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Motorola Moto E Gen 2 Reduced to $199 @ The Good Guys

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Motorola Moto E Gen 2 Reduced to $199 @ The Good Guys
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phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:31 thegoodguys.com.au (256 clicks)
Last edited 12/08/2015 - 17:42 by 2 other users

The GoodGuys have the Motorola Moto E Gen 2 reduced to $199 (RRP is $249) for a limited time. Officeworks have it for $219 - so if you apply the price match policy you can probably get it for just over $189.

Moto E Gen 2 Full review via Ausdroid.

Specs:
4.5″ qHD 540×960 (245ppi) IPS Display with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 and Anti-smudge coating
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 306 with 400 MHz GPU
1GB RAM
8GB Storage
5 MP Rear Camera with f/ 2.2 aperture and VGA Front-facing camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with AGPS+GLONASS
Moto E – Global GSM (XT1521) – Radios:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
FDD LTE: B1 (2100MHz)/ 3 (1800MHz)/ 7 (2600MHz)/ 28 (700MHz)
TDD LTE: Band 40 (2300MHz)
2390 mAh battery
Android™ 5.0 Lollipop
129.9×66.8×5.2-12.3mm @ 145 grams

Edits: Added Specs and TheGoodGuys to title.

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  • superforever on 12/08/2015 - 10:45
    +3

    1GB ram no no ….

    With all those good cheap phone nowadays they are not a good buy anymore.

    Like Lenovo K3 Note, Zenfone 2, etc.

    • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:46
      +5

      Actually, this was a surprisingly good phone. You also have to take into account that Motorola will be sending through software updates for security issues like Stagefright, whereas other manufacturers you've listed have been fairly lax when it comes to software updates.

      • superforever on 12/08/2015 - 10:49
        -1

        you've listed have been fairly lax when it comes to software updates.

        I already have many updates with my zenfone 2.

        Lenovo K3 Note is for people know how to play with it. There are a lot of custom ROMs.

        • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:53
          +6

          The Moto E is generally aimed at people not entirely comfortable with the custom ROM scene - i.e parents, people not interested in phones, and in that respect it's a fantastic buy. The Zenfone 2 is still not currently available at retail - Asus are still saying they will launch later this year, but haven't done anything yet - so a phone you can walk in and buy is probably preferable to that type of customer as well.

      • murkywater on 01/09/2015 - 23:42

        Very late reply, but Asus is ok with updates. They've already patched stagefright FYI and probably 5.1 eventually…

        Plus you can always flash CM12.1.

  • tonyjzx on 12/08/2015 - 10:49
    +2

    Isnt the moto G about the same price?

    • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:54

      Shop around an quite likely yes.

  • Asx10000 on 12/08/2015 - 10:53
    +2

    Get the Moto G 2nd for this price. better camera, bigger screen and double front speaker.

    • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:55
      +2

      And no LTE.

      • tonyjzx on 12/08/2015 - 10:57

        my moto G has 4g. Its still got a hopeless camera though and the spks arent much.

        unless the phone has a 720p screen it aint worth shat, esp, for $200! thats ridic!

        • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 10:58
          +1

          That's the Moto G LTE, the Moto G 2nd Gen hasn't actually got LTE. Camera is quite hopeless, the Moto E Gen 2 camera isn't much better in low light, but does Ok in well lit areas(But then which camera doesn't).

      • Asx10000 on 13/08/2015 - 10:25

        Well, I'd choose slight better camera, screen and speaker over the extra speed provided by LTE which I don't really need.

        But good point.

  • trippyfoo on 12/08/2015 - 10:54

    Agreed, good phone, speaker performance puts my nexus 5 to shame,,lol,,the missus bought the first gen earlier in the year for $136- I'm just surprised at how much the price has increased with the seond gen, lineball with the second gen moto g

  • mathew42 on 12/08/2015 - 10:59

    Good phone. Hopefully Good Guys are clearing stock because they have the Moto G (3rd Gen) phone on the way.

    • phroghollow on 12/08/2015 - 11:02
      +2

      Should have more info on launch/pricing for the Moto G Gen 3 shortly ;)

  • MadMaxBargainRoad on 12/08/2015 - 11:06
    +2

    It's a tough choice between this one and the Meizu M2 Note which has 5.5inch FHD IPS screen, 2G Ram, 2x more powerful SOC, 13MP Sony Camera and a finger print reader or the Huawei Y550 with the same spec for $59.

    If you think Motorola is a saint for updates then you are dead wrong. Their Lollipop update to the original Moto G essentially killed the phone.

    • xyron on 12/08/2015 - 11:23

      Any reason why you'd get the Meizu instead of the Lenovo K3 Note? (and you'd definitely get either of those before the Moto E!)

      • MadMaxBargainRoad on 12/08/2015 - 12:28

        The Meizu apparently has better display quality and the phone has much less junk than the K3. In theory, Meizu also has better support for future OS updates.

    • climaxpower on 12/08/2015 - 12:21

      The meizu m2 note does not have a finger printer scanner, nor does it have a Sony camera. It is equipped with a 13MP Samsung camera on the back.

      • MadMaxBargainRoad on 12/08/2015 - 12:29

        That's my oversight but you get my point.

        • climaxpower on 13/08/2015 - 14:49

          Well, as a current MEIZU MX5 user, i can say that the build quality of MEIZU is not on par with moto, namely the mTouch button(The home button). The software still needs a lot of work, even with the MediaTek helio X10 processor, it still feels laggy and would freeze a couple times a day, and the English used in the system menu can be funny. Not to mention the phone was bricked from one of the OTA updates this month, i had to go to the official website, download the complete firmware and flash it through recovery myself. I had high hopes for MEIZU and thus has switched from OPO to MEIZU MX5 the day it launched, but in terms of user experience and software, it still has a long way to go. I prefer my experience with OPO and will probably switch back in a couple of days.

    • Do I NeedThis on 12/08/2015 - 12:25

      where can i get the huawei Y550 for $59? please let us know, i need a second phone

      • billy_bob on 12/08/2015 - 12:31

        ebay or gumtree? I still have a couple brand new that i will be selling when i find the time to list them….

        • Wally on 12/08/2015 - 16:55

          .. or list 'em for sale in the OzB forums! ;-)

  • ozdavo on 12/08/2015 - 13:08
    +4

    DSE $219 - $45 = $174 (code 45WEB $45 off for $199 - $499 spend)
    http://www.dicksmith.com.au/unlocked-smart-phones/motorola-m…
    Today only

  • PainToad on 12/08/2015 - 20:45
    +2

    Perfect example of how much us westerners are being ripped off by phone oems/retailers. This is a terrible deal.

  • symo on 13/08/2015 - 12:50

    OZ POST is flogging Moto E (dual-sim) with 4gb on-board storage and Android 4.4 for a princely sum of $99.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2015 - 15:44

    Nice and simple 4G phone and only $159.20 on ebay GG store with CTREAT20 code and Click & Collect.
    Glad GG extended this sale into the new catalogue (ending 31Aug15) as I couldn't buy it yesterday with the VIP code.

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