According to the Phones4u salesman when I tested one in store you can use any micro usb wall charger. The rating varies slightly from something like 0.5A to 2.1A depending on manufacturer and price. The higher the amp rating the faster the recharge time. Even if you use a 2.1A micro usb charger from a tablet your phone will be ok (although I understand it may get a bit warm) I am just going to use the chargers I already have to avoid having to buy another. My old blackberry charger and cable fits and so does the plug that came with my Ipad mini (the plug itself has a usb socket so can connect Moto G usb cable to it)
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According to the Phones4u salesman when I tested one in store you can use any micro usb wall charger. The rating varies slightly from something like 0.5A to 2.1A depending on manufacturer and price. The higher the amp rating the faster the recharge time. Even if you use a 2.1A micro usb charger from a tablet your phone will be ok (although I understand it may get a bit warm) I am just going to use the chargers I already have to avoid having to buy another. My old blackberry charger and cable fits and so does the plug that came with my Ipad mini (the plug itself has a usb socket so can connect Moto G usb cable to it)
Hey all,
A tablet charger will charge it faster (my RAZR i got charged in about 1 hour with a Xoom 2 charger from 5% to 100%).
But it might also shorten battery life over time. We are talking half a year to a year of every day charging with a tablet charger here. As far as I know charging faster than normal produces little cracks in the material. Not sure how, but over time, the capacity of the battery will lower.
Personal experinece: My RAZR i would last from 7am to 6pm with my user habits. After charging it all the time with a Xoom 2 charger the battery went down from 7am to 4:30pm.
As long as the Ampere values don't vary too much you should be fine. Best would be of course to use branded chargers, they are safer.
Cheers,
Nicole
A tablet charger will charge it faster (my RAZR i got charged in about 1 hour with a Xoom 2 charger from 5% to 100%).
But it might also shorten battery life over time. We are talking half a year to a year of every day charging with a tablet charger here. As far as I know charging faster than normal produces little cracks in the material. Not sure how, but over time, the capacity of the battery will lower.
Personal experinece: My RAZR i would last from 7am to 6pm with my user habits. After charging it all the time with a Xoom 2 charger the battery went down from 7am to 4:30pm.
As long as the Ampere values don't vary too much you should be fine. Best would be of course to use branded chargers, they are safer.
Cheers,
Nicole
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The phone feels good in the hand...much better quality than I expected, although the camera just ok. The Moto G really is exceptionally good value for money. Battery covers in the UK will be ?8.99 and the flip covers will be ?18.99.
It feels nice, the slight curve to the back and the weight means it sits in your hand well. My hands are not small and the Moto G fits far nicer than the Nexus 5, which for me is a bit too big. It's also not as slippery in your hand compared to the Nexus 5, the dimple on the back with the Motorola "M" not only looks cool but sometimes your index finger naturally sits there and reassures you that it won't slip from your grasp.
I don't think the quality of the design and materials shows up in pictures or video, you have to see it in real life...I've had it for a few days and I still find it hard to believe that it only cost ?135 (8gb).
Everyone I've shown it to, iPhone users, HTC users, Nexus users have all been shocked by how good it is for such a ridiculously low price.
I don't think the quality of the design and materials shows up in pictures or video, you have to see it in real life...I've had it for a few days and I still find it hard to believe that it only cost ?135 (8gb).
Everyone I've shown it to, iPhone users, HTC users, Nexus users have all been shocked by how good it is for such a ridiculously low price.
Hello! Can someone who owns the moto g take a comparison top profile picture with any flagship of 2012 or 2013 with the display downwards. All comparative pictures I've seen is with the display upwards and it's really hard to tell what impression the moto g gives regarding thickness. With the display downwards I think you'd get a better idea how the curved back actually looks.
I have mine and am loving it! Especially the battery which seems to be lasting well. The GPS doesn't seem to drain it as much as my old phone did either
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How is the speaker quality when talking on speaker phone or videos
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It's OK. About average for a smartphone speaker. Certainly nothing special, and not especially loud.
Nope.
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To the left of the earpiece. There's a bug affecting some users that turns it off in software though: How to fix the Moto G notification LED | Android Central
The Moto G has better software, the Nexus 4 has better optics. Neither is spectacular.
