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Posted 13 November 2013
Motorola Moto G for £129.95 (8GB) / £159.95 (16GB) from Phones4U
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About this deal
This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
The new Motorola Moto G is now available to order from Phones4U. They also include a white ‘back’ case exclusively. Seems like a smashing spec for the price.
Motorola Moto G owners will also get an additional 50 GB of storage on Google Drive for free for two years.
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***** PAYG *****
Motorola Moto G (8GB) is £119.95 plus £10 Top-Up.
Motorola Moto G (16GB) is £149.95 plus £10 Top-Up.
If purchased between 6th December and 13th December on pay as you go, you also get a free £5 Google Play voucher
PAYG link:
phones4u.co.uk/sho…y=2
***** PAYG UPGRADE *****
Phones4U are charging just £99.95 for a PAYG upgrade on Orange. The PAYG number needs to have been active for six months and in credit.
The O2 and T-Mobile PAYG upgrade price is £114.95.
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***** SIM FREE *****
SIM free availability is now live
Moto G (8GB) is £134.95 delivered
Moto G (16GB) is £159.95 delivered
SIM free link:
phones4u.co.uk/sho…y=2
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***** SPECIFICATIONS *****
- Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) [Upgradeable to Android 4.4 KitKat in January 2014]
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU [MSM8226]
- RAM: 1GB
- 4.5-inch display with 720 x 1280 resolution (329 PPI) with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 3
- 8 GB / 16GB internal storage [Two years 50 GB storage free on Google Drive]
- Dimensions: 129.9 mm x 65.9 mm x 6.0-11.6 mm (curve)
- Weight: 143 grams
- Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, 2070 mAh
- Rear camera: 5 MP at 4:3 and 3.8 MP at 16:9 (user-configurable)
- Front camera: 1.3 MP
- LED flash
- Video: 720p HD video (front and rear)
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth® Technology: Version 4.0
- Location services: GPS, GLONASS
Please note: this handset comes with a USB cable but not an AC adapter.
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***** FURTHER DETAILS *****
Video of the Motorola Moto G:
youtube.com/wat…OjE
Product link:
motorola.com/us/…tml
Press release link:
phones4u.co.uk/med…ow/
Cashback (thanks rpope):
- Quidco £6.50
- Topcashback £6.56
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***** REVIEWS / HANDS-ON *****
androidcommunity.com/mot…13/
reviews.cnet.co.uk/mob…72/
gizmodo.co.uk/201…rs/
theguardian.com/tec…135
pcadvisor.co.uk/rev…ew/
pcpro.co.uk/blo…ok/
recombu.com/mob…tml
slashgear.com/mot…25/
techradar.com/rev…iew
telegraph.co.uk/tec…tml
trustedreviews.com/mot…iew
wired.co.uk/new…-on
could be locked to network you purchase on...
- LOH1153
Except for iPhones (which locks to the first SIM inserted) and some Blackberries (some Blackberries are SIM free and some are not depending on model) and Network Branded phones, phones at Phones4U (like Carphone Warehouse) are NEVER locked. The phones are purchased directly from the manufacturer SIM free. They make their margin from the networks.
- tpol
EDIT:
Just to add, when I tried to buy this from the Phones4U, instore, the guy tried all my various different network SIMs for the same handset. Also,except iPhones, no other phone locks to the first SIM inserted. iPhone does by using Apple's servers; no other manufacturer uses their servers to activate and keep lock status of the phone in the same way as Apple. Nokia sometimes does use an activation process by connecting to it's servers but it is nowhere near as sophisticated as Apple's process.
- tpol
Motorola Moto G owners will also get an additional 50 GB of storage on Google Drive for free for two years.
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***** PAYG *****
Motorola Moto G (8GB) is £119.95 plus £10 Top-Up.
Motorola Moto G (16GB) is £149.95 plus £10 Top-Up.
If purchased between 6th December and 13th December on pay as you go, you also get a free £5 Google Play voucher
PAYG link:
phones4u.co.uk/sho…y=2
***** PAYG UPGRADE *****
Phones4U are charging just £99.95 for a PAYG upgrade on Orange. The PAYG number needs to have been active for six months and in credit.
The O2 and T-Mobile PAYG upgrade price is £114.95.
