Motorola Moto G Review: A Perfect Example of Jaw-Dropping Combinations

| Published: Thursday, March 13, 2014, 16:28 [IST]

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Motorola Moto G: Battery, Calling and Sound quality, and Miscellaneous

For a comparison sake, the Motorola Moto G comes with a 2,070mAh battery,which is a tad bit smaller than the battery of the Nexus 4. And similar to the camera offering, Motorola didn't quite think it was necessary to offer a greater battery - again a way to cut cost as much as possible.

Motorola Moto G Review: A Perfect Example of Jaw-Dropping Combinations

While the presence of a standard 'battery-saver' offers a bit of visual relief for all those who are looking to buy the device, it is still needed to be said that the device requires regular charging, unless you are a light user (which is quite unreal when this is your primary device).

As usual, you can try turning off the 3G mobile data in the background to cut down the battery usage so as to make your phone juice last much more longer. And as we mentioned before, you cannot carry around a fully charged spare battery around since the device's battery cannot be removed.

Apart from that, the device's call quality isn't really something to brag about since it lacks that expected clarity while making calls or receiving one, and we expected the top volume would be a bit higher than what's currently offered. Nonetheless, calls are perfectly functional with the device also offering a secondary microphone on the top edge to provide active noise cancellation for calls.

Final Verdict

The Motorola Moto G is definitely not one of the greatest smartphones currently available in the market, but it still offers specifications that are currently out of reach of the devices falling under the same price category. And while it can never compare against the likes of high-end big players in terms of looks or functionalities, it is needed to be reminded that Motorola has made the device for all of us who think twice before spending cash, and if that isn't enough to appease anyone, they might as well can opt for a high-end smartphone.

By our standards, sitting currently with a piece, the Moto G is an extremely value-for-money phone with good specifications that makes it one of the best phones of the current year. And with its cheap price tag and over the top specifications at that price, we are expecting the device to land up with one out of every three Indian customers by the end of the year.