So i use my moto g 2nd gen as my dayly driver, but i now have bought a second hand moto g 4g 2nd gen, as the moto g 4g has a bigger battery, i was wondering, is it possible to upgrade the moto g 2nd gens battery to a bigger one? i know that if i take the foam out it will probably fit inside, but would the charger circuit be able to handle it? because the moto g 2nd gen and the moto g 4g 2nd gen are quite similar..
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Hello guys, after reading a few threads about the Moto G 2014 touchscreen issue (malfunctioning, lack of responve, etc) as reported here I was wondering if it is a Moto G 2014 only problem or a general issue due to hardware construction and design of moto's.
I had the problem with my Moto G 2014 DTV 16gb Dual edition. I was running with the mobile placed in my shorts with screen facing my skin (so the sweat would probably get into the device, but I completely forget about that possibility, blame on me). After a 35 minutes running the screen got non responsive and went black with the device still running, receiving notifications and calls...
As anyone can see Moto G 2014 was designed with two silver big "dashes" onscreen (one at earphone and one at mic zone) and this design is used in all new moto lining, but Maxx. So Moto X 2014, Moto G 2014 and Moto E, any version of 'em. But Moto G (old), Moto X (old) and Moto Maxx still have a flat screen with no details on it. Are the silver details a problem? Are they a breach for dirty, water and etc?
I have purchased Moto G 2014 only four days ago and in my location I have 7 days to return it for free for a new one or money back. After 7 days I will have to use the warranty system. Instead of return and get another Moto G 2014, which would probably fall onto the same problem , I was wondering if you guys could advise me on if its better to get another model/brand. Thank you all!
The main reasons for purchasing G 2014 relied on dual chip, sdcard and big screen.
Moto G is water resistant, so a little sweat shouldn't be a problem.
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The ''silver dashes'' are the two external stereo speakers
And no, a little sweat wouldn't affect the screen. Ive seen youtube videos of moto g fully submerged in water and being sprayed on with a water hose , yet the phone was responsive as ever.
I think it was a one-time only issue ( I hope) . Never had such problems with my set
I Owned The First Gen Moto X, And It Was Amazing. It Was A Personal Best For Me, Unfortunately My Moto X First Gen Got Stolen And Now I'm Debating To Either Purchase Another Moto X Or A Moto G 2014. I Really Don't Know Which One To Get. The Moto X 2013 Clearly Has Better Specs, With An 4.7 Inch (Tiny) AMOLED 720 x 1080 Display, 2 GB Of Ram A Better And Faster GPU and CPU, 4G LTE And A Bigger Battery. The Moto G (2014) On The Other Hand Has A 5 Inch (Average) IPS LCD 720 x 1080 Display Which Is Larger But Not As Good As The Moto X. Basically What I'm Asking Is Can You Notice A Huge Difference In Performance And Quality Between The Two Devices? (For Everyday Use).
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I Owned The First Gen Moto X, And It Was Amazing. It Was A Personal Best For Me, Unfortunately My Moto X First Gen Got Stolen And Now I'm Debating To Either Purchase Another Moto X Or A Moto G 2014. I Really Don't Know Which One To Get. The Moto X 2013 Clearly Has Better Specs, With An 4.7 Inch (Tiny) AMOLED 720 x 1080 Display, 2 GB Of Ram A Better And Faster GPU and CPU, 4G LTE And A Bigger Battery. The Moto G (2014) On The Other Hand Has A 5 Inch (Average) IPS LCD 720 x 1080 Display Which Is Larger But Not As Good As The Moto X. Basically What I'm Asking Is Can You Notice A Huge Difference In Performance And Quality Between The Two Devices? (For Everyday Use).
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Always go for higher specs ... I suggest you to choose moto x only because after using a device with higher spec's probably you will feel some kind of hiccups or lag or what so ever in the moto g , as you know moto g second generation comes with only 1gb ram so probably you will notice difficulty in multitasking. I am not saying that moto g second generation is a bad device it is a pretty awesome device for its price tag... And if you want to choose a device with 5 inch screen display and if you don't care about any slight hiccups and not better but good multitasking then you can go for moto g ...
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I Owned The First Gen Moto X, And It Was Amazing. It Was A Personal Best For Me, Unfortunately My Moto X First Gen Got Stolen And Now I'm Debating To Either Purchase Another Moto X Or A Moto G 2014. I Really Don't Know Which One To Get. The Moto X 2013 Clearly Has Better Specs, With An 4.7 Inch (Tiny) AMOLED 720 x 1080 Display, 2 GB Of Ram A Better And Faster GPU and CPU, 4G LTE And A Bigger Battery. The Moto G (2014) On The Other Hand Has A 5 Inch (Average) IPS LCD 720 x 1080 Display Which Is Larger But Not As Good As The Moto X. Basically What I'm Asking Is Can You Notice A Huge Difference In Performance And Quality Between The Two Devices? (For Everyday Use).
motoinspri said:
I Owned The First Gen Moto X, And It Was Amazing. It Was A Personal Best For Me, Unfortunately My Moto X First Gen Got Stolen And Now I'm Debating To Either Purchase Another Moto X Or A Moto G 2014. I Really Don't Know Which One To Get. The Moto X 2013 Clearly Has Better Specs, With An 4.7 Inch (Tiny) AMOLED 720 x 1080 Display, 2 GB Of Ram A Better And Faster GPU and CPU, 4G LTE And A Bigger Battery. The Moto G (2014) On The Other Hand Has A 5 Inch (Average) IPS LCD 720 x 1080 Display Which Is Larger But Not As Good As The Moto X. Basically What I'm Asking Is Can You Notice A Huge Difference In Performance And Quality Between The Two Devices? (For Everyday Use).
