I settled on the Moto G 2015 16GB, 2GB RAM version from Fl* rt. Ordering the Moto G was a snap, and in less than a week I had my Moto G in hand.
SHINY EXTERIOR( or not really):
The Moto G 2015 sports a 5” gorilla glass screen at a 1280 x 720 resolution for a 294 PPI. This is quite low compared to other phones out there, but the Moto G is also 60% or 75% of their price( Looking at good brands, not Chinese craps!). Furthermore, higher resolutions require more powerful chips to run and suck up more power. Part of the reason I went with the Moto G over waiting Nexus 5X is because the Nexus 5X have even higher PPI than the Nexus 5 resulting in likely worse battery life. I can tell the difference between the Moto G and the Nexus 5 screens if I look real hard, but it doesn’t bother me. Screen to body ratio, or how much of the face is screen vs non-screen is 67% . Edge to edge screen this phone is not.
Now the back is way different from my Nexus 5 in that it’s textured and easy to grip unlike the smooth backing of the Nexus 5. Still plastic, but I don’t see a problem with that at all. The texture however is likely to accumulate all kinds of gunk and dust, so I’m putting mine in a case as soon as it arrives. The backing comes off revealing a micro SIM and MicroSD ports. You can order additional different color backings directly from Motorola to customize your phone and change the colors based on whatever you feel like.
The phone’s backing is curved with the audio port on the top. The top of the phone also curves down making audio port buttons like the not viable.
Power button is on the right above the volume up and down. Speaker( unknown if mono or stereo at this time) and microphone are front facing with respectable sound. Front facing with along with a 5 MP at f/2.2. The back camera is a 13 MP at f/2.0 with dual flash.
Weight is fairly average in real life. There is no notification light. So the ability to glance at your phone and see whether an email, text message, Facebook post, Instagram post or anything you’ve assigned an LED light color is flashing is now gone. In its place, the screen will now selectively turn on a small portion of the screen with the icon of the application when a notification comes in. Not as useful by far, but still better than nothing.
