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[Q] Do you think the N6 will release on VZW before 12/31/14?

So VZW is offering a 2 line plan, 10gb to share, unlimited t+t, for $80 (and my employee discount will make it even cheaper) until December 31st! My gf and I are going to go in together to get this since we each pay around $70-$80 for 2gb plans already. Only problem is I have to upgrade my phone before I switch or I will lose my upgrade eligibility. I hate all the other phones out right now and really want a N6.
So I ask my fellow XDA members to speculate whether or not the N6 will be available on VZW before 12/31/14. I know there is no date set, im just looking for some opinions.
TIA and I hope some of you get the same deal as was offered to me. BTW on the commercial it says that the 10gb share plan is $110 but when I called to ask they said it was only $80.

When you sign up for the new service, won't you be able to get two devices at the upgrade-subsidized price anyway?

No because my GF and I are combining plans and she just got an upgrade a month ago.

My guess is no, but there's nothing close to concrete yet.

No one knows. You can guess as well and have a 50/50 shot at getting it right just like everyone else...

Pretty sure the $80 is just the data portion. You'll need to tack on $40 per device on top of that.
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TokedUp said:
No because my GF and I are combining plans and she just got an upgrade a month ago.
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Did Verizon change how family plans work? I thought that if you sign up for two lines, you get to buy two devices at the on-contract price. Since your GF is not eligible for an upgrade, you should still have one line left that is eligible to purchase at the on-contract price?

I think it will. Probably right before Christmas. They want the droid turbo to get all the attention before they put out the Nexus 6.
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Or just get a new iphone with your upgrade and sell it on craigs list or ebay and use the money to buy a nexus 6 off contract from google or moto ect and use that on verizon.

if you dont care much about custom ROMS or root , pick up the droid turbo, I play with one for a bit from a friend, is a SICK device 3900mah battery, 805 chipset, 5.2 qhd display and stock android with moto futures, cant go wrong with it

sgloki77 said:
if you dont care much about custom ROMS or root , pick up the droid turbo, I play with one for a bit from a friend, is a SICK device 3900mah battery, 805 chipset, 5.2 qhd display and stock android with moto futures, cant go wrong with it
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You're posting on XDA and you think I won't care about custom roms or Root? LMFAO cmon man!
Droid Turbo sucks IMO, no SD Card and ugly as hell. Also I have a bad feeling the Dev community will be small. No thanks, i'll pass. This is my chance to get a Nexus device on VZW, im all for it and will wait as long as I have to.
Dont want to turn this thread into a device conversation. Im just looking for opinions on whether or not ppl think the N6 will drop before 12/31/14 so I can get that sweet deal.

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Droid Turbo sucks IMO, no SD Card and ugly as hell.
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According to the specs I've seen, the Nexus 6 won't have an SD card slot either, have you heard differently?
My opinion is the Nexus 6 will be available easily before 12/31/2014.

No it wont have an SD card slot BUT it does come in a 64gb option unlike the DT.

TokedUp said:
No it wont have an SD card slot BUT it does come in a 64gb option unlike the DT.
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The Droid Turbo DOES in fact come with a 64gb option as well....

What? I was just at the store and they said only 32gb. Maybe he meant they only had 32gb in stock. I stand corrected, thanks!

I have it on good authority that Verizon will see the Nexus 6 before 12/31/15. Not sure about 12/31/14

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Just got back from my local VZw store (Corporate location 42nd st NYC) and received some bad news. I know, I know, CSR's suck and never know what they are talking about. That being said I kinda know one of the guys that work there, he's pretty much who I talk to every time I go to the store. He's pretty good with the info he gives so I trust him. He said VZW has no plans to release the N6. FML. He said he spoke with a bunch of higher ups because ppl kept coming in/calling about the N6 and none of them had any idea that VZW was even gonna carry it. He said there's no chance it comes out this year. If it comes out at all it would be closer to spring of next year. I hate VZW so much......
My question now is, if Best Buy will have stock this week why cant we buy from them and activate it on VZW? I know BB has VZW phones so what would stop them from selling me and activating a N6 on VZW?