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Greetings dude, for a while I owned both moto x 2013 and moto g 2014, at that moment both running Lollipop 5.0.2, honestly for a normal and everyday use the moto g it's enough, however, depending on how many and what type apps you use frecuently, the moto x have a much better capability to manage it, due to his 2 Gb of RAM, and it shows. The Moto X always have a fantastic smooth touch, but the Moto G 2014 it's very capable to manage the every day use and have a very good screen that it's more confortable for web browsing and multimedia consumpsion, (Isn't better but comfortable), and have a microSD slot.
In hand the Moto X give a better feeling, seems and feels more firm and better builded.
In use, the diferences are not huge but are appreciable. Remember, some apps of "everyday use" can be a very "RAMeaters"
I prefer the Moto X, for me it's really better device, the only thing I miss are that 5" screen.
I hope I could help to clarify your doubts
I suggest you get moto x.
even though moto g runs pretty good, the high resolution screen coupled with the low ram and cpu gives a feeling of general sluggishness as compared to the x
I got a Moto G 1st gen for a week for testing, and even thou it has a quadcord 1.2Ghz vs. Moto x dual core 1.7 I must say I like the Moto X a lot more for several reasons:
The camera quality of the Moto G 1st Gen with 5mp is just a joke, you cant really use any of the pictures, so if you want to take some pictures, forget the 1st Gen series.
The 2nd gen Moto Ghas 8MP (moto x 2013 10MP) so thats better already
The Moto G 2nd Gen (without 4G and dual sim) doesnt have any LTE, so the Moto X is better for that, too.
Also the G 2nd Gen has a bigger screen, Im a fan of smaller screens, so my vote goes for the X 2013 there, too
And the big difference is the RAM, 1gb vs. 2gb, for daily use I must say I really can feel the difference. Like when playing Ingress and then switching to gmail, opening some magazine apps etc. on the Moto X I can still return to Ingress without starting the app from scratch again, with the Moto G it really needs to boot up the app from scratch again-->huge downside in my opinion.
But the G has a notification led, I like that more than active display...
I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
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I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
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Supposedly the camera is the same from the nexus 6 without OIS. I faced your same decision and will be ordering my moto x today. I decided to go with the X again (just cracked the screen last week, still usable though). I thought about the nexus 6 since its on sale but its just too big. So back to the moto x or moto G 3rd gen. The main appeal of the moto g for me was water resistance and cheap price, SD slot was nice but if I got a 32GB X it wouldn't matter. So I am going for the moto x because its just been so rock solid. It feels great in the hand and I appreciate the premium feel. The 5.1.0 update has removed any little lag it had on the first 5.0 so performance is great.
My only issue with the moto x was that I had a 16GB ATT version, I also would have liked it to have a white back. Now I get to have it in a white back and 32GB for only $350. Im sold. I thought about waiting for the new moto x 2015 but I want to try it in the hand first, I can see myself easily going another year on a moto x. If the screen never cracked I would not have been looking for a new phone, the motorola software is something I use daily.
Good luck on your decision.
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I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
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Between the two, I would pick the Moto G. Just get the 16 gig with 2 gig ram and you basically have the same phone for less money. Plus you can customize it on Moto maker now and you get a sd card slot.
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Nope, the third gen G doesn't have stereo speakers. And I hope you do realize you'll be dealing with a mid-range device, performance compared to the N6 and X14 cannot be compared.
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I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
Thanks
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The G has a newer camera (IMX214 vs 135 in the X), a brighter aperture (f2.0 vs 2.25), color balancing flash, and a microSD, so definitely get the G if you care about the camera. It's also waterproof and has better battery life than the mediocre battery in the X. Avoid it if you want the nicer build, display or faster processor. The G will also likely get Android M first, as last year's G got 5.0 long before the X OG, though to be fair the OG X was underpowered.
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I recently bought a Moto X 2014 despite knowing of the new one coming up.
I love amoled displays, and especially for ambient features of the moto x. Mono speaker is a bit disappointing, but it sounds good for only having one. I've used the Nexus 6 and loved it, but it could be a bit cumbersome at times. Most recently I used a SGS6, but grew tired of how limited it was in terms of ROMs among other things.
The Moto X 2014 is about $299 (16GB) USD as of now new, so you'd be saving $100 as well. Everyone has their own tastes, but Amoled (and smaller) display + the current price makes it a steal to me. I've also fallen in love with the Moto software as of late.
Hope this helps!
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Morning all, I have some boot animations which I really love from the Moto G 2nd gen which I would love to use on this phone. Is there any easy way of doing it? Or whichever way to do it? All help appreciated