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The Moto X+1
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Possibly ....
Thankfully I didn't buy it for the camera, I have my S5 & Lumia 930 for that.
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Hey, no fair! You get a Moto X AND get to be at the ocean?!?
LOL ... I'm at the ocean 3 times a day
(I'm a part-time Fish) Motorola Event, Sept 4th: http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/1...r-4-event-for-new-moto-x-moto-g-and-moto-360/
Can't wait to see what they announce.
Hoping there's no exclusivity BS again...
The camera was the primary reason I got rid of the Moto x. You can get decent pictures here and there, but on average, they were of very poor quality IMO.
I really liked the phone otherwise (up until they also screwed up / disabled Ok Google). Not a huge deal but the Moto version of that feature was slower.
I really liked the phone otherwise (up until they also screwed up / disabled Ok Google). Not a huge deal but the Moto version of that feature was slower.
September is turning out to be the hot month for mobile devices with the iPhone(s), Moto X (and apparently G) successor, Note 4, and likely the Xperia Z3 (sorry--the Galaxy Alpha doesn't register as newsworthy for me), not to mention the Moto 360 and possible iWatch. I'm really looking forward to everyone's offerings, can't wait.
Yeah finally an announcement date!!
I'm also excited for the Moto G. All I want is 1080P video recording on that one and the rumored 5 inch display. Don't need 1080P display.
I'm sure the X+1 will be the best device of the year to date. Stock android with the rumored specs is as perfect as it can get (except for the AMOLED display).
I hope we can get it in Europe at the same time as the rest and also a not too hefty price tag please.
I'm also excited for the Moto G. All I want is 1080P video recording on that one and the rumored 5 inch display. Don't need 1080P display.
I'm sure the X+1 will be the best device of the year to date. Stock android with the rumored specs is as perfect as it can get (except for the AMOLED display).
I hope we can get it in Europe at the same time as the rest and also a not too hefty price tag please.
Yep. It was because of this I decided to get the moto x now. Rather than wait for the +1. If it does come out sooner, I may upgrade but on general I'm really happy with the moto x. Its really comfortable to use daily. Its amazing how the past year I've used so many devices and the moto x is by far the most ergonomic and physically comfortable. I hope they don't ruin those ergonomics with the +1...
Just being doing some interesting speed comparisons of the moto x & s5.
Basically they open apps pretty much identically, though often the X opened a millisecond quicker - it wasn't too much of a difference.
However big difference in multi-tasking.
Moto X managed to open every backgrounder app without reloading. After 4-5 apps on the S5 every app older than that had to reload.
S5 told me I still had memory left in task manager, that I was as 1.36gb of 1.67gb; but clearly this isn't the case or Samsung are aggressively shutting down backgrounded apps.
The Moto X in apps settings / running told me I was using a staggering 495mb with 1.3gb free ......
So the same 9-10 apps and the moto x had the same amount of memory free, as the S5 said it was using .....
Amazing difference in memory management & consumption between devices ...
If anything once apps are loaded and backgrounder it means the moto x is a faster device to use and re-open apps in daily use because of it, making it's dual core snapdragon 400 feel much faster than the 801 2.5ghz quad core in the S5.
Hopefully moto don't feck up the +1 because the X is great.....
Basically they open apps pretty much identically, though often the X opened a millisecond quicker - it wasn't too much of a difference.
However big difference in multi-tasking.
Moto X managed to open every backgrounder app without reloading. After 4-5 apps on the S5 every app older than that had to reload.
S5 told me I still had memory left in task manager, that I was as 1.36gb of 1.67gb; but clearly this isn't the case or Samsung are aggressively shutting down backgrounded apps.
The Moto X in apps settings / running told me I was using a staggering 495mb with 1.3gb free ......
So the same 9-10 apps and the moto x had the same amount of memory free, as the S5 said it was using .....
Amazing difference in memory management & consumption between devices ...
If anything once apps are loaded and backgrounder it means the moto x is a faster device to use and re-open apps in daily use because of it, making it's dual core snapdragon 400 feel much faster than the 801 2.5ghz quad core in the S5.
Hopefully moto don't feck up the +1 because the X is great.....
I found the Moto X to be slower than my Nexus 5 which is why I got rid of it (well, the speed and the camera which was brutal). I'm actually hoping to see an improvement in speed. If the Galaxy S5 was slower than the Moto X than that's pathetic for Samsung. I'm hoping the Moto X+1 will be Nexus fast and have iPhone camera quality and then I'm sold.
I have read this type of comparison between the two elsewhere and from a very reputable source who has had basically the litter of android phones. You have confirmed it and thanks for taking the time to compare.
I have been fooling with the X more and more at BB. Kind of slipped under my radar when it came out. I probably have done worse with other devices down the road since I have low priority with using better cameras with those anyhow.. Lesson learned.
If this is real, new Moto X doesn't look very much bigger than the original: http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/15/new-moto-x-front-speakers-comparison/
EDIT: Or this could be the new Moto G. Who knows. Leaker claims it's the new MX.
EDIT: Or this could be the new Moto G. Who knows. Leaker claims it's the new MX.
Pls no ugly front facing speakers... why make a nice , decent smartphone design so ugly. I'd be out if this turns out to be true.
Pls no ugly front facing speakers... why make a nice , decent smartphone design so ugly. I'd be out if this turns out to be true.
Sad thing is - if it's like the Moto E - it won't even be front facing speakers. It'll just be the microphone housed in that horrible thing below - to 'mirror' the earpiece on the top. Yep it's F'UGLY ..........................
I cant believe it... the Moto X is such a beautiful phone because it has a quietly decent design language.
and yet....you are still using it...refusing to upgrade! Sorry sensamic...... just needling yaC'mon guys, it can't be worse than the SGS5 design and build quality
and yet....you are still using it...refusing to upgrade! Sorry sensamic...... just needling ya
I know!
I mean, I hate their designs and build quality, even on my SGS3 (you should see how poorly it looks after 2 years of good care...), and that's one of the reasons I don't want to upgrade to another Samsung phone.IMO all the other companies (Sony, LG, Motorola, HTC) have much much better designs and build quality.
This doesn't mean I won't ever buy another Samsung. I would if it were the only decent option available at the time, but if I can avoid them I will, every single time.