TokedUp said:
Just got back from my local VZw store (Corporate location 42nd st NYC) and received some bad news. I know, I know, CSR's suck and never know what they are talking about. That being said I kinda know one of the guys that work there, he's pretty much who I talk to every time I go to the store. He's pretty good with the info he gives so I trust him. He said VZW has no plans to release the N6. FML. He said he spoke with a bunch of higher ups because ppl kept coming in/calling about the N6 and none of them had any idea that VZW was even gonna carry it. He said there's no chance it comes out this year. If it comes out at all it would be closer to spring of next year. I hate VZW so much......
My question now is, if Best Buy will have stock this week why cant we buy from them and activate it on VZW? I know BB has VZW phones so what would stop them from selling me and activating a N6 on VZW?
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Man that hurts the soul! Hopefully I can take my G Play Pre ordered N6 and activate by just taking the micro sim out of the ol M8 and profiting? I spoke with a play store rep in the Nexus threads that he assured that my N6 would work out of the box with VZW when I received it? Crossing fingers

I would think if it wasn't going to be available on vzw, moto wouldn't have wasted time/resources to get all the vzw network bands built in.
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Have 3 invites for OnePlus if anyone wants to switch

64GB version

LOL

Completely lost interest in that phone

I had one, it's most definitely not all it was promised to be. I sold mine after 2 days.

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I had one, it's most definitely not all it was promised to be. I sold mine after 2 days.
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I kept mine and sold N5. So far VERY happy with it

kolyan said:
I kept mine and sold N5. So far VERY happy with it
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Lol I did the opposite- I bought an N5 with the money I got from selling the OPO (I made $100 on the sale) and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. It's the second N5 I've owned, sold my first one when I bought the original Moto X. The OPO is not a bad phone by any means, it just wasn't the amazing flagship killer I was expecting. I found the build quality to be lacking, there were way too many bugs in the software when I had it, and I just didn't like the design in general. Not to mention that OnePlus is a horrible company, and I refuse to support a company that treats its customers the way they do.

Can you give me one please.... Need to buy one for my sis

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Lol I did the opposite- I bought an N5 with the money I got from selling the OPO (I made $100 on the sale) and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. It's the second N5 I've owned, sold my first one when I bought the original Moto X. The OPO is not a bad phone by any means, it just wasn't the amazing flagship killer I was expecting. I found the build quality to be lacking, there were way too many bugs in the software when I had it, and I just didn't like the design in general. Not to mention that OnePlus is a horrible company, and I refuse to support a company that treats its customers the way they do.
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too late to refuse to support the company if you already bought the phone from them...
I dont have any bugs, just a minor issue with "profiles" which I haven't even tried to troubleshoot. Built quality surpassed my expectations too. Both N5 and OPO are decent phones though. OPO has lots of positives over N5, I am just wondering if they will keep the promise and update it to L in time.

rohit25 said:
Can you give me one please.... Need to buy one for my sis
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pm'ed

kolyan said:
too late to refuse to support the company if you already bought the phone from them...
I dont have any bugs, just a minor issue with "profiles" which I haven't even tried to troubleshoot. Built quality surpassed my expectations too. Both N5 and OPO are decent phones though. OPO has lots of positives over N5, I am just wondering if they will keep the promise and update it to L in time.
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It is too late I suppose lol. And from what I've read, most of the bugs I experienced have been fixed. I had mine back in July so there have been quite a few updates since then. Don't get me wrong, it's a good phone, it just wasn't for me. If you're happy with it, that's all that matters.