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***** SIM FREE *****
SIM free availability is now live
Moto G (8GB) is £134.95 delivered
Moto G (16GB) is £159.95 delivered
SIM free link:
phones4u.co.uk/sho…y=2
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***** SPECIFICATIONS *****
- Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) [Upgradeable to Android 4.4 KitKat in January 2014]
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU [MSM8226]
- RAM: 1GB
- 4.5-inch display with 720 x 1280 resolution (329 PPI) with scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass 3
- 8 GB / 16GB internal storage [Two years 50 GB storage free on Google Drive]
- Dimensions: 129.9 mm x 65.9 mm x 6.0-11.6 mm (curve)
- Weight: 143 grams
- Battery: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, 2070 mAh
- Rear camera: 5 MP at 4:3 and 3.8 MP at 16:9 (user-configurable)
- Front camera: 1.3 MP
- LED flash
- Video: 720p HD video (front and rear)
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth® Technology: Version 4.0
- Location services: GPS, GLONASS
Please note: this handset comes with a USB cable but not an AC adapter.
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***** FURTHER DETAILS *****
Video of the Motorola Moto G:
youtube.com/wat…OjE
Product link:
motorola.com/us/…tml
Press release link:
phones4u.co.uk/med…ow/
Cashback (thanks rpope):
- Quidco £6.50
- Topcashback £6.56
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***** REVIEWS / HANDS-ON *****
androidcommunity.com/mot…13/
reviews.cnet.co.uk/mob…72/
gizmodo.co.uk/201…rs/
theguardian.com/tec…135
pcadvisor.co.uk/rev…ew/
pcpro.co.uk/blo…ok/
recombu.com/mob…tml
slashgear.com/mot…25/
techradar.com/rev…iew
telegraph.co.uk/tec…tml
trustedreviews.com/mot…iew
wired.co.uk/new…-on
could be locked to network you purchase on...
- LOH1153
Except for iPhones (which locks to the first SIM inserted) and some Blackberries (some Blackberries are SIM free and some are not depending on model) and Network Branded phones, phones at Phones4U (like Carphone Warehouse) are NEVER locked. The phones are purchased directly from the manufacturer SIM free. They make their margin from the networks.
- tpol
EDIT:
Just to add, when I tried to buy this from the Phones4U, instore, the guy tried all my various different network SIMs for the same handset. Also,except iPhones, no other phone locks to the first SIM inserted. iPhone does by using Apple's servers; no other manufacturer uses their servers to activate and keep lock status of the phone in the same way as Apple. Nokia sometimes does use an activation process by connecting to it's servers but it is nowhere near as sophisticated as Apple's process.
- tpol
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1. Greedy - they know you can't add more so they charge you 30 quid extra for 16GB version. 8GB SD card would cost a fiver tops.
2. Max 16GB not that wonderful in this day and age easy fill it up. Much better 32 or 64GB card.
3. Slower access, also of course "No signal = no stuff!"
4. They can nose about in your stuff on the cloud but not on your SD card.
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (android 4.4 update to come by January 2014)
4.5" 1280x720 screen (326 ppi)
Gorilla glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 S4 MSM8226 quad core 1.2ghz cortex a7 cpu
Adreno 305 Gpu
8GB storage
1GB ram
5MP rear camera, records 720p video
1.3MP front camera
LED flash
FM Radio
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP
Wifi (802.11a/b/g/n)
HSDPA+ modem
1950/2070mah battery
Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Correct PAYG link: phones4u.co.uk/sho…281
The price is £129.99 btw not £134.95. I think they changed the price at last minute to compete with o2 who are selling it for £129.99.
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TechRadar says it is micro SIM.
the phones from Tesco run on a TESCO rom, which if like all other android phones locked to a network rom, when updates come out from motorola, tesco will then add their brand to it before it gets sent out to the tesco phones.
the time between a motorola update and a tesco update can take between weeks or months.
unlocking your phone so that you can use another sim does not effect your Rom, your phone will still remain tesco branded.
you can flash a RETAIL rom to your TESCO phone which would mean that all future updates will come to you from Moto and not Tesco anymore. whether you keep your phone as tesco or retail, updates do not wipe your phone. Flashing a RETAIL rom would mean it would behave as if it was bought from p4u/simfree and not tesco. keep in mind, even after installing the RETAIL rom, you will still need a sim unlock to use on other netwroks.
heres a link to flash retail over tesco modaco.com/top…om/
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Apple charge £80 for 16GB of space.
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Can't order PAYG upgrade phones on Phones4U website unlike Carphone Warehouse. You'll have to go instore to get the upgrade price.
Just enter your IMEI and personal details here and they'll reveal what you've won. All I won is a stupid 25% off accessories.
£ 5.25 Topcashback....
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Slightly worse spec all round and half the ram.
Still considering the Nexus 4 never dropped below about £170 new what would you expect from something for about 2/3 the price.
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Though it doesn't show up searching on their website Google can find it
May be best to wait until it is up properly but I wanted to get my order in today as it's the last day of my Prime free trial!
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It certainly makes the 5C in particular look ludicrously overpriced. There's over £300 difference in price!
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Sometimes it pays to read following posts. You would have seen that we discussed it's possibly the game and the fact that it's a dual sim version that might be taking up more space than usual and also that the 3.9gb was not an estimate from me but it came from a reviewer on YouTube who clearly shows 3.9gb on the phone so CALM DOWN.
You MAD BRO ???
Go try to get one from Samsung, Iphone or any other phone with 8Gb variant
you will pay more than 100 squids
So, basically in a kidnap situation? To be honest, I think they'll take your phone off you then.
Any reasonable person would include visiting the family within the definition of a hostage situation. Although I can see an argument that it shouldn't be because it's worse!
Haparrently they are getting the 16GBs at the end of the month. I also checked the free space, it reported at 5.52GB free and I was the first person to switch it on so it has nothing extra on it. No-one mentioned the free white back that comes with it though ...
Still debating whether to go for this or the Razr I, I'm leaning towards this especially at under a ton.
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They do not want to see the sim or your old phone, all they asked for was my old number which they punched into their computer. What checks their computer made I have no idea sorry. The only reason they saw my sim was when I realised it would have to be cut down to micro size which they did for me. I have heard that people have borrowed an active pay as you go sim & that has worked for them even when registered under a different name as the phone they receive is unlocked... So give it a go, the shop people are very helpful especially if you are paying in cash.
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Yes the bootloader can be unlocked very easily, Follow the instructions here:
motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app…e-a
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There are no custom ROMS e.g. Cyanogenmod for this device yet, but I'd expect to see some very soon.
Yes my device is SIM-FREE, it was bought with an orange SIM and it works fine with a GiffGaff (O2) one.
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camera: don't get me wrong, its good enough, better than other budget phones, but it;s still lacking.
screen: resolution, brightness etc are really good, but its tall, like an iphone 5. my orange monte carlo which is 4.3" is actually wider, plus you do lose a little to the soft keys. however i;d still have bought it advertised as 4.3"
bezel around phone: tiny gap i can see getting filled with dirt, mine already has little bits in that i cant easily remove.
rear cover: fingerprint magnet
side buttons: stick out a bit too far and they are a bit unrefined. Could have done with tapered edges just to avoid them getting caught on things in your pocket
Things I like which I werent expecting:
camera LED: many budget phones omit this, but theres one on this phone. It's very bright and served well with a torch app last night on my way home.
rear cover: although its a fingerprint magnet, the texture is nice and offers a nice level of friction. Theres a depression around the M logo which is also handy as you can sit your finger in it while holding to help grip it a bit better.
battery: it's now been 24 hours since last charged, I have 20% left. This includes a good bit of usage on facebook etc last night on 3G, plus a fair bit of camera usage, and 5 mins of the LED being used as a torch. Really good I think!
for the money it's amazing.
This was a downgrade for me, coming from a iPhone 5S onto this one (5S wasn't worth the cash so sold) so I initially believed there would be a huge drop in performance and quality.
The camera is fine, again, not up there with the big boys but it's decent enough to take a good looking picture.
The speed of the phone between switching apps and loading times is good, although I can't comment on the larger apps/games as I'm fairly sure this phone won't perform too well with them.
The Moto G is a really good phone. The specs aren't up there with the big hitters (HTC One, 5S, S4) but it's a very good phone with a top quality screen resolution, great speakers and of course the absurdly low price.
Of course you'll struggle to play the bigger phone games or running massive applications, however if you're an occasional internet browser, social networker or candy crusher, like myself, you'll find this phone absolutely perfect.
I've owned all the iPhones, an S3 and a nexus 4 and if I had to compare the Moto G (performance wise) to one of those, it'd sit somewhere between the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S3.
Hope this helps any potential buyers.
& Thanks to the OP for showing me this deal.
Some pictures I took not that I'm any good with a camera
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Think it's more than good enough for keeping crap like Facebook and Twitter updated.
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Look at this its fantastic seems to be on wifi but should easily get 4 hours on 3g at least...
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This and a Playstation 4 for the price of an iphone oO
Please remind me how much the phone is again?????
You can download a free widget from the Play Store called Notification Light Widget, released by Motorola, to fix it. In fact, it allows you to toggle the notification LED on or off. And it works.
Except that the phone was charged during the day for what, about an extra 40% battery??
Can't call that a full days use when it's been charged midday...