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Moto X - Designed by you. Assembled in the USA.

onthecouchagain said:
I think the GE Moto X will be the one for most of us to look out for. I'm still interested in the device, even if I don't agree with some of Moto/Google's decisions.

I'm not holding my breath for anything, but there's still a small glimmer of hope that the unlocked price will be sweet. And that there will be a 32GB version. It'd be DOA for me if the GE only offered 16GB on a non-expandable device. They'd be foolish to do that.
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I disagree regarding the GE version. From everything I've read Motorola did very little to change from stock Android, with those change being the unique features that they hope will set it apart (i.e. always on voice activation, on screen notification indicator. A stock Android Moto X, or GE version, loses this added functionality, turning it into a truly midrange device.

Ideally, I'd like a Developers Edition--all the added tricks without any of the carrier branding or bloat.
 
tbayrgs said:
I disagree regarding the GE version. From everything I've read Motorola did very little to change from stock Android, with those change being the unique features that they hope will set it apart (i.e. always on voice activation, on screen notification indicator. A stock Android Moto X, or GE version, loses this added functionality, turning it into a truly midrange device.

Ideally, I'd like a Developers Edition--all the added tricks without any of the carrier branding or bloat.
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I agree, but don't the GE versions of the S4 and One retain some of its uniqueness? I don't see why the MX can't retain some of it.

Again, I'm not holding my breath for anything at this point. :T
 
batting1000 said:
Engadget review is out

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/05/motorola-moto-x-review/
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batting1000 said:
And now The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4588922/moto-x-review
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Ugh, exactly why you have to take these reviews with a grain of salt. Engadget says the hardware looks/feels unremarkable, even cheap yet the handset has amazing battery life. Meanwhile the Verge says the device looks/feels great, very solid and sturdy even though it's plastic, yet find the battery life average.

At least there seems to be some consensus that the UI is super smooth and the unique functionality is great.

I am becoming more interested in seeing the Moto X in person.
 
onthecouchagain said:
I agree, but don't the GE versions of the S4 and One retain some of its uniqueness? I don't see why the MX can't retain some of it.

Again, I'm not holding my breath for anything at this point. :T
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Yeah but the difference between HTC and Samsung's skins are huge when compared to stock so they can cherry pick a couple of key features without duplicating the feel of the skins. With the Moto X, there are only a few features added to stock Android so, keeping them for the GE version leaves you basically with exactly the same version being produced for carriers--where's the differentiation?

I really like the looks and even more, the size of the device--the difference vs. the HTC One, a device with exactly the same size display is incredible. I also applaud Motorola for focusing on the experience and not just jamming it full of high spec components and hoping it's enough to handle their over bloated skin. ;)

Very interested to see how it works in person. May end up having a serious helping of crow. ;)
 
tbayrgs said:
Yeah but the difference between HTC and Samsung's skins are huge when compared to stock so they can cherry pick a couple of key features without duplicating the feel of the skins. With the Moto X, there are only a few features added to stock Android so, keeping them for the GE version leaves you basically with exactly the same version being produced for carriers--where's the differentiation?

I really like the looks and even more, the size of the device--the difference vs. the HTC One, a device with exactly the same size display is incredible. I also applaud Motorola for focusing on the experience and not just jamming it full of high spec components and hoping it's enough to handle their over bloated skin. ;)

Very interested to see how it works in person. May end up having a serious helping of crow. ;)
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Agreeable.

I only applaud Moto for the foregoing the high specs in favor of user experience if it's priced right. Otherwise, I can only applaud them as much as I applaud Apple for doing the same thing. Meaning, I can't, really. ;)
 
onthecouchagain said:
Agreeable.

I only applaud Moto for the foregoing the high specs in favor of user experience if it's priced right. Otherwise, I can only applaud them as much as I applaud Apple for doing the same thing. Meaning, I can't, really. ;)
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these reviews actually made me excited for this phone again. Likewise, I am not willing to sign a contract or pony up $600 though. I don't even think it would have been that bad at $499
 
Yeah, the reviews seem pretty strong so far. But we (at least I) expected this. It's still a desirable and good phone -- no surprises there.

It's just not worth the entry price, in my opinion.

I think the Verge put it best: The Moto X is aimed at taking on the iPhone and iPhone users.

To that end, kudos to them and hopefully it does well. But it's not necessarily for us (me). Not at those prices.

I'll stick to my One..... for now.
 
tbayrgs said:
I disagree regarding the GE version. From everything I've read Motorola did very little to change from stock Android, with those change being the unique features that they hope will set it apart (i.e. always on voice activation, on screen notification indicator. A stock Android Moto X, or GE version, loses this added functionality, turning it into a truly midrange device.

Ideally, I'd like a Developers Edition--all the added tricks without any of the carrier branding or bloat.
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Agreed. Personally I'm likely going for the GSM dev edition. Chances are you can always convert it to GE if you'd like, but not necessarily vice versa.
 
strausd said:
Still not interested with the always listening feature considering so many Google Now actions still require touch input for completion.
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BTW, do you have this turned on? It's under Google Now settings, then Voice:

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Also, Straus... I think now that the MX is featuring the "OK Google Now" feature up front, reviewers will acknowledge that it's not truly hands/eyes-free, which will hopefully motivate Google to push it in that direction with next rounds of improvements.

