Moto G Turbo genuine over all review

Highlights:

• Advanced water resistance IP67- rated protection against water and dust means less worry about splashes and accidental drops in water
• 5-inch (12.7 centimeters) HD Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution 2470 mAh lithium-ion battery with TurboPower for up to 6 hours of use from 15 minutes charging
• 13MP f2.0 primary camera with CCT dual-LED flash and 4X digital zoom, 5MP f2.2 front facing camera
• Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop) OS operating system with 1.5 GHz octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB, dual micro-SIM (4G+4G)
• 1 year manufacturer warranty for device and 6 months manufacturer warranty for in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase

Design and build:

You all know it boasts IP67 Dust and Water Resistant which is a good feature esp at this price point and if you open the cover you can see most part of the phone is packed just sd card slot and sim card slots are visible. Its 4.97" screen is protected by Gorilla glass, which prevents scratches and shatters. Looks wise it is quite an attractive phone, its back cover provides good grip too, volume buttons are smooth to press and placed well. At 155gms, it is a little heavy than normal.Screen resolution is 720p but it is OK regarding its screen size.Also, the screen size is 5" but as the phone buttons are itself part of the screen so the effective screen area also gets reduced.

Camera:

Hmm.. The camera is the thing that can be deciding factor for a phone purchase. Initially, I was not happy with the camera and at first glance, I hated its stock camera app.. focusing was not good, night shots were horrible, daylight shots were not impressing, but after I updated the camera app and the system to Marshmallow the real camera performance came up.Let me clear that it is not a very good camera and like many other phones it performed well in daylight, macros were fine, HDR was also decent, but it suffer at night, in low light, it gives average results but under its dual led flash it managed to give some good clicks.The Camera did not produce good results with the pictures having too many details.So moto g Turbo camera is overall good but it gives the mixed results with different shooting conditions.

Software:

The software part is the thing, I love about moto phones. You get the latest android, pure android, bloat free android and a lovable android.Motorola did not even use its customized home, it is packed with Google's own Now Launcher with no customizations at all.Having lollipop preinstalled it is upgradeable to latest Marshmallow.I am personally a fan of stock android but there are still some things which can be offered with stock.Its stock camera app seems too basic at first glance but actually, it is not that bad. You can lock the focus by holding the focus dial or you can burst capture (with normal speed) by holding the tap on the screen. But it let you shoot photos only at high resolution (9.7MP for 16:9 and 13MP for 4:3) and for video 1080p.The most interesting part of the camera is that it can shoot slow motion videos at 720p resolution at 15fps. Try this feature, I loved it and you might also love it. 5MP Front camera is also good for selfies.

Performance:

You all know it comes with upgraded octa-cores processor (from quad cores of Moto G 3rd Generation (Black, 16GB)) and 2gigs of RAM. Performance is quite satisfactory and you will not suffer from any sluggishness although I faced occasional freezing of some apps for one-two seconds.I will not write down any benchmark test results here but keep in mind that if performance is your priority then this phone will not disappoint you.Gaming is also fine even with Graphics heavy game thanks to upgraded GPU and CPU.RAM usage at the time of very first usage of phone was ~800MB and after 20 days when I got to installed all my usual apps the average RAM usage hovered around 1.4GB
Battery and Heating:I have heard that many guys are complaining about the heating of the back. At first, the phone supports fast charging which is nothing but increase in the flow of electrons, so it is normal to catch up some heat. But what about heating when it is not charging? It might heat with heavy continuous usages but it will not go beyond what we call normal.So don't worry about that.Its 2470mah battery will give you 12-20 hours with average usages and 09-14 hours with moderate to heavy usages. So nothing too good here but nothing bad either.But one thing is pretty good, the standby time it offers. In many smartphones, there is a problem of high charge leak esp on standby but in the case of moto G if you sleep with 80% then you wake up ~70% battery.Now how fast is charging? It is not a very fast charger if you consider it for 0'100% but it is quite a fast at initial battery percentages say till 75% it will charge your phone in mere 1 hour but afterwise the charge rate plunges substantially.I did a test to figure out the correlation between battery percentage, time and charge rate, The first 80% took 1 hour to charge but remaining 20% took sizeable 50 minutes to reach the crown of 100% percent.

Miscellaneous:

•GPS locks the location in minimal time and is quite precise.•The Audio output of the speakers is loud and clear but headphone output is average in terms of quality.•Call quality is good but not the best I have seen.•Signal reception is fine.

Pros:

•Full marks in design and build quality•Good grip•Water and dust resistant•Smooth performance•Pure Android experience and timely system updates•Fast Charging•Fast shutter speed of cameraSpeakers situated at front and are sufficiently loud•No bloating of apps•Upgradable to Marshmallow•Respectable standby time on battery•Overall a stable experience

Cons:

•Mixed Camera performance•Battery sometimes battery dies out fast with heavy usage but the fast charging does compensate it well.•The 720p display has a little warmish tone but again not to bother you.'•t misses out some basic sensors like compass and gyroscope (That means you can't turn ON AR mode in Pokémon GO :/ ).•Camera app does not have some manual functions like exposure compensation, ISO control, shooting modes, lighting, and no chances of rare focus control dial.•No unread count badges and one touch multitask-windows killer button•No USB cable in the box•Average headphone output•Missing notification LED light

So Bottomline is -

Motorola Moto G Turbo is overall quite a good package. But aggressing pricing is the thing that is letting it down. I got this phone for a discounted price and I am happy.If you are able to buy this phone under 11k or 10.5k (discounts) then prefer buying it esp if you want something branded, sturdy, good looking, weatherproof and stable software experience.

overall review rating:3.8/5

price:10,875/-

OS	Android
RAM	2 GB
Item Weight	154 g
Product Dimensions	14.2 x 7.2 x 1.2 cm
Item model number	Moto G Turbo Edition (Black,16 GB)
Wireless communication technologies	Bluetooth, WiFi Hotspot
Connectivity technologies	GSM, (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+, WCDMA, (850/900/1700/2100 MHz), 4G LTE, (Bands (1/ 3/7/ 8/ 28/ 40) ), GPRS, EDGE
Special features	Dual SIM|Micro SIM|GPS|Music Player|Video Player|FM Radio|Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity, Sensor Hub|E-mail
Display technology	TFT LCD Corning Gorilla Glass 3 capacitive touchscreen
Other camera features	8MP
Form factor	Touchscreen Phone
Weight	155 Grams
Colour	White
Battery Power Rating	2470
Whats in the box	Handset, Turbo Power (TM) 25 Wall Charger, Headset and User Guides