would be appreciated , thanks!

same question
I have the same request,pls help me

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Guys, does the 1.3GHz quad-core processor of the S650 make any difference compared to the 1.2GHz quad-core processor of Moto G ?

How much ever super these Lenovo phones are, I hate their update cycle.
Their last year flagship K900 is still running on 4.2.2

Moto G

Oo... I see.
Thank you very much guys for your help!
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Hi,
There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks!

[Q] Upgrading to 2nd gen Moto G - worth it?

Im considering upgrading to the newer version of the G and giving the old one to my parents. Is the upgrade really worth it? How is the battery life compared to the original G?
Just looking for your thoughts...

Both phones have same processor, RAM and GPU. Only difference is new moto g have slightly bigger screen and 8 mp camera while old moto g have 5 mp camera.
But old moto g has great developer support while newer one is not that famous.
So I suggest not upgrading.

Don't update now,
Wait and update to Moto G 3rd gen when release.

Guru.Eclairs said:
Both phones have same processor, RAM and GPU. Only difference is new moto g have slightly bigger screen and 8 mp camera while old moto g have 5 mp camera.
But old moto g has great developer support while newer one is not that famous.
So I suggest not upgrading.
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chirvan said:
Don't update now,
Wait and update to Moto G 3rd gen when release.
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Yeah that what i figured. Im going to keep it for now. Thanks for your advice guys!

should i upgrade to the 3rd gen moto G?

There is a deal where i get £50 off price of 8gb 3rd gen moto g, bringing price to £80.
My current moto G 1st gen (xt1032) is fine, except i keep running out of space. Insufficient memory.
The sd card feature on the 3rd gen has me interested. BUT, lotss of people are complaing that you can't transfer many apps to sdcard, even with adaptive storage feature of new android.
So my main problem with my phone, which is lack of memory, wont really get solved, right? Other than that I am fine with my current phone.
Should I upgrade?
(should i have posted this in the Moto G 2015 forum?)

No, the only things good of 2015 moto g is camera and the water resistence! There are many things no good (my brother have moto g 2015):
-the audio is no good, is low
-the memory is no sufficient
-1Gb of RAM now is not good! In 2013 yes but now no!
-the CPU is similar to our falcon (snap 410 on 2015, snap 400 on 2013)
Wait for the 2016 lenovo G is my answer
Install a light ROM on your moto g 2013 and you can resolve the memory problem (like my BackToCyanogenmod11). Don't play at the marketing game! Moto G 2013=Moto G 2014=Moto g 2015. The only things upgraded is camera! (Moto g 2015 photo are beautiful and you can make photo also in the see!)

SLATE21&MOTOG said:
No, the only things good of 2015 moto g is camera and the water resistence! There are many things no good (my brother have moto g 2015):
-the audio is no good, is low
-the memory is no sufficient
-1Gb of RAM now is not good! In 2013 yes but now no!
-the CPU is similar to our falcon (snap 410 on 2015, snap 400 on 2013)
Wait for the 2016 lenovo G is my answer
Install a light ROM on your moto g 2013 and you can resolve the memory problem (like my BackToCyanogenmod11). Don't play at the marketing game! Moto G 2013=Moto G 2014=Moto g 2015. The only things upgraded is camera! (Moto g 2015 photo are beautiful and you can make photo also in the see!)
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you convinced me. thanks. i shouldnt be looking at new phones anyway, can't afford them. I'll start learning about flashing new ROM. phone is already rooted anyway.

I just realised I have a 1.5 gig nandroid backup saved to internal memory which wasn't showing up in the storage thing. I can delete/move that!! I'm so happy [emoji9] [emoji2] [emoji3] [emoji4] [emoji5] [emoji7] [emoji8] [emoji9] [emoji10] [emoji11] [emoji12] [emoji13] [emoji14] [emoji15] [emoji16]

¿Moto G Turbo can receive Android N?

Hello friends, based on rumors that the Moto G3 not receive android N due to technical limitations of soc and gpu , I would ask if the Moto g turbo if you receive android N? I ask based on differences in hardware because the turbo model has soc snapdragon 615 and gpu Adreno GPU 405 and in theory there are no limitations on the driver Qualcomm. Thank you very much for your opinions.

To be honest, the Moto G 2015 and the Turbo will likely get it, the only problem with the SD410 SOC is that it won't support Vulcan, which is not a requirement for Nougat.
That being said, Moto has made no promises, or even hinted, at anything about Nougat... I own the Moto X Pure Edition (the US version of the Style) and no word on that either... In fact, Moto hasn't even said if the G4 or Z will get it, although that is more likely than us getting it.
The entire problem here is Moto has nothing at all about Nougat and we are just left to our best speculations.