I thought I missed something when I saw the Moto G. But no. Google only put that out in Jan. I got a Jiayu G4 last Christmas. I didn't saw it coming.
It's a game changer in many ways. First, people have been buying phones (and other things) direct from China for years now. The US product lines are too bad, too expensive, or didn't fill the gap. So you have to pay a markup price for middlemen. But once crossing national border, guarantees don't hold any more. You have to pay more for some respectable middlemen.
For the Moto G, there is no 4G, single-band wifi, otherwise it's state-of-the-art - quad-core, 720p HD. I never want 4G. But to get a decent 4.5" phone without putting up a few hundred dollars up front, the carriers forced people to pay for 4G data, so they can complete the 4G network. I'm not a travelling salesman. When I'm commuting, 10Mbps is good enough for me, good enough for streaming a movie. Otherwise I have wifi. If you signup for AT&T internet, you can have all their wifi around the country for free. (The catch is that they aren't as good as cable yet.) I don't even want to get a smart phone for my wife but then texting will difficult for her.
For me it's a palm sized tablet, personal communicator, smart organizer, whatever.
For my boy, $179 for a handheld game device is a bargain. It's comparable to a nintendo but the graphics is a lot better on the Moto G and games are free or cost little. For my girl, she wanted a 3.5" phone to fit her pocket, but must be a smart phone for her to text. She settled for a cheap 4" phone because I told her any smaller screen will look bad.
Google don't want or need to compete with carriers and phone manufacturers for dollars. They are not strong armed by carriers. They can also make what they want themselves. One more Android sold means one more gmail and hangout user. And one more user of the many Play store apps serving ads.
Google don't want or need to compete with game hardware or software manufacturers. It's an open game platform.
It's a game changer in many ways. First, people have been buying phones (and other things) direct from China for years now. The US product lines are too bad, too expensive, or didn't fill the gap. So you have to pay a markup price for middlemen. But once crossing national border, guarantees don't hold any more. You have to pay more for some respectable middlemen.
For the Moto G, there is no 4G, single-band wifi, otherwise it's state-of-the-art - quad-core, 720p HD. I never want 4G. But to get a decent 4.5" phone without putting up a few hundred dollars up front, the carriers forced people to pay for 4G data, so they can complete the 4G network. I'm not a travelling salesman. When I'm commuting, 10Mbps is good enough for me, good enough for streaming a movie. Otherwise I have wifi. If you signup for AT&T internet, you can have all their wifi around the country for free. (The catch is that they aren't as good as cable yet.) I don't even want to get a smart phone for my wife but then texting will difficult for her.
For me it's a palm sized tablet, personal communicator, smart organizer, whatever.
For my boy, $179 for a handheld game device is a bargain. It's comparable to a nintendo but the graphics is a lot better on the Moto G and games are free or cost little. For my girl, she wanted a 3.5" phone to fit her pocket, but must be a smart phone for her to text. She settled for a cheap 4" phone because I told her any smaller screen will look bad.
Google don't want or need to compete with carriers and phone manufacturers for dollars. They are not strong armed by carriers. They can also make what they want themselves. One more Android sold means one more gmail and hangout user. And one more user of the many Play store apps serving ads.
Google don't want or need to compete with game hardware or software manufacturers. It's an open game platform.
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