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It is too late I suppose lol. And from what I've read, most of the bugs I experienced have been fixed. I had mine back in July so there have been quite a few updates since then. Don't get me wrong, it's a good phone, it just wasn't for me. If you're happy with it, that's all that matters.
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oh back then i would have returned it too lol

Could you share with me one invite? Thank you.

There should be a thread in the OnePlus forum for this
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[Q] Can't decide Moto X or Nexus 6

Hi guys, trying to make a big decision here and hoping to get some questions on the X cleared up before I try deciding this. I'm comparing between getting a Moto X Pure edition in 64gb vs. the N6 in 64gb (assuming I can find one in stock ever). I've only ever had phones that were easy to root/rom/etc. though. OG Droid & Galaxy Nexus, also a Nexus 7 2013 for a tablet. I'm assuming the Pure edition already would have 5.x on it, but I wasn't clear if there is an easy way to root it like how on the N7 I just use fastboot to boot a TWRP image and flash SuperSU's flashable .zip whenever an OTA comes around and removes it.
The main thing I use root for anymore though is just so I can do something like run Titanium Backup to transfer saved data between devices (for games for example) or to make a backup before an OTA update in case something goes wrong. I could be living in the stone ages though and maybe there's a better way of doing it now lol.
Other things I'm wondering. I've heard varying reports of battery life. I know this has more to do with individual usage and installed apps/etc. but the battery does seem on the small side especially compared to a Nexus 6. Should I at least be able to expect to get through 10 hours of "normal" email/texting/bit of random gaming and not be on a dead battery? My other concern is whether not having the OIS on the camera like the one in the N6 is much of a problem. I should mention that I'd be coming back to Android (phone-wise) from a Lumia 1020 WP which I went with mostly because of the camera on it. I can't deal with the apps issue any longer though and DXOMark is rating newer android phones as having better cameras anyway. So, camera quality is probably the main concern. On paper the N6 looks better, but I'm just wondering if anyone can advise me on how they compare in the real world.
Going with the X would be great because the size is better, I could do the N6 but it's definitely big. I know I'm mostly drawn to it because "nexus" and 3gb of RAM and the camera. On the other hand I can get a 64gb Pure Edition X for like $125 less since moto-maker is showing $100 off right now. Oh, yeah, I'll be paying full price as I'm 1 year into the 2 year contract with AT&T on my Lumia.

Well that's a difficult decision since sizes are for me almost more relevant thing vs 3gb ram bigger battery different camera.
Rooting side victara is pretty easy, bootloader idem but at the moment we have only few people (making a huge work) working on moto x 2014 modding, maybe for n6 you can find a lot more "options"
Root for victara (for now) is only bootable with img file, no flashable zip as i know at the moment.
So i can only remember to you that size question is for me more important as the other things together.
Ps. Victara battery isn't so big but +4 hours on screen time is easy to achieve.

michyall said:
Well that's a difficult decision since sizes are for me almost more relevant thing vs 3gb ram bigger battery different camera.
Rooting side victara is pretty easy, bootloader idem but at the moment we have only few people (making a huge work) working on moto x 2014 modding, maybe for n6 you can find a lot more "options"
Root for victara (for now) is only bootable with img file, no flashable zip as i know at the moment.
So i can only remember to you that size question is for me more important as the other things together.
Ps. Victara battery isn't so big but +4 hours on screen time is easy to achieve.
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Thanks. Yeah I'm not necessarily looking for roms. I'm actually currently running rooted stock with unlocked bootloader on my N7 and totally happy with that and would probably do the same whether I end up with an X or N6 for the phone. I just wasn't sure about rooting on the X. As I said I'd be getting the Pure Edition which sounds kind of like a Google Play Edition/Developer Edition type of thing where I shouldn't have any issues unlocking and rooting it if I'm understanding correctly. I did figure out after looking closer at Moto's website that the $100 off I was seeing ends on Saturday so I guess I better figure this out quick.

