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[Q] Moto X or Droid Turbo

Hey all,
So I'm due for a phone. Currently using the HTC DNA on Verizon.
I was all about the Moto X(2014) until I heard about the Droid Turbo, which looks pretty sweet.
These are my concerns:
Moto X will probably have a larger Dev community, as the turbo is a Verizon exclusive.
The Turbo will probably have a lot more bloat than the Moto X.
The Moto X boasts a 'Pure' android experience, and while nothing has been speculated software wise on the turbo, it will likely be similar, but with a **** ton of Verizon bull****.
Does the higher resolution screen, extra gig of ram and faster processor worth it?
What are your suggestions?
Thanks

rjd584 said:
The Moto X boasts a 'Pure' android experience, and while nothing has been speculated software wise on the turbo, it will likely be similar, but with a **** ton of Verizon bull****.
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There will be no difference on bloat. The turbo may have extra droid stuff (like circle widgets and that zap thing) but moto X on vzw still comes with vzw bloat (this is based on my 2013 X having vzw bloat)

The new X has 8 Verizon apps. I have disabled 5 of them. Verizon Voicemail can not be disabled. I use the hotspot app and the Verizon mobile app to check data usage.

I'd add another phone into the mix, supposed rumors detail the Nexus 6 is coming to Verizon.
http://pocketnow.com/2014/10/02/verizon-nexus-6

rjd584 said:
Hey all,
So I'm due for a phone. Currently using the HTC DNA on Verizon.
I was all about the Moto X(2014) until I heard about the Droid Turbo, which looks pretty sweet.
These are my concerns:
Moto X will probably have a larger Dev community, as the turbo is a Verizon exclusive.
The Turbo will probably have a lot more bloat than the Moto X.
The Moto X boasts a 'Pure' android experience, and while nothing has been speculated software wise on the turbo, it will likely be similar, but with a **** ton of Verizon bull****.
Does the higher resolution screen, extra gig of ram and faster processor worth it?
What are your suggestions?
Thanks
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If you are sticking with Verizon, then the Droid. better specs, better screen, better battery. But going back to carrier lock and carrier bloat is not something I am willing to do after leaving Sprint last year. I'll be activating an X or Nexus on either T-mo or Cricket soon. Can always walk away if I'm not happy.

I bet the screen brightness will push many to the Turbo. More juice to allow a brighter display. So it was with the X/Maxx dilemma.

FYI: The manual for the Turbo leaked.
http://gizmodo.com/leaked-droid-turbo-manual-shows-a-super-powered-motorol-1644058683

I went with the X because I don't like the droid branding or the fact that it has capacitive navigation buttons, like the galaxy phones still cling to.

The one benefit of capacitive is that they can't burn in at least. I got the new moto x and love it. Might still get the Note 4 instead though. I'd rather have a 16 mp camera on Samsung then a 21 with bad software. That's the only ring Motorola can't get to be great. Camera software.

Ah man, I'm on day 13 of moto x 2014 and now news of droid turbo leaks. Better battery, hopefully more storage and same software features. Thinking about returning moto x to wait for turbo.

Turbo has good specs, but looks like moto went back in time 5 years in the design department

svtfmook said:
Turbo has good specs, but looks like moto went back in time 5 years in the design department
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Yeah, but I'll take specs over looks as long as it still feels good in the hand/pocket.
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Function over form:
Returning my moto x. I love it, but the entire package is way better on the turbo. It seems exactly like a 5 inch version of the nexus 6. I even set up an exchange for a different moto x yesterday and I contact moto today to get my money back.

Droid life is reporting that the battery code listed on the Turbo benchmark sheet relates to a 3,900mAh battery spotted in China.
Not too shabby.
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I ended up returning my moto x, hopefully these droid turbo rumors prove to be true.

