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what's going on guys long hear from Android authority and Motorola has been killing it for the last couple of years with their entry-level and budget friendly smartphones so today we're taking a look at their latest this is your quick look and hands-on of the Moto G 2015 at first glance the new Moto G has a lot in common with a design of its predecessors the shape is virtually unchanged with the sloping rounded back and the two speaker grilles on the front and then all the buttons and ports are in their usual places like 3.5 Miller headphone jack up top microUSB port on the bottom and the buttons on the sides however the back of the smartphone features a slightly different design with a strip of plastic coming down from the camera lens to a dimple in the phone's back Motorola has also upped its game when it comes to build quality and it feels a lot sturdier in the hands as a result the Moto G is now ipx7 rated for water resistance which means that it can withstand immersion in water for up to one meter for 30 minutes the Moto G pretty much retains the same form factor from last year's model and has also kept the 5-inch display size the display resolution remains unchanged at 720p but this is an acceptable compromise given the handsets low price point the display may not compete with full HD or q HD but 720p still provides a reasonably sharp experience especially for a budget device camera technology has seen an improvement though the smartphone now boasts a 13 megapixel rear shooter with F 2.0 aperture and it's actually the same camera as the Nexus 6 and alongside that there's a five megapixel front-facing camera which provides a significant resolution improvement for both the main and front cameras compared to the eight megapixel and two megapixel sensors from last year's model the paper specifications for the rear camera actually compares quite favorably with higher-end handsets like the newly announced oneplus 2 and will help keep motorola at the head of the pack at this price point other hardware components include an ever so slightly larger non-removable 24 70 milliamp hour battery and there's still dual sim compatibility with support for 4G download speeds up to a hundred and 50 megabytes in terms of storage the Moto G will be available with either 8 or 16 gigabytes of flash memory which also determines the amount of RAM that comes with the phone powering the Moto G is a Snapdragon 410 processor which is a bigger upgrade to the Snapdragon 400 that powered last generations Moto G then the name might suggest the GPU has also been switched out for an Adreno 306 which should provide a minor boost to gaming performance the Moto G still features a single gigabyte of RAM in the 8 gigabyte model but this is bumped up to 2 gigabytes if you opt for the 16 gigabyte version while 2 gigabytes would have been better across the board the choice is what allows Motorola to keep the price point low now in my short time with the Moto G I didn't notice any stutter or lag while scrolling through the interface and it's running a nearly stock version of Android with android 5.1.1 lollipop and you do get a lot of Motorola's features like the camera twist to open up the camera app from a sleep state and the Chop motion that turns on the camera flash Motorola is playing a fast global release for the Moto G the smartphone will go on sale in countries across the world as early as tomorrow including the UK US and India with stock available through a selection of local retailers and motor rolls online Moto maker store color options include the standard black and white and the back is also removable so you can swap it out with any other colour of your choice and because it's available on Moto maker now you can actually customize it just like you can with the Moto X so you have a lot more choices when it comes to customizing the Moto G now just as with previous Moto G handsets price is a hugely important factor and the a gigabyte Moto G will launch with a retail price of 170 9.99 while the 16 gigabyte model will cost around 220 dollars but this has been your quick look and hands-on of the new Moto G keep it tuned here to Android Authority for more and give this video a thumbs up if you did enjoy it and also subscribe down below if you haven't already and don't forget to check out the website as well for more in-depth coverage and Jory calm because we are your source for all things Android