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With the ramp up to Christmas well and truly underway, retailers will spend the next couple of weeks offering discounts on some great products. Even though Black Friday weekend has come and gone, there are still some noteworthy discounts out there. On Amazon, right now, you can pick up the 2nd generation Moto G for just $99, unlocked. That's a discount of $80 on the original $179 price-point. Incidentally, that's the same price it's being sold for at Best Buy currently.

As specs go, it's a respectable smartphone, especially given the outlay. It has a 5-inch 720p display, 2070mAh battery, quad-core processor and runs an almost-stock version of Android. What's more, Motorola has committed to bringing Android 6.0 Marshmallow to it at some point over the next few weeks.

At this price, I can't imagine anyone will regret buying it. For the past few years, the Moto G has set the standard for other budget smartphones to follow. That's why the most recent model, the 3rd gen Moto G, made it on to my list of 2015's best budget smartphones.