Yeah, function over form, but who can feel performance difference over any flagship device out this month? I have an iPhone 6, moto x, M8 and they all perform the same. The only draw back I have is the camera on the x sucks, like really really bad and no good cases for the x. Otherwise, I like the near pure android experience of the x over sense and iOS. And the x just looks so much better than the other 2

The only reasoning I have to keep my moto x is that it's the pure edition so it will most certainly get updates quicker than the droid and it's rocking and unlocked bootloader

robstunner said:
The only reasoning I have to keep my moto x is that it's the pure edition so it will most certainly get updates quicker than the droid and it's rocking and unlocked bootloader
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Yes, the Turbo ill most assuredly have a locked bootloader, be almost impossible to Root, and probably never see anything past Android L.
But dear god, those specs.

Coronado is dead said:
Yes, the Turbo ill most assuredly have a locked bootloader, be almost impossible to Root, and probably never see anything past Android L.
But dear god, those specs.
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I'm just hoping that att version that went through the FCC is legit.

hopesrequiem said:
The one benefit of capacitive is that they can't burn in at least. I got the new moto x and love it. Might still get the Note 4 instead though. I'd rather have a 16 mp camera on Samsung then a 21 with bad software. That's the only ring Motorola can't get to be great. Camera software.
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Burn in? Lol. These aren't plasma TV screens.

[Q] Used Moto X vs Moto G 4G

They cost about the same - if it wasn't that old, I'd go for the Moto X. But I guess it won't be getting updates much longer, and with CM you'll lose e.g. Active Display. What are your thoughts?

The Moto X, IMHO, is the far better unit. Even over the G 2014. We're comparing budget devices to a former Flagship.
And as far as losing features on CM.... That's true. But the X is preferred by most I'd say, running stock with Xposed /gravity box for customization.
Again, all my opinion. ?

not same cost Moto G in ebay 169-165$ \ Moto X 245-265$
of course Moto X better

carstenx90 said:
They cost about the same - if it wasn't that old, I'd go for the Moto X. But I guess it won't be getting updates much longer, and with CM you'll lose e.g. Active Display. What are your thoughts?
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Heck, I'm getting a Moto X next Wednesday and I just sold my Nexus 5. I guess technically it's a downgrade, but I wanted the extra Moto features. If you're not a major power user, the Moto X is still a good phone. If there's a Moto X 2015, I'll probably get that at the end of the year. I would definitely get the X over the G any day.

[Q] nexus 6 moto x touchless command

i tried looking but i cant find a rom for it. but i use to have the 1st gen moto x and i absolutely loved it. I then traded in my phone for the nexus 6 which as well a great phone but, i miss the touchless command that the moto x had. I know nexus has the "ok google" feature but i always thought that the moto x had a more responsive system. My question, is there any rom for the nexus 6 that uses the moto x (1st gen or 2nd gen) touchless command in its rom?

chopper63d said:
i tried looking but i cant find a rom for it. but i use to have the 1st gen moto x and i absolutely loved it. I then traded in my phone for the nexus 6 which as well a great phone but, i miss the touchless command that the moto x had. I know nexus has the "ok google" feature but i always thought that the moto x had a more responsive system. My question, is there any rom for the nexus 6 that uses the moto x (1st gen or 2nd gen) touchless command in its rom?
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no, this is a nexus 6, not a moto x.

chopper63d said:
i tried looking but i cant find a rom for it. but i use to have the 1st gen moto x and i absolutely loved it. I then traded in my phone for the nexus 6 which as well a great phone but, i miss the touchless command that the moto x had. I know nexus has the "ok google" feature but i always thought that the moto x had a more responsive system. My question, is there any rom for the nexus 6 that uses the moto x (1st gen or 2nd gen) touchless command in its rom?
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This is as close to a moto x that you'll find and it's a WIP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3078399

Thank you.
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Evolution_Tech said:
This is as close to a moto x that you'll find and it's a WIP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3078399
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that's a moto x pro, a different phone than tbe moto x. its the moto phone with the n6 body made for the chinese market.

simms22 said:
that's a moto x pro, a different phone than tbe moto x. its the moto phone with the n6 body made for the chinese market.
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I'm well aware of that fact sir. That's why I said it's as close as it gets around here. There aren't any moto features in anything else that I'm aware of.

