Smartphones are expensive. Apple’s iPhone 6 and Samsung’s Galaxy S6cost $650 and $580, respectively, when unsubsidized. And that’s without a monthly data plan.
But you don’t have to shell out hundreds of dollars to get a great unlocked handset. Take Motorola’s third-generation Moto G, for example.
Starting at $180, the Moto G boasts a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera, and 4G LTE network connectivity for fast Internet speeds. What’s more, you can even customize the Moto G’s colors to look the way you want.
Here’s why Motorola’s Moto G is the best budget smartphone on the planet.
Custom looks
With a starting price of $180, you can’t expect the Moto G to sport the kind of high-design aluminum and glass construction found on the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6. But this is no hideous, low-rent handset; the Moto G is actually fairly attractive.
Sure, it’s made of plastic, but it’s not too bulky. And despite its 5-inch screen, I found the phone extremely comfortable to hold. I could even use it with one hand, a novel concept in the age of supersized smartphones.
The Moto G’s design is also extremely simple: just two buttons, one for power and a volume rocker on the right side. As with Motorola’s other handsets, you mostly control the Moto G via its onscreen Android buttons. (To be honest, I prefer physical buttons. Call me old-fashioned, but I just like the way they feel.)
This is Motorola’s third-generation Moto G, but it’s the first version that you can customize using Motorola’s Moto Maker service, which lets you choose your Moto G’s paint job. You can pick from 10 colors for the handset’s back panel and accent piece, as well as a black or white front panel.
Oh, and did I mention that the Moto G is water-resistant? Yep, with an IPX7 durability rating, the Moto G can spend up to 30 minutes in 3 feet of water without calling it quits.
Excellent 5-inch display
The Moto G’s 5-inch screen is the perfect size for reading articles and watching movies, yet the handset is still small enough to fit in your pocket. No, the G doesn’t have a super-high-resolution screen with 400 quintillion pixels per square inch, but it does have a 720p display that looks fantastic.
I watched the trailer for the upcoming Deadpool movie on the Moto G, and though some of the darker scenes were a bit difficult to make out, the overall image quality was great.
The post is appeared on: Yahoo
