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From Which Phone to the Moto G?

Curious as to what phone you guys are currently using or coming from prior to your decision to acquire the new Moto G. Please state your last or, if you're like me and waiting delivery of your (ordered) Moto G, your current phone.
Me: Nexus 4
Why? I love the Nexus 4 for its functionality and especially for being in the forefront of the developer community. Until 4.4, it got all the updates right away. And even after that, 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 with their respective fixes were issued rather quickly by Google. The dual pane glass design is beautiful and unique, albeit potentially fragile (as some N4 owners have had the misfortune of discovering). And for me, the camera isn't nearly as bad as some have made it out to me. It's no iPhone camera to be sure, but a lot of the the grievances can certainly be chalked up to poor photo-taking techniques (eg., one-handed shots causing 'camera shake').
But for all its positives, I really wish it had better battery life. I'm forever flashing and re-flashing and configuring new kernels and, to a lesser extent, ROMs in the hopes of eeking out a bit more battery life. I regularly read some users of certain kernels getting 4, 5 or even 6 (!) hours of Screen-on-time ("SOT"). I'm lucky to get around 3 hrs of SOT. I check and try to control wakelocks. I undervolt. I turn off GPS and location reporting. I would like to leave Google Now on but dare not. I lower my max CPU to something less than what the chip is designed for. I even 'Greenify'! All to little or no avail. While the battery is enough to last me the day on 50-60% of the days, I do find myself having to curtail usage of my phone around 3-7pm just to make sure it lasts until I get home. I'm often on the road and not near an electrical outlet for a quick mid-day charge (and hate carrying an additionaal portable charger) so battery life is the paramount consideration. And because of this, I've decided I'm willing to give up some of the things I've been looking for such as 1080p (although I can't significantly tell the difference between that and a 720p screen less than 5"), maybe a larger screen (not that important), and LTE (this would be the biggest trade-off of desired features for me). If battery life were not that important, I would just pick up a Nexus 5. Battery life aside, I've been reading that most everything else about the Moto G is rather on par to the N4. Sure the camera resolution might be slightly less, the phone casing a little less elegant and the memory 1 gig smaller, but I'm not a strict adherent to specs as the only determinant of what phone I use.
And, of course, there's the PRICE in the Moto G's favor! Because it's relatively cheap, I certainly don't intend to be babying the G, when getting a replacement in the unlikely event of phone failure, isn't nearly as major a consideration as if my daily phone were an iPhone or most any other premium phones.
Experience so far with the Moto G, if any: None so far. I'm one of those who has a phone ordered from Motorola and waiting for delivery (via my home in California) out to me in Asia. In fact, I've got two on order -- one for my wife and one for myself.
That's enough of me. How about you?

I bought my daughter one for Christmas.
Because iPhone 4S.

I had a Nexus 4 which I sold a bought an iPhone 5c. While the iPhone is a fantastic phone I missed Android. So I sold the 5c , bought a Moto G and has £230 left over. The Moto G is great, probably one of the best Android phones of owned especially for the money.
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I got it to replace my LG Optimus 2X.
The LG was a fine phone but it kind of started to fall apart and it was slow and clunky in comparison to the Moto G. It just wasn't a very nice experience anymore and I wanted something new for some time now. Wiping everything and re-flashing CM regularly was pretty much the only way to keep it going at a reasonable level.
So far I'm extremely happy with the Moto G. It's pretty fast, has a lovely screen, it runs all the apps that I use extremely well and the hotspot feature works like a charm. That was another problem with the LG, it kept dropping the connection.

I had a Galaxy S2. Was broken and couldn't fix it. And then this phone came in stores. Saved me that money and bought it. Really happy with it so far.
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Galaxy SII HD LTE was my old phone. Thx to XDA it wasn't a total waste of a phone, but time to support Motorola over Samsung.
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus

HTC One XL... broke the screen one morning, the Moto G had just been released.
Battery life is WAY better, it is faster and it fits better in my hand....
Should have gotten the 16gb version though =P

From moto Defy+ running Gingerbread, it really was time to get something newer...

Nexus S.

