Moto G (2014) vs ASUS ZenFone 2

Hi guys! I want an upgrade from my really crappy Lenovo A328. It comes with a lot of bloatware, and the max brightness of the screen is like the lowest brightness of my mom's S6.

I was really looking forward to but the Moto G (2015) but unfortunately, it's not available in our country.
Only very recently did Motorola make a comeback to the Philippines. They only released three devices, the Moto X (2014), the Moto E (2015), and the Moto G (2014).
They said that they will test the market here before releasing the newer versions here in our country. Unfortunately, Motorola here in our country isn't really *that* known for making new smartphones, and their name is kinda synonymous with the flip phone. They said that they'd release the Moto G (2015) here as quick as possible before December if sales are good. but like I said earlier, I don't think that's gonna happen.

So, the Moto G (2014) costs about 5 USD here while the ZenFone 2 (16GB/2GB RAM) costs about 0 USD. Please don't bother suggesting the GB version for me. This is just gonna be a gift from my parents and they've put a strict mark on 0 USD.

So:
Display: (brightness etc)
Build Quality: (creaks etc)
Software: (updates and fluidity)
Performance: (games and multitasking)
Longevity: (dev community like custom ROMs)
Speakers:
Camera:

Thanks!

Just bought a fresh (unopened) Fire TV from November 2014 - how to approach?

Hey guys,

I never thought it could happen but I got my hands on an unboxed Fire TV from November 2014. (as the seller said it was preordered.. so it should have a very old firmware on it).

I'd like to root, bootloader unlock and put custom recovery on it, anything I have to avoid except not allowing the thing to OTA update?

And how can I get root the fastest and the most risk-free way? Block ota through router and then put towelroot on it asap I guess?

Moto X (2014) grainy display

Hello!

Yesterday I bought brand new Moto X 2nd gen. Just as I turned it up for the first time I noticed some weird grain on screen. Its more visible on brighter color a like white or even green-grey color lollipop uses when notification bar is pulled down. I didn't see much people reporting this problem so I decided I will post here first. Some people were saying this is how it is on every Pentile Matrix amoled screen, but I have to disagree. Never seen any galaxy suffering for this problem before. The grain is most noticable while scrolling and its always at the same place.

Amoled is always a part of a reason why I bought this phone-never had problems before. I like everything about this phone, so I really wouldnt want this to be a deal-breaker. I still have 2 years of warranty, but I am afraid that next moto would have same problems. Can some guys verify they don't have this un-clean like grain over whole display?

Motorola Moto X 2nd gen. XT1092
Model: SM3958AN7T1
Lollipop 5.0.1 - 5.1 (updated recently, problem persists)

Help me out guys, what should I do? Go for replacement?:rolleyes:

Thanks, H

Google Photos can not delete photos from device (Moto G 2014)

Is there anyone using Google Photos?
I found out that Google Photos is no longer able to delete photos from the external SD Card of my Moto G 2014 (XT1068, latest 5.0.2). The recent updates to the app have not changed this.
Can anyone of you confirm if you're also experiencing this and if this might be a problem in this phone?

Check this Google forum for more info...