Why should one buy Moto G over IPhone ?...........

The much-awaited Motorola budget smart phone, Moto G, has finally arrived in India carrying a very competitive price tag of Rs.12,499 for the 8GB model and Rs.13,999 for the 16GB version.

Earlier, it was expected to be priced around Rs.15,000. But, the launch price has taken many by surprise as it's way below the expectation. Ecommerce portal Flipkart has launched this Motorola phone and currently the 16GB Moto G is out of the stock. Fresh stocks are expected soon.

Its price and specs matching the hardware make is the hottest among the top smart phones. Motorola and Android are owned by Google. So, the Moto G is a rare phone carrying the Google tag both in terms of hardware and OS. For now it runs on the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS but will get guaranteed update of the latest Android version 4.4 Kit Kat as its harware has been made to fit the latest Android version.

On the specs front, the pure Android phone comes with a 4.5-inch screen with a 720P resolution and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. The phone also sports a 1 GB RAM. Its 5-MP primary camera offers crisp images while its secondary camera is slotted at 1.3-MP.

Few weeks ago there was much excitement over reports of iPhone 4 relaunch in India for Rs.15,000 only. It proved wrong as the iPhone 4 slashed its price by around Rs.4000, refusing to call it a relaunch. It is now available for around Rs.22,000. Fresh reports suggest that Apple is set to start manufacturing the iPhone 4 with an eye on the Rs.20000 price point.

Though iPhones are thought to be a prized possession in India, being a three-year-old phone makes it a stale offering. The iPhone 4 comes with a 512 MB RAM, a 3.5-inch display, 5-MP camera, 1 GHz Cortex-A8 and a modestly powered 1,420 mAh battery?

The iPhone 4 may have a good hardware-software compatibility, so for some, its RAM, display size and the 5-MP camera can't be a limitation. Then, Moto G is a new entrant having Google back-up with a tantalizing price tag. The Android phone loaded with the latest version certainly is a better deal than the obsolete Apple iPhone 4. Here, pricing is a crucial factor as the US tech giant plans to meet the competition in India by lowering the price. Other latest iPhones like 5s and 5c are also selling well in India.

Moto G key features:

    5 MP Primary Camera and 1.3 MP Secondary Camera
    4.5-inch HD Display
    HD Recording
    Wi-Fi Enabled
    1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad Core Processor and 1 GB RAM
    Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    8 GB Internal Memory
    Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS