OK so up until now all my posts have been about battery life. I am the kind of user that feels what's the point of the bells and whistles if you have to be sheepish about using them (i.e., awesome screen/display and then folks say to turn the brightness down, etc). Well I finally received my Moto X from Motorola Moto Maker Website and I thought to share some early info below.
1) I bought the 16 GB version for T-mobile. This means it will come with an unlocked GSM/SIM, a preinstalled T-mobile nano sim free (just call T-mobile to activate it free), and no T-mobile logos anywhere on the phone and no T-mobile bloatware at all (so if you decide to add custom text at the bottom of the back of the phone it will actually be there and not replaced by a carrier logo).
2) Comes with Android 4.4.3 and actual free space (since OS takes up space) is 11gb. There is no lag and the phone is very smooth and fast. Build quality feels premium and I added custom text on the boot screen and back of the phone---quite nifty.
3) You get 50 gb in addition to the 15gb you already have on Google. So you can store your music and files etc on the cloud. This is free for 2 years and after that there is no charge, you get to keep the files you already uploaded too. You just can't add anything more once the 2 years is up. Unless you pay a fee. Not bad at all.
4) You also get a Motorola Skip for free. Its a bit gimmicky but after trying it out, I actually find myself using it--nothing great though from my view but not ridiculous either.
5) To my relief and delight, the battery life is excellent so far. With 'moderate' use I've gotten 15 hours solid use. And with 'heavy' use I got 10 hours solid use. Its so good, I just don't get why more units did not sell for Motorola---its the best kept secret in the cell phone bizz in my opinion (I don't have any friends who even heard of it!). Note this is with everything turned on except Google Now Cards and screen brightness is at around 75-80%. Screen time is 4-6 hours.
6) Touch less control is very useful. Which is a surprise to me. Keep this in mind though it likes Google Services. So for example if you want it to play a song or music it tends to look at your Google Play for the library (so basically, I started using it for the first time and the free 50GB helps!). Also it does not control functions like turning on/off Bluetooth---which really should be the case. However, it works well and useful for things like time, weather, play a song, navigation/directions, answer trivia like questions, etc.
7) There are complaints about the camera in various posts. I have take only some shots and video and so far, I am happy. I'm sure there is better out there, but these are quite good enough for me (previous phone was an HTC Amaze known for its photo quality). Did not see a huge difference.
Overall: I am very happy with the Moto X and at $299 with free nano card, 50 gb space, free skip, customized looks, and 14 day no hassle return where they even pay shipping------I think it is worth it. Of course it has only been a few days and I will continue to test and update here.
1) I bought the 16 GB version for T-mobile. This means it will come with an unlocked GSM/SIM, a preinstalled T-mobile nano sim free (just call T-mobile to activate it free), and no T-mobile logos anywhere on the phone and no T-mobile bloatware at all (so if you decide to add custom text at the bottom of the back of the phone it will actually be there and not replaced by a carrier logo).
2) Comes with Android 4.4.3 and actual free space (since OS takes up space) is 11gb. There is no lag and the phone is very smooth and fast. Build quality feels premium and I added custom text on the boot screen and back of the phone---quite nifty.
3) You get 50 gb in addition to the 15gb you already have on Google. So you can store your music and files etc on the cloud. This is free for 2 years and after that there is no charge, you get to keep the files you already uploaded too. You just can't add anything more once the 2 years is up. Unless you pay a fee. Not bad at all.
4) You also get a Motorola Skip for free. Its a bit gimmicky but after trying it out, I actually find myself using it--nothing great though from my view but not ridiculous either.
5) To my relief and delight, the battery life is excellent so far. With 'moderate' use I've gotten 15 hours solid use. And with 'heavy' use I got 10 hours solid use. Its so good, I just don't get why more units did not sell for Motorola---its the best kept secret in the cell phone bizz in my opinion (I don't have any friends who even heard of it!). Note this is with everything turned on except Google Now Cards and screen brightness is at around 75-80%. Screen time is 4-6 hours.
6) Touch less control is very useful. Which is a surprise to me. Keep this in mind though it likes Google Services. So for example if you want it to play a song or music it tends to look at your Google Play for the library (so basically, I started using it for the first time and the free 50GB helps!). Also it does not control functions like turning on/off Bluetooth---which really should be the case. However, it works well and useful for things like time, weather, play a song, navigation/directions, answer trivia like questions, etc.
7) There are complaints about the camera in various posts. I have take only some shots and video and so far, I am happy. I'm sure there is better out there, but these are quite good enough for me (previous phone was an HTC Amaze known for its photo quality). Did not see a huge difference.
Overall: I am very happy with the Moto X and at $299 with free nano card, 50 gb space, free skip, customized looks, and 14 day no hassle return where they even pay shipping------I think it is worth it. Of course it has only been a few days and I will continue to test and update here.
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