Very satisfied, but not ideal

Very satisfied, but not ideal

Motorola Moto G 4G Smartphone Unlocked 4G (Screen: 4.5 inch - 8 GB - Android 4.4 KitKat - MicroSD) White (Electronics)

Customer Review

A week of using this Motorola 4G motorcycle g (ie with 4.5 inch screen, 8GB ROM + SD slot + 4G networks 100% compatible France).

Positive:
_Taille Screen / size of the phone. Yes the screen is not super size ratio screen / phone size and I was afraid to be disappointed, but the use is very convenient: the ratio already is not so disgusting, it's better an iphone 5s for example. Then it was the place to put your fingers on the edges to hold it and it's frankly very convenient.
_ Quality screen: impeccable! Even to read, the quality of this 4.5 inch fact that you can read comfortably above, outdoors, indoors, any condition. The viewing angles are very good, the touch sensitivity is perfect, neither too much nor too little.
_OS: Android 4.4 update. Almost no overlay manufacturer, is appreciable. Very nice fluidity of the whole. The music player (I used VLC) load with 500 titles in the music player list and does not flinch. Phone very stable.
_réception: good, I would say "normal". But there are so many expensive or cheaper phone which receive evil one is tempted to say very good. 3g and 4g network compatible with any operator.
_ Quality Calls: perfectible. Voices could be sharper but its going. No echo, not too foggy. Nevertheless I do best with my old nokia to slide.
_Slot SD: no compatibility problems with samsung 32G. The SD card compatibility issues seem to have been resolved in recent months with updates.
_Tel Recognized by linux, windows and apple pc (after installing a transfer android software apple) works great, one can create, store the files without problems.
_Photo: I am not a photographer, for my use "current" I am very satisfied. There's a zoom, a flash that works well, a correct autofocus, a friendly personal definition ... I'm happy.
_écoute music: RAS with headphones on external speaker: rather pleasantly surprised. 75% of the volume of power to furnish a room of 10 m2 more than sufficient, thoroughly it is too strong. Well, for a room of 30m2 is too tight. Of course this lack of bass and terrain but the sound is more balanced for a phone. Pleasant surprise (I note 7 of 10)
_Sentiment General strength. Good grip.
_the Price. 170 euros at present, it is still expensive, especially for such 2013 (g Version 4G + SD slot). When you know the true cost of manufacture and saw how he was written off, sell the 100 balls should be the realm of possibility. Nevertheless it does not really competitor in the current market. They are either expensive (sony Compact z3) or non comparable quality and / or incomplete (+ network connections), and / or crappy battery life.

_AUTONOMIE Point as expected. As known for a very good battery life, while having a great quality screen and good resolution (HD single).
Using such a classic, Standby: network 2g, 3g / 4g disabled, deactivated wifi, location (GPS) disabled. As the standby (with cover closed but not such extinguishes and not in airplane mode): the battery loses ... 0% in night 10am. Even config + wifi on, you pert about 3%.
Using such a classic not to sleep: with about one hour of call per day, and use screen time (several zieutages culumés with some wifi): we must lose in the 20% in one day.
Using such "reading": 3g / 4g disabled, deactivated wifi, location (GPS) off, but intensive reading (using a dictionary in continuous), with screen brightness at 70% battery life of about 8 hours (will remain 15% for me = charging of such).
I specify that 70% of lumino you are very comfortable. You can go lower in many cases without experiencing visual discomfort, and increase autonomy. (Personally I am most of the time to 40%)

If "total" use, 3g / 4g enabled, wireless on, location (GPS) enabled, it bcp down faster but I do not have a precise measurement. The 3g / 4g pump quickly the battery, same use as "flashlight" via the flash application that goes well.
The game (no heavy game) or not wifi gun battery too quickly.

The telephone calls do not flinguent quickly the battery either.

Sorry, I do not have a more accurate measurement, me what interested me above all was the play time: p.
I hold therefore: good reading autonomy given the size and the size of the battery (8 to 9 am sure with brightness 70%). Talk hallucinating before. It must be possible to easily hold a week before (not even put out) provided that they remain in 2G and not to look at the screen. By phone call Autonomy seems to be good.

Negative points
_Applications Google balls breezes. google video, google music, google books ..... etc etc All with the obligation to syncro a google account to use them. Impractical applications moult paying incentives to consume and flicage systematic. Soulant. But hey do not worry: they are removable without problems xD.
_Devoir Connect with a Google account to download the same free android apps via "google store."
_The Annoying habit of default settings of such EVERYTHING sync with your google account (more or less obligatory account) and run brothels without asking. Luckily you can disable just about everything, but for a newcomer is frankly breeze burne.

