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back in the lab again what's up guys Lew here back with another video and today I am excited to bring you the new Moto G from Motorola this was shown up yesterday for the first time and now we have the retail packaging right here on unbox therapy this is a very exciting device for a number of reasons but for me the biggest one is the package the overall value what you get for your money this retails for a hundred and seventy nine dollars unlocked so this device is actually ipx7 water-resistant that means it can withstand immersion in up to three feet of fresh water don't get salty on it for up to thirty minutes if you drop it in your toilet you're still good to go water damage kills a ton of phones it ain't gonna kill your new Moto G it is a five inch HD display so it's 1080p it's got Gorilla Glass for a little extra durability there got a new 13 megapixel camera on the back and a five megapixel front facing camera these are really interesting specs for this price point it's also got a relatively pure Android experience Motorola calls it pure Android there are some Motorola pre-installed functions though they are fairly lightweight and they don't really interfere with the overall OS so inside the box you're greeted with the device first it is LTE capable also that ipx7 that I mentioned before 2500 or just under 20 500 milliamp hour battery microSD expansion on the back is a new material just like here that does this make me a DJ and there are some instructions here for removing the back part of the case it's got this nice little dimple it's a design touch that motorola has been using for a while here you can see the dual tone flash which is going to help with color correction as we flip to the side a volume rocker very slender as well as a power slash lock switch which is a different texture this is really nice when you reach over on the side you just know immediately which one is which fairly familiar design headphone jack on the top this is also protected from the elements so you don't need to use a flap you know I'm not a big fan of flaps same thing goes for the bottom where you have your micro USB slot this one it's also for against moisture there we go very similar to the previous gen there's your forward facing camera up top M pulling off the back of the device you'll see there are a couple of rubber gaskets these protect the susceptible areas of the device the micro SD card slot as well as SIM tray this is the 8 gigabyte model of the device but who cares when you have that affordable microSD expansion let's check out the other items inside the box motorola charge brick a little bit of paperwork that's about it new little intro screen here very nice one of the best things about various motorola products that have released recently is that they have a very close to stock Android experience this means two things you're going to use Android as it was intended to be used but also you're going to get updates faster than devices from manufacturers that put really heavy-duty skins on there now the only alteration that happens is this Motorola specific icon here you can have it gauge how you use the device on its own do so automatically by adding places and activities and the settings that you might want on the phone given those set activities you can also have it react to motion for example there is a chopped twice feature which enables the flashlight oh I'll just be here for a while and then also twist for capture simply by twisting your hand like that you can enable the camera really quickly ready set Oh booyah now notifications is another thing that Motorola has done well on this device in previous ones where you can simply look at your display tap it and see your notifications without having to turn on the whole screen which can drain some of your battery life now this screen is 1080p yes there are quad HD displays out there however not usually in the $179 range at this screen size 1080p is really fine now the next big question is the camera and as I said before it has been improved it's now a 13 megapixel shooter on the back snap a few here it's pretty quick front facing camera looks pretty high quality too so it'll do 1080p video at 30fps no 4k but again how dare you complain the device is 179 oh wow that's like some kind of a inception situation there there's me there's me again there's me recording me and me recording me again alright so the package looks pretty compelling at this point 179 bucks which really puts it in a class that's much different than the flagships that are out there as I'm sure you're aware but you're still getting most of what makes modern smartphones good including some things that aren't even on flagships like that water resistance so speaking of that water resistance let's go ahead and test that theory why does this feel so exciting right now okay so before you do this you want to make sure that that back cover is installed correctly all right Oh my goodness still playing just dumped in there half an hour add up to three feet this thing's surviving right now it's playing video and look at that the screen is still functioning correctly shake it out a little bit so there you have it motorola has put together a fairly compelling package in the new Moto G and when you try to think about value what you're getting for your money think this thing is going to be pretty tough to beat anyways thanks very much for watching guys if you enjoyed this content make sure to leave a thumbs up down below and I will catch you on the next episode later