The Moto G Phone, £135 yet decent smart phone.

[shambler]

Just ordered an 8Gb one from Tesco Direct for £89 (using a £10 discount code for first time customers: tdx-fq7w)

http://www.tesco.com/direct/tesco-m...-black/454-8906.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=454-8906

(that product page keeps redirecting to the Tesco homepage for me now, dunno if it's my work PC being weird, or Tesco having removed the product...)

£89 - Is that on contract? If not, where can I get this deal? (can't work my way 'round that tescos site)

 

[hiccup]

£89 - Is that on contract? If not, where can I get this deal? (can't work my way 'round that tescos site)

It doesn't seem to be on the site any more. Not sure if they sold out, or if the price was a mistake. I definitely got an order confirmation though

 

[shambler]

Well in anyways hiccup

 

[Sunray]

Work colleague has one and its snappy and the screen looks great. Fits nicely in the hand too.

If you're in the market for a smart phone and didn't want to pay loads, this is prefect.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Work colleague has one and to snappy and the screen looks great. Firs nicely in the hand.

If you're in the market for a smart phone and didn't want to pay loads, this is prefect.

I went full hog and got an older, but highish end android phone on contract this time round as the budget options just weren't quite there and the Nexus didn't as well value wise as it should on monthly contracts at the time.

For my needs I can honestly see phones like this being perfect when the contract expires and look forward to going back to a sim only package and I suspect a lot of people are the same.

 

[hiccup]

It doesn't seem to be on the site any more. Not sure if they sold out, or if the price was a mistake. I definitely got an order confirmation though

To my surprise, my order arrived. It's a really nice phone. Feels very responsive. It was locked to Tesco Mobile, but I got an unlock code from eBay for £2.

Can't believe it was only £90.

 

[editor]

It's an unbelievable bargain and the kind of phone that should make some people look long and hard as to why they should fork out five times as much for something that isn't fundamentally much different.

 

[Gingerman]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/motor...-quality-and-verdict_Page-4#tr-review-summary
TR gives it 10 outa 10.......

 

[de_dog]

I got one today, SIM free £150. Have had an iPhone 3GS for years and the difference in speed is amazing.

The screen really is good too and the vanilla Android is less of a wrench (from IOS) than I thought it would be.

 

[ddraig]

did you get it from a shop or delivered?

 

[ddraig]

went in to p4u as was in town
they had it in stock and he said it was £199 for the 16gb
i said no wai, looked it up and showed him
he apologised and said they couldn't match it and i about turned, was literally stepping out of the shop and they called me back.
apparently it had price crashed and was now £149 for the 16gb! with much denial about knowing about the deal etc
i got on with £10 credit and free white back for it for £149

 

[ddraig]

seems slick and decent, not had much chance to play with it so far

 

[yield]

50gb google drive upgrade free for two years. Go to google drive and redeem.

Go to product tour if he doesn't appear when the application loads.

 

[de_dog]

did you get it from a shop or delivered?

From our local Argos

 

[ddraig]

£139 with £10 credit and 'free' cover at phones 4 u now!

 

[Part 2]

Tesco had more in stock this morning, 8gb £99, 16gb £129. They went pretty quick but worth checking each morning.

 

[MBV]

Anyone moved from an S2 to one of these?

 

[Bob_the_lost]

My other half's just gotten one of these, 16GB for £139 at tesco (instore). I'll get her feedback on how well it compares to an old Nexus S and post it up.

 

[Part 2]

I'm very tempted. I don't have a smartphone but could get one of these for £119 for 16gb.

 

[shambler]

Fuck it, I've only gone and bought one

 

[ddraig]

nice init

 

[shambler]

Gotta wait for the bugger to arrive! Got accepted for the 3 "one-plan" though - which I was worried about with my credit rating! So again

 

[Bob_the_lost]

First impressions are in, generally good and she's pleased with the battery life, but the Tesco 'Purple' back cover is more pink than anything else. The OH is going to ditch it for something else.

 

[Sunray]

I'm very tempted. I don't have a smartphone but could get one of these for £119 for 16gb.

Its such a bargain. It appears they focused on the things that make a smart phone good and really not care about the rest.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/2/5156546/moto-g-review

 

[Diamond]

I've got an SIII - is there any point in getting hold of this in light of that?

 

[ohmyliver]

I've got an SIII - is there any point in getting hold of this in light of that?

Well, if you want a a device with a smaller screen, worse battery life (I think), slower processor, worse camera, and no microSD storage then go for it...

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Well, if you want a a device with a smaller screen, worse battery life (I think), slower processor, worse camera, and no microSD storage then go for it...

The CPU is a bit better i think but otherwise I agree, it's not an 'upgrade'. The SIII is a good phone and whilst the Moto G is great value it's not enough to beat a last generation top of the line phone.

 

[ohmyliver]

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/11/17/motorola-moto-g-benchmarks-results-impress/

S3 is slightly faster. I think this is a real game changer of a device. Bringing a decent android device into far more hands. I wonder what Apple"s response if any will be

 

[UnderOpenSky]

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/11/17/motorola-moto-g-benchmarks-results-impress/

S3 is slightly faster. I think this is a real game changer of a device. Bringing a decent android device into far more hands. I wonder what Apple"s response if any will be

None. Apple don't want to compete at this end of the market.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/11/17/motorola-moto-g-benchmarks-results-impress/

S3 is slightly faster. I think this is a real game changer of a device. Bringing a decent android device into far more hands. I wonder what Apple"s response if any will be

Except that Samsung cheat on the benchmark tests and Motorola don't (as far as i'm aware). Also the GPU is older/slower in at least some models of the SIII. It's not a huge difference and no way on earth worth changing phone for.