HTC Amaze 4G
Absolutely love the camera on this baby.
Time to get closer to Kitkat once HTC decided to shove this baby down the gutter. Had high hopes didn't even get Jellybean :crying:

T-mobile Samsung galaxy S2
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Nexus 5. Seriously...

S4, still have it. The idea was to use this as a second phone but after a few days of using it I'm not sure I'll use my s4 again. That's not to say its a better phone, it's not. But its not as far off as the price would suggest. It does everything I need just as well, the biggest thing I miss is faster downloads. Great phone, a mini nexus and you'd be hard pressed to see any difference in performance between this and a nexus 4.
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LG p880
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Nexus 5. Plan to spend the money I saved on a tablet.
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HTC vivid
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LG P920 (Optimus 3D).

Atrix 2
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Nexus S.

To go with the Moto G or Moto X

Hello Everyone,
I really like the Moto G. Its awesome for the price and the battery is legendary. But should I really pick it over the Moto X? I'm buying either phone off contract. The beef I got with the Moto X is that its been around since 8/2013. That's not bad, but it can only mean that its successor will be announced sometime this summer. Now, should I buy a 6 month old model at $399 that will be more than likely upgraded in a few months? The Moto G on the other hand seems to be just getting started. What do you think?

I have both and find myself switching between them quite often.
Personally I like them both. They both have their goods and bad. I like the Moto G for its battery life and changeable backs. I like the X for the feel...which is wonderful, the screen, touch less controls, active notifications..basically everything the G doesn't have.
Motorola obviously had yo cut corners to get the G down to a good affordable price. But if you can do without everything that the X is offering and you want a few extra bucks in your pocket, grab the G.
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plmiller0905 said:
I have both and find myself switching between them quite often.
Personally I like them both. They both have their goods and bad. I like the Moto G for its battery life and changeable backs. I like the X for the feel...which is wonderful, the screen, touch less controls, active notifications..basically everything the G doesn't have.
Motorola obviously had yo cut corners to get the G down to a good affordable price. But if you can do without everything that the X is offering and you want a few extra bucks in your pocket, grab the G.
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I just placed an order for the moto g with a royal blue grip shell. I hope I don't regret my choice of color. Should have gone for the chalk one.Thanks for helping me decide!

zener773 said:
I just placed an order for the moto g with a royal blue grip shell. I hope I don't regret my choice of color. Should have gone for the chalk one.Thanks for helping me decide!
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That's the exact setup I have for my G. I'm sure you're gonna like it. Its definitely a great phone.
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I did have a Droid Maxx which is pretty much a slightly bigger Moto X and ended up selling it and keeping the G. I don't know if it just me, but active notifications got really annoying and started bugging me more and more over time.

It definitely varies from user to user, but I can see how it can bug someone a bit.
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DaemonAshra said:
I did have a Droid Maxx which is pretty much a slightly bigger Moto X and ended up selling it and keeping the G. I don't know if it just me, but active notifications got really annoying and started bugging me more and more over time.
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It is great isn't it? Moto G feels so slick compared to much more expensive devices.

As a Moto x owner...and soon to be g owner (wife)...I think its simple. What do you want to spend? That should basically be the bottom line. The Moto x features if not wanted can be disabled easily.
Both great phones....both great battery life (edge going to the g)....but obviously the x is a bit better overall....so the decision should boil down to cost.
In my opinion anyway. My wife doesn't want to spend to much...so g is obvious choice for her.
Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...

I have a G and don't regret it one bit. Battery life is phenomenal IMO. The difference between the two for me isn't worth the $200.00 price gap.
Yellow back shell on the way too...
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zener773 said:
Hello Everyone,
I really like the Moto G. Its awesome for the price and the battery is legendary. But should I really pick it over the Moto X? I'm buying either phone off contract. The beef I got with the Moto X is that its been around since 8/2013. That's not bad, but it can only mean that its successor will be announced sometime this summer. Now, should I buy a 6 month old model at $399 that will be more than likely upgraded in a few months? The Moto G on the other hand seems to be just getting started. What do you think?
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My Moto G is on its way and I'm sure I'm going to love it, but if I had the budget, I would go for the Moto X. I think its features are incredibly useful to me. The voice controls, for instance, are terrific. I've been trying to implement something similar in my Nexus 7, but the apps haven't been up to snuff and consume a lot of battery power. The Moto X, on the other hand, has this feature built-in thanks to its special hardware.
As for your concern regarding the release dates, the difference is only for a few months. Granted, a few months can mean a lot when it comes to smartphones, but I think you should instead go for the product that comes with the features that you want at the price point you're willing to pay for.

