In 2013 Motorola tried to regain a foothold in the European smartphone market and came up with the Moto G. It was later given a brother with 4G support and now the second generation is available.
The first Moto G stood out because of its combination of good specifications and friendly price tag. That line wants to continue the new Moto G LTE and has a 5 inch screen with HD resolution, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with four cores at 1.2 GHz, 8 megapixel camera, 1 GB of working memory and a memory card slot. There are also stereo speakers on the front.
Depending on your specific requirements, you have a fairly wide choice of smartphones for around 200 euros. Within the Android segment, for example, the LG Spirit 4G is an interesting option, but also the Honor 4X and HTC Desire 620 will do the consumer favor. For a device running on Windows, the Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE is worth considering.
What's with the device?
Like the other phones we're testing, the new Moto G LTE comes in a nice compact box. But actually, it might as well have been sent in a sturdy envelope, because apart from the phone, the box contains only a white microUSB cable, quick start guide and safety instructions booklet. A closer inspection of the text on the box will indeed reveal that the plug for the socket is available separately. Although almost everyone nowadays has one or more phone chargers and headphones in the house, Motorola is not making the best of it as far as we are concerned.
