Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen. Smartphone Review

Using the Moto G 2nd Gen.

Like its first version, the Moto G 2nd Gen. is smooth and fast. The bigger screen is clear and crisp, and its size gives a good balance between a big screen and ease to carry the device around.

Being 0.43” (11 mm) thick, it is slightly thinner than the first model, and as it is curved at the back, it is comfortable to hold or to carry in the pocket of your pants.

The quad core 1.2 GHz CPU is fast and gives an excellent usage experience. The HD (1280 x 720) screen resolution if good for the size of the screen. Of course, we did not expect to see a Full HD screen on a device in this price range.

A great improvement from the first generation of the Moto G is the microSD support, which is essential, especially in the 8 GiB model.

The Android 4.4 operating system is easy to use and intuitive. Figure 10 shows the initial screen when you turn on the Moto G 2nd Gen. for the first time.

Figure 11: main screen

Pressing the icon with the circle with six dots, you enter the list of applications, shown in Figures 11 and 12. The Moto G comes with few preinstalled apps and games, which is nice since you can simply install what you really need.

Figure 12: list of applications

Figure 13: list of applications

You can install new applications using the Google Play Store, which has thousands of applications and games available.

The smartphone uses a 2,070 mAh lithium battery, which easily lasted more than one day with average browsing and a few calls.

One of the most criticized aspects of the first-generation Moto G was the 5 MP camera with bad overall quality. This second generation model has a better camera, with 8 MP of resolution.

You can check the quality of unedited photos taken with the device by clicking here and here.

Unfortunately, it records videos only at 720p, with no image stabilization.

The front camera (for video chats and “selfies”) has a resolution of 2 Mpixels.