Moto G 5" HD 8GB 3G. ** €165 ARGOS + €10 Voucher

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Argos UK site reviews says it is Dual Sim

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2583367.htm

also Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-SIM-Free-Smartphone-XT1068/dp/B00NBSZ56C/

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Ah here!
Someone replied that the voucher offer had ended but their thread has disappeared.

Alanstrainor

Man o man that is a good price! :eek:

Great phone, but I'm broke!

Tango One

I paid 187 for this in Argos two days ago.I wouldn't mind but it was an open box item they gave me

slave1

Those dimensions on the Argos site have to be wrong, I've the 1st gen Moto G and it's the exact same dimensions of the 5" one listed on Argos??

Atomic Pineapple

bah someone got the blanch one before me! Serious price!

http://www.checkargos.com/StockCheckPage.php?productId=258%2F3367

Libera

slave1 wrote: »

Those dimensions on the Argos site have to be wrong, I've the 1st gen Moto G and it's the exact same dimensions of the 5" one listed on Argos??

On Amazon anwers, size is given as 14.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 cm or see here.

dowtchaboy

The links here are weird, not leading to the second gen one at all.
I got a 5inch, 3G not 4G, dual sim from amazon a few weeks ago. Very pleased with it, came with android 4.4.4 (kitkat). Is due Lolipop Android 5.0 any day now. Works great with 2 SIMs. I use tescomobile PAYG for voice and texts and a meteor 20gbytes for €10.16 pay monthly cos the O2/TESCO data signal is 2G/Edge crap here.

Kenny Logins

dowtchaboy wrote: »

The links here are weird, not leading to the second gen one at all.
I got a 5inch, 3G not 4G, dual sim from amazon a few weeks ago. Very pleased with it, came with android 4.4.4 (kitkat). Is due Lolipop Android 5.0 any day now. Works great with 2 SIMs. I use tescomobile PAYG for voice and texts and a meteor 20gbytes for €10.16 pay monthly cos the O2/TESCO data signal is 2G/Edge crap here.

Easy way to tell - the 5" has two front-mounted speakers.

BTW, they're all dual-SIM (the 5" models) .

beauf

Seems to be out of stock everywhere. you can order it. Dunno if they will honour the price then.

Dontfadeaway

I got one the other day for a present LOL. Oh well

I don't think they come with a plug? Does anyone know where to get one?

beauf

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Easy way to tell - the 5" has two front-mounted speakers.

BTW, they're all dual-SIM (the 5" models) .

Why does GSM arena have two different (5") ones listed?

Only one is Dual Sim.

http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola-phones-4.php

Kenny Logins

beauf wrote: »

Why does GSM arena have two different (5") ones listed?

Only one is Dual Sim.

http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola-phones-4.php

OK, there is a US and Canada single-SIM version and also a "Global GSM" XT1063 (Optimized for AT&T), but any model you buy in Europe is, I think, safe to say dual-SIM.

double GG

Is it possible to reserve these with the status 'item can be ordered' I managed to reserve one but in the email they sent me there is no mention of any code or anything?

Libera

double GG wrote: »

Is it possible to reserve these with the status 'item can be ordered' I managed to reserve one but in the email they sent me there is no mention of any code or anything?

I got the same and then tried a different store and got a reservation code in that e-mail. Also in store date was showing as 23rd but e-mail says from the 18th.

patq16

If there is no reservation number in the mail then there is no reservation made. Had this issue before when "can be ordered for collection" was the status.Happened again this evening on a George Foreman i was trying. Just a blank Email

moleyv

patq16 wrote:

If there is no reservation number in the mail then there is no reservation made. Had this issue before when "can be ordered for collection" was the status.Happened again this evening on a George Foreman i was trying. Just a blank Email

haha, I tried the George forman too. The ten person one came back blank but I got a number for the 7 person. Dont have a clue who I will be feeding but some deal for sure. Might make a good pressie for the mother

dowtchaboy

Dontfadeaway wrote: »

I got one the other day for a present LOL. Oh well

I don't think they come with a plug? Does anyone know where to get one?

