Please pardon my culture shock here...I've spend my day working at setting up the new Moto G for my partner.
Lots of not so good surprises from all the changes to Android.
The biggest/worst of it (IMO) is the camera - which for me doesn't matter & I can just disable it, but this is for someone who likes taking pics.
Wow.
8MP & 5MP ONLY - and all permissions MUST be granted.
Nasty.
Tried maybe 6 other camera apps & had high hopes for Open Camera.
Nope - no dice.
The choices set by the Android gods are their camera...or their camera - easy choice, right ??
Minimizing the bloat on this non-rootable phone is via clearing & disabling only.
What a chore - even compared with Android 5, which I thought had made it icky, but this version reached new heights of ickiness when dealing with its bloatware.
Thank goodness I only need a phone for some calls or texts every now & then - so when I get a newer phone I'll now know what to expect & I'll make sure get more sleep the night before !!
IMO it also bears mention that the Moto G Pure appears to be the better of the 2 offered for swapping by Visible, and upon unboxing seems quite handsome.
Upon closer examination - its visual aspect is tall, but narrow, it is sealed making battery replacement either highly unlikely or totally impossible - but it really has a single, glaring bit of truly horrid quality:
The tiny, flimsy 'tray' for the SIM & microSD card which must be forced out with a special 'tool that they provide.
Very difficult for a man's hands to make use of, and aside of being incredibly flimsy & thin, replacing it once loaded requires an inordinate amount of pressure compared to how weak the thing is.
Having to change out the microSD card several times during the set-up of my partner's shiny new phone had me very concerned that I might snap it 1/2 way in, making that phone unusable.
I was extra, super careful with it and now that phone is fully activated, de-bloated to the best of my abilities and has the launcher she is accustomed to, so it will at least be somewhat familiar & comfortable for her, as long as it may last.
It astounds me that folks may also be buying such a device for as much as $200 !!