Most people would throw in the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 (better spec, larger screen) or the Huawei P8 Lite (similar spec, cheaper but with a bloated version of Android).

If you're buying the Moto G it's unlikely to be on tech specs alone. This version, with 2gb of RAM is no slouch, but it's the form factor, the smaller (5") screen & vanilla android that appeals to most people. Gets great reviews too.

​i agree change post heading please

Apologies - schoolboy error :neutral_face: edited

To be pedantic, you got your memory types messed up as well. Smartphones use a form of ROM flash memory called EEPROM for all their internal storage purposes. So this phone would have 16GB of ROM storage.

If you prefer a larger screen, I'd say so. I have a note 4 and a moto g & I personally prefer handling the smaller moto g - but for those who like or don't mind a large handset the moto x play is a great option.

It depends on what you are after.

The Moto X 2nd Gen has a much better quality screen than the Moto G 3rd, and also has a faster processor (in reality it only makes a difference in 3D games, the Moto G 3rd 2GB is quite responsive otherwise). However, the battery life on the Moto X is quite poor (due to the small battery capacity and less efficient processor), and the 13MP camera is not as good as the 13MP camera on the Moto G 3rd. Also, the Moto X 2nd Gen is limited to 16GB storage, with no option to expand, whereas the Moto G 3rd has a Micro SD slot for expansion.

Send me a pm for 10% student discount code and you can get it for 180£. (Or just use UKwelcome10 code for 10£ off).

I have owned a Moto x 2nd gen and it is a great phone. (I have jumped ship to Moto x force for 300£ on cpw).

It is a far more premium device and is not much bigger than this, has a way better screen and faster processor. The downsides are battery and camera, although both have been significantly improved since the reviewers had their go. With doze it lasted a day easily, sometimes even 2. Camera go pretty ok with updates, in good light it was really good, it struggled to focus in low light but would eventually get there.

Good luck finding stock

Total nonsense statement. The price it's been historically in France is irrelevant. Today it's more expensive, and has been for a while

That 1GB of RAM makes a spectacular difference to how the phone performs. Assuming you can afford it, you'd be a moron to buy the cheaper one.

To be fair, I haven't seen the 8/1GB version under 120£ for a while so it is 40£ extra.

Usually I would agree with you and if it were only this 8/16 GB I would say don't bother, get a crazy fast micro SD for 15£ at 32GB and internalise it and you are better of.

But what you are paying for here is that extra 1GB of ram. While there is no way for that 1GB of ram to cost that much, it will almost certainly be a factor making this phone usable for a year or two extra of device life and for some people this may amount to be worth the 40£ extra.

Also in some sense that 2GB of ram places the device in a "different category" and people are prepared to pay that and this deal is saving them some money.

And the camera is streets ahead. It's a pity it's lost its notification light, but that flashed at a very slow rate so you could miss things if you glanced at it. And it's a pity that the earpiece and speaker slots are so prone to getting grime in them.

Hasn't been this price at Amazon before now

It's not the same spec - it doesn't have water resistance, it's apparently slower and its camera is apparently worse. In other ways, it's better. Useful comparison here.

I think having water resistance says a lot about how well it's built. You can't achieve water resistance without it being screwed together properly!

There are two things you will always find in forums - 1) arguments & 2) someone telling everyone to just be nice to each other.

I'm lucky enough to travel to India regularly for work.
Some great deals available there, the 3rd gen 16GB Moto G is less than £105, same price for the Redmi Note 3 Pro, Moto G turbo only £15 more. I regularly pick up a phone or two for friends and family.

Have you got the 8GB version or the 16GB version? I'd expect the 8GB to be a lot more laggy than the 16GB as it only has 1GB of RAM whereas the 16GB version has 2GB of RAM. I deliberately bought the 16GB for this reason and haven't found any noticeable lag during everyday use.

Not saying that this is the case with you, but I think a lot of people have read the reviews for the 16GB storage / 2GB RAM and then bought the cheaper 8GB storage / 1GB RAM version and been disappointed that the performance doesn't match their expectations. Motorola should have put more emphasis on the RAM difference between the two models, and not just the storage, as storage can be addressed with an SD card whereas RAM can't.

As I can't see the pixels without a magnifying glass - and no, I don't have any problems with near sight - then I don't see the point. The only difference with a higher resolution screeen is that it will get hotter and the battery won't last as long.

Let's see this review.

Agreed. I hate Cyanogen OS though

Debatable - already debated...

Yeah...see point 3 in my original post - also post #7, and the numerous other posts about the SU6 in this (and every other mobile phone) thread. This argument has been done to death.