So in summary the big thing annoying: this implementation of Google everywhere. A system we would have liked to how linux without spy and a little more open. (Well, at this point it is still 10 times better than at apple but it tends to go to the wrong ...)

_Other Negative, autonomy.
Yes, I stored in the same positive and very positive compared to 95% of other phones (old and new generation), but frankly seen as the thickness of it was enough to peddle 500 mAh + and bring the battery to 2500 or 3000 instead of only 2000.
Which would have a "studious" operation (play as + 2g) two full days (8h-18h), instead of a day and a small morning now paying attention.
Y is fed up with those who do not hold as 2 days. (Even if this use only 2G in such rate of one call per day should easily hold 3 or 4 days)
Comparison anyway since everyone knows with iphone 5s in the same year (2013 motorcycle g date and 4G is the same with the 4G + a SD Slot) iphone 5s originally sold 4 times more expensive, which has an almost equivalent battery (400 mAh less bcp but smaller screen resolution and much less good and comfortable reading any), the motorcycle g 4g want twice as long for the same tasks.

_Ergonomie
the so thick enough to just a battery of 2000 mAh. But it is a mold release in 2013 so this is "normal".

_Packaging:
No headset is average but for the price ok.
No protective film, there it is downright petty as it costs nothing while this is handy.
But also no charger! There is still the face of foutage. It must cost them 1 euro to max production ...
I did not get in the box a usb cable / tel to load the (fortunately I had a old charger) + the "manual" of use (which contains only stuff on the guarantee so we s' crazy).
Apparently following the cans (?!), Or you have the AC charger or the USB cable.

My wish:
The same screen, the same processor (but who exceeded crazy, it does more than the job well), the same storage (1GB RAM, 8GB ROM + SD slot), the same sound, the same thickness, the same connector the same photo and camera, the same price range (under 180 euros) BUT with a battery of 3000 mAh.

You can even increase the thickness and set me a battery of 4000 mAh (currently widely achievable), it would be downright foot. If you also add "sealed" wet / dry with 4000 Mah battery, I takes you 300 euros.

In short: thank you anyway Motorola, and go for to buy it for there are still ... This is probably the best quality / price ratio of smartphone outside China such as Huawei Honor 6 or elephone p3000s but they are larger.
It is even more valuable than the version 5 inch screen motorcycle g (largest screen definition but even so ... battery autonomy pourrav, no 4g or SD slot).

Edict of the 10 December:

Watch your purchases via seller "market place": you can not benefit from the recovery of € 30 Motorola.
But still valid purchase and seller ok for me.

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After much battery test, it is better and better over the refills. Example of the moment;
Currently on battery: 5 days 18h and 9 minutes
31% allocated to the screen, the 22 gsm before, 19 in idle phone, 16% in voice calls, 3% android system, android platform 2, 2 in "Call" 2% in camera / photo and 2% VLC (Mutimedia player)
and I still ... 20% battery.

Accuracy: 3G / 4G / WiFi / GPS off 95% of the time.
Phone never turn off (standby "normal" night without airplane mode).

Other precision:
The camera is of much better quality than what I thought. To compare to that of the iPhone 5s, autofocus motorcycle g 4g is much slower, forcing you and the subject not to move too close to target if otherwise unclear. But there is always the possibility of triggering manually (by pressing the screen and if necessary by sliding on it for the development of the desired location), which can often go faster that leaving do self auto focus.
Despite this perfectible autofocus, the details of the photos are more than enough: we do not see the difference for a normal user from the details of photos of the two devices. And in very low light (eg photo taken of a city lit at night), the G4 g is much better, in detail and in color.
G 4g The motorcycle is also doing so well in low light (for a smartphone that is), its flash is almost useless.
By cons, to photograph moving or do some macro (very close type photo flower, insect), because it will be bad autofocus still quite difficult. (Iphone 5s well above)

In short, always very satisfied with my G 4g.

Hot Cool Rank: 5/5
November 19
The solution to my problem. Rank: 5/5
February 12
Very handy 66 1 Rank: 4/5
February 19
Awesome 7 128 6 1065 Rank: 5/5
April 25
Good multifunction Rank: 4/5
February 10

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