Motorola and their devices are becoming rather predictable, don’t get me wrong their products are great, it’s just we saw the 4G version of the 2014 Moto G coming a mile off. Which is exactly what they announced yesterday evening, along with Moto Maker for the Moto 360. Which sounds like you’ll be able to make an amazingly colourful watch, you can’t though, you can make a watch using the 3 different colours and a few different straps.
The Moto G 2014 edition was a great device, it took large screen devices into the budget market arms and now a 4G version is a great idea. Both generations of the Moto G are still selling as the Moto G just got updated to Lollipop. Key Features of the new Moto G 4G are:
I really can’t wait to try out the Moto G 4G as I’ve owned all previous models at some point in my life and seeing how the new model runs on Lollipop with the fancy new UI will be nice. As regards price and availability Motorola have said the following:
Motorola have also extended the Moto Maker website to cover designing your own watch as well now, where quite a few combinations of colours, straps and casings are available.
Moto G 4G
The New Moto G with 4G LTE: Exceptional Phone. Exceptional Price. Now Faster. London UK, 10 March 2015: When we launched Moto G in 2013, we flipped the mobile industry on its head. We proved a truly great smartphone experience isn’t just a luxury for the few, but a choice for everyone. People around the world were thrilled. Its premium experience, combined with its exceptional price, has made Moto G our best-selling smartphone ever. Building off the success of the original, we recently announced the second-generation Moto G with a larger, sharper display and an SD slot for expandable storage, among other features. Today, we’re offering consumers even more choice with the addition of 4G LTE speed to Moto G. It’s even faster to keep up with everything you do, but still available at an exceptional price. Moto G with 4G LTE comes with a super-sharp, incredibly brilliant 5-inch HD display and full stereo sound with front-facing speakers, perfect for replaying videos from your favourite concerts and festivals. It’s like you’re in the front row all over again. Its quad-core processor coupled with 4G LTE speeds makes uploading your holiday pictures to Google + while looking up directions to a party faster than ever. Guess you’ll have to make up another excuse as to why you’re late. You don’t have to worry about power either. Moto G with LTE comes with an all-day battery1 – very handy for when you’re streaming music on a road trip or watching movies on a plane. Now you can think about everything you want to do, not how much time you have to do it. Moto G with 4G LTE is powered by the latest version of the world’s most popular mobile operating system, AndroidTM 5.0, Lollipop and gives you easy access to more than a million apps and loads of music, games, magazines, news, books, TV shows and movies on Google Play2. And, perhaps most important to those style aficionados out there, Moto G with 4G LTE comes with interchangeable backs, called Motorola Shells3, that give you tons of colour and design combinations so you can match your phone to your style, or just switch them out when you get bored. Additional features include:
- A powerful Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 quad-core processor with built-in 4G LTE is ready to handle whatever you throw its way
- 8MP rear camera that captures 720p video, plus a 2MP front-facing for great-looking selfies
- MicroSD card slot for expandable storage so you can save even more photos, videos, music, movies, and apps
- 1GB of RAM to make jumping from app to app and multi-tasking easy
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass for peace of mind that your device can stand up to the scuffs and scratches of everyday use
- Water-resistant coating that protects your phone inside and out. Now, a little rain won’t stop you from taking a call.
- Motorola Alert lets your friends and family know where you are and if you need assistance
- Moto Migrate to easily transfer contacts, photos, videos and more from your old phone
- Free music with the FM radio played through your headphones4 or the built-in speakers.
Moto G with 4G LTE goes on sale today in the UK at motorola.co.uk at the exceptional price of £159 SIM free. The handset will also be available from week commencing 16th March through Tesco retail, online with Tesco mobile and Tesco direct, Carphone Warehouse, Amazon, Argos, Sainsbury’s and Asda.
Moto Maker for the Moto 360
Moto Maker for Moto 360: It’s time to design a watch to fit your style
You have a style all of your own. Now, you can customise a modern watch that satisfies your personal tastes and have it delivered to your door step. Introducing Moto Maker for Moto 360. Choose from three case finishes: dark metal, light metal or champagne gold. Then pick one of nine bands, including leather, metal, and our new mono-link design, a modern take on the classic metal band style. Complete your design by choosing one of 11 watch faces. Once you get your watch, it’s easy to swap watch faces from our collection or through Google Play. Priced from £199, Moto Maker for Moto 360 are available now at the Moto Maker website. Additions include £30 for Metal bands and £50 for Light Gold housing.