I find that my budget is the only thing that prevented me from getting the X. My G has been my best Android device yet, but that customizability is hard for me to pass up. I may even get an X in the future anyway.
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Need to find a good phone for my grandma

I hope this is the right board to ask. My grandma currently uses Iphone 4 but sometimes it's not working and terribly laggy. Now I'm thinking of getting her a new android phone.... could be any phone ranging from $90 to $170, good/strong battery life is a must. The Moto G line popped up in my head first, but what about other brands?
Thanks guys!!.

bluesky2111 said:
I hope this is the right board to ask. My grandma currently uses Iphone 4 but sometimes it's not working and terribly laggy. Now I'm thinking of getting her a new android phone.... could be any phone ranging from $90 to $170, good/strong battery life is a must. The Moto G line popped up in my head first, but what about other brands?
Thanks guys!!.
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The 2013 Moto G is good. Nice screen, no bloat, good battery. The new 2015 Moto E doesn't have as nice of a screen, but this fact, combined with a 64bit processor means it'll run well. This also gives it excellent battery life. Honestly, these are your 2 best options.

Planterz said:
The 2013 Moto G is good. Nice screen, no bloat, good battery. The new 2015 Moto E doesn't have as nice of a screen, but this fact, combined with a 64bit processor means it'll run well. This also gives it excellent battery life. Honestly, these are your 2 best options.
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Thanks bro. I will consider those 2. Maybe the 2013 Moto G is better option. Btw I live in Phoenix, good to know we're neighborhoods LOL

my grandpa has a sumsung galaxy S6, i am suriprise, it suits him.

What phone are you coming from to Moto X Play

I have LG G4 and thinking of switching to Moto X Play as I always was fan of Moto X.
Have you made similar switch? If so what phone from and what are your first impressions?

I am coming from 1+1 . I have had drop my phone flat on screen and shuttered . Was waiting for for nearly 2 months now to buy new phone ...somehow this phone lured me given price tag and all the goodies it has inside. Last but not least existing customer care.

I'm kind of torn between oneplus 2 and play. What's your impressions on the Moto?

I will only get my X Play tomorrow.

Zenfone 2. I'd love a phone with a better camera and battery life.
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Moto X 2014 (and now, temporarily, Moto G 2nd. edition).

I'm coming from a HTC M8- loving my X play so far.. especially with the great battery life.

Coming from a Verizon Note 3, a late 2013 phone, and I'm pretty neutral on this phone after using it for more than a week. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I guess I preferred Samsung's superAMOLED screen and camera software, and especially the dialer. Stock dialer is just painful. Feels better in the hand though, and having dual SIM (I have the XT-1563 unlocked version from Brazil) is a godsend when you're traveling. Battery / fast charging / camera are all decent but pretty much the same as my Note 3. Doesn't feel like an upgrade but it does the job.

Coming from a Nexus 5 paired to a Moto 360. With the Nexus 5, I would have to charge the phone in the middle of the day to last. With the MXP and paired to the M360, it definitely lasts the day.

Came from a Galaxy S6. So far doesn't feel like a downgrade.

Coming from the S5. The Moto X feels like a huge upgrade. I'm assuming its got a lot to do with the X shipping with near stock Android. :good:

My last phone was the xperia sp but am currently using the S3. Just ordered the Moto X Play and its arriving tomorrow! Cant wait!

I'm considering an upgrade from my Galaxy s5 mainly for the extra battery life, but am worried about a downgrade in performance. Any advice guys?

