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Google and Moto almost made a truly standout Android phone
Moto X review
Google and Moto almost made a truly standout Android phone
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"With its swoopy, curvy looks, the Moto X has a thoughtful design both
inside and out that is full of charm and power, backed up by great
software that is let down only by its endurance and camera."
It
was August of 2013 when Motorola released its first all-new phone under
the stewardship of Google, and the Moto X caused quite a stir.
While
the Nexus line of phones was always meant to be the showcase for
Google's vision of the ultimate Android device, it felt like with
Motorola it could show how influence rather than control would bring out
the inner beauty of Android.
Five months on
Motorolafinally gave the first progeny of its relationship with Google a
wider release, so here it is on official UK release: the Moto X.
Without
a doubt, one of the most widely discussed and generally lauded phones
of the second half of 2013 has arrived, but how does it fare today in
the ever-evolving smartphone market?
When it was first
announced, there was an almost audible intake of breath as it became
clear that Motorola was going to try and sell a phone with apparently
mid-range specs at a high-end price.
However, this did
something of a disservice to the overall aims Motorola had for the Moto
X. It is not a device that cares about specs, it is all about the
experience. In the US, Motorola launched a novel concept called Moto Maker, which allows you to customise the look of your phone.
It
is quite possible to get a white fronted, pink backed Moto X with blue
buttons and a custom engraving too. Unfortunately, Moto Maker hasn't
found its way to the UK - although it is tipped to arrive in March 2014.
This
bold gamble does not appear to has paid dividends for Motorola with the
Moto X, evidenced by its numerous price drops in the US.
Considering
the track record, it's a little bit of a surprise that Motorola is
bringing the Moto X in at a relatively high recommended retail price
point of £389.
Considering the price of the better-specified and larger screened Nexus 5 is just £299, you have to wonder if this makes sense. The pricing of the Moto X on contract puts it in a similar category to the HTC One Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, not quite the lofty comparisons that Motorola would want us to be making.
Pricing
is not the only issue for the Moto X: it simply does not have high-end
specs any more. The beating heart of the phone is essentially a 1.7GHz
dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset backed by 2GB of RAM.
Compared
to today's quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 rival, this is a little
lacking, and definitely puts it in the mid-range, at least on paper.
A
2200mAh battery is sealed inside the body and there is no microSD
expansion so the standard 16GB model - what you get for the £389
recommended asking price – will have to do. Motorola has not said
whether it will bring the 32GB model to the UK. The
basic layout of the Moto X is highly conventional, with a microUSB port
at the bottom, power and volume rocker buttons on the right and a
standard 3.5mm headphone jack up top.
Talking of those
buttons, they are really well sited. Lots of phones have their buttons
in terribly inaccessible positions or just out of natural reach.
Motorola has got this right on the Moto X, and made buttons that are
responsive to use.
What is less usual is the SIM tray on the left side of the phone which holds the rarely used nano-sized SIM.
Given that the only other mainstream phones using a nano SIM today are the iPhone 5S and 5C, that might give you a clue as to which type of user Motorola is targeting here. That's a nano-SIM slot, that isIn
the UK the Motorola Moto X is currently available in the white I had to
review and black. I prefer the Moto X in black though, as the white
highlights the major flaw in the industrial design that Motorola has
employed.
There is a visible seam round the sides of the
Moto X and the white plastic used to frame the screen is of a different
shade to the white back. The white bezels around the screen, which sit
behind glass, are of a third shade, making the front look a little
messy.
Overall though, this is a very well designed and
constructed phone and definitely has a premium enough feel to justify
its price - even if there are some concerns about what is on the inside.
The
Moto X blends into the background quite nicely most of the time, and
the screen takes up the vast majority of the front, which is a great
achievement.
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