Moto X 2014 or Moto G 3rd Gen?

I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
Thanks

falcon26 said:
I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
Thanks
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Supposedly the camera is the same from the nexus 6 without OIS. I faced your same decision and will be ordering my moto x today. I decided to go with the X again (just cracked the screen last week, still usable though). I thought about the nexus 6 since its on sale but its just too big. So back to the moto x or moto G 3rd gen. The main appeal of the moto g for me was water resistance and cheap price, SD slot was nice but if I got a 32GB X it wouldn't matter. So I am going for the moto x because its just been so rock solid. It feels great in the hand and I appreciate the premium feel. The 5.1.0 update has removed any little lag it had on the first 5.0 so performance is great.
My only issue with the moto x was that I had a 16GB ATT version, I also would have liked it to have a white back. Now I get to have it in a white back and 32GB for only $350. Im sold. I thought about waiting for the new moto x 2015 but I want to try it in the hand first, I can see myself easily going another year on a moto x. If the screen never cracked I would not have been looking for a new phone, the motorola software is something I use daily.
Good luck on your decision.

falcon26 said:
I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
Thanks
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Between the two, I would pick the Moto G. Just get the 16 gig with 2 gig ram and you basically have the same phone for less money. Plus you can customize it on Moto maker now and you get a sd card slot.
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Nope, the third gen G doesn't have stereo speakers. And I hope you do realize you'll be dealing with a mid-range device, performance compared to the N6 and X14 cannot be compared.

falcon26 said:
I have the Nexus 6. I am finding it too big. I would like to go back to the Moto X 2014. I had it before and liked the size. But now with the Moto G 3rd Gen out, should I go for that one? I know its .2 inch smaller which is not a big deal. Plus the Moto G has dual speakers for stereo sound and of course a SD slot. Also now that the Moto G camera is also 13 meg is it as good as the X or perhaps better? The Moto X 2014 is about $150 more which is why I am wondering what to get.
Thanks
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The G has a newer camera (IMX214 vs 135 in the X), a brighter aperture (f2.0 vs 2.25), color balancing flash, and a microSD, so definitely get the G if you care about the camera. It's also waterproof and has better battery life than the mediocre battery in the X. Avoid it if you want the nicer build, display or faster processor. The G will also likely get Android M first, as last year's G got 5.0 long before the X OG, though to be fair the OG X was underpowered.
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I recently bought a Moto X 2014 despite knowing of the new one coming up.
I love amoled displays, and especially for ambient features of the moto x. Mono speaker is a bit disappointing, but it sounds good for only having one. I've used the Nexus 6 and loved it, but it could be a bit cumbersome at times. Most recently I used a SGS6, but grew tired of how limited it was in terms of ROMs among other things.
The Moto X 2014 is about $299 (16GB) USD as of now new, so you'd be saving $100 as well. Everyone has their own tastes, but Amoled (and smaller) display + the current price makes it a steal to me. I've also fallen in love with the Moto software as of late.
Hope this helps!
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Moto x vs droid maxx 2

Hi,
So I now have both of these phones and am wondering which I want to keep as my own.
32gb moto x 2014 for Verizon
Vs
16gb (+sd slot) brand new droid maxx 2
Seems like the camera is a bit better on the maxx, but less onboard storage. More Verizon bloat too.
I have the 2013 x now and like the near stock feel.
The maxx is slotted for 6.0 though....
Which to keep as my own?
Thoughts?
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There are 6.0 FWs for the 2014 around, in fact I've been running one for two weeks. It's going to be officially updated soon, but I can say I'm never remembered that I'm running a beta given how flawless the experience already is.
It depends on how much of a heavy user you are, even though my X has been giving me surprising battery backup lately, compared to Lollipop which was a bit weak.
If you value stock feel and updates, plus that tiny little bit of genius that are the IR sensors, forget the Maxx.

But. Has anyone cracked the bootloader /root for Verizon moto x???
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Liamfm said:
But. Has anyone cracked the bootloader /root for Verizon moto x???
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Aw ****, I hadn't read that we're talking about a VZW X My bad