Motorola Moto G 2nd Generation - Specification and Review

Smartphones have become an important part in everyone's life and choosing a good smartphone to meet our needs and budget has been a confusing task as new models and brands hit the market regularly.

One such smartphone which arrived was Moto G by Motorola which looked very convincing for the price it came for and its specifications. The Moto G came with little limitations which is now almost covered with its upgraded version Moto G (2nd Generation).

The Moto G 2nd Generation phone looks very convincing to buy for people looking for a good smartphone within a limited budget of below Rs.15,000 as the phone is not only stylish but also incorporates many features and specifications that a high end smartphone will have.

So lets take a look at what Moto G (2nd Gen) has to offer us :

Key Specifications :

Model	Moto G (2^nd Generation)
General Specs	SIM : Micro Sim Available dual sim variant also.
Body	Dimensions = 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in) Weight = 149 g.
Display	Type : IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size :720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Memory	Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB Internal - 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Camera	Primary - 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash. Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR Secondary - 2 MP
Key Features	OS - Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 GPU - Adreno 305
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery

Price	Rs. 12,999/-

The Moto G ( 2nd Gen) comes with a Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 chipset and Quad-core 1.2 GHz processor. This is kept same as the older version Moto G. Unlike its predecessor, the all new Moto G (2nd Gen) supports Android 4.4 (Kitkat) O.S and it is also upgradable to Andorid L. The phone does not support LTE Connectivity. It comes with a larger display of 5 inches with Corning Gorilla Glass coupled with stereo speakers and the primary camera have been upgraded from 5 M.P to 8 M.P and the secondary camera from 1.3 M.P to 2 M.P. With this you shouldn't be having any problem clicking beautiful pictures. But the disadvantage with the camera is it does not support 1080p video recording. It only supports upto 720p, 30fps video recording. The phone comes with 8 Gb or 16 Gb inbuilt phone memory with 1 Gb RAM. The phone memory is expandable via microSD memory card slot. The battery of the phone is not upgraded and kept the same as its predecessor with non - removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery. This could effect the average battery performance of the upgraded Moto G as it comes with a larger display size.

The chipsets could have been upgraded in the second generation but motorola chose to improve other areas. Keeping in mind the price of the smartphone, it is still a better option to choose the new generation Moto G as it comes for a price of Rs.12,999 in India. It is one of the best mid range budget smartphones to go for.

--Posted by Ramesh RamGopal.

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