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Still my favorite phone. If only....
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I only had 3 months of, eh, loving bliss before mine slipped on to stones from a car seat. A minor crack escalated and there are virtually no independent repairers with Motorola screens / parts so I sent it to Motorola UK at a time they had changed repair centres while I mislaid it for two weeks, and I never got it back. Awful booking and payment system, and customer service. 6 months later I was asked if I wanted it back for the same not unreasonable quote. No.
So I never knew how well it would have served me :sobs:
I relied on my backup Moto G 2013 for another 18 months and bought a nib Moto G4 for a great price when the G5 had been out a while. I wanted to avoid Motorola but it was the best for what I could afford.
You adjust to a lesser screen, capacity and specs but there have been frustrations with a low end device. I had two Samsung flagship models before that.
(who said this thread is not about me? Everything is about me!)
How is the battery holding up?
I'm not keen on these narrow 19+ / 9 aspect screens so I'm looking and comparing the screen sizes with what I have now. The larger Nokia and Huawei brands fit the bill.
There is a big gap between the G7 Plus available here, and any Moto Z series. I'm not too keen on the spec or size of the G7 Plus for it's high ish price.
So I never knew how well it would have served me :sobs:
I relied on my backup Moto G 2013 for another 18 months and bought a nib Moto G4 for a great price when the G5 had been out a while. I wanted to avoid Motorola but it was the best for what I could afford.
You adjust to a lesser screen, capacity and specs but there have been frustrations with a low end device. I had two Samsung flagship models before that.
(who said this thread is not about me? Everything is about me!)
How is the battery holding up?
I'm not keen on these narrow 19+ / 9 aspect screens so I'm looking and comparing the screen sizes with what I have now. The larger Nokia and Huawei brands fit the bill.
There is a big gap between the G7 Plus available here, and any Moto Z series. I'm not too keen on the spec or size of the G7 Plus for it's high ish price.
Papamalo
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I totally agree with you regarding the screen ratio aspect. I mean we read alpha numeric test horizontally not vertically. Having a thin tall screen makes no sense for serious reading.
According to rumors and history the reason the Motorola Moto X Pure was such a good phone was because, the company was owned by Google during the period when it was actually being designed. (May 22, 2012 - October 30, 2014) or so the story goes. Now all that great function goes into Pixels. Boo hoo.
I did move on after deep research, looking for a mid level, wide-r screen, voice activated, gorilla glass smart phone and settled on the LG V30, which I have to say, I've been super happy with.
I look forward to the day when they just let US upgrade the RAM or even the processor on our own dammed phones. I would have kept that Moto X forever. But suffice it to say, the LG V30 rocks.
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According to rumors and history the reason the Motorola Moto X Pure was such a good phone was because, the company was owned by Google during the period when it was actually being designed. (May 22, 2012 - October 30, 2014) or so the story goes. Now all that great function goes into Pixels. Boo hoo.
I did move on after deep research, looking for a mid level, wide-r screen, voice activated, gorilla glass smart phone and settled on the LG V30, which I have to say, I've been super happy with.
I look forward to the day when they just let US upgrade the RAM or even the processor on our own dammed phones. I would have kept that Moto X forever. But suffice it to say, the LG V30 rocks.
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Sounds a nice choice. I liked those when they came out, great audio etc
. We can't officially get the V series in the UK, but I seriously liked the LG G7 and G8 at the reduced prices I saw recently, and a work friend had a G6, which had a lovely body (the phone).
. We can't officially get the V series in the UK, but I seriously liked the LG G7 and G8 at the reduced prices I saw recently, and a work friend had a G6, which had a lovely body (the phone).
You can certainly buy it officially in the UK. The carriers may not be offering it on contract, but EE do have a pre-order page for the V50 (5G model).
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[I didn't know there was a V50, lol. The OP's V30 and the V40 I think were not brought in.]
Never mind. I see you meant the V40. I could have sworn that wasn't coming at the time of release either.
I been out of the loop too long. Android Central was my home.
Never mind. I see you meant the V40. I could have sworn that wasn't coming at the time of release either.
I been out of the loop too long. Android Central was my home.
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A new LG V50 is up for pre order here. Finally got it.
The meds have kicked in and I'm temporarily back in the program
The meds have kicked in and I'm temporarily back in the program