<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
simply	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
becoming	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
G	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
unveiled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
second-generation	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Moto	B-Application
360	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Moto	O
Hint	O
in	O
India	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
at	O
their	O
respective	O
events	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
16GB	O
dual	O
SIM	O
variant	O
of	O
this	O
phone	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
India	O
with	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
XT1068	B-Application
priced	O
at	O
₹	O
12,999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
4G	B-Architecture
16GB	O
variant	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Brazil	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4G	B-Architecture
chip	O
on	O
this	O
model	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
variant	O
,	O
including	O
screen	O
,	O
cameras	O
,	O
dual	O
SIM	O
capability	O
,	O
MicroSD	O
expansion	O
and	O
processor	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
comes	O
standard	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
2,390	O
mAh	O
battery	O
and	O
a	O
minimum	O
16GB	O
of	O
storage	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
purchase	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
LTE	O
variant	O
(	O
XT1072	B-Application
)	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
a	O
5-inch	O
HD	O
LCD	B-Device
IPS	O
screen	O
,	O
coated	O
with	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
3	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
4.4.4	O
KitKat	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
400	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
clocked	O
at	O
1.2GHz	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
splashproof	O
"	O
coating	O
,	O
curved	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
front-mounted	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
below	O
and	O
above	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
can	O
come	O
with	O
8	O
or	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
support	O
2G	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
connectivity	O
;	O
the	O
XT1072	B-Application
and	O
XT1079	O
models	O
also	O
support	O
4G/LTE	O
The	O
phone	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
dual	O
SIM	O
model	O
in	O
selected	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
includes	O
a	O
non-removable	O
2070	O
mAh	O
battery	O
(	O
2390	O
mAh	O
for	O
the	O
4G	B-Architecture
version	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
Motorola	O
touts	O
as	O
providing	O
"	O
all-day	O
"	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
features	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
auto-focus	O
camera	O
with	O
flash	O
and	O
a	O
front-facing	O
2-megapixel	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
shares	O
its	O
design	O
language	O
with	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
key	O
differences	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
cut	O
costs	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
low	O
power	O
coprocessor	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
active	O
notifications	O
,	O
quick	O
capture	O
,	O
and	O
touchless	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
's	O
Lollipop	B-Application
update	O
added	O
Ambient	O
Display	O
,	O
albeit	O
limited	O
to	O
new	O
notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provided	O
a	O
mostly-stock	O
Android	B-Application
user	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
have	O
some	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handset	O
comes	O
preloaded	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Now	O
Launcher	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
home-screen	O
launcher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nowadays	O
,	O
it	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.0	I-Application
"	O
Marshmallow	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
received	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
maintenance	O
update	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
changes	O
noticed	O
in	O
this	O
update	O
are	O
:	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Now	O
Launcher	O
,	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
new	O
language	O
and	O
input	O
options	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
camera	O
picture-taking	O
sound	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Powered	O
By	O
Android	B-Application
"	O
logo	O
on	O
the	O
boot	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pure	O
Edition	O
of	O
this	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
(	O
the	O
carrier-unlocked	O
version	O
)	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
current	O
Nexus	O
models	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
5.0.2	O
update	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
several	O
non-US	O
countries	O
including	O
Australia	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
January/February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
the	O
Marshmallow	B-Application
update	O
was	O
rolled	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
has	O
published	O
the	O
release	O
notes	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
update	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
details	O
on	O
the	O
enhancements	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
received	O
extremely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
with	O
several	O
websites	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
budget	O
smartphones	B-Application
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
mainly	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
smooth	O
performance	O
after	O
its	O
Lollipop	B-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GSMchoice	O
,	O
the	O
second-generation	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
's	O
advantages	O
are	O
:	O
dual	O
SIM	O
,	O
micro	O
SD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
USB	O
On-The-Go	O
,	O
good	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
good	O
quality	O
camera	O
,	O
good	O
call	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
most	O
users	O
need	O
without	O
adding	O
bloat	O
.	O
</s>
