Moto X+1... let the hype-beasting begin!

[stoosh]

Would love this to be true but it does say coming soon to Motorola.com, does that mean US market again will be the only ones to see motomaker?

No if you check the Motorola UK website it says that Motomaker will be available.

Spoiler

 

[bridder]

No if you check the Motorola UK website it says that Motomaker will be available.

Thanks stoosh, nice

 

[stoosh]

Thanks stoosh, nice

No worries Mate.

 

[Fallen god]

No if you check the Motorola UK website it says that Motomaker will be available.

Spoiler

Bruh 4 batter icons in your status bar?

 

[smokedog]

Thought the battery would be bigger.

2300mAh, deal breaker for me, thats same as the Nexus 5. Plus no wireless charging.

Some people are saying stereo speakers, others not

On one of the offical videos it shows an animation of them being stereo speakers.

 

[Fallen god]

2300mha is worrisome, also the camera sensor seem smaller while having more pixels .

Moto X 2013: Camera 10MP Rear Facing, 1/2.6" CMOS size (OV10820), 2.1MP FFC
Moto X 2014: 13MP Rear Facing1/3.06" CMOS size (Sony IMX135), F/2.25, 2.1MP FFC

Could be for the better

Instead, Motorola has moved to a Sony IMX135 13MP sensor, which is the same sensor that we've seen in the Samsung Galaxy S4, LG G2, LG G3, and a whole host of other smartphones.

 

[stoosh]

Bruh 4 batter icons in your status bar?

What can I say Dude..I'm a stat freak Lol

Edit Looking at the Motorola UK website it says that "Speakers are front facing and at bottom."
So Engadget are probably right.

 

[mug2k]

I see Phones4u have it on pre-order for £34.50 a month, its looks good but I'm not blown away by it. I've seen the LG G3 for £23 p/m regularly and the original Moto X for £17 p/m (every now and then) so I might just end up going for one them.

 

[tony888]

Looks good to me. Now I need to decide if I should get this or the Z3c

 

[_Jimlad_]

Its certainly a nice phone. But should not be overly priced contract wise.

 

[Warp279]

2300mha is worrisome, also the camera sensor seem smaller while having more pixels .

Could be for the better

It's obvious they found a way to optimise the battery life even with that small battery.

 

[Richy888]

Optimised the sim free price too. Only seen a price at phones4u though. I'll not rush in on this one. The Mrs has told me NO! not like I'll take any notice Her opinion is the Moto x is the first phone I've had and not fallen out with! I'd not mind 32gb and motomaker.

 

[Silly Goose On The Loose]

Just wait stoosh, Amazon will have it soon

 

[Sumanji]

Underwhelming battery is a major bummer... My RAZR HD has 2500mAh, albeit poorly optimised for the size. I was hoping the new X would be pushing 3000.

It's between this and the M8... maybe Nexus 6?

Hmm, let's wait for the reviews and battery endurance tests...


[edit] Carbon fibre back option could swing it for the X though

[edit2] The original X has great battery life thanks to dedicated low power chips for always on voice etc. right? The new X doesn't seem to mention this?! If it's just a plain old 801, then it is not going to be great.

 

[kona786]

I'm sure moto haven't overlooked battery life.

 

[Silly Goose On The Loose]

It has more cores (10 in total) for contextual stuff. It's not just an 801 I don't think.

 

[Warp279]

32Gb is £480 with the leather back. no sd slot on this.
New Moto G is £145. has a sd slot.

Size of the Moto x vs the new moto

 

[Smeghead]

What were they thinking when they decided to just name it exactly the same as the old one? It just makes it so much more confusing than it needs to be. At least HTC added in the M8 to differentiate it.

 

[Fallen god]

It's obvious they found a way to optimise the battery life even with that small battery.

Off course, but a 3000mha battery will give you 30% more battery life on top of all that optimisation. And most other phones in that size have a much bigger battery.

 

[smokedog]

let the disappointment begin!

Off course, but a 3000mha battery will give you 30% more battery life on top of all that optimisation. And most other phones in that size have a much bigger battery.

Totally agree, the battery is only 100mAh more than the old X but now has a much bigger screen. The old Moto X was already known for it poor battery. No matter how good the battery optimisation is, I can't see it competing with high capacity.

Interested to see the battery test but I think Moto dropped the ball on this one