Ordered and paid for this phone from CPW on 2nd September. Nothing arrived. I phoned them today and after getting shunted on to 3 different members of staff they tell me it's out of stock. Didn't have the courtesy to inform me or refund my money till i phoned them. appalling, unhelpful, amatuer customer service. wouldn't go near them ever again

Thats the G4 play.

Its a different phone cut down specs compared to the G4

see here :- http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8104&idPhone2=8103&idPhone3=8050

Legally they have to deal with it as they are the vendor, even if it means they send it back to Motorola on your behalf.

How did you manage to get student discount at CPW?
Thanks

cheers mate

Just a heads up, CPW don't repair Motorola handsets if they go faulty. Have to do direct to Motorola

just got update notification for G4 and G4+

https://motorola-global-en-roe.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/112706

Where, how and by whom it's manufactured is relevant to how likely it is to malfunction.

how are these in comparison to the vodafone ultra 6?

I said buying from China, I wasn't talking about by whom or where they are manufactured.

Even if your on Three there would be advantages in having 800 MHz depending on your location.

Like is said, if you don't mind, I'm not for or against either.

I'm on Three, so it works like a charm. As for China, they're both Chinese phones but judging from their respective track records, the Xiaomi is the better built, more reliable phone. Lenovo have reduced the component and build quality of every laptop they've fiddled with, so I can't imagine it's going to much different now they've got their mitts into Motorola.

I bought the same mobile phone from John Lewis on last Monday and paid £159.95. Any idea I can ask for a price match from John Lewis.
thanks

and IF IT PAYS OUT.

Yeah, I was referencing someone above asking how this compared to the LG G3 and Honor 5c. Someone else said the LG G3 was better and should buy that instead - I disagree.

Assuming you don't mind the lack of 4G 800 MHz and the other drawbacks that come with buying from China.

Best value phone with a 5.0"+ screen IMO.

TechRadar overate everything, not least because they heavily advertising driven these days.

The camera on this still lacks OIS and is still poor in low light.

If photos are important to you'd be better off with the G4 Plus with its 16MP snapper, phase detection and laser autofocus.

doesn't work for me

For me the main criteria for a mobile phone is sound quality.
My Blackberry Q5 is excellent but failing eyesight has me looking for phone with a larger screen so the 4G may just fit the bill but has anyone experience of the sound quality and volume,speech only,Im not into playing music on one.
Thanks

I'm looking at this phone too & been waiting for a good deal.
Got my student discount on top so £118.84 is the best I've seen it so far! :innocent:

​https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Moto-Play-SIM-Free-Smartphone/dp/B01IF51GHW/ref=sr_1_9?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1472206917&sr=1-9&keywords=moto+g4

I used to own an LG G3. Everything on paper is better but I found the thing would lag and stutter like crazy after a while and was seriously prone to overheating. I had to disassemble it in a restaurant once as the back and screen were too hot to touch from it just sitting in my coat pocket. That phone had some serious issues.

The Honor is a nice phone but Huawei's EMUI causes all sorts of issues even with a custom launcher (no lock screen notifications from the Gmail app etc).

SAME Price in store?

warm @ best - same price as amazon

What's peoples pinions on this over the LG G3, or honor 5c, or edmi?...given speed and os?

Opinions* redmi* trying to type on windows phone app...hence the desire for a new phone.

Im guessing this is the best under £150 buy? Or go for a Xiaomi?

What's better this or a3?

Got be better than A3

Is the camera any good on this?

Just got an email from Quidco, my cashback has tracked at £5, so its £124.99 total :smiley:

Good budget handset, good price