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Steve asked: “I was about 6 months into a contract with my galaxy s5. It got ran over by a vehicle. No insurance. I called about a screen replacement and they quoted me $200. I was wanting your opinion. Get it fixed and hope they don’t find anything else or get a 2015 moto g for about $220 and they have 2 year insurance for $40. I know the specs are not as good as the s5 but it is supposed to be a decent off contract phone. I value your opinion. Thanks Dave,love your show.”
A vehicle ran over your smartphone and all it suffered was a cracked screen? I would be very surprised if that is all the damage the device suffered. The chances are quite good that even after replacing the screen, you’ll have issues with the phone.
A vehicle ran over your smartphone and all it suffered was a cracked screen?
Wasn’t the case of the phone also damaged? That must have been a relatively light vehicle. Anyway, to answer your question, the Moto G, even the latest third generation Moto G, can’t really compare to a Galaxy S5. The S5 has a much better screen, faster processor, better camera, more RAM, more internal storage, more expansion capacity… Well, you get the picture.
So if your S5 is genuinely only suffering from a cracked screen, then spending $200 there instead of $220 on the Moto G should leave you with a better phone. Hope that helps!