Move over Tecno. Motorola has announced the Moto G – a $179 smartphone with amazing specs and the lack of a contract. We’ll go straight to the specs.

At 4.5 inches, the Moto G’s HD display has a resolution of 1280 x 720 giving it 329 pixels per inch(more than the iPhone 5S). It runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean(will be getting Android 4.4 soon)  and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. Internal storage options are 8GB and 16GB. There’s no memory card slot. Buyers of this device get 50GB free Google Drive storage for 2 years.

The Moto G boasts a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED Flash that takes pictures with an aspect ratio of 4:3 and 3.8 megapixels for pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9(you can choose between them).  Slow motion video, burst mode, auto HDR, panorama and Tap to Focus are features of the rear camera. The front camera stands at 1.3 megapixel. Video capture on both cameras is up to 720p HD at 30fps. Video playback is at 30 fps.

Motorola Highlights features of the Moto G in this video.

 Connection options are WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a headset jack and  microUSB.  Internet speeds are up to 21 Mbps on HSPA+ networks.  Sorry, no 4G on this  device. For location, the Moto G uses GPS and  GLONASS.

Apart from this device running pure Android, Motorola has added  Motorola  Migrate – an app that lets you wirelessly transfer your  photos, videos, SIM  contacts and even your call and text history from  your old Android phone  to your new Moto G.

The Moto G’s 2070 mAh battery lasts 24 hours of mixed usage  according to  Motorola’s website. The smartphone comes in 7 different  colours and users  can buy flip and grip shells to protect the Moto G.

$179 is roughly N30,000. This price and spec sheet beats every Tecno phone we’ve seen this year. More importantly, you’ll be getting a phone made by Google and you’re sure of getting Android OS updates without hassles.

However, our friends at TechCabal have learnt that the Moto G will not be coming to Nigeria officially but will get to Ghana. We find this decision odd and we’re hoping our e-commerce friends will give us a good price when they eventually get it.

We’ll be looking at how this phone does in the Nigerian market. In the meantime, would you buy the Moto G at this price?

Source: Motorola

Images: TechCrunch

Tecno recently annoucned the Phantom A F7- the latest phone in its lineup of Android smartphones.

The Phantom A runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. External memory up to 32GB can be added via a microSD card.

On the design, Tecno says it got French designers to work on this particular phone although you’ll call it a Samsung Galaxy S3 if you didn’t know. Available in Black and White, the Phantom A is 9.1mm thin and looks like it packs a lot of weight. It also has a 5.0 TFT screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Note that it’s a TFT screen so it’s not going to be as bright as the AMOLED screens you see on Samsung’s phones.

Like all of the Tecno phones we’ve seen recently, the Phantom A F7 has dual sim cabapilities.

The smartphone packs an 8 megapixel front camera with flash, capable of shooting 30fps of video at 720p. It capture images at a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels. The front camera on the other hand is a disappointing 1.2 megapixel.

For connectivity, the Phantom A has WiFi, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth, a USB port and a 3.5mm earphone port.

The price  the Phantom A is currently around N34,000. For the specs, this phone packs, it’s a great price.

What do you think about the specs of the Phantom A? Can it be a bestseller like its predecessors, the Tecno N3 and Tecno N7? Please leave a comment.