Moto G | It's Not Bad

You might have known this and you might now have, but the Moto G isn't as good a deal as you might think. When the Verizon model of the Moto G was released, Motorola and Verizon cut the low price down even further to make the off-contract price of the phone only $99. This seems like an amazing deal, but before you go pick it up, you might want to read the fine print.

The Moto G can only be activated on prepaid lines. So if you were looking to replace your old phone that you're on a contract with, your out of luck. The Verizon Moto G needs to be active on a prepaid line for 6 months in order to be transferred to a standard line. I personally approached Verizon to see if there was anyway to activate the Moto G on a standard line and I was given the following statement:

"The Moto G must be active on a prepaid line for 6 months before it can be put on a regular line."

So unfortunately the Moto G can't be a reliable backup phone for all of us on Verizon. I responded to them saying that I wished I could put it on my standard line to try it out and received the response below.

"It's not bad. There are other phones you can get on contract for less cost that exceed it's features. But it is definitely great for pre-paid, no doubt".

While even I will say that a 3G only phone on Verizon's network isn't great by any means, unless that phone sells for less than $100 with no contract.  You also need to remember that you can't just buy this phone for $99 and use it as a WiFi only device. The phone needs to be activated on a prepaid line just to finish the set up process.

By: Ben Schoon

SPEC :

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, November
	Status	Available. Released 2013, November

BODY	Dimensions	129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm (5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 in)
	Weight	143 g (5.04 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 305
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black (front panel), 7 color options (back panel)
		- SNS integration - Google Drive (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.263/H.264 player - Organizer - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 24 h

MISC

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1.17 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)

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