The point being, now that it's front and center, it'll garner more attention. As you say, good for us all.
 
onthecouchagain said:
BTW, do you have this turned on? It's under Google Now settings, then Voice:

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Also, Straus... I think now that the MX is featuring the "OK Google Now" feature up front, reviewers will acknowledge that it's not truly hands/eyes-free, which will hopefully motivate Google to push it in that direction with next rounds of improvements.

The point being, now that it's front and center, it'll garner more attention. As you say, good for us all.
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Yes, I've had that enabled since day 1.
 
onthecouchagain said:
BTW, do you have this turned on? It's under Google Now settings, then Voice:

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Also, Straus... I think now that the MX is featuring the "OK Google Now" feature up front, reviewers will acknowledge that it's not truly hands/eyes-free, which will hopefully motivate Google to push it in that direction with next rounds of improvements.

The point being, now that it's front and center, it'll garner more attention. As you say, good for us all.
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I wish that worked every where. You still have to launch Google now
 
I hope that the 'assistant's' name can be changed, instead of saying always 'Google Now' (which in my opinion is Google's parasitic attempt to make us say Google all the time) you can call it what you want.
Example: 'Ok, Siri', 'Ok, Dark Vader', 'Ok, Android'

That is so much more natural, it is like you have your own personal assistant instead of share same one with everyone else ('Google Now').
 
onthecouchagain said:
EDIT: Just read this:

Touchless Control
This debuted last week with the new Motorola Droid line for Verizon. Remember those low-power cores we mentioned a moment ago (one for natural language and one for contextual computing)? This is where they come into play. If you choose to enable it, Moto X will always be waiting for you to say "Okay Google Now." It will then sping to life to obey your voice command. That may include navigation, looking something up, making a call, sending a text or email, creating a reminder for yourself, setting an alarm, or any number of things. The coolest part is that you train it with your voice. The other guys at Giz HQ tried to wake it up by saying Okay Google Now, but no dice. It obeys only me.

For the most part it seems to work pretty well, though it did have trouble with longer commands, like adding a calendar entry with a time, date, and location. It would definitely be very handy while driving. You can even configure it to read texts to you, and to verbally confirm the things you tell it to write, so you really don't have to look at it (or touch it) at all.
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Yea, I was under the impression that many of the actions listed by Strausd would not require touch.
 
If you're on a tech forum and you love gadgets you'll be a fool to buy this phone, get it for a loved one or advise it to noobs.

I give you 3 months tops and you'll be whining about specs, or something else that another phone has over it.

Onthecouchagain, if I were you I'll get the S4 and sell the One, I think that will solve the issues with your phone.
 
cuzo said:
If you're on a tech forum and you love gadgets you'll be a fool to buy this phone, get it for a loved one or advise it to noobs.

I give you 3 months tops and you'll be whining about specs, or something else that another phone has over it.

Onthecouchagain, if I were you I'll get the S4 and sell the One, I think that will solve the issues with your phone.
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that is the exact opposite of what I think. It actually has something new and different that people in the tech world can appreciate. Clearly it shows that specs do not matter, which is a good thing. Most of the reviews agree. It is every bit as fast at the ONE and the s4.
 
mattopotamus said:
that is the exact opposite of what I think. It actually has something new and different that people in the tech world can appreciate. Clearly it shows that specs do not matter, which is a good thing. Most of the reviews agree. It is every bit as fast at the ONE and the s4.
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I wasn't speaking specs, in speaking being content without finding the need to upgrade soon as something better comes our. With this clearly being behind with a inferior screen, techies won't keep this phone for long.

Good phone for noobs but not for the hardcore tech crowd because you're not going to be content with this phone for too long.
 
cuzo said:
I wasn't speaking specs, in speaking being content without finding the need to upgrade soon as something better comes our. With this clearly being behind with a inferior screen, techies won't keep this phone for long.

Good phone for noobs but not for the hardcore tech crowd because you're not going to be content with this phone for too long.
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I am very into technology and despite all of the short comings of the nexus 4, I am happy with it. The moto X seems to fix two of my biggest complaints...call quality and no LTE. I could easily keep the phone for a year, which is more than I usually keep a phone for.

Your response would be like saying, "people who own iphones are clearly not into technology" which is not true at all.

Here is a really good article http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...ture_of_everything?taxonomyId=75&pageNumber=1
 
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tbayrgs said:
Ugh, exactly why you have to take these reviews with a grain of salt. Engadget says the hardware looks/feels unremarkable, even cheap yet the handset has amazing battery life. Meanwhile the Verge says the device looks/feels great, very solid and sturdy even though it's plastic, yet find the battery life average.

At least there seems to be some consensus that the UI is super smooth and the unique functionality is great.

I am becoming more interested in seeing the Moto X in person.
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As much as I love The Verge but I find their plastic bashing obnoxious.
 
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