Yeah, especially to countries that, you know, share a border with the US! I can understand not wanting to ship overseas right away, but to exclude Canada from the GPe program? Shipping is virtually free, and we use the same cellular bands for pete's sake.
What's worse is that Motorola won't even let you buy a phone via their website, due to their stupid "exclusivity deals" with Telus (Moto G) and Rogers (Moto X). FFS, you can't get either if you're on Bell! (Okay, you can buy them outright from either company and then unlock them since all three use basically the same cell bands, but it's still a lot of extra hoops to jump through.)
Standard off-contract G might even be better here. Same price, has latest version of Android and a pretty low-key skin already, Moto replaced that stock camera UI that folks complain about, and hey, who doesn't want an FM radio?
One more thing to note is that the Moto G doesn't run the Google Experience launcher, that's still exclusive to the Nexus 5.
Note also that like other Nexus devices (and anything else running stock KitKat), installing the 'com.google.android.launcher' stub APK is all you need to do to switch to the new launcher.
Motorola since being acquired by Google are really making some amazing handsets. With the US carriers looking to move away from subsidies, the handset cost is going to be a lot more visible to the general population that it was before and I think Motorola should have a slam dunk with the Moto G bringing great features at a low MSRP.
The one think that holds me back, and I find myself saying it to friends and family is "if it only had LTE." I truly hope Moto addresses LTE at the <$200 price point with a G 2. Also, an upgrade to A53 cores would make for a great next gen of this phone later this year. GPe is just icing on the cake although I'm in agreement with others that the stock moto experience may be preferable. With that said, other GPe devices (S4, One) have had roms available to flash between so it seems the choice is up to the consumer which is the right way to do it.
Motorola mobile phones are known for their innovative design and high level of performance. They have become really hot these days with its astounding features which bowl over the mobile users completely.
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plupien79 - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Crap... there needs to be a VZW version of this phone for PagePlus users.Quiem - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Nope, if you are Verizon user you get what you deserve.aktariel - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
...great coverage?anandreader106 - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
...wildly inflated cost of service for great coverage?pixelstuff - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
Proprietary U.S. only CMDA technology at wildly inflated costs, but great coverage?austin835 - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
And let me guess? ATT users? the same ones who pay double the price for slower coverage that cant be found unless living under the tower?themossie - Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - link
*grin* What he said. Of course, with PagePlus you're not paying wildly inflated costs... if you don't need much data :-)gregounech - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Wow, I hope google decides to ship non-Nexus Google Play devices to other regions soon, tired of seeing great announcements being US onlyphoenix_rizzen - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Yeah, especially to countries that, you know, share a border with the US! I can understand not wanting to ship overseas right away, but to exclude Canada from the GPe program? Shipping is virtually free, and we use the same cellular bands for pete's sake.What's worse is that Motorola won't even let you buy a phone via their website, due to their stupid "exclusivity deals" with Telus (Moto G) and Rogers (Moto X). FFS, you can't get either if you're on Bell! (Okay, you can buy them outright from either company and then unlock them since all three use basically the same cell bands, but it's still a lot of extra hoops to jump through.)
twotwotwo - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Standard off-contract G might even be better here. Same price, has latest version of Android and a pretty low-key skin already, Moto replaced that stock camera UI that folks complain about, and hey, who doesn't want an FM radio?anandreader106 - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
+1 on the FM radio!I use TuneIn Radio Pro when I take public transportation and a FM radio could save me a ton of data usage.
dexterkarthik - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Will it work on GSM bands in India?r3loaded - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
India's GSM/UMTS bands are identical to Europe's so yes. LTE is a whole different matter though...psuedonymous - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Note also that like other Nexus devices (and anything else running stock KitKat), installing the 'com.google.android.launcher' stub APK is all you need to do to switch to the new launcher.
blzd - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
Only available to those who could already buy this directly from Motorola for the exact same price. Let's expand that market a little bit now Google.coachingjoy - Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - link
G is one great product. It's cores are clocked correctly so it doesn't throttle down. Know it's maxed out on memory just wish it could take 2GB.Rocket321 - Friday, January 17, 2014 - link
Motorola since being acquired by Google are really making some amazing handsets. With the US carriers looking to move away from subsidies, the handset cost is going to be a lot more visible to the general population that it was before and I think Motorola should have a slam dunk with the Moto G bringing great features at a low MSRP.The one think that holds me back, and I find myself saying it to friends and family is "if it only had LTE." I truly hope Moto addresses LTE at the <$200 price point with a G 2. Also, an upgrade to A53 cores would make for a great next gen of this phone later this year. GPe is just icing on the cake although I'm in agreement with others that the stock moto experience may be preferable. With that said, other GPe devices (S4, One) have had roms available to flash between so it seems the choice is up to the consumer which is the right way to do it.
Davidjan - Sunday, January 19, 2014 - link
Great edition, love it. Will use Meenova MicroSD reader to expand storage: http://goo.gl/2iJ6gfhockey - Sunday, February 9, 2014 - link
Motorola mobile phones are known for their innovative design and high level of performance. They have become really hot these days with its astounding features which bowl over the mobile users completely.