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I bought my mum a Moto G and my wife has a Moto X.
Motorola make a really solid phone, and don't mess around with the Android OS too much either.

For a first smartphone especially they are a really good choice.

Be warned, you'll be hooked - within a year you'll be looking to upgrade to something with a bit more 'giddyup' behind it .

markonline1

Here's the thing. They are called smart phones, but they aren't. They are now pocket computers that just so happen to have phone capability. I hardly use the phone function at all. Got lost? Use the GPS (ease is the best app out at the minute just for its brilliant police speed trap warnings). Need to take a snap? Use the more than capable camera, then save it to the cloud so people back home can see it, that is of course after you've made it look like a professional snap with Instagram. Wanna have a chat with someone back home? Fire up Skype or whatsapp. Twitter, Facebook, sky news, BBC sport, google earth, golf distance gps, they are all available on your phone. I even used to take credit card payments with my phone when I was running my business.
I'm a fanboy so I say iPhone all the way. They are a little pricey at the outset, but if you've never owned a smartphone before, the OS is so intuitive, they are easy to get to grips with. My mum has worked out how to use one which shows you how easy they are to use. You'll also get your initial outlay back and then some when you sell your phone on eBay at upgrade time.

Bob

Moto E, is a bit of a shit phone...I'd look at another option if that was the choice.

sir_eccles

Hmm, well a small box arrived in the mail yesterday. I'll let you know what I think of it.

So far the transition to Cricket has been pretty seamless. I did it all on line and the number was ported without any trouble.

Bob

Oh...Moto G would have been the minimum spec for frustration free use I would have recommended, but a bit late now

sir_eccles

It's the 2nd gen Moto E if that makes any difference. Not much difference E v G in the specs as far as I can tell, smaller screen, bigger battery.