flyinion said:
Thanks. Yeah I'm not necessarily looking for roms. I'm actually currently running rooted stock with unlocked bootloader on my N7 and totally happy with that and would probably do the same whether I end up with an X or N6 for the phone. I just wasn't sure about rooting on the X. As I said I'd be getting the Pure Edition which sounds kind of like a Google Play Edition/Developer Edition type of thing where I shouldn't have any issues unlocking and rooting it if I'm understanding correctly. I did figure out after looking closer at Moto's website that the $100 off I was seeing ends on Saturday so I guess I better figure this out quick.
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The Pure edition is the way to go. Zero bloat, unlockable boot loader, easy root, fastest updates. The N6 is nice, but it is way too big IMO. The X has all the awesome Moto add ons (display, voice, actions), its performance is great, and it runs near stock android which IMO makes it every bit as good as a Nexus, if not better because of the add ons. Also, the motomaker customizations are amazing. I have a leather one, and I'm still blown away by the build quality and general maturity of it. Seriously, every other phone feels like a toy compared to it. Also, you absolutely cannot beat the price. It's an incredible value, especially with the $100 off.

Thanks. Yeah I'm really leaning towards the X now even though I want to in the back of my mind say N6 on principal of the whole "it's a nexus" "roms" etc. A friend at work also passed on a $140 discount code to me just now which actually only adds $40 to the $100 off promo Moto is already running but still, that's a 64GB X with turbo charger and leather back for $575 vs. $715 for just a 32GB N6 so estimating $770 with tax for a 64GB of that. Yeah, now that I look at that, the choice is becoming a lot more clear
Anyone have any input on ordering it with the Moto Care accident protection for $85 extra? I'm usually very good with my phones although I did manage to crack a corner of the screen on my current phone because I wasn't paying attention and forgot that it was on my leg before jumping out of a lifted vehicle in my driveway......oops.

flyinion said:
Thanks. Yeah I'm really leaning towards the X now even though I want to in the back of my mind say N6 on principal of the whole "it's a nexus" "roms" etc. A friend at work also passed on a $140 discount code to me just now which actually only adds $40 to the $100 off promo Moto is already running but still, that's a 64GB X with turbo charger and leather back for $575 vs. $715 for just a 32GB N6 so estimating $770 with tax for a 64GB of that. Yeah, now that I look at that, the choice is becoming a lot more clear
Anyone have any input on ordering it with the Moto Care accident protection for $85 extra? I'm usually very good with my phones although I did manage to crack a corner of the screen on my current phone because I wasn't paying attention and forgot that it was on my leg before jumping out of a lifted vehicle in my driveway......oops.
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Definitely get the Moto care. I have it on both my X's (2013+2014). Haven't had to use it, but it's comforting to know that I'm covered.

@flyinion. The discount has been extended until the 17th, in case you need a day or two to decide. It's in the news on all the big Android websites

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@flyinion. The discount has been extended until the 17th, in case you need a day or two to decide. It's in the news on all the big Android websites
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Thanks, yep I saw the $140 code my co-worker gave me is extended, I think I may have been talking about the $100 promo Moto currently has on their entire site because I didn't know about the other $140 one at the time.

I was in the same position as you a month a few months a go. I decided to go for the Moto X for the following reasons:
1. Size, I was worried the Nexus 6 was just too big. Though I never got to handle one, still haven't now.
2. Availability. I just couldn't get a Nexus 6 around Xmas time in the UK. And eventually got impatient.
3. Price. Motorola was offering £100 off when it first came out. No brainer really. In the end I used my free network upgrade got an iPhone 6 sold that on eBay for £480 (which promptly broke, lol) and bought a Moto X for £380 and stuck it on the iPhone 6's tariff.
4. Looks. Though I did really like the look of the Midnight Blue Nexus 6, I fell in love with the look of a Moto X with Bamboo back.
With regards how long the battery lasts it is really dependent on how much you hammer the phone. Today I've used it quite intensively hitting on the GPU with a lot of gaming and its now about to die at 9pm. However I've had the day off work, hanging around on my own so its practically always been in my hand. When at work or doing other activities I usually have about 30% come the end of the day.

