Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen): Unboxing & Review

[@CarterDarter]

FINALLY A NON INDIAN VIDEO

[@CulturedIndian]

***** Salary is too low in India & unemployment is also increasing and we need some side business for better living.

[@lxXEricKXxl]

not just phone reviews, everything related with technology

[@CulturedIndian]

Erick Reyes Salary is too low in India & unemployment is also increasing and we need some side business for better living.

[@quackaL0o9]

What's wrong with Indians, I mean they're good reviewer.

[@CarterDarter]

Earl Portillo Nothing wrong with them, just hard to understand some things.

[@dom]

dat sensor doe. Always great stuff from you, Mike!

[@DetroitBORG]

Thanks Dom! And yea, at least this isn't a White Moto X ;)

[@needforspeed9895]

Yep, that's why I didn't get the white version (and because white phones tend to get dirty)

[@xrealx369]

Rodrigo Ramirez they both get dirty, but its just more visible on the white one :)

[@mehulmistry97]

Trolling Blade no i have both moto g 2nd gen in white and black the black one looks great because it gives us a feeling of high end phones which it doesnt gives on white piece.............

[@xrealx369]

Mehul Mistry u dont get what i said back there, do u?

[@GeekyNerdDad]

Only Mike can get me exited about a budget phone!! Great video my man, as usual.

[@DetroitBORG]

Thanks so much Larry, too kind! :)

[@ryan22jc]

This video is so clear Mike!!! The colours are phenomenal! Brilliant!

[@sexyman8112]

Dude, you deserve more subscribers, great work man! Keep it up,

[@coffeeabuse]

By the way, Mike, my Moto G 2nd Gen - which arrived directly from Motorola today - has a black body and arrived with a white charger and matching non-detachable white cord.

[@rahulghadi2244]

Reminds me of my childhood using 11r now came a long way

[@DustinC55]

Just want to say I love how descriptive you are! It helps and I always like to see your reviews. Keep up great work!

[@Notlawliet02]

One of my favorite phones. Reminds me of the good old days..

[@philturinsky27]

You probably do the best reviews! I like how in depth you go into the phone around m settings and features! I hate when I'm trying to find a review and the videos are all 5 to 8 minutes long and it's basically a review of the phones hardware! I want to see settings how it preforms opening apps how it performs while your using it! Great work! Plus your a Michigan man! I'm from garden city! Keep up the great work!

[@DetroitBORG]

Phillip Turinsky Thanks Phillip, I appreciate that. This is why the channel was born, I wanted more than I was getting on KZbin at the time and I figured others did as well so I gave it a shot :)

[@philturinsky27]

Well you do awesome work brother! Thanks again!!!!

[@RSfandude]

Holy shit best phone i ever bought, sold my useless and expensive iphone 5s for this and a lot of more stuff.

[@hasheenmenuka4529]

It's 5th of February 2024 I actually heard "Moves like jagger" song on the radio just a few minutes ago and suddenly came this to my mind.. This was my first ever smartphone, I was over the moon at the time I got this as a gift from my mother.. This phone + Google play music could stole my heart... I feel very sorry about kids these days who are born with smartphones on their hands all the time.. And smart phones have gone too far by now but seeing these make my love for those old phones more than the newer ones..❤🥺

[@Nalesh50]

My grandpa gifted me this phone when I was ten now he passed away and I still have that phone for some memories.

[@smrtfne75]

Hi, Mike- Do you happen to know if either this phone or the Moto X allow screen mirroring to a smart tv? And, also, are either phones compatible for downloading the VUDU App from Google Play store? Thx! Jeff

[@johnsaelee6657]

When he said "okay google", my phone responded and went to google XD

[@GALuigi]

I just got this phone for Christmas! I must say, it's truly an amazing phone!

[@rushpatriot2866]

Is it?

[@wonderthegoat]

Boomer

[@wasimking1]

I had this phone in 2014 now 10 years in 2024 I can surely say it was one of the best phone I ever had, now I own iPhone 14 but it can’t match G2

[@chrono_ninja]

3:52 551 Gigs. Portable hard-drive much.

[@treysmith9600]

5.51 5gb

[@treysmith9600]

***** stop hatin cuh

[@antonioilinovic2101]

"you can also record video, you can pause the recording, resume recording" That must be some new technology hahahaha

[@jonniesharpy]

3:50 - Total space 551GB? There's definitely a decimal point in there. I'd pop an annotation there for those not too savvy on storage amounts.