You mean the charger? It comes with the usual MicroUSB to normal USB cable, as used by everybody except Apple of course, and uses the charger everybody has loads of since the EU mandated the mobile phone suppliers to stop frigging about with unique chargers.

mirzairl

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Easy way to tell - the 5" has two front-mounted speakers.

BTW, they're all dual-SIM (the 5" models) .

Just heads up they aren't all dual-SIM. Global GSM x1063 from USA is a single sim

I bought mine for 140 euro when it just came out on amazon(US)

Kenny Logins

mirzairl wrote: »

Just heads up they aren't all dual-SIM. Global GSM x1063 from USA is a single sim

I bought mine for 140 euro when it just came out on amazon(US)

Scroll up a little ^^.

vytenator

Could someone please confirm if the one sold in Argos is dual sim? It would be really handy. Thanks...

Kenny Logins

vytenator wrote: »

Could someone please confirm if the one sold in Argos is dual sim? It would be really handy. Thanks...

:rolleyes:

Phibsboro

I got this in Argos a few weeks ago as a present and it does indeed have dual sim. Lovely phone BTW..

bennyc

Phibsboro wrote: »

I got this in Argos a few weeks ago as a present and it does indeed have dual sim. Lovely phone BTW..

how would you rate the camera ?

Phibsboro

It was present for someone else so I didn't get to play with the camera that much.

alastair_doom

Now £120 @ Amazon if you dont mind the wait

120.00 GBP = 152.423 EUR (xe.com)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-SIM-Free-Smartphone-XT1068/dp/B00NBSZ56C/

Soarer

Explain for an idiot.....

I've a €10 per month contract with Tesco at the minute. Would it be possible for me to get a data only contract from whomever, and set the phone up to use the data sim for all data usage?
If so, can someone point me in the right direction of the cheapest data plan!

Also, is 8gb very small? Seem to remember reading that there's no expansion?

Atomic Pineapple

Soarer wrote: »

Also, is 8gb very small? Seem to remember reading that there's no expansion?

There is, it takes micro SD cards.

physioman

bennyc wrote: »

how would you rate the camera ?

Bright PIC with flash on and other picture with no flash

Kenny Logins

bennyc wrote: »

how would you rate the camera ?

It's just OK. Acceptable. You'll be disappointed if coming from a Galaxy S or Note for example.

Bif

Hi. Can anyone tell me if this the latest version of this phone?

dowtchaboy

Soarer wrote: »

Explain for an idiot.....

I've a €10 per month contract with Tesco at the minute. Would it be possible for me to get a data only contract from whomever, and set the phone up to use the data sim for all data usage?
If so, can someone point me in the right direction of the cheapest data plan!

Also, is 8gb very small? Seem to remember reading that there's no expansion?

Hi - see my post above - I have one SIM from TESCO for voice and text and another from Meteor for data. Reason is the TESCO data signal here is useless 2g/edge. I used a Meteor €10 for "unlimited" ie 7.5Gbytes at first but used it up in 2 weeks and to extend it is expensive. I then found Meteor do a "monthly" deal (new SIM) for 20GBytes for €10.16.
The phone handles the two SIMS perfectly - you can have it ask you which one to use for making a call or text, you can switch from one to the other for data BUT only one can handle 3G - the other is restricted to the old 2G/Edge speed. It can sometimes get confusing if you are doing systems texts like checking balances etc with the two providers, but I'm finding it very liberating to have the choice.
It takes a 32Gbyte Micro SD card too - some net sources claim it can handle 64GBytes but I haven't tried it.

double GG

Libera wrote: »

I got the same and then tried a different store and got a reservation code in that e-mail. Also in store date was showing as 23rd but e-mail says from the 18th.

patq16 wrote: »

If there is no reservation number in the mail then there is no reservation made. Had this issue before when "can be ordered for collection" was the status.Happened again this evening on a George Foreman i was trying. Just a blank Email

Yeah I ended up trying a different store and I got the code.

dowtchaboy

re the camera - yeah, that's probably the weakest part of this great value for money phone. It is OK - I've taken some good sunrises and panoramic shots with it, fine for Facebook etc. but definitely did not have the "wow" factor of the Galaxy models.

beauf

I thought the 8mp camera on the 5" was meant to be much improved over the 5mp on the 4.5".