Just to complicate things further you might also want to consider importing a Moto Maxx XT1225.

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Just to complicate things further you might also want to consider importing a Moto Maxx XT1225.
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Hmmm, just based on a quick search, for that price I might as well just go with the N6 though. It would actually be cheaper I'm pretty sure at this point it's going to be an X in either leather which will hit at about 575 with the 140 discount and taxes or 550 if I decide to go with the plastic back. (that price includes tossing a turbo charger in as well)

One thing to consider is the the leather is meant to mark quite easily so you may want to invest in a case.
I have one and put it on if I think the phone might pick up some knocks, when my daughter wants to play with it, a night out etc.

Zammo76 said:
One thing to consider is the the leather is meant to mark quite easily so you may want to invest in a case.
I have one and put it on if I think the phone might pick up some knocks, when my daughter wants to play with it, a night out etc.
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Yeah I'm not worried about that. I saw the Droid Life article about how the lighter colored leather has aged over 3 months and I actually think it looks really nice like that. I think I'm 99.9% sure I'll be going with the X now instead of the Nexus and probably ordering later today. Stopping by a store one last time to see it in person.

Well, just ordered a Moto X with a $140 off code. Really went round and round trying to figure out what design to go with . I was trying to do something with the white face to be a little different but in the end I went with Cognac, black front, red trim, 64GB pure edition, and added in a turbo charger and the 2 year warranty thing. They must have had a ton of orders. When I started looking a couple days ago shipping was about 8 days. Now I have a two week wait

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Well, just ordered a Moto X with a $140 off code. Really went round and round trying to figure out what design to go with . I was trying to do something with the white face to be a little different but in the end I went with Cognac, black front, red trim, 64GB pure edition, and added in a turbo charger and the 2 year warranty thing. They must have had a ton of orders. When I started looking a couple days ago shipping was about 8 days. Now I have a two week wait
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I ordered my 32GB Moto X on Tuesday the 10th, estimated arrival was Wednesday the 18th. It ended up arriving yesterday (Friday) morning. So you may get it early. So far I'm really liking it, especially the active display. I've only used Nexus for the past 3 years, but due to price increase and size I chose to skip the N6. The $140 off brought the total price down to $440, same as my N5 I've been using since it came out (until I shattered the screen dropping onto concrete).
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I ordered my 32GB Moto X on Tuesday the 10th, estimated arrival was Wednesday the 18th. It ended up arriving yesterday (Friday) morning. So you may get it early. So far I'm really liking it, especially the active display. I've only used Nexus for the past 3 years, but due to price increase and size I chose to skip the N6. The $140 off brought the total price down to $440, same as my N5 I've been using since it came out (until I shattered the screen dropping onto concrete).
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Ah that would be cool. Unfortunately I now need to call Moto in the morning to find out if my order actually went through. My credit card sent a "did you really do this" text and we replied yes and I didn't bother to check my email till later as everything looked fine when I went through the order process. Looked at my email a few hours later and saw a "your order has been cancelled" email due to the card being denied, yet nothing on the Moto site shows it as cancelled just that it hasn't shipped yet. The card showed a pending $0 charge and a pending one for the real amount so I don't know if they automatically retried it and just never sent a followup email

95Z28 said:
I ordered my 32GB Moto X on Tuesday the 10th, estimated arrival was Wednesday the 18th. It ended up arriving yesterday (Friday) morning. So you may get it early. So far I'm really liking it, especially the active display. I've only used Nexus for the past 3 years, but due to price increase and size I chose to skip the N6. The $140 off brought the total price down to $440, same as my N5 I've been using since it came out (until I shattered the screen dropping onto concrete).
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Wow you weren't kidding about the timing. I ordered on Sunday after the fiasco with the credit card on Saturday. Got an email this morning that it shipped already even though it had said 3-2-14 when I ordered. FedEx site says it will be here Monday, shipping email from Moto said Friday the 27th.