[@mikecartwrightbeach]

GREAT fast paced yet comprehensive review.

[@roosky203]

When you said OK google, my google now came up on my moto g, lol

[@AugustoLugo1983]

Thanks Mike for another wonderful review, for the money, it is a home run , I was blown away by the video you took with the phone, it looked very nice. Thanks again for posting the video.

[@ankitverma3703]

My first smartphone❤ 2016

[@Linkinpork989]

551 gbs, lol guess I'll never need to put a micro SD in anyways :P

[@DetroitBORG]

LOL, I must have missed that one big time.

[@jordankitching892]

***** yea BIG time XD

[@borisnovak19]

Great review Mike, You really covered all the main stuff that everyone needs to know. Awesome job!

[@Tuffadandem]

Excellent review. Thanks a lot for taking the time to do this. I think I'll get this phone.

[@ParthAggarwal]

Can you please do a video on a bamboo white 2014 Moto X ?

[@DetroitBORG]

I'd love to...but I already have this black one. I'm not a fan of the white bezel on the Moto X, although that would have made a good video too.

[@Jing0oo]

Does the new Moto X review and unboxing will be coming soon? And I thought it wasn't teuw stereo, because the upper speaker was just for phone calls, so it only has on speaker used for the other studf at the bottom.

[@lazaros23]

Mike u do the best revious, only u really help people with their decisions, keep it up!

[@shakerCh]

very nice device for that price tag, very impressed! and as always nice video mike!

[@ShahlanSaleem]

Mike is the best tech reviewer in KZbin!!!

[@momo.ru-kun]

How is the battery life compared to the previous Moto G 4G?

[@billykaravasileiou]

Love your reviews! Extensive and informative! Great work!

[@peterbrinck]

Thanks for this review! The best review of Moto G2 I've seen

[@a7madbadrmido]

This is the best review i have ever seen .

[@iPoDToUcHzZoNFiRe]

When you said ok Google you launched Google now on my phone. Lol

[@ryanmartinage]

Just thought I'd give my impressions on this phone. My LG G2 suddenly started restarting itself constantly and I wasn't up for an upgrade so I needed something until next June. Picked up the Moto G 2nd gen from Best Buy. Here are my impressions: This phone will handle a few screens with various weather, Google Keep, and assorted widgets. The phone works fine with these multiple screens. In addition, I've installed all the major social networking apps, media players like youtube & netflix, Quickoffice, banking apps, etc. It works just fine with these apps. One quirk I did find that when hitting the home button and if you only have one home screen, it tries to jump to a phantom second screen. This lag issue went away when I added a second screen for my widgets. All in all, I'm very happy for the phone I got with the money I paid. It will handle all my work duties, driving uber, and social media just fine. It's not a super high end phone but it WILL do all the basics we've become accustomed to readily and without complaint.

[@8dailydestination863]

Amazing stuff from you as always Mike!

[@hamzairfan2003]

Mike you do excellent unboxings.Keep it up

[@varunpatalay6480]

Very detailed mike!!! Great work all time!!

[@DetroitBORG]

Thank You!

[@jaredsmith5177]

I have a question when I got my phone which is the Motorola g 1st generation, I opened the box and the phone was there but on the bottom of the phone inside of the back case there was a white tab and I pulled it but I was wondering what it was for??

[@romanboss5616]

Your reviews are the best!!

[@OrlandoGarcia0322]

On 7:32, You said that you couldn't use the Ok google voice command on the Home Screen. I just wanted to inform you that you can simply load the Google app and go to the setting, while look through the setting you should be able to find it. But other than that great review!!!

[@arinjohari5969]

Thanks Mike you finally uploaded this video

[@HDDcam73]

Hi there, I just purchased one of these phones and in the box it had a wall charger with detachable USB cable plus a set of ear bud type ear phones, so maybe they spec them slightly different for different countries? I'm from NZ.

[@SingaporePlanespotting]

Excellent video again! Been watching all your videos. But can you review the ace 3? I know is late and there's a ace 4. I will appreciate it alot! Thanks!

[@shohanurrahman8719]

Like always, great video man! I'm considering buying it because of you!

[@universaltrainsstudio8534]

i might be getting this phone in christmas, i am definatly getting it i don't really know yet, it might be before. i can't wait:-)

[@ko554433]

You have an ability for good reviews and a good taste in music (since you liked one of my favorite Metallica songs in this review) Keep up the good work!

