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The (maybe) "Epic" Motorola X Pre-Release Thread
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swantonbomboy
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I'm a big fan of what Connect seems to be. It will be nice to forget your phone on the coffee table on vibrate, sit down at the desktop and still receive text and call notifications.
And XDA will have it working on other phones in 3... 2... 1...
That's a cool concept even just for when I'm sitting at work.
AntimonyER
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Hmm, migrate seems like a great substitute for tibu for those who stay unrooted.
This is exactly what I love about Google Voice. I can text and answer calls from my laptop, no need to have my phone handy.
It'll be great to have it for my regular number too, I don't have GV set up to forward SMS to that. Handy indeed!!
MightyText already does that. I'd much rather reply to a text by typing on my laptop instead of my phone. With Chrome, incoming texts are displayed as a popup
swantonbomboy
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Has there been any new info on the camera or sample shots? All that I've read is that its a 10mp rear sensor. Looking to upgrade from a Galaxy Nexus to something else a high quality camera is on the top of my wish list. I've heard good things about the HTC One camera (though I'm not holding my breath on VZW anytime soon) but I'm hoping Moto can include a nice sensor on this.
shalemail
Android Expert
Only thing out there is speculation at this point, but there is reason to be optimistic.
Rumor has it that it's a 10 or 10+ megapixel shooter with "clearpixel" technology. That's a Kodak technology, nothing new, but new to mobile. It's along the lines of "ultrapixel" on the HTC One captures more light, reduces blur, plus the X is supposed to have a nice simple interface with some nice options.
swantonbomboy
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true. Just looked that up. Seems promising.
Moto X camera features detailed ahead of August 1 launch
sean76
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Sighhhh...why o why moto! Why not just have a 12noon live blog with the announcement? Why 3pm? Why No live blog? Lmaoooo...sorry fellas just felt like venting a little bit!
Boy how I've missed new phone releases and the fun leading up to them, ok it's been about a year of speculation already with this thing...lets get crackin!
Boy how I've missed new phone releases and the fun leading up to them, ok it's been about a year of speculation already with this thing...lets get crackin!
shalemail
Android Expert
We're all itchin' for facts my man. Just gotta hold tight a little longer. Heck I remember back in January wondering if the Google X/Ghost/Motorola X Phone/Google-Moto NeXus phone was even REAL.
Well now we KNOW so much about it and just want .... the rest of the story.
Does it mean the hdmi connection is also 720p? If so that will look terrible on big screen.
swantonbomboy
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Tell me about it.
crossing my fingers for an early release date. If the leaked VZW roadmap with the late August release is true I'll be happy.
shalemail
Android Expert
No.
I have the Atrix HD it's 720 HD screen but when you HDMI mirror it's beautiful on a big screen.
rabidhunter
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Looks like it will be able to take video in 1080p. So, the connetion will probably be the same.
Moto X Clear Pixel Camera
AntimonyER
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So what is the max price that you would pay for this phone? Eric Schmidt just tweeted that he was proud of Motorola for manufacturing it in the US, instead of taking the easiest and cheapest way... I'm wondering if that is a sign that it may be more than most are expecting...
No, the video chip will output at 1080p.
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swantonbomboy
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I'd like to pay $200 but would pay $300 if it turns out to be a truly great device.
The GS4 (16gb) is $200 with a 2 year agreement that's their top tier phone. If Moto is going to market the Moto X as the competition I'd say you have to stay in the ballpark.
rabidhunter
Android Expert
Same here, we have reports from financial anylists who estimated the cost of manufacturing at $225. Now, they could have gone cheaper in China and it would have been easier, might have made the price to manufacture at about $150 per unit.
I think the strategy is to go in at a low retail price to flood the market with less expensive phones. Now that Motorola is backed by Google, this makes a lot of sense. If any losses occured upfront with the Moto X, Google can make up for on the back end.
swantonbomboy
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Also, what's everyone opinion on quad core versus dual core trade offs in the mobile world? All information points to dual core on the Moto X. I'd like to think that new X8 moto chip config will help future proof the device but I'm wary.
Outatime
Android Expert
Upgrade time really does rock. I'm having a hard time getting jazzed for this phone though. ~4.7" screen, ~same as the GNex. On screen nav keys eating up some of that real estate, same as the GNex. Same processor and almost the same screen specs as the recently announced Droid Mini. The Kodak camera sounds cool that I guess the Mini won't have.
So far I've seen nothing that would lure me away from either the Droid Ultra/Maxx or the S4. But... 3:00 is still over an hour off
Outatime
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Unsubsidized at that price, right? I can't imagine it being much more than $100-$150 with a new 2 year sign up. ...BASED UPON WHAT WE KNOW NOW
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