Incredible deal, bought mine for £164.99 as still over the moon - have some HEAT!

Drat. Only bought mine for the higher price last week. My own fault, I should have waited for Prime Day. Hot price OP

I was actually in tesco about an hour ago looking at this and the E4+ and decided to hold off in case this came on offer with it being an Amazon exclusive one!

My phones broken, so need a new one pronto. This or our friend the Wiley Fox for that bit more?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions :-)

Thoughts so far: This is cheaper, but no compass. Fox has compass, but poor support and possible issue with screen cracking easily. Argh, things are never easy!

Posted this myself but clearly a few seconds too late. heat will go through the roof. I'm buying

i have read on a few occasions that wiley support is non existant.

Incidentally do Amazon still price match if their own prices drop, refunding the difference?

Just posted this as well, was going to buy for £165 last week but at this price you have to buy.

Stonker

For me the link is taking you to the amazon home page even though its the correct link in the box, anyone else having the same problem the correct link is

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Moto-16GB-SIM-Free-Smartphone/dp/B01MZCWGYB/ref=lp_5788454031_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499707303&sr=1-1

Bought the 2 gb ram at 119 from o2 few days back, should I return and buy this?
I unlocked it tho , would they take it back under 14 days return policy??

I'm torn between this and the G5 Plus at Carphone Warehouse for £200. Does anybody have any experience with the Plus version?

Cheers

Got it last week for £165 which is annoying!

Damm don't have prime. Had trials in the past on a number of occasions!

Moto Phones are very basic no thrills phones but are very good value for money. Wileyfox phones have (imo) an all round nicer design I regards to software and hardware.

You couldn't go wrong with either phone, although since Wileyfox are an online company if something does go wrong you may need to wait a while (they also offer screen replacement for £15).

I have the 2 X no issues with screen, they do come with a screen protector applied which doesn't need to be removed.

Haven't had a Moto since 3rd gen, great phones just very vanilla for my liking.

Yep

Shame it's only 1 per customer as my wife & I need to replace our trusty but tired original Moto G handsets. It's obvious why they impose the limit though.

Can you store apps on the SD card? if not, 16gb is not enough.

I have the plus, very impressed moving from an iPhone 6. First venture to android and so far I'll be hanging around

Thanks OP. I need a new phone and this will do the job for the price. The only downside I could see in the reviews is that the audio quality when recording video is poor and the autofocus isn't the fastest, even the moto g4 is faster. But you cant have it all for this kind of money!

What makes it an exclusive? Ram and dual sim?

Really hope the next Moto G has NFC. That'll be a good time to upgrade from my Nexus 5X

Can anyone confirm who owns this phone if this comes with a 5.5 inch or 5 inch screen? Amazons description says it has 5.5 inch screen which i think is a typo.

how is this compared to wileyfox swift 2 + which comes with 32gb storage at similar price?

Much better value than any iPhone.

Any ideas of whether it's good bump up from my HTC One M8?
I suspect it's not a lot faster.

Shame it's only 16 storage, I have the Moto G4 2016 and it starts to struggle with apps, most apps don't run properly on sd card.
I will pay more for bigger internal storage

****! Didn't think of that. Yes, I have a Prime account and my wife already has another (non Prime) account. Too late now - we signed her up for the Prime monthly payment option and ordered one. The other thing I didn't consider until too late was that this phone is also in Warehouse deals at £166.31 but discounted by 20% making it £133.05.
It's described as used but like new in original packaging - it's possibly brand new but the packaging's damaged so can't be sold as new. I bet I could have ordered both from my Prime account which would have saved us the extra £7.99.

I'd like to upgrade from my G3 and although this has 1gb extra ram and a slightly better processor no compass is putting me off

Good price but not much of an improvement over my MotoG4

Thanks. Yeah, not too bothered about NFC but I much prefer the look of the M8 and from what I can tell, it's not enough of a boost for me to consider it.

Ordered the Fox. My last phone had so many compromises I figured I would get this and hope on the screen not breaking when I first look at it!!! (Bother - thought I was editing my original post)!!

HNG. Tempting as a gaming thing (I have an iPhone but you can't use emulators on it without jumping through weekly hoops) but think I'll save a further £134 by not buying it. :smiley: Any old thing ought to emulate a SNES. And I don't want to get all indecisive about phones again after finally going back to iPhones.

Still - cracking deal that! Lowest I've seen that phone. Megaheat.