One plus 2
Loads of negatives with this phone and this included USBC is not main stream so I had to buy spare cables for work car etc. Battery life was abysmal even with the ota oxygen OS update. It ran hot. Finger print sensor was OK not as good a apples.
Overall not worth it since moving to moto x play in so much happier the battery is a massive plus and overall the OS is faster.

All being well I'll be picking up my moto x play from carphonewarehouse today.
I'm coming from a LG g2. Battery doesn't cut it for me and all the services you can't get rid of without rooting etc really gripes me.
So a stock android, better camera and battery should be good.
Now I just need to sell my g2 and my n5.....
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Coming from Oppo Find 7a (X9006).

My dear old Z1 is dying and I hope DHL delivers my new moto X play asap..

Had an HTC One M7 Dev Edition, now switched to Koodo with the Moto X Play. Everything about the Moto X Play feels better... it's responsive, has insane battery life (not to mention the turbo charger), the screen size feels just right and looks good too. I feel like the only downgrade would be the build materials -- the HTC One has a beautiful metal chassis. Build quality is still solid though, although I'm hoping to get a case soon so it doesn't get prematurely murdered in my black hole of a purse.
I don't game on my phone (I'm a PC gamer), but I am a power user. Even with a ton of apps open, the phone speed is snappy and it doesn't get too warm. I really like the "pure" android experience that Motorola gives. My HTC phone was heavily skinned and detracted from the experience (although it's not the worst offender... I'm looking at you, Touchwhiz). Another thing I wasn't expecting to use so much is the Moto Voice/Google Now features, but it has come in handy a lot. Plus I now say goodnight to my phone, and it goes to sleep.
One creepy but pretty cool feature is the fact that the Moto X Play is ALWAYS picking up on what you're doing with the Google Now "assistant". It figured out where I lived after less than 24 hours, and it tells me what the traffic is like to get to work. I've had smartphones for years, but they've never been this "smart".
I haven't played around with the camera much, but it looks to be pretty decent from what I've read.
The fact of the matter is, most people don't need the expensive flagship phones anymore. Koodo sells the Moto X Play off contract for only $410 including the turbo charger, compared to $700+ for high range phone. I'd argue that specs are becoming less and less important as the software evolves. Unless you are a hardcore mobile gamer (do they exist??), need a space grey chassis, or just like to brag about having the best phone eva, everyone should consider the Moto X Play and so-called mid-range phones like it.

Had oneplus one before, but the software was buggy so I changed to huawei ascend mate 7. Huawei are too big phone for me so that's reason I'm going back for a 5.5 inch phone, moto x play. Like the way moto get updates and it's as near the real stock android experience. Looking forward for the android updates faster. This as near I will come my old Lg nexus 5. The best of two worlds.

Coming from a Zenfone 5 and looks like battery of my X Play will never end. My Zenfone was with an average 2h SOT and X Play go easily over 6h SOT.

Overall love

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Moto G5 Plus, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Moto G5 Plus is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Worst Chinese phone I have ever purchased. Use and throw quality
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Best phone i ever purchased.
Battery life and performance is amazing.
Stock android is very smooth way better than my galaxy S6.

Love the simplicity of the phone, no hardware issues from the device except few OS side issues

Phone is outstanding. Great battery life / form factor / build quality.
Price point combined makes this my favorite phone to date.
Nexus 6 note 5 s7edge.
I like this better than those.....
My only actual gripe would be that front speaker grill(cavity) gathers dust rather quickly and it's kind of annoying.....but I just blow the dust out from time to time....not that bad

Will see how long it lasts...but for price....beats the g5. I should have never spent an extra dime on my g5 and just got this but the 4g ram version. But even this works good enough.
GPS....no issues (g5....horrible),
Never gets hot...g5 got so hot that after 9 months it now bootloops when it gets to hot (no warning and no way to cool it down fast enough)...
Had some issues while driving (ups driver) where my gps would show on maps no connection (like the g5) but it pulls the address , loads and doesn't look position.
For a 200$ phone it is really good. Lg should learn something...word of bootloops in g6 and v20 is already out.
The Moto ..2 weeks in....much better than my g5 felt in it's first 2 weeks. Especially battery wise and heat wise.
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Possibly the best value smartphone I've owned in all the devices since my first smartphone back in 2003 (HTC Canary)
Used to spend considerable money back in the day to have the latest phone with a USI, but no more, can't justify it, phones are much of a muchness these days.

