Motorola Moto G 4G (2015) Launch Brazil With Android Lollipop

When Motorola launched the original Moto G, the
company tried to make the device as low-cost as
possible while still offering enough performance and
features that appeal to customers in emerging
markets. LTE chips still add significant cost to a
device, so early on, Motorola decided to put a 3G
modem inside the Moto G. However, due to high
demand for LTE support, Motorola later went back on
its decision and launched a more expensive LTE
version a few months later.
Motorola launched the 2nd-generation Moto G last
fall, and now the company is launching a 4G LTE
version, as well. As expected, the device doesn't
come with major changes other than LTE support,
although it does get a much-needed increase in
battery size. The new Moto G 4G gets a 2,390 mAh
battery, compared to the original Moto G 2nd gen,
which had the same 2070 mAh battery as the smaller
1st-gen Moto G.

Adding a bigger screen but keeping the battery size
the same has led to criticism of the Moto G 2nd gen,
and that's likely the reason for the change. Motorola
didn't put a bigger battery in the first Moto G 4G, so
LTE must not have a significant impact on battery life
compared to 3G on that device.
The other specs for the Moto G 4G (2015) are the
same as for the Moto G 2nd-gen. It has a 5-inch
720p screen, quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 CPU from
Qualcomm (the Snapdragon 400 -- still no Cortex
A53-based Snapdragon 410, unfortunately), 1 GB of
RAM, microSD support, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front-
camera, FM radio and dual-SIM support. There won't
be an 8 GB version, so the device comes with 16 GB
by default. The phone will run Android 5.0.2 out of
the box, which should make potential customers
happy. (Motorola has already started updating older
Moto Gs to Lollipop, so it wouldn't have made much
sense to release the latest model with KitKat,
anyway.
The Moto G 4G has only started selling in Brazil so
far, on Motorola's local website, for a price of R$
899, which is $336 USD. That's significantly more
than a regular Moto G 2nd gen, although that price
includes the upgrade to LTE, more storage, a larger
battery and VAT and high Brazil tax imports.
Despite higher prices than in the U.S. or even Europe,
previous Moto G models have been popular with
Brazilians because they are still great, relatively low-
cost options. Motorola hasn't said yet when the Moto
G 4G will be available in other countries, but we don't
anticipate that it will be much longer.