[@qaz92]

clear and best review ....seen many reviewing but this is perfect for me

[@miguelcarbajalavila4579]

Great review Mike, can wait to see your Moto X review.

[@DetroitBORG]

Miguel Carbajal Thank You, working on that as we speak :)

[@Matthew-yr7cs]

Hey mike,your video quality is bright and your review is awesome.But can you start reviewing other brands like xiaomi,huawei?

[@lukalr9569]

Amazing review Mike.

[@randombeautythingss]

Thanks for the review! Do you know where I can buy the Dual SIM one if I am in the US?

[@hahahahahahhaist]

That follow me feature is sick

[@mhartzzz07]

Hey, *****! Amazing review as always! Can't wait for the Note 4!

[@KoopaKing9]

lol detroit borg keeping that screen cover on hahha

[@wizard1265]

Really helpful review Mike! I have the Moto G (1st Gen.) but the (2nd Gen.) looks better, i may get it. Keep up the good work!

[@stevenquijas3467]

Does it at least get HSPA+? I saw that Michael's phone has the logo for it.

[@Arilem34]

Hi, is the phone has a bluetooth and nfc settings ? :D

[@JacobHillSBD]

Bluetooth yes, NFC no.

[@preettavadia7461]

I'm thinking of buying this phone but is there any way u can click a classic iphone like camera button instead of simply clicking the screen

[@universaltrainsstudio8534]

how do you change the default storage settings on marshmallow from phone storage to SD card?

[@ramblinrandal]

Thanks for the clear review. Not everybody needs, or can afford a $500+ phone.

[@coffeeabuse]

Very nicely done! Very informative and clear. Thank you.

[@philturinsky27]

Also I'm excited to see your don't xperia z3 review and your moto x 2014 review! I'm debating between the z3 the moto x and the nexus 6 when it comes! So I'm waiting for that nexus 6 to do drop and then I'll make my decision, of course after I watch your review!

[@DetroitBORG]

Phillip Turinsky I have so much to review, it's insane. The Note 4 is also somewhere in the pipeline for me, depends on when I can get one.

[@RusticKey]

***** Note Edge, Z3 compact, Nexus 6, HTC Volantis (Nexus 9?), and an Ara phone, if the two latter gets released soon.

[@RoughhEnd]

Nexus 6.

[@keibee1297]

hey mike i have a question what kind of phone youre using?

[@banditMV33]

the moto x feature to launch google using "OK google" from any screen or the lock screen is now available on the g.

[@kevinhsu7735]

Nice review, good job!

[@smokiedroid]

Thanks to your amazing reviewi am picking one up as my work phone. Keep up the great work.

[@oldaccount7298]

Awesome review dude ( as always ), keep up the good work, I might actually get this one because it has everything I need and it is a great phone if it gets lollipop

[@EricTheKing]

It gets lollipop

[@grapiken7766]

Does it have a removable battery? If not, I'm not interested

[@Jhihmoac]

You probably can't get this generation model from Motorola anymore, but possibly from Amazon (provided supplies last)...That said, I've had mine through three different Android OS versions (K,L,M), and if you're thinking about upgrading to the latter (M), and you opt for the "adoptable storage" (Internal / SD as 1) feature, it is MOST important to use a high speed SD card (80MBps or better), otherwise you WILL have all kinds of operating problems (i.e. slow app behavior, app sputtering, premature app shut-downs, re-boots, and overheating)...I made the mistake of going on with the adoptable option with a slow card warning and had the aforementioned problems, in addition to the SD card rendered useless after only a month...Might I suggest any one of the SanDisk Ultra Plus cards? I plugged one in, did a factory reset, and have had no problems since...

[@josealopez23]

How good is the front camera ? For self picture

[@nigel643]

Please come back soon I want a good review of the iPhone 6

[@MrAchilles121]

im really new to smartphones and since im tight on budget im looking for a good phone without spending too much. i have done little research and came up with few names but dont know which one to choose . HTC one mini, motorola 2nd gen 2014 and sony xperia m2. now which one of these is the winner? or if u have any better choice i would appreciate it thanks

[@CianKav]

Moto g is better than all them the screen on the m2 is awful....

