New Moto G second-generation 4G: Five things you need to know

Cheap-as-chips smartphone gets a speed boost.

The Moto G is one of our favourite budget handsets.

When it first launched back in 2013, it set a new standard for affordable smartphones and prompted other manufacturers to get their acts together.

The second-generation model arrived in September last year, and now there's finally the option of a 4G edition. Tempted? Here's all you need to know.

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Exclusive: Moto G 4G (2015) is coming soon

Speedy version of budget phone incoming.

Motorola has confirmed plans for a 4G version of the second-generation Moto G, in keeping with its marketing model for last year's model.

The original first-gen Moto G was available in 3G and 4G options. The 4G edition also improved on the 3G version by offering expandable storage by microSD.

Those two handsets were then superseded late last year by a second-gen Moto G phone with better specs but 3G support only.

And the good news for fans of affordable but pretty impressively specc'd Android phones is that a 4G edition of the second-gen Moto G is on the way soon.

Asked if a 4G version of the Moto G (2014) model is coming this year, Magnus Ahlqvist, Corporate Vice President of EMEA & APAC at Motorola, said: "Yes. It is coming to Europe, so stay tuned for details on that one.

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