Say Hello To The New Moto — The Moto G (Gen 3)

It’s what customers deserve — excellent capability and build, at supremely affordable prices

Given the magnitude of success and appreciation Motorola has enjoyed over the last many years for practically each of their smartphone launches, it’s hardly a surprise that the world’s been waiting quite a while for Motorola to launch a new flagship smartphone.

Most expected the Moto X (Gen 2) to be revamped and launched as the newest flagship, but Motorola threw out a googly by firing out Moto G (Gen 3) as their flagship for 2015.

Thinking back, it shouldn’t really have been a surprise. With the cult following garnered by successive Moto G variants (the Moto G sub-line comprising Moto G and Moto G (Gen 2) has become Motorola’s most successful phone series by a mile), Motorola really has changed perspectives about how a budget smartphone should look, feel, perform and most importantly cost.

Let’s be clear, the Moto G (let’s call it that now) is not out there to compete with high-end 40K+ Samsung and Apple phones — it is a budget phone and a very good one at that. We may all agree that in the look and feel department, this smartphone does not stand out, it doesn’t feature the current favourite glass-and-metal ministrations, however, the in-hand experience surprisingly feels a little bit classier than the segment cliche and quite delightful. Infact the way it feels in your hands would not be out of place on a more expensive phone.

Peeking inside, the Moto G comes equipped with a beefy 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset and 2GB of RAM on board, as well as a 13 megapixel main camera with 1080p video capture.

The 720p 5-inch display retailed on the phone actually feels much smaller — testament to the excellent body-to-screen ratio that Motorola’s engineers and designers have conjured up.

The 2 GB RAM, near-stock Android 5.1.1 and the suitably powered processor yield a phone that is very efficient has a very decent battery life (which is expected to be between 14 to 16 hours).

The standout feature in this INR 12,999 priced smartphone is that it is a certified IPX7 unit, i.e. water resistant unit. Motorola claims that Moto G can survive under 3 metres underwater for up to 30 minutes. Which is more than reasonable.

Clearly Motorola know what they’re doing, and the niche they want to preside over. Given Indian- and even global users’ increasingly straightforward needs from their phones, Motorola continues to delight, at an extremely affordable price — lookout… Chinese and Indian brands!

Originally published at Chip-Monks.