Similar specs to SU6.. worth an upgrade lol?

An Ugly phone, I have the Moto G 1st Gen, and would like to upgrade but all Motorolas after mine are bloody ugly:(

pictures and videos online show a hideously ugly phone? What was Motorola thinking?

Great price for this, would order but still waiting for my Redmi 4a to arrive from gearbest! I have moto g2 dual sim and it's been great, battery is fading on it though but it still zips along even with the marshmallow update

Arghhhhh this or the WileyFox deal...... Im leaning towards WileyFox. Need something cheap and cheerful to use until the Pixel 2 comes out.

WILEY FOX looks great until you find the charging port is too loose to hold the cable in securely. Its so bad I sent mine back and got a Motorola instead. Never looked back.

I was too slow! Still a great deal though!

From someone that knows f all about the gadgets on phones.. what is a Compass on this as some have mentioned. If it's something that tells where to go when you're in a tight spot I doubt I need that.. so makes this a good deal I suppose. lol So please, anyone give me a heads up on what the Compass does. Cheers

£150 at Cw on pay as you go

It helps your phone to pinpoint the direction your phone is facing. Its especially useful for those who use the maps app for walking...etc. Phones without a compass try to use GPS and accelerometer calculations to guess the direction, but its not nearly as accurate.

Anyone know where I can get an unlocked Lenovo P2

Thanks, so for someone like me who used their phone (S2) as the sat nav stuck to the window, this would be pretty crap to use as such?

For navigating. I was on my bike once, on a busy roundabout. Combined with "not-so-good" GPS I couldn't figure out which exit to take. ---Chancooluk Ninja'd me !

eBay, Gumtree. They seem to be discontinued already. Read the Lenovo P2 deal thread.

Do the wileyfox's not just use almost stock android now? Mines got an automatic update to Nougat.

It should work reasonably well as a sat nav, but it will never be as accurate as a phone with a compass. If you use your phone almost permanently as a sat nav, its best to look for a phone with a full assortment of sensors.

Any cover for this phone?

Personally I went with the Moto G4 Plus from Warehouse Deals - acceptable condition for £91 after the 20% discount. 2GB RAM and dual SIM, slightly bigger battery, supposedly better camera, and as long as Amazon are erring on the side of caution with their condition descriptions still, probably how a new phone would look after a month anyway. Great deal if you do want the latest and greatest (for the G series) though.

Good deal. It appears it has replaceable battery, and good (although not gorilla) glass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5LyYHhsHA0

Will this phone be better than my current Samsung S5, any recommendations. I have done comparisons but can't decide

No. The S5 is still a better phone overall than the Moto G5, although the software is better on the Moto. Maybe look at the G5 Plus? Its on offer at Carphone Warehouse at the mo for £199.

Not the perfect replacement for my beloved Smart Ultra 6 but for £125 cost to me (extra £5 Gift Card and £5 Promo Balance) I'll give it a try! :smile: If it had touch buttons like the SU6 and a compass then I would've clicked Buy a lot earlier cheeky

Thanks for your advice chancooluk

it's not even close to the S5, the CPU on the S5 is in a different league

Android 6 and 7 can now treat an SD Card as internal storage.
This is to help with the problem of apps not running on SD cards on previous versions.
http://gadgetguideonline.com/android/android-marshmallow-guide/how-to-use-micro-sd-card-as-internal-storage-in-android-marshmallow/

The SD card is now seen as internal storage. In this configuration, the SD card is supposed to be left in the phone.
This should allow apps to run as if they were installed onto the actual internal storage as both the internal and SD card are treated as one automatically..

Per the Website:
From now on, the micro SD card becomes part of the phone storage system.
Technically, it can be used for any apps and data. But in Android Marshmallow, normally media files and app data are actually saved in the SD card.
When your actual phone storage is too low, some apps will be moved to SD card automatically. The bottom line is that you should not worry about insufficient phone storage as long as your micro SD card have space.
The pre-installed apps are always in the physical phone storage, not SD card.
You can check the storage usage in Settings– Storage & USB as shown above.
For example, as shown above, my 8GB Moto G 3rd Gen becomes a 40GB phone.
Please note, you can only see the SD card storage here. All other file explorer apps (e.g., ES file explorer) should display phone storage+SD card as one storage.
And again, you cannot specify file saving locations as SD card or phone storage in any apps.


Additional Note: Do not skimp on the Micro SD card speed class. Micro SD cards are slower than internal storage and using a slow Micro SD card in the set up could result in sluggish performance on the phone.

