Following rumors dating back as far as December claiming that Verizon would soon be offering Motorola’s scaled-down variant of its flagship smartphone, the Moto G, for just $99.99 on a prepaid card tariff, the operator has today published a page on its official website doing just that — slashing a whopping $80 off the budget-friendly handset.

In terms of specifications, the Moto G is possibly one of the most impressive affordable smartphones on the market, packing a 4.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1280, a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, an Adreno 305 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB/16GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing shooter and a 2,070 mAh Li-Ion removable battery.

Furthermore, the device ships running “Vanilla” Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, but is upgradable to to the latest build of KitKat upon receipt. The first time you power up the handset and connect to a Wi-Fi network, simply head into Settings,” then “About Device,” and select “Check for Updates” to scan for the upgrade. You will then be able to download and install Android 4.4 OTA.

If you like the sound of the Moto G and think you may like to get your hands on one for $99.99 instead of the original $179 price tag — click the source link below.

• SourceVerizon