Looking to get Moto Maxx

Hey guys,
I've been on the hunt for the next smartphone to replace my old rust bucket Galaxy S4, I think I have my eyes set on the Moto Maxx XT1225 now. Except it seems like this phone is pretty much unobtainable since nothing 'affordable' or not many options out there exist. What's a decent price for this anyway? I've been following Ebay and swappa but nothing really there... I saw $830 on one site, but when I look at Motorola site for Mexico its about $580 I think new. Sucks they're not shipping to US... Thoughts?

You just need to keep watching swappa...they pop up, but seem to sell pretty quickly these days.
Not sure about any other options beyond those you mentioned.
[Edjt]: Forgot to mention...I assume you're subscribed to the Moto Maxx sale page...there's a couple dealers that periodically/regularly get some in.

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You just need to keep watching swappa...they pop up, but seem to sell pretty quickly these days.
Not sure about any other options beyond those you mentioned.
[Edjt]: Forgot to mention...I assume you're subscribed to the Moto Maxx sale page...there's a couple dealers that periodically/regularly get some in.
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Yeah I agree, I did notice one that popped up and immediately got sold on Swappa, even though I was subscribed to it... Do you think I should pursue Moto Maxx or keep my S4 and wait for something new from Motorola or OnePlus to come through that will have something better?

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Yeah I agree, I did notice one that popped up and immediately got sold on Swappa, even though I was subscribed to it... Do you think I should pursue Moto Maxx or keep my S4 and wait for something new from Motorola or OnePlus to come through that will have something better?
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Well...that really depends on whether you want to wait, and what specifics you're looking for. I know I love the Maxx, but I'd love it a bit more if it had an IR blaster and OIS on the camera. But it's still my daily driver...probably for quite some time to come.
If I were you, I'd probably grab one if a good one came up at a good price. BUT...if you're a photography buff, Samsung or LG is better.
And the phonea that are coming are (of course) always better. But I tens to buy flagships that are 6 months +/- old...great phones at reduced prices!

Somebody just asked me the same question.
Here's my reply. He saw the $830 one also, but I found cheaper for him:
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Here's one on eBay, $749 - with free shipping:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-B...588?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2352d98984
It was $759 this morning, when I first checked -- but the seller just dropped the price $10. Contact him, he might be open to a "best offer".
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You just missed one on Swappa:
recent Moto Maxx sales.
http://swappa.com/buy/moto-maxx-unlocked
this one sold for $530 on June 14. Says it was mint condition.
http://swappa.com/listing/WEI213/view
$830 is high. Brand new would be $699 - $749, as it's basically a 5.2" 64GB Nexus 6.
Used would be less. $530 was a great price for "mint" condition.
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And no matter what some of these sites say for specs, the XT1225 has LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17. ALL the XT1225 -- the Moto Maxx and Moto Turbo.

Ya, stick with it if you can. I just got a mint one from ebay for $650 couple weeks ago. ($530 was indeed a great price, wish I'd have gotten that!) It's a great device so far!

Is there is a way to get from official moto mexico site? As I understand price in Mexico is around ~590 USD.

Theres a lot of mexicans arround here that would gladly help you get one (me included, just that I'm not very known in here)

Is Nexus 6 (Brand New) worth buying in today's time ?

Hello there,
I am thinking of purchasing a new Nexus 6. I just want a phone with a bigger screen and great development support that can last for around the next 4 - 5 years..
Can anyone help me in knowing the battery life and the overall experience of using a Nexus 6..
Price is 278 USD.
Would be of great help..!
Thanks,
A fellow Android user.
PS - My main reason of considering a N6 is a great community support

@pulkit said:
Hello there,
I am thinking of purchasing a new Nexus 6. I just want a phone with a bigger screen and great development support that can last for around the next 4 - 5 years..
Can anyone help me in knowing the battery life and the overall experience of using a Nexus 6..
Would be of great help..!
Thanks,
A fellow Android user.
PS - My main reason of considering a N6 is a great community support
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For $200 USD it's the best in that price range, IMHO.

