Last year Motorola released the Moto G with impressive specs at a very low price point and it was subsequently released in India as well.

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Moto G went on to become one of the best selling devices for the company. This month, Motorola announced the second generation Moto G or Moto G with few enhancements over the previous version and with a slightly lesser price. The new Moto G comes with a 5inch HD display and is powered by Snapdragon Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM.

Motorola has improved the camera on Moto G to 8MP from the 5MP on first generation. The new device also supports microSD card which was missing in the first generation. It also runs the latest version of Android 4. New Moto G [2nd Generation] Unboxing and First Impressions. In the design aspect, Motorola has followed the same design of the first gen Moto G and also has the same quality and fit and finish.

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It is available in white and black colors, but users can always buy additional colorful back covers to enhance the looks. While the device keeps the same overall look as the first gen model, there are a few notable differences, the major change with respect to design is the dual speakers above and below that p HD display.

The power and volume keys are on the right side and they have a chrome finish. On the rear panel, you have the 8MP camera unit along with flash and the Motorola logo. The display size has been increased from 4. The viewing angles are pretty decent and so is the sunlight readability.

But all in all, the original Moto G has better display. The Moto G runs the latest version of Android 4. Performance has never been an issue on the first gen Moto G and the same goes with new Moto G. Motorola has added useful tools like Moto Migrate, Moto Assist and also Moto Alert.

Motorola has also promised that this device will be getting the Android L update when it is released by Google.

Under the hood there is the 1. There was no lag or issues and it did deliver snappy performance even when running high graphic rich games like Asphalt 8 Airborne. With 5 inch display, the device is pretty good of gaming as well although we would have ideally expected a full HD display. Since the phone comes with dual SIM, there is dedicated options for managing the SIM cards.

You can choose between the two cards and make them default for calls, 3G Data and also messaging.

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The phone comes with 16GB internal storage which is expandable to 32GB via microSD card. While you can move certain apps to SD card, it cannot be moved completely due to restriction from Android KitKat.

The phone also has dual front facing speakers. The camera on the device is 8MP shooter with a LED flash which is a major upgrade from the 5MP shooter on the original Moto G. Camera is probably the best upgrade for this device and it performs really well. There is also a 2MP front camera for video calls and selfies. The interface of the camera has not changed and still sports the same basic features which is kind of disappointing as there is very little control on the camera settings.

But having said that the 8MP shooter is capable of great photos. It performs really well in bright light and with objects up close, which results in clearer and crisper images.

The camera does produce great shots for a phone in this price point. There is a still an issue with focusing objects which is annoying at times. The phone can record videos in P which is same as that of original Moto G. The video quality is again pretty decent. Moto G comes with the same mAh battery found on the original Moto G. Battery life will definitely vary depending on your settings and also signal strength, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, screen brightness etc.

Moto G will get you through a day of normal usage with calls, a bit of gaming, videos and music and browsing.

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With bigger display and same capacity, the battery life is slightly on the lower side compared to original Moto G. Motorola should have increased the battery capacity considering the bigger display which will consume more juice.

Priced at Rs for the 16GB variant, Motorola has reduced the pricing of the phone even with the upgrades to display, camera and also inclusion of microSD card slot. But having said that things have changed since the first generation Moto G was launched last year, now we have various devices in the same or lower price point offering better specs like the ones from Xiaomi and ASUS.

I wrote a review on Moto G 2nd Generation, and rated it 7. Can anyone tell me how can make a video call on moto g 2nd gen. No option for video calling in this phone…plz reply.

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