Late last month, Motorola unveiled the Moto G 2015 alongside the Moto X Play and Moto X Style. While most of the attention was towards the Moto X devices, the Moto G 2015 also turned heads for being a budget-minded but still very capable smartphone.
The Moto G 2015, which has been confirmed by Motorola to soon be released in the United States through Virgin Mobile and U.S. Cellular, is a mid-level handset with impressive specifications. Customers can also acquire the smartphone directly from Motorola and through retail outlets Amazon and Best Buy, with the price of the device starting at $179.99.
The smartphone is an upgrade to the model of the Moto G that was released by Motorola last year. For customers that are thinking of upgrading from the Moto G 2014 to the Moto G 2015, or for those that just simply want to see how much better the third-generation device is compared to the second-generation model here is a comparison of the two smartphones.
Display
The Moto G 2015 packs a 5-inch display with 1,280 x 720 pixel resolution at 294 pixels per inch, which is similar to the screen of the Moto G 2014. There is not much of an upgrade in this aspect.
Processor
The Moto G 2015 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor that clocks in at 1.4GHz and is supported by either 1GB of RAM or 2GB of RAM, representing a slight but significant upgrade to the Moto G 2014. The second-generation device packs a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor that clocks in at 1.2 GHz and is supported by 1GB of RAM.
Storage Capacity
The Moto G 2015 comes with internal storage options of wither 8GB and 16GB, with the option to add up to 32GB through a microSD card slot. This is more storage compared to the Moto G 2014, which only comes with an internal storage option of 8GB but also with a microSD card slot for up to 32GB more memory.
Camera
The Moto G 2015 features a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera, while the Moto G 2014 has an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera.
Battery
The Moto G 2015 boasts of a 2,470 mAh battery, which will make the device last much longer compared to the Moto G 2014, which has a 2,070 mAh battery.
Operating System
The Moto G 2015 ships with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, while the Moto G 2014 has Android 4.4.4 KitKat pre-installed.
The Moto G 2015 presents improvements in some aspects, more significant in certain ones, but it maintains that $179.99 starting price of its predecessor. At that price, the smartphone is definitely a highly-recommended device.
