Many moons ago I owned the original Droid X. I always thought that phone had better reception compared to other phones at the time. I was wondering how the new moto X stacks up compared to the competition. Does anyone have a moto X, and possibly other phones (GS4, HTC One, N4, Xperia Z), that can do a signal strength comparison? Also, how is the voice quality?
I have only had my Verizon Motorola x for a day but compared to the GNex the radios are awesome. I can't really speak against other phones though.
Wi-Fi strength is double for me with both bars and speedtests.
4g strength is good as well. I'm getting signal where I wasn't and stronger signal all around.
Anything is better than the gnex, it was horrible! Seems good, on par with the DNA I had and I always admire HTC radios. GPS is very good.
tgerbracht said:
Anything is better than the gnex, it was horrible! Seems good, on par with the DNA I had and I always admire HTC radios. GPS is very good.
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The signal is actually VERY good. I get LTE in areas where my S3, S4, Iphone 5 and Nexus 4 never did. Still does not beat my S2 i9100 though, that phone had legendary signal. I'm talking long phone convos on the underground subway, where 99% of phones have no signal.
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I have owned a iPhone 3G, Samsung Galaxy, Dell Streak, Dell Venue, Samsung Glide, HTC One X, HTC Inspire, iPhone 4, and a Nokia Lumia 900. All of these phones were on the AT&T network and required SIM cards.
Currently, I am looking at purchasing a HTC One on the Sprint network and was wondering if there are any pros/cons that I should know of, not only on this device, but on the network itself.
Any advice, input, or suggestions are welcome.
Thank you.
I'm using it on att. but, about htc one, I think camera sux except for low light, most lcds have stuck pixels but as pixels are really small not that niticable except for tests. Aluminum can get uncomfortable to hold while gaming due to heat generation. Comparing to Samsung gs4, htc is better in everything except camera.
My experience on htc one: made 7 exchange requests and used each of them for at least a week before giving up.
My experience in general sense: smartphone user since college senior, 2006. (i.e. my membership date.)
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Go GSM. Sprint isn't very good in my experience. Plus, on Sprint, you either have LTE or "3G". HSPA on GSM networks is so much faster than the 3G here, it's ridiculous. It's even faster than most of the LTE I get! The ATT one has a logo, though, so you might want to go t-mobile/ international /dev/Google play edition.
CDMA phones generally don't get as much love. That's just a thumb rule, but there are people out there who are completely converting their devices to Google play edition. So go GSM.
If you're patient though, you'll wait until HTC follows up on the One with their One+ in fall/winter. One def leaves some things to be desired like camera quality, QC, triband LTE and battery life/optimization.
Sprint network has always been spotty where i live (joplin mo) especially after the tornado a few years back. BUT they must have put some new towers in or something because now i get 4g everywhere and i am really impressed with it.
As for the phone? camera is weak for such a high end device. its not that its really bad its just not really that good.... my wifes s3 takes 10x better photos which is a let down. Battery has been good for me running viperrom. although charging does take forever! chargring at night is a must! no 30 min power naps for this phone. but everything else about the phone is great i really am glad i traded my iphone5 for it. why are u jumping from att to sprint?
Sprint coverage in my area is pretty bad but I get a great deal (employee hook up) so I am keeping it. S5 and M8 are both great phones but I was wondering if anyone knows how their radios compare? With poor coverage even alittle bit better would probably make a difference (drop call).
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Sprint coverage in my area is pretty bad but I get a great deal (employee hook up) so I am keeping it. S5 and M8 are both great phones but I was wondering if anyone knows how their radios compare? With poor coverage even alittle bit better would probably make a difference (drop call).
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Samsung radios are always better than HTC in my experience. That said, the M8 has one of the best radios HTC has come up with - way better than the M7. I would imagine the S5 still has better reception due to it not being a metal phone.
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Samsung radios are always better than HTC in my experience. That said, the M8 has one of the best radios HTC has come up with - way better than the M7. I would imagine the S5 still has better reception due to it not being a metal phone.
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Thanks for all your help. This was for my sister and I ended up getting her the M8. Its just to awesome to pass up and was $50 cheaper. She loves the speakers and panorama. Ill just keep using my M7 like a peasant lol
I tested my M8 signal with my wife's S5 with Signalcheck and both have the same dBm!
