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

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EarlyMon said:
From Engadget -

"It's sad, but I am that person at dinner or drinks who's always staring at his phone. And that sort of behavior nets you a 28 percent charge on the Moto X after one day, two hours, 12 minutes and three seconds without battery saver enabled. That result bests even Motorola's own conservative claim of 24-hour battery life. Under the strain of Engadget's formal battery rundown protocol, in which an HD video plays on a loop, the Moto X's 2,200mAh cell lasted 11 hours and 15 minutes. Clap your hands, people. This is the battery life you didn't know you were missing."

Engadget's prediction on my LTEvo, especially for screen-on time, was very close to my experience. I'm inclined to trust them again in this case.
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Agreed. Both the verge and Engadget while having a difference in the hours both seemed to say battery life was good. I don't think I've seen Engadget give such high marks with battery life.

Phone arena seemed like they just went off the battery size and gave a number.

I am disappointed with the early remarks regarding the camera but I myself have very little knowledge when it comes to cameras. So it won't be a big deal to me. I use mine for taking pictures when I'm out and of my cute little dogs and that's about it.
 
shalemail said:
Yea I keep hearing about it too. I have a buddy that has the Nexus and says the call quality is very good (that's paramount for me, a phone that actually works really good as a phone - crazy I know) that's why I have always loved Moto, great PHONES. I have never had an LG and the thing is gonna be huge, not a fan of that. I don't know. I am torn.

I do want quality build and phone, and enough power that I won't be behind the times in 6 months.

this year kinda sucks, no really "great" phones in the size range I am looking for. X is the closest I guess. Just need to see what "the word on the street" is after people actually get to use them.

Sad part is my HD is dying, which I don't hold against Moto near as much as I hold it against ATT.

:( <--- Sad camper.
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The g2 is going to be almost exactly the same size as the HTC one due to the software buttons and small bezel, just for comparisons sake. Also, I'm hearing 2gb ram for the g2, not 3.
 
Yeah ever since the verge gave the DNA 4 out of 10 in battery life, but the GS3 8 out of 10, when the DNA lasted 15 minutes LONGER in their test... Not gonna give them too much credit on a fair, scientific review...
 
landolakes said:
I have both Verizon and AT&T, could I buy it customized on AT&T and use it on Verizon?
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I want to tell you a true story. Once upon a time, I accidentally flashed a GSM ROM on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I was so frustrated that I couldn't seem to get a signal to make a call or get a text. I was ready to throw my phone out of the window. Then I came to these very forums and found out, to my embarrassment :o I had flashed a GSM ROM instead of a TORO and I was very fortunate that it didn't brick my phone.

The End.;)

Moral to the story, GSM doesn't work on CDMA networks.


http://androidforums.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus-all-things-root/715918-rom-radio-help.html#post5786970
 
Cincybearcatfan said:
I want to tell you a true story. Once upon a time, I accidentally flashed a GSM ROM on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I was so frustrated that I couldn't seem to get a signal to make a call or get a text. I was ready to throw my phone out of the window. Then I came to these very forums and found out, to my embarrassment :o I had flashed a GSM ROM instead of a TORO and I was very fortunate that it didn't brick my phone.

The End.;)

Moral to the story, GSM doesn't work on CDMA networks and Android Forums rock.:thrasher:
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ftfy;)
 
Cincybearcatfan said:
I want to tell you a true story. Once upon a time, I accidentally flashed a GSM ROM on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I was so frustrated that I couldn't seem to get a signal to make a call or get a text. I was ready to throw my phone out of the window. Then I came to these very forums and found out, to my embarrassment :o I had flashed a GSM ROM instead of a TORO and I was very fortunate that it didn't brick my phone.

The End.;)

Moral to the story, GSM doesn't work on CDMA networks.


http://androidforums.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus-all-things-root/715918-rom-radio-help.html#post5786970
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Noob!

Jk

I did something similar back with the droid x, thought I was a goner for a couple of hours.
 
