Buying a Micromax, Karbonn, Spice, Xolo, etc. is like investing in a share in stock market. Some are good, some are not, some go up, some go down, everything is a risk and full of surprises, some good, some bad.
Buying this Moto G is like investing in a Fixed Deposit. No special profits / bonus / features. But no negative surprises either. You will get what is promised; a sturdy, reliable handset.Some things I noticed after using it for over 1 month:
. Battery does take a longer time to charge
. Menu buttons are on screen so you will effectively get 4.7 to 4.8 inches of usable screen space(unless the application goes fullscreen eg. images, video, games)
. Although the online reviews say the phone does not lag, they say it after using it for 2-3 days. It does lag a little bit after I have installed some applications. But then I think most phones will lag after you have installed some applications.
. NO BLOATWARE(Hello, ’Micromad’, sorry, ’Micromax’ are you listening?)
. I think I believe in the policies / strategy / ideology of Motorola and hence I feel happy by using a Motorola phone which I don’t think can be said about Micromax.
. Motorola phones are well thought out and take user experience into account, which Micromad, sorry again, Micromax is trying so hard to ruin.
. After considering all the specification of the competing phones, I think I ended up paying around Rs.1000 premium on this phone. But I think its worth the satisfaction & peace of mind.
Edit 1: My touchscreen is giving problem in a particular spot after using for 8 months.