Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Released 2014, September
149g, 11mm thickness
Android 4.4.4, up to 6.0
8GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.0"
720x1280 pixels
8MP
720p
1GB RAM
Snapdragon 400
2070mAh
Li-Ion

Also known as Motorola Moto G XT1068, Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto G+1
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen.) with Digital TV

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA model
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, September
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2014, September

Body	Dimensions	141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm (5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
	Weight	149 g (5.26 oz)
	SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm² (~68.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 305

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	8 MP, AF, f/2.0
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR

Selfie camera	Single	2 MP, f/2.2
	Video

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Digital TV (DS DTV 16GB model only) - MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.264 player - Photo viewer/editor - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	White, Black
	Price	About 160 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 526 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 497 Basemark X: 3142
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 50h

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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous
sFk
10 Oct 2018

I have had this phone for over 3 years and it's still pretty great. Dropped it and broke the screen, put plastic wrap over it and it works just as well as it did in the beginning. It can't run intense games without getting warm, but for everything el...

Moto g2
HsG
22 Sep 2018

I am using this phone even today and it's working fine....just 1 GB makes HD gaming difficult and also less batter life.....but still working condition.

Roxy
xID
13 Sep 2018

I have this phone even now. The phone was usable when I purchased it but after android 6.0 firmware update it became slow and buggy, and after that it was very frustrating to use it as a daily driver. The problem was android 6.0 was never a sta...