The basic formula remains the same, but the changes are clear to see. It has a bigger 5-inch screen, improved cameras and front-mounted stereo speakers, but crucially it still costs less than £150 SIM-free.
All that means the Moto G 2 to take the mantle of best budget phone on the market, but is it really enough to make owners of the original 4.5-inch Moto G want to upgrade? That’s less clear.
The imminent step up to Android 5.0 Lollipop should make it even slicker, though.