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Actually, my M8 likes LTE more than my wife's S5, interestingly enough...
I get SOLID LTE with my new m8 hk... My S3 would go in and out of coverage constantly. Loving my new phone
I have an HTC One X and my wife has a Moto X, both on Airvoice. Her signal strength is typically 10-12 db better than mine. May get an Atrix as a backup. Just curious if the Motorola radios are typically better than HTC.
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I have an HTC One X and my wife has a Moto X, both on Airvoice. Her signal strength is typically 10-12 db better than mine. May get an Atrix as a backup. Just curious if the Motorola radios are typically better than HTC.
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Honestly, it's hard to make broad, sweeping generalizations with regards to signal strength across a brand and it's very unlikely that someone will be able to comment on your exact situation simply because it's fairly unique. However, I will tell you that yes, Motorola generally does have pretty good signal strength on most of their devices because they are the kings of radio. With that being said, the Atrix HD isn't the best phone in the world and you might regret it if you are used to having a smooth experience on your One X. I have no clue what the experience on the One X is like and the Moto X is pretty affordable off contract, you might be best to look into that option and just have the same setup as your wife.
I haven't seen any complaints so I'm assuming it's great like any other Motorola.
Yes it's good.
Wi-fi is a little spotty, but cell reception is good.
WiFi is on par with my old S3, LTE is a bit better. I haven't been in any 3G or 1x only areas yet.
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I'll be honest I love the droid turbo. but my 4g really isnt reliable. Ive had much better on other phones. Theres a lot of areas that pose a complete dead zone for the turbo where it excelled for my s4. Sadly i think the service is weaker than older devices I've had. realistically I cant complain I'm not paying a dime for this phone. My verizon pays 25 bucks a month for edge... and well thats exactly the price of my droid. Free droid turbo? complaints? im sorry i cant.
Not as reliable as my Razr M. The Turbo says it has better service, but for some reason will have trouble sending texts where the M wouldn't. But it's a lot better than my buddy's S4, and my GF's iPhone 5s
My signal bars dont read as high but the phone seams to receive as well as my Moto Maxx. A little better then A note 4 about the same as LG G3. I live in a fringe area zip code 23921 USA
my wifi used to drop in the house the first couple days, hasnt done that the past few though. phone signal is pretty good though, voice quality and volume is good (just turn off the equalizer), LTE speed is also pretty good, Im getting 50/40 for speeds.
Pretty solid. I commute from riverside ca to San Diego ca every day. It never drops
It's been pretty good. Better than my One (M7) at holding signal. Much better than my old GNEX. At work I'm stuck with 3G because of walls but it's better than my Moto G (Verizon Prepay) and I can even get 4G when I move to the corner offices.
It's really good on my end as well.
Same here. Better than my lg g3.
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Thanks for the replies! I currently have an iPhone 5S. Hoping the signal is better at work.
Can someone compare it to the first gen. Moto X's signal reception? I'm using it right now and I miss how stable my 3G signal was when I had a Samsung (the only thing I miss about that phone. )
Hello All,
I am a dissatisfied Note 4 owner. My wife has a moto x (2nd gen) and side by side, hers is faster and blows my Note 4 out of the water in terms of cell phone reception. I live in rural TN and reception is like gold many times. I am looking at getting a different phone with a better reception and I am on the fence between the LG G4 and the Nexus 6.
My question is: Is the Nexus 6 phone reception just as good as the Moto X or the LG G4? I know from first hand experience how good the Moto X is and I would like something along this line of phone quality. Any advice I can get would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Like you, I owned a note 4. I disliked many things about the phone, but the two main things that got me to sell it were the unacceptable speed, and poor cell reception.
I replaced it with a nexus 6, and im now way happier with both the speed and signal strength.
I remember looking into the signal strength issue at the time, and found that the moto x uses some fancy antenna tech to achieve better than average signal strength, and I believe that the same antenna design is used for the nexus 6. I certainly have no regrets about swapping
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That's what I was hoping to hear.
Thanks
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soccerdude77 said:
My question is: Is the Nexus 6 phone reception just as good as the Moto X or the LG G4?
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Yes, the N6 phone reception is as good as the MotoX 2014, particularly in weak signal areas.