Wolfedude88 said:
Noob!

Jk

I did something similar back with the droid x, thought I was a goner for a couple of hours.
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You know that's the sad part. If' I'd been a noob I would have had an excuse. I had flashed hundreds of times before between my Gnex and Dinc. Call it a brain fart I guess. :rolleyes:

At least here all I got was a "lucky you didn't brick it" post once. If I'd gone to XDA I would have really gotten a lashing. :o
 
Cincybearcatfan said:
You know that's the sad part. If' I'd been a noob I would have had an excuse. I had flashed hundreds of times before between my Gnex and Dinc. Call it a brain fart I guess. :rolleyes:

At least here all I got was a "lucky you didn't brick it" post once. If I'd gone to XDA I would have really gotten a lashing. :o
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CBF, you had an excuse. Remember there was a Samsung Galaxy Nexus forum where all the action was and then this other sparsely populated one for the Verizon version.;)
 
Unforgiven said:
CBF, you had an excuse. Remember there was a Samsung Galaxy Nexus forum where all the action was and then this other sparsely populated one for the Verizon version.;)
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Much like the Moto X forum here and the DEAD Droid Maxx/Ultra forums. Boy I've been posting over there with CBF to try and get people talking and all you hear are crickets!
 
Outatime said:
Much like the Moto X forum here and the DEAD Droid Maxx/Ultra forums. Boy I've been posting over there with CBF to try and get people talking and all you hear are crickets!
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True dat. One things for sure, when I decide to walk into Verizon on release day to buy a Maxx, I had better not hear that there is a shortage due to high demand. :D
 
Good point. Now that the announcements are out and the launches are coming, we'll be better off moving Droid discussions over as they happen here.

Nothing personal, but anyone liking the Droids need their time their way, I think.
 
Cincybearcatfan said:
True dat. One things for sure, when I decide to walk into Verizon on release day to buy a Maxx, I had better not hear that there is a shortage due to high demand. :D
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I requested and got the 20th off. I'll be sitting outside VZW when the doors open.

I was literally #1 in line for the Droid Inc. I felt bad when they rang me up and I was leaving they were turning people away because they were out of stock.
 
My GS4 GE is going back! The cam is not nearly as impressive as the carrier edition and honestly I'm not about to deal with LTE connectivity issues like I've been doing all day! Even with being on 4.3

Going to just wait for the X and hopefully priceing will come down a bit!
 
Cronis said:
I'm kinda hoping the "cheaper" X phone that the Motorola CEO mentioned will be something like a Mini Moto X. Same specs as its bigger brother just in a smaller package and $100 cheaper.
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I hope that's what they do as well. They put the same insides in the Droid Mini as the Moto x, Droid Ultra and Droid Max, yet the Mini is the least expensive.
 
rabidhunter said:
I hope that's what they do as well. They put the same insides in the Droid Mini as the Moto x, Droid Ultra and Droid Max, yet the Mini is the least expensive.
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As long as they don't do the glossy by like the mini, can you believe they seem to be touting that on Verizon.com as a good thing? lol
 
I guess battery life might not be as good as I was thinking. Droid-Life posted their review and were getting about 3.5-4 hours of on screen battery time. It doesn't sound bad but it doesn't necessarily scream great like I was thinking.
 
Wolfedude88 said:
I guess battery life might not be as good as I was thinking. Droid-Life posted their review and were getting about 3.5-4 hours of on screen battery time. It doesn't sound bad but it doesn't necessarily scream great like I was thinking.
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Have to be careful with screen on times, as the mileage may vary depending on technology. This is an Amoled screen, so the whiter the screen, the more led's need to be lit up in order to create the screen. That's why so many of the GNex custom roms use inverted Gapps and are white on black. There is a huge battery gain from that one simple change.

I guarantee I could take two identical GNex devices set at the same brightness level and browse these forums all day using Tapatalk or the Forum app. One in dark mode and one in normal mode. The one in normal mode will kill the battery long before the one in dark mode.
 
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