Moto G is Already On Sale in the United Kingdom

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By Jane McEntegart
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Looks like the UK is among the first to get the new Moto G.

On Wednesday, Motorola announced the Moto G, a mid-range smartphone with a price that's hard to beat. While the value of the phone is in no way uncertain, the same cannot be said for Motorola's decision to launch plans. The company said on Wednesday that Brazil and 'select parts of Europe' would get the phone right away, while Canada would get it later this month, and the United States would have to wait until January. The good news is that the UK is among the first to get the phone.

According to GSMArena, Phones 4U has the phone up for pre-order online and says they'll have the phone in brick and mortar stores from November 15, which is this coming Friday. Clove and Unlocked Mobiles have also opened up pre-orders. As we've come to expect, the phone isn't quite as cheap in the UK as it is in the United States or Canada, though it is still a fairly good value. The 8 GB model, which costs $179 in the US and Canada, is priced at £135 on Phones 4U. Customers can expect to pay £159 for the 16 GB model. Clove has the phone priced at £156 and £186 for the 8 GB and 16 GB models, respectively, while Unlocked Mobiles is charging £160 for the 8 GB and £177 for the 16 GB.

The Moto G packs Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU and 1 GB of RAM as well as a 4.5-inch 720p display (329 ppi), 5-megapixel camera in the back, a 1.3-megapixel lens up front, 2070 mAh battery and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Motorola, a Google-owned company, is promising an upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat in January. 

 

In line with the Moto X and its customization options, the Moto G is also a highly customizable phone. Motorola is offering numerous snap on covers that customers can use to jazz up their phone. Unlike the Moto X, it seems customers won't have the ability to customize the color of the phone ahead of its manufacture, so the covers are something you'll have to buy separately after you get your phone.

For more:

Motorola Announces the $179 Moto G

Moto G Video Hands-on

Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Moto G: Off-contract Android Heaven

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7 Comments Comment from the forums
  • pacomac
    Unfortunately the UK doesn't want inferior phones! Being first here in nothing to get excited about.
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  • outlw6669
    @ pacomac
    Not sure what your point is; this is a solid phone at a great price.
    If only the rest of us where so lucky as the UK.
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  • Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer
    I was just debating about whether I should switch to a pay-as-you-go plan when this phone was announced and my mind was basically made up for me. Knowing that you can get an honestly decent (if not perfect) Android phone for that price takes a lot of my uncertainty away.
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  • nafhan
    Not great for gaming... (Adreno 305), but it should be a decent phone for most other smartphone usage (especially once it's got Android 4.4).

    Even though I generally prefer Android and it's ecosystem over WP, I've been referring people looking for a low cost handset to the Lumia 52x line. I'm going to start pointing them towards the Moto G, now. Very cool, and exactly what the Android lineup needed.
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  • Parrdacc
    Debating between the Moto X and this one. According to other sites the Moto G will not have LTE and the battery is less then the Moto X even though it does have a quad core. Plus Motorola does say on their website that the Moto X will get the new Kit Kat upgrade in January, which is the time the US will get the G. Moto G is slightly more expensive, but carrier free, that is something. I just do not know.
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  • icemunk
    The Moto G benchmarks seem to be putting it in similar territory of the Galaxy S3 for speeds.
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  • gggplaya
    Tons of data plans here in the U.S. for unlimited talk/text/web for under $50 a month. If you live in and stay mostly in the suburbs and cities, these plans are perfect. $180 for a phone means you'll be saving tons of money after the first 2-3 months over a traditional plan.
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