Why Moto G stands out among the competition at Rs. 12,499

While many people were awaiting Moto G’s launch and were excited to finally heat the astonishing pricing details, I confronted a minority which felt that the Moto G wasn’t a good deal even at that price. In this post, I shall try to show you why I think that the Moto G is indeed an exceptional at an exceptional price.

Update: Flipkart listing is showing the 8 GB version as in stock right now. It is still the launch day. Grab the phone with the launch day freebies now!
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• Great Launch offers:
  Even at a price tag of Rs. 12,500, Moto G is coming with great launch offers which amount to over Rs. 2,000. Flipkart was offering Rs. 1,000 off on Clothing items (minimum purchase Rs. 1001) and Rs. 500 off on Ebooks (minimum purchase Rs. 501). Also, buying a switchable back cover along with the device costed Rs. 270 instead of the routine Rs. 900. All this is collectively worth Rs. 2,130. You are too late for this offer though, as this was offered to only those who purchased the phone on the first day of launch i.e. today, but the phone has already gone out of stock. But don’t get disheartened, Snapdeal has been offering even better launch offer. We shall keep you updated when the phone goes on sale there.
• Availability of accessories:Several Moto G accessories would be available pretty soon, making it easy for you to suit your phone as per your needs. There will be a hoard of back covers, flip covers, cases, earphones and other things to choose from.
• Upgradable to KitKat, Stock OS:Apart from Nexus 5, we have a very handful of devices which are running on the latest and greatest of the Android platform, the KitKat version. Even fewer of them are priced anywhere near the Rs. 12,500 mark. KitKat brings with it some additional features, a polished look and better memory management. Though not backed by any source, I’m pretty sure Moto G will get at least one more official Android update (and a bunch of unofficial ones) as Moto G runs a stock-ish version of Android, thus making it easy and less costly for the manufacturer to release an update.
  Moreover, as Motorola hasn’t added any skin over stock Android, it provides vanilla Android experience which is better than most UIs renowned manufacturers apply on their phone to make them distinguish their software.
• 2070 mAh Battery:In terms of mAh, this isn’t the biggest battery you will get in a phone at this budget. But thanks to Motorola’s software optimizations, Moto G can survive a full day of hard-core usage. Normal usage of the phone can get you through even two days without needing to find a wall charger. These claims have been confirmed by many personal as well as public reviews.
• Best for Advanced users:
  If rooting your Android phone is usual for you, you would probably love this phone even more. Given the huge interest it has generated among public, several developers will be working on the device providing awesome mods and custom roms (like Cyanogenmod, AOKP, Paranoid and others) for the Moto G. One can only dream of this when buying a device from a local manufacturer.
• 4.5 inch screen is perfect, for most:4.5 inch screen size is arguably the best size that exists for a smartphone. One can easily operate the phone single handedly, something that’s not possible on the 5 inch ones. Also, 720p resolution looks crisper on a 4.5 inch screen than  a 5 inch one.
• Water-resistant:Though not heavily advertised, Moto G is water-resistant i.e. you won’t have to worry while using your phone when it is raining outside. It won’t probably last if you submerge it into water for hours but an occasional spill in a bucket of water, or a jug of water spilling over it, shouldn’t damage the phone.
• It’s Motorola, Dude!Motorola is, for most, a better known and reputed brand than Micromax, Karbonn, Lava  and the likes. These local Indian manufacturers, and some chinese ones are the only ones which are offering phones with similar specs at this price tag. But then, you would be missing out on all the pros we’ve stated above.

If the above reasons seem enough, you can grab one for yourself right now (Moto G 8 GB is in stock, at the time of writing).

If you think I missed out on any crucial plus point of Moto G, let me know in the comments section