A lot of phone for the price.
4G LTE and quad-core speed.
Brilliant 5” HD display 1280x720 and stereo sound.
All-day battery.
Experience the latest version of the Android OS, Lollipop.
8.0MP rear-facing, 2.0MP front-facing
Interchangeable backs let you express your style.
8GB storage + microSD
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Saturn to tungle106
30 Nov 1521#13
weltysparrow
30 Nov 155#24
The 2 windows phone users finally found each other.
fleabittenvarmint
30 Nov 153#17
I bought this a year ago, and it's now sat around as a spare phone, having been replaced by a BLU Win HD Windows phone that gives me far better performance from similar specs. This is a great deal for this price, but be aware that Android on 1GB nowadays can be a frustrating experience.
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abed93
30 Nov 15#1
hmm same price for 3rd gen (if upgraded)
and only £10 more if not upgraded for 3rd gen..
meshuggahlad to abed93
30 Nov 15#6
Where have you found the 3rd gen phone for only £10 more? Cheers
neon32
30 Nov 15#2
Doh, I ordered one of these a couple of days ago thinking they wouldn't have any deals on them for Black Friday as they all seemed to be for the 3rd gen one. How frustrating.
Zuludawn to neon32
30 Nov 15#3
If it was from Amazon, initiate a chat with them regarding that order and price drop and I am pretty sure they will refund the difference :smiley:
PICNIC
30 Nov 15#4
this have 1gb memory as well?
neon32
30 Nov 151#5
Good suggestion. Unfortunately I bought it from a marketplace seller though..
WRT Carphone warehouse upgrades - I have 3 phones in our household all over 3 years old and never been upgraded, none of which were eligible. Nice deals if you can get them.
Bought this for my son, good deal, that I can actually buy.
tightar5e
30 Nov 152#10
If you live rurally, the 2nd Gen Moto G is probably better as its 3G (HSDPA) dual sim, for most situations.
4G version is single sim only. Rurally, 3G is often all you can get. o2 (giffgaff) / Vodafone is still 2G (an unusable 56kbps) in a lot of places, so its more use to have a second 3G three/EE sim, than a single 4G sim.
tungle106
30 Nov 15#11
got this for £60 few months ago with virgin deal
Saturn to tungle106
30 Nov 1521#13
kramer2088
30 Nov 15#12
what's the main difference between 2nd and 3rd gens ?
chancooluk to kramer2088
30 Nov 15#14
There isn't one main difference between the 2 phones, but there are lots of small differences. The 3rd Gen isn't universally better than the 2nd gen (e.g. the 2nd gen has a gyro sensor and stereo speakers, both are missing from the 3rd gen), but it is mostly better.
right not sure if this is a daft question..im just out of contract on a sonyz how does this compare? or the voda smart ultra? im not technical i make calls and take pics and maybe check emails, browse facebook and use for google maps on occasion..no games etc thanks in advance.
Sprograt to plumberman01
30 Nov 15#26
If you take pictures using your phone don't buy the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 the camera is absolute rubbish.
kennyhkw
30 Nov 151#16
3rd Gen has 2GB RAM ONLY if you buy the 16GB model.
Other than that stick with the 2nd gen and save yourself some monies.
In saying that Android 5.x runs like dog on 1GB of RAM if you're a power user. ( i know this cos i have a 1st Gen on 5.1)
I'm currently looking for a decent deal on a 3rd Gen 2GB model.
chancooluk to kennyhkw
30 Nov 15#18
I agree that 2GB RAM is the minimum for any android, but to be fair, the 1GB RAM 3rd gen runs significantly better than the 2nd Gen. I have used both, and found the 3rd Gen to be a much less frustrating (but still not excellent) experience.
fleabittenvarmint
30 Nov 153#17
I bought this a year ago, and it's now sat around as a spare phone, having been replaced by a BLU Win HD Windows phone that gives me far better performance from similar specs. This is a great deal for this price, but be aware that Android on 1GB nowadays can be a frustrating experience.
acholmes2000 to fleabittenvarmint
30 Nov 15#19
In most cases I would agree with you on the 1gb ram issue, however Motorola have a knack for software and the 3rd gen moto g is extremely efficient for everyday use if your not a gamer I cant really see any reason why you would me disappointed with this as a daily driver, ui is buttery smooth and most regular apps with the exeption of multi tab browsing work very well. I'm referring to the 3rd gen btw
u664541 to fleabittenvarmint
30 Nov 151#20
^^^^^^That could have been me writing that!^^^^^^
Typing on my BLU HD :smiley:
matot
30 Nov 15#21
This single sim. Or I am wrong? Dual sim is 3G.