Mine is doing great. Haven't even really tweaked it, didn't root it yet, and very few things I dislike. Can't get over the fact that the 2 g5 and my wife prior g4 are such a waist of lg techie....
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I really like the G5 Plus, it could do with the sharpening knocking down on the rear camera but that is my only criticism really.

I'm a big fan of stock Android, really love the stock UI. Great performance and battery life, especially from a budget phone. Still not a fan of the ascending ringtone, but I can live with that.
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Worth every penny
Coming from a OnePlus One, the Moto G5 Plus does pretty much everything that's expected of it. For the price, it's amazing an amazing device. My only gripe is the lack of a compass which makes it tricky to use Maps.

furqanaziz said:
Coming from a OnePlus One, the Moto G5 Plus does pretty much everything that's expected of it. For the price, it's amazing an amazing device. My only gripe is the lack of a compass which makes it tricky to use Maps.
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Umm... the Moto G5+ has a compass, much better than my Moto X Pure Edition had, and it seems very accurate. If your is off, maybe you need to calibrate it.

acejavelin said:
Umm... the Moto G5+ has a compass, much better than my Moto X Pure Edition had, and it seems very accurate. If your is off, maybe you need to calibrate it.
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Only the US model gets the compass, not the global model.

furqanaziz said:
Only the US model gets the compass, not the global model.
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Ahh... So we traded our NFC for a compass? Odd trade off.

After 3 month or so of use the vibration feature started to die for me (US unlocked g5 plus 4/64). If I move the phone / shake it, it might come back on for a while. Figure it has to be something loose? I never dropped my phone or done any damage I can recall to it... So it has to be poor manufacturing. This is the second Moto G that I had defects in, too (g3 some years ago). My bad luck or just cheaply made products (get what you pay for)?
Nonetheless, think I'm looking to a different company next time.
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mrdoug said:
After 3 month or so of use the vibration feature started to die for me (US unlocked g5 plus 4/64). If I move the phone / shake it, it might come back on for a while. Figure it has to be something loose? I never dropped my phone or done any damage I can recall to it... So it has to be poor manufacturing. This is the second Moto G that I had defects in, too (g3 some years ago). My bad luck or just cheaply made products (get what you pay for)?
Nonetheless, think I'm looking to a different company next time.
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I had the same issue and I went to the service centre they just changed the vibrator and now its working as it should.
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I had the same issue and I went to the service centre they just changed the vibrator and now its working as it should.
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No service center near me. So I can either send it to them, sit without a phone for 10? 15? 20? Days... Or pay for a replacement along with the $200 hold.
I'll eventually send it out, after I get a replacement phone that isn't Moto. Google should have never sold Motorola to Lenovo. Their quality has tanked.
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mrdoug said:
No service center near me. So I can either send it to them, sit without a phone for 10? 15? 20? Days... Or pay for a replacement along with the $200 hold.
I'll eventually send it out, after I get a replacement phone that isn't Moto. Google should have never sold Motorola to Lenovo. Their quality has tanked.
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Well, I succumbed to the advance replacement and paid the $25 plus the $200 hold money to ensure I'd return a phone. For my troubles Motorola charged me an additional $25 for no reason. They assure me it's no problem, that when I return the broken one I'll get all 225 back (security hold plus the extra money for no reason).
I expected nothing but problems and Lenovo isnt letting me down. Grr.
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Moto G5 Plus
I like Moto G5 Plus. Good budget phone, great performance with Snapdragon 625, good battery life, good display, except compass sensor every sensors are available. Using from 3 months now and I m satisfied with this phone.

The Moto G5 Plus is my 13th android phone, and I've been using it for about 3 months now. I think it's outstanding, and I expect I will use it for quite a long time.
It's not perfect. The screen and camera are mediocre. It's slightly too big, 5.2" is an awkward screen size IMO (the G5 was perfect at 5").