Google owned Motorola has surprised us yet again with another smartphone
the US$179 Moto G that has the smartphone styling of a more expensive model as
stated in the article” Motorola
unveils budget smartphone, aimed at world”, published Wednesday, November
13, 2013 11:24 AM, The Jamaica
Observer.
With such a low price, the Motorola Moto G is poised to be the revolution
that Google has been promising as stated in “With
Moto G phone, Google's mobile revolution now plausible”, published November
13, 2013 7:15 AM PST by Stephen Shankland, CNET
News.
This is the same Moto G smartphone that Google had teased about in
save-the-date invites for an event on Wednesday November 13th 2013
as stated in “Google's
Motorola teases Moto G event on November 13”, published November 4, 2013
4:19 AM PST by Roger Cheng, CNET News.
And in case you’re thinking it’s a budget smartphone, it isn’t as bad as
the pricing suggests as noted in the article “Motorola
Moto G is a quad-core, colorful smartphone for $179”, published November
13, 2013 6:00 AM PST, CNET News. In case
you think this is just another low end phone, look at
this handy Comparison chart from the Verge that shows you the Motorola Moto
G compared to the Nokia Lumia 520, ZTE Open and the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3!
The prices are as follows:
1.
8GB for US$179
2.
16GB for US$199
Check the specs on the Moto G and decide for yourself:
1. OS:
Google Android Jelly Bean
2. Processor:
Quad-Core Qualcomm 1.2GHz
3. Wireless
Internet: 3G, Wi-Fi
4. Screen:
4.5-inch screen 720p with 329 pixels per inch resolution
5. Rear
Facing Camera: 5-megapixel camera
6. Battery
Life: 2,070mAh
This is good enough for taking pictures worth posting on any Social
Network or even a Mobile Social network such as Snapchat. A Basic smartphone on
the same level as the Digicel DL600 and sans
a 2 year contract is a true Christmas Treat that’s hard to beat!
It also comes in some smashingly great colors:
1.
Red
2.
Blue
3.
Pink
4.
Black
5.
White
6.
Aquamarine
7.
Yellow
Good to note here that the DL600, which also is packing Google Android
Jelly Bean and is now being heavily promoted by Telecom Provider Digicel as
stated in my blog
article entitled “Digicel
officially launches DL600 smartphones on Friday October 18th 2013 and JA$100
2-Day Data Plans - Ours is the Fury as Digicel’s DL600 secures their Throne in
this Game of Phones against LIME”.
.
For those Jamaican wishing to buy the Motorola
Moto G, it'll go on sale in the following places by Wednesday November 13th
2013:
1. Brazil
2. Europe
By December 2013 it's be available in:
1. Canada
2. Asia
3. Eastern
Europe
4. Latin
America
By January 2014 it'll finally reach our neighbours to the North, who may
not like toting such a cheap smartphone:
1. USA
2. United
Kingdom
3. India
4. The
Middle East
5. East
Asia
Moto G - Pretty much this is
Christmas and New Years for Google Android supporters
These smartphone surprises from Motorola are sorta expected, given their
launch of the customizable Made-in-America Moto X smartphone on Thursday August
1st 2013 as described in my blog article
entitled “Google
and Motorola Mobility launch the customizable Motorola Moto X - Motorola Moto X
is The Wolverine of Customization that’s Made in America”.
Google’s aim with this smartphone is clear; they’re targeting the 500
million strong “below US$200” worldwide crowd that can’t afford high end
smartphones, be they Americans or other countries. Reality is that most of us,
including yours truly, still aren’t sold on the idea of paying in excess of
US$600 for a smartphones, a price that can now easily buy three (3) Desktop
computers and still have money left over to pay for Internet access.
Albeit a little pricey, the fact that the Motorola
Moto G may be getting Google Android Kitkat by January 2014 makes it a
great way to celebrate the New Years as well. Customization is also a great
selling point and as long as it’s packing Wi-Fi it’ll be a hit with Millennials
(ages 18 to 28) looking for a great deal.
Plus you can always buy a MiFi separate and apart and share Internet
access among your friends, so goes the reasoning among Teenagers (ages 13 to
18), making the Motorola
Moto G a great stocking Stuffer for Christmas !
Stay tuned for more details on the Moto G! Here’s the link for the Motorola
Moto G:
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