chancooluk to matot
30 Nov 15#23
Yes the 4G (XT1072) is single sim. The 3G (XT1068) is dual SIM, and also has a smaller battery.
jazzuk777
30 Nov 15#22
Fantastic phone and as some people already have said, probably the better deal against the base 1GB 3rd gen version unless you really want the improved camera (which is fair enough) or the waterproofing (2nd gen still splash proof). Marshmallow due very soon apparently.
weltysparrow
30 Nov 155#24
The 2 windows phone users finally found each other.
Neobrown
30 Nov 151#25
Still confused why the 1GB model is getting so much heat.
Too many cheap 2Gb Ram devices around
plumberman01
30 Nov 15#27
oh nooo really? :/
formsm2000comp
30 Nov 15#28
Guys looking for a cheap Android phone to buy two of for myself and family member.
Currently got a Lumia 640 and recently had a meltdown there was no available apps for it when i wanted to stream football, even Sky Go is not available. Decided enough was enough with that after the awful laggy performance as well.
Thought there would be more choice on Black Friday and Cyber Monday but this seems to be it.
Has anyone had this and the Lumia 640 to compare? On GSM just seems this has worse battery, worse video res and no NFC.
Would it better waiting for something else or is this on par with the 640 for a similar price?
Is there a £10 add on with the Three deal and any Three related bloatware?
captainbeaky
30 Nov 15#31
Still on 1st gen. Battery at the moment is the best it's ever been 3-4 days. Tempted but not sure if it's worth the hassle.
themackerel88
30 Nov 15#32
8gig internal :disappointed:
johncale181
30 Nov 15#33
is the lg4c at £99.99 with vodafone a better deal than this one??
ohdearohdear
30 Nov 15#34
Why did this deal get more heat than the 3rd gen one?
Batch_2001
1 Dec 15#35
Probably because people could actually buy it!
three (£99+10) deal went OOS online, and the CPW was not open to everyone - o2 and virgin only. Even those on that network sometimes failed the validation check.
yogakev
2 Dec 15#36
I checked the three deal for the 3rd gen on their website and they were out of stock so went to my local three shop. They were also out of stock, but they checked online on a different webpage and it said they had stock, so phoned and ordered one. So don't necessarily believe their website, phone up and check.
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Opening post
A lot of phone for the price.
4G LTE and quad-core speed.
Brilliant 5” HD display 1280x720 and stereo sound.
All-day battery.
Experience the latest version of the Android OS, Lollipop.
8.0MP rear-facing, 2.0MP front-facing
Interchangeable backs let you express your style.
8GB storage + microSD
Top comments
All comments (36)
and only £10 more if not upgraded for 3rd gen..
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-moto-g-3rd-gen-upgrade-89-99-carphone-warehouse-2337553
Price has risen however since the deal.
Bought this for my son, good deal, that I can actually buy.
4G version is single sim only. Rurally, 3G is often all you can get. o2 (giffgaff) / Vodafone is still 2G (an unusable 56kbps) in a lot of places, so its more use to have a second 3G three/EE sim, than a single 4G sim.
See here for a spec comparison: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7247&idPhone2=7137
Other than that stick with the 2nd gen and save yourself some monies.
In saying that Android 5.x runs like dog on 1GB of RAM if you're a power user. ( i know this cos i have a 1st Gen on 5.1)
I'm currently looking for a decent deal on a 3rd Gen 2GB model.
Typing on my BLU HD :smiley:
Too many cheap 2Gb Ram devices around
Currently got a Lumia 640 and recently had a meltdown there was no available apps for it when i wanted to stream football, even Sky Go is not available. Decided enough was enough with that after the awful laggy performance as well.
Thought there would be more choice on Black Friday and Cyber Monday but this seems to be it.
Has anyone had this and the Lumia 640 to compare? On GSM just seems this has worse battery, worse video res and no NFC.
Would it better waiting for something else or is this on par with the 640 for a similar price?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/motorola-moto-g-3rd-gen-payg-sim-free-three-uk-99-99-2333729
three (£99+10) deal went OOS online, and the CPW was not open to everyone - o2 and virgin only. Even those on that network sometimes failed the validation check.