[@badjujuR6]

I made the switch from iOS to Android this year (2015), and I am glad I did..... But when I had started to look at phones I noticed two things, 1) They were a little spendy, and 2) they felt like they were very complicated. One of the nice things about iOS is it's simplicity, but that is also its biggest draw back..... So while I was doing research and watching videos on different phones I found this phone. The Moto G 2nd gen. It was literally perfect, not overly complicated, but not tied down like an iPhone..... So knowing I needed a SIM card, I went to my carrier to get a SIM card which they just gave me. they added all my account info to it and made it active. Once the Moto G 2nd gen arrived from Amazon ($159.99 shipped) I installed the SIM card, powered up the phone and let it do it's thing. Then I used an app called "Smart Switch" to transfere all my contacts, videos, pics, and non iTunes music over to my new Moto G from my iPhone. The whole process took about an hour. Now, let me tell you, this Moto G may be a "budget" phone, but it kicks the iPhone in the teeth! And now my wife, she too has seen the light and ditched her iPhone for this phone. I bought the black version, she bought the white version. If anyone out there is thinking about making the switch from iOS and Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy line or the Note 3/4, HTC's, or LG phones seem too expensive or overly complicated or intimidating, or just seem like they are just too much and you will never use all the phones capability, just buy this phone from Amazon, and do what I did. I LOVE THIS PHONE!

[@monstercookiez11]

Great video, keep it up!

[@sentralent1850]

Mike, is this phone compatible with the Moto 360 watch? Thank you in advance.

[@DetroitBORG]

Yes it is! :)

[@BIG1TOWER]

The best budget phone on the market.... Thumbs up

[@e2eg]

I know you review a lot of phones but still, you've got to savor the peeling off of the plastic you can't just yank it off like that!

[@IonutBilica]

I love the notification led. Does anyone know if the new Moto X has one?

[@Minecraftizawsom]

Yea it does have one.

[@harryserrano1648]

It doesn't have one coz, it has active display...

[@IonutBilica]

That's what I was afraid of. I would have loved to have both

[@heyitshunter98]

It does actually (hidden behind the earpiece). However, you would need to root it to activate it.

[@jc-bk8kz]

Does it have a good front camera?

[@Matthew-yr7cs]

Moto G 2nd gen or Moto E 2nd gen?I cant decide!I love Moto g but the two stereo speaker looks disturbing...Moto E got lollipop update but the camera and screen is bad...

[@hectormeneses9930]

Great video, I'm thinking on buying a Moto G for my next phone.

[@arnavkhanna8662]

I live in India. Do you get earphones in the box in India or there too u have to get your own?

[@IWSxACE]

What are your thoughts about the nexus 6 (Motorola Shamu )??

[@DetroitBORG]

Exciting for sure.

[@ItsJustJake2601]

Seems like a great phone, I'm thinking of getting it come Christmas, but is there anything that beats it in this price, or slightly higher? Was initially considering iPhone 5c, but the price is just too much for what it is.

[@ItsJustJake2601]

Update 2015: Had the Moto for a few weeks, until it began randomly losing signal. Needless to say I returned it, and bought an LG G3 S. It's a similar price and works perfectly

[@misterosc]

I have the black one, and mine came just with a white USB cable no power brick but it has dual sim, also in black the sensors under the speaker are well hidden

[@universaltrainsstudio8534]

I still have this phone in 2017!

[@haledil34]

Hi I just got my moto g 2nd gen white. When I use the phone in night I can see screen light from the sides of the phone. Do you see that too or not. Plz respond

[@chippie025]

love that garden in the video...

[@The313dash]

Nice review Mike. I might consider buying this phone even without LTE.

[@Kingroundhere316]

This is a slick little device. Def worth the money.

[@naterod1719]

Just ordered a global gsm model as that's all that was in stock, I steer clear of t mobile which may be a problematic being that it's not LTE. I have the current moto g and love it. Personally though the increase screen size is right up my alley. Perfect phone for me, plus getting a guaranteed update to android L is awesome.

[@RichDodger1]

So it has 3g? I would also probably think the bottom speaker is a home button since it sticks out so much

[@JackReadsALot]

Nice video Mike But are YA gonna do any more Apple videos?! Plz let me know!

[@MattHalpain]

your yard is beautiful in the fall

[@bennettroncoli7284]

Can u find the new rumor iPad gold back?

[@nachoag8678]

The slo-mo mode is 120 fps?

[@RGG800]

Hello Mike, You mentioned that the Second Gen Moto G will be upgradeable to Android L, do you think the first gen Moto G will also be capable of upgrading to Android L? (Eventhoug they have the same hardware, I'm still worried)

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

yeah, its mostly like the old moto g. I'm not mike but just wanted to help.

[@RGG800]

Thank you, How you doing with your chain of restaurant

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

Raúl Guzmán great makin kids fat since the 60's