Moto G 4G 2nd Generation available for pre-order

soirish · 20-03-2015 7:22pm #1

Amazon is launching the new Moto G 4G 2nd Generation on March 29th. Moto G 4G was an amazing phone and the successor looks very promising - bigger screen, bigger battery and better camera.

www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-Generation-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Black/dp/B00UJAP24A/

Damien360 · 20-03-2015 7:40pm

it is a pity the exchange rate is so poor. It is available as dual sim for some time. Are the specs the same ? Not enough spec detail in both amazon ads

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-Stock-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Black/dp/B00NBSZ56C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426876689&sr=8-1&keywords=moto+g+second+generation

soirish · 20-03-2015 9:12pm

Damien360 wrote: »

Are the specs the same ? Not enough spec detail in both amazon ads

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Motorola-Moto-G-2014,Motorola-Moto-G-LTE-2015,Motorola-Moto-G-LTE/phones/8898,9155,8655

geecee · 20-03-2015 10:20pm

Its been available in CPW in the UK since March 16th
Same price:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/moto-g-4g-2nd-gen/handset?colourCode=MULTI

soirish · 20-03-2015 11:48pm

As per CPW the phone comes with 8 GB internal memory which can't be true. Specs on all tech sites show 16 GB.

Chimichangas · 21-03-2015 1:08am

soirish wrote: »

Amazon is launching the new Moto G 4G 2nd Generation on March 29th. Moto G 4G was an amazing phone and the successor looks very promising - bigger screen, bigger battery and better camera.

www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-Generation-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Black/dp/B00UJAP24A/

hubba hubba...!

but the first generation was ok, not amazing... terrible battery though. but im still happy enough with the rest of it!

soirish wrote: »

As per CPW the phone comes with 8 GB internal memory which can't be true. Specs on all tech sites show 16 GB.

i think its true, there must be an 8gb and a 16gb phone...

exchange rate is so bad too...

Tragedy · 21-03-2015 1:57am

First gen was awful. Snapdragon 400/1GB RAM + Android = awful background task killing (running music player over bluetooth in the background, even a heavy chrome tab would cause the music player to be killed. Nevermind trying to use google maps + bluetooth).

Battery was ****, screen was lovely.

Toast · 21-03-2015 9:06am

Tragedy wrote: »

First gen was awful. Snapdragon 400/1GB RAM + Android = awful background task killing (running music player over bluetooth in the background, even a heavy chrome tab would cause the music player to be killed. Nevermind trying to use google maps + bluetooth)

This is known software bug not a hardware issue. The memory optimiser was set too aggressive. It's fixed in lollipop.

thierry14 · 21-03-2015 9:52am

1gb of ram kills it for me.

Needs 2 at that price.

corcaigh07 · 21-03-2015 10:38am

Not much of an upgrade, shame.

richardw001 · 21-03-2015 10:52am

not sure that its dual sim either - if thats a deal breaker for people

Jet Black · 21-03-2015 11:33am

thierry14 wrote: »

1gb of ram kills it for me.

Needs 2 at that price.

I'm noticing the difference in my moto g 2nd gen coming from a nexus 4. I would have gladly paid a extra for the extra ram.

Toast · 21-03-2015 5:49pm

Jet Black wrote: »

I'm noticing the difference in my moto g 2nd gen coming from a nexus 4. I would have gladly paid a extra for the extra ram.

As I mentioned before there is a software issue with Kitkat 4.4.4 on the Moto G which makes it terrible at multitasking. The article linked is innacurate about it not being fixed in Lollipop (the first test variation still had it but the actual release of lollipop 5.0.2 hasn't). Nothing wrong with more memory but when the Moto G is actually using 1 GB correctly it operates extremely well for the price point.

Tragedy · 22-03-2015 2:32am

Toast wrote: »

This is known software bug not a hardware issue. The memory optimiser was set too aggressive. It's fixed in lollipop.

I 'fixed' it myself by rooting and using a buildprop editor. It's still ****ing awful.

Chimichangas · 22-03-2015 7:02pm

Toast wrote: »

As I mentioned before there is a software issue with Kitkat 4.4.4 on the Moto G which makes it terrible at multitasking. The article linked is innacurate about it not being fixed in Lollipop (the first test variation still had it but the actual release of lollipop 5.0.2 hasn't). Nothing wrong with more memory but when the Moto G is actually using 1 GB correctly it operates extremely well for the price point.

has lollipop been rolled out to moto g 4g 1st gen? sim free model and its still on 4.4.4?

MBSnr · 22-03-2015 7:38pm

richardw001 wrote: »

not sure that its dual sim either - if thats a deal breaker for people

It's single SIM in the UK market.

https://www.motorola.co.uk/consumers/moto-g-gen2-gb/Moto-G-4G-%282nd-Gen.%29/motorola-g-gb-pdp.html#specs-motorola-g-gb

3G: Dual micro-SIM
4G: micro-SIM - Single SIM

Toast · 23-03-2015 11:38am

Chimichangas wrote: »

has lollipop been rolled out to moto g 4g 1st gen? sim free model and its still on 4.4.4?

AFAIK all 3G Moto Gs should have it now? The 4G model hasn't got it officially yet but I signed up for the Motorola early adopters program and have it on the 4G as of last week. RAM management is a lot better. I used to have an IRC client program that would be killed if I did any significant browsing consistently but it's been rock solid since the lollipop upgrade. If you can't wait CyanogenMod can be put on to give you lollipop now... or you can root your 4.4.4 phone and try the memory hack mentioned above (though doesn't sound like it worked for that user).

_Tombstone_ · 23-03-2015 12:03pm

Chimichangas wrote: »

has lollipop been rolled out to moto g 4g 1st gen? sim free model and its still on 4.4.4?

You might have to activate it in settings-->About Phone-->System Updates.

noodler · 23-03-2015 12:42pm

Chimichangas wrote: »

has lollipop been rolled out to moto g 4g 1st gen? sim free model and its still on 4.4.4?

Still not for me either.

magicmoves · 23-03-2015 12:59pm

Is it possible to buy this phone in the shops in Ireland?

wilser · 23-03-2015 1:09pm

This is working out at about €210 before postage, would the huawei ascend g7 not be a better buy @ €230 in Carphone warehouse?

Chimichangas · 23-03-2015 4:10pm

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

You might have to activate it in settings-->About Phone-->System Updates.

no it says its up to date at 4.4.4.

Toast wrote: »

AFAIK all 3G Moto Gs should have it now? The 4G model hasn't got it officially yet but I signed up for the Motorola early adopters program and have it on the 4G as of last week..... If you can't wait CyanogenMod can be put on to give you lollipop now... or you can root your 4.4.4 phone and try the memory hack mentioned above (though doesn't sound like it worked for that user).

Sounds great! Where is this motorola early adopters program??
I dont fancy trying to root the phone...

T-Bird · 23-03-2015 7:14pm

wilser wrote: »

This is working out at about €210 before postage, would the huawei ascend g7 not be a better buy @ €230 in Carphone warehouse?

230?

wilser · 23-03-2015 7:43pm

T-Bird wrote: »

230?

Was in cpw in Crumlin, and the g7 was advertised at €230

Toast · 23-03-2015 7:46pm

Chimichangas wrote: »

Sounds great! Where is this motorola early adopters program??
I dont fancy trying to root the phone...

You might be too late to register to be applicable for the Lollipop test but good to be on it to get a chance of testing newer releases. https://forums.motorola.com/posts/77d4221775

Moto G 4G 2nd Generation available for pre-order

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