What Samsung has a better camera at a similar price point??

The Note and S4/5 are hugely more expensive. A S3 or S4 mini are also more expensive no???

dowtchaboy

beauf wrote: »

I thought the 8mp camera on the 5" was meant to be much improved over the 5mp on the 4.5".

What Samsung has a better camera at a similar price point??

The Note and S4/5 are hugely more expensive. A S3 or S4 mini are also more expensive no???

Well I was comparing it to my buddy's galaxy S3. His photo s just seemed crisper, more alive. Mind you his display might be sharper too, didn't really get to do side by side comparison. I don't think anyone is trying to suggest the moto g camera could or should be compared to the €500+ phones, it's just that the features of the phone are unbeatable for a sub €200 price and the least outstanding feature is the camera.

beauf

Would it tempt you to get a S3 for 230?

The S3 is fairly bloated and off the update list. Which is a pity as the hardware is still good.

I just thought the camera in the Moto 5 was meant to be ok. I'm getting the impression ye don't think so.

dowtchaboy

beauf wrote:

The S3 is fairly bloated and off the update list. Which is a pity as the hardware is still good.

beauf wrote:

I just thought the camera in the Moto 5 was meant to be ok. I'm getting the impression ye don't think so.

if I'd known that Tesco were going to offer the s3 at a good price I might have been tempted. But im glad I went for the moto g - everything works, it has lots of room for apps, no bloatware, the sensitivity for gsm reception, WiFi, and Bluetooth is excellent, better that my Xperia, and the GPS locks on to satellite pretty quickly, much much faster than the heap of crap Xperia did. I'm happy enough with the camera - that wasn't my main concern when choosing.

wmpdd3

Can anyone confirm that the one in argos is the XT 1068 ?

as in this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-SIM-Free-Smartphone-XT1068/dp/B00NBSZ56C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418951581&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+moto+g

Yakult

wmpdd3 wrote: »

Can anyone confirm that the one in argos is the XT 1068 ?

as in this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-5-Inch-SIM-Free-Smartphone-XT1068/dp/B00NBSZ56C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418951581&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+moto+g

Yes its that model.

Picked up the last one in Tralee for €138. Excellent phone for the price and perfect timing as I needed to move on from the Galaxy S3 mini. Perfect replacement.

double GG

Picking this up tomorrow for 135 after buying gift vouchers in Tesco for Argos using the Lidl/ Aldi vouchers. Plus i get a 10er voucher back.

m1989

This is now available to be ordered from most argos stores.

machalla

double GG wrote: »

Picking this up tomorrow for 135 after buying gift vouchers in Tesco for Argos using the Lidl/ Aldi vouchers. Plus i get a 10er voucher back.

So

Lidl/Aldi vouchers -> Tesco gift vouchers -> Argos gift vouchers

Fantastic

peckerhead

"Promiscuous vouchering", gotta love it...

Just cancelled my Amazon order in time, too.

mystic86

double GG wrote: »

Picking this up tomorrow for 135 after buying gift vouchers in Tesco for Argos using the Lidl/ Aldi vouchers. Plus i get a 10er voucher back.

Hi there, can you explain in more detail what you did here please?

Qwerty?

mystic86 wrote: »

Hi there, can you explain in more detail what you did here please?

10 Euro voucher offer is over.

moleyv

I had one reserved but decided against renewing. I passed on the reservation code to someone on here. got a text this evening to say it was still reserved.....

So there may be one available tonight. I had it reserved in childers rd Limerick

Bif

Can you pm me the code? thanks.

moleyv

Bif wrote: »

Can you pm me the code? thanks.

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