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For $200 USD it's the best in that price range, IMHO.
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I am getting it in 278 USD.

Yes, for low price there is no better phone than this when it comes to development stuff.
I am getting 5 hrs screen on time using pure Nexus with Franco kernel.

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I am getting it in 278 USD.
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That's high. Check ebay. For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IN-BOX-Nexu...271139?hash=item25cc1d6fa3:g:WoIAAOSwXeJYF5tX

@pulkit said:
Hello there,
I am thinking of purchasing a new Nexus 6. I just want a phone with a bigger screen and great development support that can last for around the next 4 - 5 years..
Can anyone help me in knowing the battery life and the overall experience of using a Nexus 6..
Price is 278 USD.
Would be of great help..!
Thanks,
A fellow Android user.
PS - My main reason of considering a N6 is a great community support
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I just bought a refurbished one used, for 200€ . As a play store refurbished unit it comes with 2 years warranty and it s like new. Here in Europe Google refurbish devices when you RMA it for some problem, and gives 2 years of warranty so now I have a brand new nexus 6. It a great it a like to have an unlimited warranty. I bought a nexus 6 from a nexus 5 only for the warranty and to have a battery that last all day. That said this phone is great in everything and I start to get addicted to the enormous screen. In hand it feels better than many other phones, it a fast , good battery, good camera, and awesome display. My only problem is the bug with 7.1.1 with loudspeaker calls,and auto volume reduction when is too high. So if you can live with an enormous screen , I can tell you buy it ,you will not regret

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I am getting it in 278 USD.
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If it's a 64GB device and new, that's a better deal than relying on the very unreliable ebay.

Not worth, phone os is going to 64bit but this phone does not support 64bit os, also the price is high.
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If you can find one for 250$ at most then go ahead, buy one. I bought the 32Gb version in 2015, black Friday on Amazon for just 200$ and I couldn't be more happier. You have lots of ROM's to choose from and the development community is awesome.
Could be a problem for the future though, since its internals may not cope well with the future versions of Android, being a 32-bit device and all.
Anyways, hope this helped.

genti.b said:
If you can find one for 250$ at most then go ahead, buy one. I bought the 32Gb version in 2015, black Friday on Amazon for just 200$ and I couldn't be more happier. You have lots of ROM's to choose from and the development community is awesome.
Could be a problem for the future though, since its internals may not cope well with the future versions of Android, being a 32-bit device and all.
Anyways, hope this helped.
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I got mine in November for $250.00 Canadian with 2 Spigen cases. It is a great phone for the price.
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I got mine for 156$ USD last summer. It was used 32gb in mint condition. Guess I got lucky with the prize. I'll have to say that I'm impressed with the community and this phone will definitely be supported by the community for a long time. Look at Nexus 4. It still has great support. Either way Nexus 6 is truly a legendary beast. The media experience is what got me. For the prize is hard to find a phone with as good community support and good for Nexus consumption. I'm sad that Google ditched dual front facing speakers on the Pixel. If I ever upgrade next year or at the end of this it would be to the 6P if the prize is right. If not I'll keep the 6 until it dies. They don't make phones like these, these days.

