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I can provide some insight from the Indian market over here. I had been on the lookout for the launch of Moto G since Motorola announced it last year. Last month, I purchased the 16 GB model for INR 13,999 (USD 233 at the moment). The price is very convenient for anyone and there aren't any phones which match the hardware specifications of this one.

For those who are used to Motorola's customizations in their phone, you will be missing them because the phone is stock android. The update for KitKat is already out and many people I know have already updated their phones. Till now I have not noticed any issues with the phone and it works very well. I am sure Android developers can make good use of the phone.

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> For those who are used to Motorola's customizations in their phone, you will be missing them because the phone is stock android.

That's a selling point for me, at least from my experience using Samsung phones. Some of the add-ons are nice, but the balance seems to result in a fairly sluggish phone.

I think that comment is referring to Motorola's excellent additions that you can find on the Moto X, like Active Display, Touchless Control and Moto Assist.

These really are genuine enhancements rather than bloatware, and they're engineered to use minimal power (using the Xs low-power co-processors and LED screen).

However, for the asking price the G is a great device.

Can't really generalize that but yes, the customizations can result in sluggishness at times.

> The price is very convenient for anyone and there aren't any phones which match the hardware specifications of this one.

If you don't mind a (very) slightly slower processor, you can get any one of numerous models from various Chinese manufacturers with dual SIM, expandable storage, removable battery, etc. in the same price range.

Yes, you can get those features but being a Motorola user for a few years, I have never seen quality hardware when it comes to Chinese manufacturers. I might be comparing two very different segments but the entire point of buying from a specific brand boils down to the support and quality received.

Also needed to add that the Indian version is a dual sim model.

Whoops! Forgot to mention that.

Thanks.

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