Moto G 2nd Gen Specific model is the US GSM Black 8gb. I purchased this for my wife here on Amazon. We use AT&T and I wanted to replace my wife’s aging iPhone4 off contract. This is the best phone for the price I found. I charged the phone, inserted her AT&T sim card from her iphone4, inserted the 16gb micro sd card(can use up to 32gb), and everything worked flawlessly.
Pros
lovely 5" screen, quick and responsive touch, perfect size screen, Gorilla Glass! micro-usb charging(common), stock Android Kit Kat, upgradeable to Android L when released, MicroSD card slot, front stereo speakers, great call quality, great reception, price, unlocked(great for travel), no contract! Blutooth and Wifi work fine. No issues connecting to our home network and my wifes work wifi.
Cons
No 4GLTE, Non Removable battery, No included headset/ear buds, LIMITED accessories so far(cases)
Build Quality Nothing to complain about. Perfect weight, feels solid, very tight, does NOT feel flimsy. The back phone cover is easily swappable. The black color is a deep matte black. Not slippery hard plastic, but a more rubberized feel.
Battery life is very good. Not stellar, but easily lasts a complete day for my wife who is a average smartphone user. I just wish the battery was replaceable to increase longevity of the phone.
This phone is perfect for the non-power user, average user, someone new to android, or is replacing their phone off contract. The specs are slightly above average for a phone in this price category! It is an amazing phone for under$200 off contract. 4G LTE would have been greatly appreciated, but it is not necessary because my wife’s iphone 4 never had it either(and she is almost always connected to wifi anyways).
I personally use the flagship LG G3 on AT&T(another AMAZING phone). so I set everything up for my wife(iphone4 user). I imported her contacts from her iphone which was simple after watching a few youtube videos on how to do it. Just search on youtube "iPhone to Android Contact list". The entire process after watching the video took 2 minutes lol. Of course this phone cannot compare to my LG G3, BUT, I was very impressed with this MotoG 2nd Gen.
Contents: Box, Manuals, phone, and charging cable with plug. It is a wall plug with long microusb cable attached to the plug itself. Basically the wall plug adapter and the microusb cable cannot be separated. It is built as one single unit.
If you live in the UNITED STATES, buy the US GSM version. The Global version will work fine. BUT the US GSM version is better suited for US cellular signals. I can confirm this phone works perfectly with AT&T and should work perfectly with T-mobile.
I would order this phone again in a heartbeat for my wife. She loves it. I hope this review helps!
Minor Update
This phone continues to impress me. The screen is very bright and the colors are vivid and punchy. The screen resolution is more than adequate, it is very similar to the iphone 4 retina display. If you look closely, you can barely see pixels. Don’t worry, the screen is very sharp and small text can be read with ease.
After playing with the phone for over 12 hours, installing apps, configuring the phone, browsing the web, facebook, spotify, etc. I still show 30% battery remaining from a full charge this morning! This was an intensive day of usage setting everything up. I easily downloaded 20+ apps, and probably 100 songs on spotify.
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Do not be concerned about the lack of "dual sim". Unless you are a frequent traveler going overseas this is not an important feature. Dual sim is used so that when traveling, you can buy a foreign sim card and insert it into your phone without needing to remove your primary sim card(hence, dual sim). With this single sim US GSM model, just remove your sim and swap it out for the foreign sim card, no big deal. Just don’t lose your primary sim card lol.