Why the Moto X Pure Edition is the most giftable smartphone of 2015

In the spirit of holiday commercialism, let us remind you of our holiday shopping guide. Okay, also that we’ve been out two weeks since Black Friday and that we are another two from Christmas. Whether or not you view that glass as half-full or half-empty, if you do have a mobile tech shopping list you feel like riddling with check marks, you still have time to grab a smartphone for one of your best first degrees of separation.Yep, that’s what I call friends & family.So, why ...

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Motorola Moto G 2015 review: wallet-friendly and water-resistant

Motorola calls it the “Moto G (3rd generation).” We call it the “Moto G 2015.” Some people call it the “Moto G3″ … but that’s confusing. Whatever you call it, the newest iteration of Motorola’s best-selling smartphone is more fully featured than ever before, and its affordable price tag has barely seen a bump. The Moto G is the product that redefined what an affordable smartphone could be, and ...

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Moto G 2015 vs Moto G 2014 (Video)

The Moto G is about to get replaced … by the Moto G. As we saw during our initial hands-on earlier this week, the 2015 model brings a few hardware bumps and much more customizability to Motorola’s best-selling smartphone of all time, and it packs some serious software improvements as well. While we’ll have complete impressions in next week’s full review, first let’s take a look at what’s changed between last year’s Moto G and this year’s. You may be surprised at where the new phone ...

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Can the new Moto G survive in the world it helped create?

Two years ago, the original Moto G redefined the concept of the affordable smartphone. In a world where even midrange devices commanded $300-$400 unlocked, Motorola’s game-changer debuted at just $179. It brought much of the pocketability and visual appeal of the contemporaneous first-gen Moto X, and thanks to the pairing of near-stock software and a solid processor, it ran Android almost as smoothly as the day’s top-tier flagships. We called it “a surprising pleasure to use” in our full review, ultimately concluding that it was a

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Second-gen Moto G shows up in LTE form on Brazilian Motorola site

One of the omissions with the second-gen Moto G that we weren’t so happy about was LTE access. The device caps out at HSPA+ speeds and isn’t capable of accessing the best networks US carriers have to offer, which made it an even worse buy for some than last year’s LTE Moto G model (first-gen). Now, it looks as though the second-gen Moto G may be getting the same treatment, considering the fact that Motorola’s Brazilian site seemingly leaked information about a 2014 Moto G LTE variant.According to the specifications that were briefly live on the website, two things ...

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