If only AT&T HSPA is important, get the global version, which supports AT&T and European bands. The US version only does AT&T/Tmo bands, not 900/2100, which are used in Europe.
The Moto G has better battery life. In almost all other areas the Nexus 4 wins, though.
Nope. Different bands. Tmo/AT&T on the US model, AT&T/900/2100 on the global model.
Feels great in the hand. Not too thick.
Camera: It's been a while since I've used the Neo, but it's probably not much better than that, if any better at all.
Shells are around ?9 in the UK — not cheap, but not exactly expensive either.
As far as I know the dual-SIM version hasn't been released yet.
Battery life: an idea
Took my new phone charged it overnight, put it in my pocket did not use it all day (and it is properly set up with a few extra apps too) took it out the pocket at 10pm, still had 75% of the battery power - good IMO
Took my new phone charged it overnight, put it in my pocket did not use it all day (and it is properly set up with a few extra apps too) took it out the pocket at 10pm, still had 75% of the battery power - good IMO
Yes I've seen those. I meant like this:
11.6 mm sounds pretty thick to me but I doubt it feels thick because of the rounded design. Seeing it upside down side by side with another phone might give a more honest picture of the thickness.
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Can anybody that has a Moto G tell me if the "tethering & portable hotpsot" feature is available out of the box like it is on the Nexus devices? Thanks in advance!
Hi. I dropped my Nexus 4 on Friday... boom! Screen smashed and a huge replacement bill luming..
So I need a replacement phone and dropped into my local store Saturday prepared to pick up a cheapo phone to tide me over and was introduced to the Moto G!
It is indeed a great phone! It feels snappier in use compared to the Nexus 4 in my opinion though to me I do miss the extra width of the Nexus screen. I would also say that the finish is also just a notch higher on the LG offering. But then considering the difference in RRP then that is to be expected.
However.... 4 days later I am now on my second Moto G and will probably be on my third by the end of tomorrow.
The first one developed a fault with the volume toggle. To me, the volume button and power buttons seem really cheap and a point of weakness. My 'down' volume got intermittently stuck causing the phone to randomly boot into the flash boot loader. I then struggled to get the Up volume button to work to get out of it.
Having been to the store to get it replaced, I have noticed this latest handset has an annoying crackle on voice calls over the headset speaker. So much so that anything over half volume just grates on my ear.
I love this phone, but being objective I'm not sure that its that well put together. I'm beginning to think that they might have cut costs a bit too far in the manufacturing process. :-\
So I need a replacement phone and dropped into my local store Saturday prepared to pick up a cheapo phone to tide me over and was introduced to the Moto G!
It is indeed a great phone! It feels snappier in use compared to the Nexus 4 in my opinion though to me I do miss the extra width of the Nexus screen. I would also say that the finish is also just a notch higher on the LG offering. But then considering the difference in RRP then that is to be expected.
However.... 4 days later I am now on my second Moto G and will probably be on my third by the end of tomorrow.
The first one developed a fault with the volume toggle. To me, the volume button and power buttons seem really cheap and a point of weakness. My 'down' volume got intermittently stuck causing the phone to randomly boot into the flash boot loader. I then struggled to get the Up volume button to work to get out of it.
Having been to the store to get it replaced, I have noticed this latest handset has an annoying crackle on voice calls over the headset speaker. So much so that anything over half volume just grates on my ear.
I love this phone, but being objective I'm not sure that its that well put together. I'm beginning to think that they might have cut costs a bit too far in the manufacturing process. :-\
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It is actually better than my Nexus 5...also has an audio effects equalizer option but haven't played around with it much.
As bop74 said the volume and power buttons are a bit flimsy, you can hear them rattle if you shake the phone.
I haven't had any issues with the phone so far, works as it should.
Sorry mertzi I don't have another mobile handy to take the face down image comparison you wanted...I'll try.
I haven't had any issues with the phone so far, works as it should.
Sorry mertzi I don't have another mobile handy to take the face down image comparison you wanted...I'll try.
Sorry if this had already been asked, but does this work on T-Mobile HSPA+ 21?
I thought that T-Mobile hspa required the 2100mhz band along with 1700??
Sent from my LG G2!
I thought that T-Mobile hspa required the 2100mhz band along with 1700??
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This is correct for the Droid Mini. My phone
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