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Originally Posted by afv011
Moto are doing it right. The Moto G, at just $180, strikes all the right points: good screen (720p), good performance (quad-core A7), good battery life (full day with up to 6 hours of screen time), no bloatware with a next to pure Android experience and timely updates, as shown on the Moto X. I would say Moto will have a hit with the G. Breaking in into the top tier is very difficult, so Moto have gone for the mid tier where, although margins are much tighter, the growth expectation is that much greater and, once they get traction there, they can try to break the top tier with a power phone.
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In the Motorola press releases they claim 500 million people will buy sub-$200 smartphones in 2014. That's a huge market and the Moto G is the first good Android phone to cater to it.
I also think the Moto X is on the right track. I hope to pick one up in the next few weeks. It was a mistake to not have the latest specs though. Not due to any lack of performance or functionality, just due to the fact that it took a beating from a perception standpoint.