Aarrrgh! 37 minutes to fight temptation...."There's nothing wrong with my G4, There's nothing wrong with my G4...breathe..."

been after one for weeks, none anywhere at any 3 store.

I really liked my Moto X Play (bought with advice from this site for £155) until it was nicked in Barcelona.

How would this phone compare? On a par? 20mins to bite the bullet.

Edit: Looking at current X Play prices this phone isnt as good. Bloody pickpockets :disappointed:

The education system in this country is Getting PATHETIC! Compass really isn't a ''gadget''...

SUCH FAIL FAIL FAIL!

Looks like another 24hours...

Without quoting myself, I just caved. STUDENT10 worked to give me a further £10 off to £125 total, but I do have Amazon Student prime thanks to the various NUS extra threads on here. Think I am going to like a slightly smaller phone to my G4, and the Dual SIM suits me for travelling. My technophobic old mum asked me if she should get a smartphone for emails a few days ago, so she can have the G4 to get used to one.
Apparently I'm also getting a same day delivery slot this evening and a £2.99 Amazon pantry delivery credit as well.

Does this have a notification light for texts etc?

nice bit off info but im sure i read somewhere samsung and lg was cancelling this way so they make more money on inbuilt storage . any truth to that ??

This article would suggest you are correct on the S7:
http://www.androidauthority.com/adoptable-sd-storage-samsung-galaxy-s7-s7-edge-679356/

Yippee I was really hoping this phone was on offer today, my smart ultra 6 will retire to the draw of doom!

16GB? Cold, unless you want an underpowered budget phone with a basic (by today's standards) screen.

It does but it allows for a bit more customizing through the update, such as being able to get rid of that blooming GGoogle Search Bar. :smile:

Will this work only with UK sim or can I use it abroad (with local sim)?

Ugly phone?....what on earth are you talking about?


Great phone great deal

Hot

If you use your common sense along with the grey matter that they call a brain, the sat nav on the G5 is great. We have just used it around France and the other day it got us on our way again when we got lost in the Lancashire countryside in a tangle of country roads.

How would this realistically perform against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4?

i smashed my phone screen yesterday at work. never a good thing to happen, but if it had to happen it was pretty much the best time to do it. My G5 is in the post.

I almost bought a £99 spare G4 a few weeks back. I missed it. this deal removes some of the disappointment for not grabbing that last deal.

please find a similar specced phone - for me most importantly with as good a camera and fast charging - for £135 then if this is so bad, and from a company where if things go wrong you can return it without hassle (ie so not a hong kong retailer!)

if your issue is its not an S7 level of phone, well, that is like saying a nissan QQ at 12k would be a bad deal because its not a range rover. 16 gb is not an issue as the phone takes a memory card. the important thing is the ram, and this has 3gb which is more than enough for just about anything you need on a mobile phone imo.

i admit, i am a little dissapointed they seeming cheaped out on the processor... its maybe a tiny bit weaker than the G4... but the G4 is for most folk a damn nippy phone imo and the G5 is no slouch either. what CANT it do that others can (aside from VR perhaps, but then, name me a good £135 phone from uk seller with all the G5 features that can.)

Nearly ordered the 2gb version from 02 for £120 last week, but happy I didn't.

Can anyone who owns a G5 recommend a good case?

Mine arrived about 5 minutes ago.

Instead of being so critical feel free to prove you're not trolling by posting a better spec phone for around the same price? Or maybe even post one as a deal, rather than just taking from the site you could help others :wink:

'Spigen' has the best case for G5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spigen-Resilient-Ultimate-protection-Motorola/dp/B06XCW4V3Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499764523&sr=8-1&keywords=moto+g5+spigen

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/272649021841?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=43333907642

its not quite as good protection as some, esp on the corners, but its "ok" imo and its very lightweight and looks cool.

imo it should be good enough for the occaisonal drop. i hope so anyway :wink:

yes, they did for me last week

Will this work in Spain too? Sorry if a daft question.

16gb is a joke at this phones original price point and because a phone has sd card support doesn't mean it wont be impacted by small onboard memory my dad has this phone you get about 11gb to use from the start not 16gb.

A lot of people will look at the like of Xiaomi and compare them price/spec to this and the winner is Xiaomi phones.

There is places even when ordering from china allow return to locations in EU Aliexpress offer this.

This Moto phone should of been this price from the start.

