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The (maybe) "Epic" Motorola X Pre-Release Thread

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The Moto X is a flop in my eyes. It is 2013.

720p screen at 316ppi? iPhone 4 from 2010 has 326ppi...
Priced at $199 on contract? You just know the off contract price is $499 or higher.

Why not go get a Nexus 4? Better build materials and cheaper.
 
The_Chief said:
Even if it's $600 off-contract, I'll probably get it. I mean, it's a computer in your pocket, for cryin' out loud! You get what you pay for, after all :)
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Your prerogative but I feel you can get an HTC One or Samsung S4 Developer Editions with stock Android and have a more premium device.

Or even a Nexus 4!

I can't believe Google was instrumental in this phone. It is 2011/2012 specs at best.
 
We'll see what the developer edition costs, and wait to see what the Nexus 5 launch brings on the 7th.

EDIT: My mistake... it's the G2 reveal on the 7th :o
 
Outatime said:
Well I'm still between the Ultra/Maxx and the G4. Nothing blew me away here. It's the Mini with custom backs.
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I'm in the same boat unless the battery life on the Moto X ends up being excellent. I'll take the small form factor of the Moto X while sacrificing some specs if I can use the phone forever without charging.
 
I'm not shocked with the cost of the phone. We knew it was basically a droid mini but built here, nothing led me to figure it would be cheaper. So who is starting the new nexus 5 thread so I can jump ship.
 
The_Chief said:
Even if it's $600 off-contract, I'll probably get it. I mean, it's a computer in your pocket, for cryin' out loud! You get what you pay for, after all :)
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Look, Moto makes some very solid phones, in fact every other brand of phone I have had was total crap, BUT nothing with a shelf life of at most 24 months is worth 600 bucks.Besides, even the Atrix line (that was supposed to be the second coming) had it's issues.

I will probably hold off till end of the year now (if the HD will last that long) and see what the reviews are, see if maybe Moto has a follow up that's a bit more WOW than this.
 
AntimonyER said:
Sorry I jinxed the price yall :(

On the bright side, it means the Nexus is alive and well (maybe?).
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Except on VZN... ;)



So what exactly is "game changing" about this phone?

Release it last year at the same time as the S3 and maybe you have a fight, but unless I'm missing something it's the Motorola S3... a year late...

I was actually getting a little excited about this phone with the $300 off contract rumors. I'm happy with my S3, but there are a few things that Moto seems to do better than Sammy that would have made me jump. Designer covers isn't one of them...
 
svensett said:
Except on VZN... ;)



So what exactly is "game changing" about this phone?

Release it last year at the same time as the S3 and maybe you have a fight, but unless I'm missing something it's the Motorola S3... a year late...

I was actually getting a little excited about this phone with the $300 off contract rumors. I'm happy with my S3, but there are a few things that Moto seems to do better than Sammy that would have made me jump. Designer covers isn't one of them...
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Word.

Maybe at 9pm when the OTHER gag order is lifted, we'll find out why it matters.
 
This from an article sited above ...

No matter: the two product lines are geared toward different users anyway. The Droid line focuses on early adopters with performance and masculine design, whereas the Moto X goes after the mainstream with approachability, personalization and user experience. As Ron plainly put it, "We're aiming for user specs... what matters to the user." 41-megapixel cameras, 1080p panels and quad-core processors will have to wait. Ron assured us higher-end Moto X iterations are in the pipeline, though he wouldn't elaborate on when, but ultimately the specs on those models have to benefit the user. Translation: if it slaughters battery life or offers up an overwhelming array of software options (e.g., camera UI settings), it probably won't find a home in a Moto X device.

so I wait
 
I think the problem is, Google isn't thinking about us with this phone, they are thinking about the other 90%. Think, a Nexus for us die hards, and the Moto X for the rest of the world. Throw in play edition phones of the flag ship devices, and that's a pretty darn good line up to appeal to everyone. Sure we are disappointed, but I think Google is going to make a killing with this phone.
 
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