<story><title>Motorola Makes The Moto G Official, A “Premium” Phone Starting At $179 Unlocked</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cs702</author><text>This phone looks like a game changer to me, because it has the specs of a &lt;i&gt;high-end&lt;/i&gt; smartphone but is priced like a crappy &lt;i&gt;low-end&lt;/i&gt; one.&lt;p&gt;The cost of an unlocked unit is $300 to $600 LESS than that of other devices with comparable specs, so mobile carriers should be able to offer the Moto G to the masses for &lt;i&gt;hundreds of dollars less&lt;/i&gt; than any iPhone or high-end Android device by Samsung, LG, etc.&lt;p&gt;Mobile carriers could offer the Moto G profitably at a &lt;i&gt;negative price&lt;/i&gt; -- for example, zero money upfront plus an instant $300 coupon rebate if one commits to a two-year plan.  Or they could offer it with much cheaper monthly bills than economically possible with other comparable phones -- for example, 25% off one&amp;#x27;s monthly bill if one commits to a two-year plan.&lt;p&gt;--&lt;p&gt;Edits: added context and examples.</text></comment>
<story><title>Motorola Makes The Moto G Official, A “Premium” Phone Starting At $179 Unlocked</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/13/motorola-makes-the-moto-g-official-a-premium-phone-at-a-price-more-can-afford/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Derbasti</author><text>This is terriffic news! Smartphones are things that drop, that break, that fall into water and that get lost. Shelling out $500 for something this... ephemeral... always seemed absurd to me.&lt;p&gt;Or maybe I am just clumsy.</text></comment>