Any offer on the G5 Plus?

16gb is fine as you can expand it using an sd card, the 3gb ram is more than most phones at this price point gives you, in fact I haven't seen any giving you more, most are 2gb.
2 year warranty, with easy and free returns.
Stock android, no malware or anything like you get on many chinese phones.
Decent camera.

Xiaomi are great till you have a problem (which is likely) then you have hassle returning them, even if the seller is ok, expect to be without a phone for a few weeks at least.

Not sure what you're expecting for £135, but I don't think you will get it!

Been reading the second sim isn't even 3G.....need to pass.

Fascinating.

Sort of agree. For me it size, the Moto G 1st Generation was just a nice size, not too big or too small. The phones now are just ridiculously sized in my opinion. I'd jump at this offer if this phone was the same size as the 1st Gen Moto G.

Is it compulsory to buy a new phone every year or something? I'm using a 2 year old Motorola Model E phone and I can't for the life of me see what significant extras this phone offers that my current one doesn't.

anyone upgraded from 1st gen or 3rd gen to this one can share if its still quality made and a good product compared to the old one or it has gone downhill? I think the most quality one was the 1st gen one, 3rd gen already wasn't that quality,but still ok.

Shame about the processor. It is a tarted up 615 series, not like the modern low energy 625.

Old tech, hiding under a new numbering system.

Help please
Looking to upgrade from S4 zoom and looking at this or the vodafone smart ultra 7 for £100.
What should i choose?
Thanks

The G5 Plus is £199 at CPW/PC World, not a bad price if you need a bit more oooomph!!

No doubt an excellent phone. I have the waterproof G3 and am very pleased even still.
This phone has a radio that i use a lot when i travel, however this phone has no NFC. (no mobile payments)

I will wait for the LG Q6 soon to be released

I owned G1 and now have G3. I miss the audio quality of the G1 and also the driving feature.

I love my X Play, but cant get any SD card to work in it for a while now ....no solution yet, and memory always full

Any proof?

No need to get so het up, the compass in a phone is an app a hardware app that assist the overall useability of a phone.So might be called a gadget as in something thats technical and usefull.

I have the 2GB G5. The call volume is too low to use outside and video recording audio is too loud/distorted when played back. Does anyone else have these issues?

a lot of people may.... and i have nothing against those phones my current phone is a bluboo xtouch and there is nothing wrong with it..... however the 1st one arrived with faulty battery, and it is illegal to post batteries to hongkong (which is none removable from the phone) so ended up paying another $40 to get them to send me out another one.

my bargain £85 phone ended up costing £120 which is not far off this one... it lasted about 12 months before packing up yesterday (the screen cracked whilst phone was in my pocket)

performance wise it has been ok, no complaints (but not close to this one), BUT the camera compared to my mums G4 is simply not comparable, and the same with the onboard video.

Xiaomi also make some great cheap phones and i considered one this time but every review i read mentioned that the cameras on the different phones were a weak point, and also i question how many updates they get. i can only comment on my bluboo but that is still on android 5.

PS i think most would expect it to have less than 16gb free... the OS has to go somewhere...... but i believe android 7 is pretty relaxed as to where you can put your apps... and besides i dare say take music and video out of the equation (which are fine for a memory card), 10gb is enough for most folk.

again i ask the same of you as of the other guy calling the G5 crap. please post a link to a directly comparable phone inc warranty, support, build quality, 4G and components..... because i may need another phone as well as this one!.

I would recommend contacting amazon? maybe live chat is more convenient these days

Snapdragon 430
Only 2800 battery barely more than my old Galaxy S4 that didn't last long at all. The rapid charging is nice though.
16gb internal.

I dunno man. I feel like Moto G's really should have stayed at the ~100 price ranges.


Are its features worth the extra 65 pounds? I would say yes. Better internal memory, better everything really.

Though not dual SIM....

So i cant use the barclays app to transfer money across to my different barclays accounts on this, is that right?

its kinda basic, but has all features you would need. i bought mine full price. its quite solid with the case Ive bought also.

all arguing aside i have America jealousy at moment.

Moto G5 plus for $180
oculus rift full pack for $299 :disappointed: ($399 and comes with $100 amazon credit)

£199 at CPW/PC World
Faster processor, better camera, more storage, fast charging and a few other things!.

