geeteam Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Motorola caught the tech media’s attention when it unveiled the surprisingly capable Moto G smartphone for just $179 off contract. That comparatively tiny fee brings buyers a 4.5-inch display with 720p HD resolution, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of storage and a 5-megapixel camera, all wrapped in a reasonably attractive case. But $179 is still a bit pricey in emerging markets where industry watchers are still expecting growth, so Motorola plans to limbo even lower. “In much of the world $179 is a lot of money so there’s a big market at a price point of less than $179,” Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside told TrustedReviews. “We’re going to look at that and just delivering on that value promise is super important. I mean why can’t these devices be $50? There’s no reason that can’t happen so we’re going to push that.” Woodside didn’t provide any additional details on the company’s future budget lineup, though he did assure the blog that the low end won’t be Motorola’s only focus. “On the more premium side we’re pushing more customisation,” he said. “Today you have colours and beginning of materials but you don’t have screen size and you don’t have functionality and we’re going to bring all that in in [sic] the next year or so.” Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calguyhunk Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) It would be great to have branded droids from reputable international brands (especially one that's owned by Google) at that price point, but when Moto says that "In much of the world $179 is a lot of money so there’s a big market at a price point of less than $179" that's only half the truth.The fact is, they didn't launch the Moto G at $179 in "much of the world" whatever that condescending sobriquet implies. They did that in the richest country in the world, and then launched (or are going to launch) it at ~$250 in "much of the world". And then of course blame it all on taxation! :mad2:I understand that's business and it's their prerogative to determine the designated retail price of their products, but the market would have expanded exponentially as it is, had they launched it at $179. But then again, that would have meant taking a hit on their margins and that, they weren't ready for.So even this $50 dollar phone is probably going to be 50 dollars only in the US of A. For the rest of us, it will probably be priced closer to $100 if and when it does see the light of day! :(If however, by some miraculous turn of events, they could price it at $50 in the "rest of the world", it would mean the true democratization of the smartphone and the shift from dumbphones to smart ones for most of the developing world and that would indeed be most welcome :yes: Edited January 22, 2014 by calguyhunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteam Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well said but that is the plan of Motorola, to make the phone available at the same price as launched in the world. As i speak to you now Moto G Dual-SIM is been launched in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. What makes the price to increase is when the phone is not launched in your locality, so definitely the pricing and taxation will increase when imported in your country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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