Lollipop for first gen Samsung Note & Motorola Moto G

CyanogenMod 12.0 incorporating Android 5.0 Lollipop
Credit: International Business Times

There is reason to think that there will be no release of Android 5.0 Lollipop for the original Samsung Note (N7000) or first gen Motorola Moto G.

http://www.techradar.com/au/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-l-5-0-release-date-when-can-i-get-it--1257804

A problem with any hardware is that, sooner or later, support from the manufacturer comes to an end. In this case, though there is an alternative: CyanogenMod will be releasing Lollipop for first generation Note 1 & Motorola Moto G. This illustrates just two of the advantages of custom ROMs: typically sooner to release, & continue support long after the manufacturer has lost interest:

http://www.android.gs/cm12-alpha-built-available-for-galaxy-note-n7000-and-moto-g/

http://www.cyanogenmod.org/

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