Just picked one up from CPW, the offer is only for 1 day I think? Couldn't resist at that price, it was £269 a couple of days ago!

what difference does it makes whats the RRP on it? the phone still costs 200notes which is still A LOT for a Meh.... cheapo device.. kinda cheapo phone but NOT with cheap pricetag.

Ordered, Thanks!!

Ooh I ordered this morning as Ive played about with it in store, now I've got the jitters! Do I need NFC and compass. I use google maps to walk around new places and I get lost pretty easily!

I have just tried that through live chat and they refused, would have been happy with the difference fefunded in the form of a voucher so will need to buy again at the lower price and return the other one

It makes a difference if it's £70 cheaper today from the same place. Also, the expert reviews don't agree with your 'Meh' comment.

which ''expert'' reviews? The ones on YT hunting for extra views/likes and subscribers? :wink: Yeah.... how about no..

this or moto G4 Plus dual sim?

Anyone know what the battery is like on these? I currently have a Nexus 5X, which I really like, except I have to charge it at least twice a day.

Is the plus on offer too?

Ahaha.. I saw this offer earlier.. But decided not to post.. :smile: ))

I'm on amazon student and STUDENT10 took it to £124.99. Don't know if it will work for anyone worth a try

Does this have a light for notifications, texts, email etc?

Nothing to do with Youtube, just read reviews on the tech sites. Your trolling is poor!

Strange. I never had any issues. Used a 64GB Samsung card. Admittedly only had the phone Aug'16 to Mar'17 so no great length of time. Got a 2nd hand iphone5s now, feels like a huge downgrade :disappointed:

Value is such a relative term

Thing to note (sorry if already mentioned) is that the G4+ dual sim is 3G on both sims at once (or 4g+3g) whereas the G5 dual sim is only 2G on the second SIM, so no good for a Three sim which needs 3g

So if you're really intending to use dual sim and want best flexibility, the G4+ is better - no idea why Moto Lenovo went backwards with this version of dual SIM.

Yep.

And clearly so are you

anyone?

That's not good! well, good to know, but spoiled my plans...where does this info come from please?

Will i be able to still transfer money between my accounts on the barclays app on this?

Apparently the G5+ (plus) model does. Here's some reports on the G5 not supporting dual 3G at the same time (or 4G/3G at the same time)

eg:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G5-Moto-G5-Plus/Moto-G5-G5-Plus-4G-3G-3G-capability-on-dual-sim/td-p/3628056
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G5-Moto-G5-Plus/Moto-G5-4g-3G-sim-dual-sim/td-p/3653535
but possibly a software fix might happen?
https://ausdroid.net/2017/05/26/moto-g5-2nd-sim-3g-enabling-software-patch-tested/

Sadly no notification light on this just like the previous couple of Moto G generations.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G5-Moto-G5-Plus/Does-Moto-G5-plus-has-notification-LED/td-p/3618086

Thank you, Spannerzone, I've now read the forums with the responses from the manufacturer's staff and that's a deal breaker for me. Just had mine delivered but hadn't broken the seal on the box, so just printed a returns label. Great price, but I'll wait until they do a real upgrade (a G6?) or until a great deal on a G5+ comes along

That's odd, they refunded me £3 on my Prince CD, maybe try again and see if you get a different operator?

10-00pm price has gone up to £189-99 or am I drunk?

Yep expired

Signed up for prime just for this.Had it in my basket for an hour because got busy looking at other deals. OOS just now right before check out. Ended up buying other stuff i didn't need instead. GREED *££$$***"###!!!!!!!!

That's annoying! The countdown clock was until midnight so had just been reading reviews to make my mind up and had just decided to pull the trigger but it wouldn't add to basket. When I reloaded the page price had gone up for me too.

snap grrrrr

why did it finish early?

if you find out let me know, im not happy lol

Just on chat now. Because it went OOS from Amazon. The remaining stock is another seller.

I'm really annoyed. I almost bought it on no rush delivery to give me time to make my decision and cancel it before dispatch if needed. But because of the countdown thought there was no need as had plenty of time left to read reviews and decided first.

If anyones interested theres a load of X styles on the warehouse from about £150 - £160, 32gb, 3gb ram, 21mb camera etc

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B014UUQGDU/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

I've just bought a like new one and will compare it with the G5 when it arrives and return the worst
Don't suppose anyones used the x-style and can comment on what its like? Second hand ones on ebay are selling for this price so I'm presuming it is a better phone, even though its older

Bought for the wife. Very happy with it. Can't go wrong at this price. Thanks OP.