probably will be the same as the N4 and other Android phones. Flick your thumb upwards on that little home icon... that will activate Google Now
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Motorola Unveils 4.7-Inch Moto X Smartphone with 24-Hour Battery and Touchless Controls
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
probably will be the same as the N4 and other Android phones. Flick your thumb upwards on that little home icon... that will activate Google Now
I like the fact it doesn't follow the spec hunt that others do. 720p? I'd be fine with that. Dual Core? Absolutely enough (at least on my iphone 5) ..
And Touchless control for itself is an absolut winner (disregarding to privacy concerns), I was waiting for Apple to implement this, since the 4S
Damn, if I haven't got a phone on contract last year I'd be REALLY tempted!
And Touchless control for itself is an absolut winner (disregarding to privacy concerns), I was waiting for Apple to implement this, since the 4S
Damn, if I haven't got a phone on contract last year I'd be REALLY tempted!
Maybe because my iPhone 5 can go 48 hours?
Granted, that's usually on the weekends where I don't use it much.
Moto X has a natural language processor and contextual processor, which I think helps it to save battery life.
What I liked:
* Voice Dictation without physical interaction
* Custom designed visuals of the case
* Assembled in USA
In some places specs could be better *points at Ubuntu Edge*
What I liked:
* Voice Dictation without physical interaction
* Custom designed visuals of the case
* Assembled in USA
In some places specs could be better *points at Ubuntu Edge*
It's amusing to watch Google fans fawn over voice activation when they all said nobody would ever talk to their phones like that when Siri came out.
Then again, if Google is banking on this "groundbreaking" voice activation Ok Google garbage, they're more hopeless than I thought.
Then again, if Google is banking on this "groundbreaking" voice activation Ok Google garbage, they're more hopeless than I thought.
That's pretty cool. I've wanted something like this on the iPhone for Siri for a while now. Amazing that they're claiming 24-hour battery life with this feature.
That's because this is an upgrade from the iPhone 5.
As opposed to being a downgrade from the GS4 and HTC One.
Nope. Samsung would have done it. The 24 hour claim is flawed like their claimed Nexus 7 battery life.
Then it will be a downgrade when compared to Apple's this year model.
Why is Google releasing a phone to compete with last year's model ?
It's not any wider than other phones in its class.
In fact... it's actually the narrowest phone compared to other 4.7"+ phones.
Is it wider than the iPhone? Of course, but only slightly: 2.47" vs 2.31"
But the iPhone 5 has a 4" 16x9 screen and this has a 4.7" 16x9 screen.
I don't find the moto x an upgrade in any way from the iPhone 5. I do think the HTC One is an upgrade. I love the HTC One. Love love love it.
Remember back in the day (2011?), when Google thought Siri/Voice Commands were dumb? "No one wants to talk to their phone", they said. Ahhh yeah, brings me way back.
unless youre POTUS or the leader of Taliban, what do you say that you're so worried about???
How many people would want to know that you're going by the nearest Starbucks on the way to work??
You can train it to your voice so it only responds to you, I believe.
Also, the phrase is only needed to activate search when the phone is in standby or when you want it to do something without pressing buttons. True voice searching without needing to be in the right place/app or needing to do a gesture or button press. You can of course unlock the phone and do the swipe up gesture to get there like with current phones and the same method with Siri (replace swipe up with a home button hold) so people are really getting antsy over nothing or aren't reading articles properly and just jumping to conclusions.