@pulkit said:
Hello there,
I am thinking of purchasing a new Nexus 6. I just want a phone with a bigger screen and great development support that can last for around the next 4 - 5 years..
Can anyone help me in knowing the battery life and the overall experience of using a Nexus 6..
Price is 278 USD.
Would be of great help..!
Thanks,
A fellow Android user.
PS - My main reason of considering a N6 is a great community support
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I can't deny it's a great phone and probably will get you through 4-5 years, but if I were making the purchase now I would just get a 6p. It is quite a bit more expensive, though. I would think it's worth it. But I can't say for certain because I don't have the device

I got mine a year ago at 250 brand new on amazon, so I would say hell no for 275. I got tired of the Nexus 6, great phone and all, but I started to feel like I bought a phone that never worked at 100% and had to tinker it all the time to be happy with it, and still there I wasn't totally happy with it.
Hell, I bought a huawei p9 last week and it's working better than my nexus 6 ever did (worse screen and speakers of course, but dont care), but it's a way better phone that just works, and it's fast, and shoots great pictures, and battery lasts.
If you NEED a developer phone, get a 6p... If you just want a good phone, check huawei and honor phones, great options for good prices!

Thank you everyone for your time..
If N6 is not an good choice now, Can anyone tell me a phone running PURE ANDROID and in the same budget i.e 278 USD ( INR - 20000) and having a great community support..

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If it's a 64GB device and new, that's a better deal than relying on the very unreliable ebay.
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Actually I am getting a 32 GB and from ebay only.!
Is Ebay that unreliable.. ?

Check the moto G4 plus... The 64gb version. I've seen it on amazon as low as $229.

@pulkit said:
Actually I am getting a 32 GB and from ebay only.!
Is Ebay that unreliable.. ?
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When it comes to smartphones, ebay is the worst choice. For all you know, the new device you supposedly bought was actually a repack with Factory Reset Protection triggered. On ebay there is no control and no protection from the unscrupulous. Swappa is much better, as each phone put up for sale must be approved by a member of Swappa, plus unless the phone is in the Swappa boneyard, the phone is guaranteed to work without hassle. Otherwise you send the phone back and get your money refunded.
Having used Swappa once to purchase my S4, I'll never use ebay to get a phone. If Amazon didn't have new 64GB devices at this time last year, I would have used Swappa again. Ebay never entered the discussion.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
When it comes to smartphones, ebay is the worst choice. For all you know, the new device you supposedly bought was actually a repack with Factory Reset Protection triggered. On ebay there is no control and no protection from the unscrupulous. Swappa is much better, as each phone put up for sale must be approved by a member of Swappa, plus unless the phone is in the Swappa boneyard, the phone is guaranteed to work without hassle. Otherwise you send the phone back and get your money refunded.
Having used Swappa once to purchase my S4, I'll never use ebay to get a phone. If Amazon didn't have new 64GB devices at this time last year, I would have used Swappa again. Ebay never entered the discussion.
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Thank for providing an insight into this. I did never thought about this happening.
Thought Ebay is a fair choice, but what about the "Ebay GUARANTEE", that it provides..!
Also, Swappa is not present in India, sadly.

blanco2701 said:
Check the moto G4 plus... The 64gb version. I've seen it on amazon as low as $229.
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Moto G4 was my initial choice.
But, seeing the cases Motorola is doing with their phones.. I feel that Moto has lost their sheen..
My dad recent wanted a phone, I choose Moto G3 Turbo, thinking that It would certainly get the Nougat update and regular security update. But, sadly, Motorola dropped the entire G3 series from the Nougat update program, even not fulfilling the 2yr update promise.
My choice for N6 was that even though both phones has will get nougat, N6 would have a nice development scene in the coming year.
Also, Moto G4 is plagued with heating issues.
Can you give me another recommendation..

It's a great phone but I'm sure you can get it for less, 278 is a ripoff even for 64gb.
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blanco2701 said:
Check the moto G4 plus... The 64gb version. I've seen it on amazon as low as $229.
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Moto g series are too expensive, don't even start comparing the lcd screen to the nexus 6 oled screen...
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@pulkit said:
Actually I am getting a 32 GB and from ebay only.!
Is Ebay that unreliable.. ?
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Pay with PayPal, then you're insured if anything happens :good: