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[Q] Atrix HD as backup phone?

How would the Atrix HD be as a backup phone? It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest and the price looks about right. How's the battery life and performance? I know it won't be as good as my Nexus 4 but does it still hold up well?
Also. How hard is the maxx battery Mod?
Any input would be appreciated.

TacticalDesire said:
How would the Atrix HD be as a backup phone? It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest and the price looks about right. How's the battery life and performance? I know it won't be as good as my Nexus 4 but does it still hold up well?
Also. How hard is the maxx battery Mod?
Any input would be appreciated.
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If you scroll across threads many people told they left Their nexus for atrix.. And maxx battery is an awesome mod... You will get 10+ hrs of continuous screen time!!
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TacticalDesire said:
How would the Atrix HD be as a backup phone? It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest and the price looks about right. How's the battery life and performance? I know it won't be as good as my Nexus 4 but does it still hold up well?
Also. How hard is the maxx battery Mod?
Any input would be appreciated.
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Heard anyone of having a MERC and then getting a BMW as a backup car ? :laugh:
Guys out there have left nexus for atrix as both of them fare well in normal usage (add to it atrix can be converted to maxx) and thanks to awesome devs ROMS are being cooked here faster than a busiest restaurants in Delhi.
as for the eb40/maxx mod, if you can read the instructions, understand it and have a pretty much stable hand then you can perform it.
Happy modding. :highfive:

TacticalDesire said:
How would the Atrix HD be as a backup phone? It doesn't have to be the latest and greatest and the price looks about right. How's the battery life and performance? I know it won't be as good as my Nexus 4 but does it still hold up well?
Also. How hard is the maxx battery Mod?
Any input would be appreciated.
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@Aingaran summed it up well.
The Atrix HD development is really starting to take off. We have many roms now, with many more on the way. Our development might not be as far along as the Nexus 4, SGS3, or similar phones, but our bootloader has only been unlocked for 3 months now. Our Dev Team has been doing a great job and its really starting to show. It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see us surpass the Nexus 4 within the year -- Our devs are some very talented dudes.
Battery Life -- Battery life isn't that bad anymore, especially now that we're starting to have roms (kernels actually) that support undervolting. I get 24+ hours a charge, but I'm not addicted to my phone either.
Performance -- The only thing I've had issues with in regards to performance is playing some PSX games with an emulator. You won't have a problem running apps/games/crap from the market or HD movies.
The Maxx Mod -- "Easy" -- Difficulty really depends on your confidence in your abilities, but open phone, a bit of plastic shaving, place in the new battery, close it up.
//I wish our camera was placed the same as the Maxx so we could use the Maxx back cover and maybe add in a wireless charge mod.

Thanks for the all the replies everyone. What's the 1gb of RAM like? I'm a little skeptical as I've been used to 2gb for the last 7 months. Is the GPS good? I plan on using this stock mostly. The thought of being able to use the GPS all day and still have plenty of juice for a night out intrigues me. Not being screwed if I forget to charge my phone overnight would also be nice. 10+ hours of on screen time would be stellar. The best I've gotten with my Nexus 4 is a little over 4 hours.

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Thanks for the all the replies everyone. What's the 1gb of RAM like? I'm a little skeptical as I've been used to 2gb for the last 7 months. Is the GPS good? I plan on using this stock mostly. The thought of being able to use the GPS all day and still have plenty of juice for a night out intrigues me. Not being screwed if I forget to charge my phone overnight would also be nice. 10+ hours of on screen time would be stellar. The best I've gotten with my Nexus 4 is a little over 4 hours.
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I doubt you'll notice the 1gb/2gb of ram difference. Some like to complain that there's only 80mb free or whatever...failing to realize that the ram is freed up as needed and that the used ram is being used so they can quickly get back to whatever it is they were doing an hour ago. Because of that, less ram might even save some juice since the system doesn't have to keep track of twice as many background apps.
For me, gps is just fine. Usually accurate within 10ft (1m) and locks almost instantly.
If you plan on using it as just stock, run the HoloBlur rom. Stock based with a custom kernel so you get the best of both worlds. Highly recommended over stock.
On stock, I was getting 4-8 hours of screen on time...4 with games, 8 with music/web browsing. I'm starting to get the same with the 4.2.2 custom roms. In another month I expect we'll have better battery with custom roms than we do with stock. This is all with the regular battery, double or triple those times for the Maxx battery.
We have really good standby battery drain. I'm to the point of maybe 1-3% an hour on standby. Maybe 6-8% overnight drain. I'll add that I don't turn gps off, have wifi set to start/stop with the screen (unless plugged into a charging source), and I run Greenify on the few apps I have that like to run heavily in the background (Chrome, just so you know, I'm talking about you).
If you do get an AHD, I'll let ya know that lots of us here are fanboys with Apple-level derpy-love for our phone --> and that was BEFORE the unlocked bootloader. The way we see it, we'd rather have a well build locked down phone than a crappy, plastic unlocked phone. A lot of us are also American and had a limited choice on what we could get when upgrading; And all the phones offered to us were the locked versions, its a no-brainer to pick the best built one when all are locked --> I'd be on a Sony Xperia T if AT&T would have offered me the unlocked version. Motorola phones have a bigger hacker community behind them so when both are locked, Motorola > Sony (glad I picked right).

Ok- So I am not getting the advantage of the MOTO X

Hello,
I have the HTC One M8 and a MOTO X. I know the X provides the Nexus like experience, but the One seems to be faster and better constructed and generally faster. From what I can tell the screens are about equal thought the X is warmer. They both have 32 GB storage but the One has Micro SD. I did not have the original X but I am not blown away by the user expereince of the X, what am I not understanding about how great this phone is supposed to be?
Thoughts?
Thanks,

aaronc_98 said:
Hello,
I have the HTC One M8 and a MOTO X. I know the X provides the Nexus like experience, but the One seems to be faster and better constructed and generally faster. From what I can tell the screens are about equal thought the X is warmer. They both have 32 GB storage but the One has Micro SD. I did not have the original X but I am not blown away by the user expereince of the X, what am I not understanding about how great this phone is supposed to be?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
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I can't say about the new one yet. But I know by the old one. I left my nexus 5 for dead once I started using this phone made me go from a nexus 5 32gb to a 16gb motox I still won't switch back and I have one gig of storage left.
I haven't felt the new one yet. But this phone just feels right in your hand. But I've heard the m8 is sort of like that too.
Might sound stupid but the touch less control is something that becomes the way it should be. Would be weird to not have it but I see Google doing this eventually in all phones.
The one thing that I would really go crazy with is ..this phone wakes up when you pull it out a your pocket. I haven't touched the power button to wake in 8 months. I grab my wife's Iphone expecting to wake.
Really I think how apple amazes millions with some great features, design with low specs and great feel and usability of hardware and software is what the moto x has that maybe other androids do not. You just have to use it for a while and you will see. I hope th new one isn't to large for the feel factor or that will be negated and the software will not be worth it. It is the whole package combined that makes this phone great. Only the voice recognition is the best of any phone otherwise it does nothing the best but everything combined it is the best overall.....oh yeah in my op lol

the X is about just "refining" Android.
I also had a Nexus 5 and once I played with an X I bought one and put my Nexus 5 up for sale. I just got a new 2014 and software wise find it more refined. The only issue I have is that the 2013 was already so good and smooth the 2014 does not really add much, if anything, to it.
The X is for those that want Nexus experience, flagship specs, and great hands free controls. I get by with an 8GB device, if i could but 16 is as small as you can get. I feel that ANYONE that uses an SD card is just poor with data management. Odds are most of your music you load up you don't actually listen to regularly. if you are keeping FULL TV seasons on your phone to watch unless you are traveling thats pointless, you can just load a few eps to get through that day. Same with multiple movies with high bitrates.
I have all the apps I need, and I still have 10GB left. I have 3GB Data, that I pay $64/mo for and I NEVER go over it and I stream Google Music and Pandora in my car when driving to clients all the time. I also get company email and Gmail. I update apps over Mobile Data, and download Podcasts. My photos auto upload to g+. I tether my laptop on occasion. I can not see how anyone can go over 3GB unless you are also torrenting or doing a LOT of social media videos and photos. The closest I have come is 2.7GB in the last 18 months.
People say they need storage because they don't have Unlimited Data. You don't need unlimited data. You just need to not be stupid with your data. I know people that pay more than I do (by like $25-30) and don't get the same amount of data I do just because they refuse to show around carriers.
/rant

I agree with that too about storage. I've felt the M8 and it does feel very nice in my hands but I hate HTC Sense. It ruins the Android experience for me.

aaronc_98 said:
Hello,
I have the HTC One M8 and a MOTO X. I know the X provides the Nexus like experience, but the One seems to be faster and better constructed and generally faster. From what I can tell the screens are about equal thought the X is warmer. They both have 32 GB storage but the One has Micro SD. I did not have the original X but I am not blown away by the user expereince of the X, what am I not understanding about how great this phone is supposed to be?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
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how is the One M8 faster than the Moto X? both use the same chipset. i feel the Moto X is just as fast or faster than most of the skinned Android phones. for the screens, both are using different technologies. each will have their pitfalls
Moto X is mainly for those who want some added (useful) functionality on top of stock Android. if you like Sense, then stick with the One. if you want stock with some added things, Moto X. if you want just stock, then Nexus is the way to go. choices are good :good:

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how is the One M8 faster than the Moto X? both use the same chipset. i feel the Moto X is just as fast or faster than most of the skinned Android phones. for the screens, both are using different technologies. each will have their pitfalls
Moto X is mainly for those who want some added (useful) functionality on top of stock Android. if you like Sense, then stick with the One. if you want stock with some added things, Moto X. if you want just stock, then Nexus is the way to go. choices are good :good:
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I do like Sense- it has gotten so much better. I also love Nexus because of the all the development, so maybe I will give it a few more days to make a decision. I have the bootloader unlocked and root, so I know some good thing will be coming from the talented devs.

As someone who has owned both my opinions differ.
I find the Moto X 2014 much much faster and smoother than the M8. Even with the M8 running AOSP. ActiveDisplay is just awesome, its a little thing but it really is useful. The Moto X 2014 is easier to hold/use, and doesn't have a ridiculous power button located in a ridiculous spot. (My biggest dislike of the M8). While the M8 structure is beautiful and feels great, I didn't find it comfortable to hold/use. Sense 6 is beautiful but I didn't find it offered any actual value or features that I cared about or ever actually used.
Not that it takes much but the Moto X camera, while still lagging behind, is still far better than that crap 4up camera that HTC loves so much.
The Moto X does not really shine in any one way, it doesn't leap out in the crowd, its just a great phone to use.

Motorola seems to be the only Android manufacturer who actually cares about user experience. I downgraded from a Nexus 5 to the 2013 Moto X last year because it offered a much better experience. I upgraded to the 2014 Moto X this year and am not waiting for the Nexus. If you've never owned a Moto before you won't realize everything you are missing.
Moto X offers the following improvements for me:
-Active Display - HUGE plus if you've never used it
-Touchless Controls - I use this constantly in the car and at home when I'm working
-Moto Assist - great for when I am in meetings all day to silence my phone and auto reply
-Shake to activate camera - very underrated feature but if you're trying to take photos in a snap it's extremely handy
-Wave to wake phone to check notifications and silence calls - again underrated but works beautifully
-Bluetooth unlock when my 360 is connected so I don't have to type in my PIN
-Moto Migrate to keep all of my existing data seamlessly
-As close to stock as possible with these helpful additions
Also other considerations:
-Exceptional build quality - although M8 also has extremely good build quality
-Motorola is one of the only companies that actually pays attention to cell signal and reception and is superior, my Moto X 2013 hands down had better signal than my N5, 2014 is great for signal too, HTC Notoriously bad for signal
-Audio noise cancellation - the sound quality when recording and on a call is much better than other phones I have used. Moto X 2013 was FAR superior to N5 in this regard, I don't have a M8 to compare but consider it
-FAST upgrade time, we will be one of the first to get Android L - This is huge for me

I suppose a good answer will be when android L comes out, X should have it quick (of course lenovo taking over and Soni gone could change that) whereas HTC will probably be 6+ months behind because they have to retro fit the junkwear onto the new OS.

Who the hell wants skinned android L????! Not me!

Previous phone: Nexus 5
Current phone: Pure version Moto X on T-Mobile network
Comparison:
Con: touch sensitivity does not seem as good. Using swipe gestures in Nova Launcher I never had to repeat a swipe on the Nexus 5, but I occasionally do on the Moto X. I noticed there seems to be more of a lag when scrolling the screen on the Moto X. I set the phone to use ART instead of Dalvic and it seemed to help some, but the touch response still has a perceptible delay.
Pro: Voice command works well, even in noisy environments
Reception is improved
Speaker phone loudness and clarity is multiple times better. It is good and plenty loud.
IR sensors and software work great.
Screen is a little bigger, which I like.
Voice command to toggle silent mode is handy.
Battery life seems the same, or maybe slightly better.
UPDATE: I switched from Nova launcher to the Google Now Launcher, and the touch lag I mentioned in the Cons section above is no longer noticeable.
Con: I think the handoff from WiFi to cellular is not a smooth transition. The phone tries to hang on a weak WiFi signal to long before it switches to cellular, and I do have 'avoid poor connections' selected in the WiFi advanced options.
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Thanks for all the comments. I had not given the X a real chance so I did, and I do love the active display and voice commands- very unique, good expereince, but HOW could Moto put a 2,300mah battery in this? The battery was flat by 2:30 under moderate use. I guess we need a UV kernel and some good battery tweaks ASAP.
I do really like the screen too, the blacks are so black, and the colors pop, almost too much... And it does just feel good in your hand.
I will give it a few more days to see how battery life occurs...
thanks,

I just picked up the new x an I also have the m8. I'm really liking the x so far never had anything besides HTC I still have my m8 tho.
Edit I been on mine all day now it has not got hot at all. Running real smooth

To comment on the battery life. Yes it's not AMAZING, probably my only complaint with the device, but it works as advertised. With fairly heavy use my first full day of charge, everything turned on, here was my usage pattern:
-Bluetooth, Wifi, and Location On
-Approx 11 hours connected to Wifi and about 8 hours using 4G
-Google Now On
-Brightness Auto
-Streaming music for approx. 1.5 hours
-GPS in use for approx. 20 min
-Screen on time just over 3 hours
-Total time until battery died almost 19 hours
That for me is much better than my original X. I have to charge the phone once a day anyway. That type of usage pattern is moderate to heavy and lasted from when I woke up to when I went to bed.

prosive said:
To comment on the battery life. Yes it's not AMAZING, probably my only complaint with the device, but it works as advertised. With fairly heavy use my first full day of charge, everything turned on, here was my usage pattern:
-Bluetooth, Wifi, and Location On
-Approx 11 hours connected to Wifi and about 8 hours using 4G
-Google Now On
-Brightness Auto
-Streaming music for approx. 1.5 hours
-GPS in use for approx. 20 min
-Screen on time just over 3 hours
-Total time until battery died almost 19 hours
That for me is much better than my original X. I have to charge the phone once a day anyway. That type of usage pattern is moderate to heavy and lasted from when I woke up to when I went to bed.
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This is promising to me. I have been only htc flagship phones since day 1. On my m8 I can got 26 hours heavy use from full to dead. An I was worried bout battery on this phone but everything else I read made me jump ship an try the new moto. I'm really liking the phone since I picked one up yesterday...

[Q] Contemplating purchase this phone

To date, this post is for anyone that has had this phone from november december area. I have always struggled with battery dwindling on my phones. The LG G2 lasts 1.5 hours of screen time now on AOSP when it used to push almost 5hrs, and my girlfriends older droid razr m went from 3 hrs of screen time to a struggling 1 hour. I would wait for the next nexus but i hear its coming from hauei whoever they are. Im not comfortable going with that company yet. I have been looking at the Sony z3 (or waiting for the new Us versions z4 with the 2k screen) but i am abe to get this phone for 380 through my work. How is the stamina of the battery 7-8 months later?

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To date, this post is for anyone that has had this phone from november december area. I have always struggled with battery dwindling on my phones. The LG G2 lasts 1.5 hours of screen time now on AOSP when it used to push almost 5hrs, and my girlfriends older droid razr m went from 3 hrs of screen time to a struggling 1 hour. I would wait for the next nexus but i hear its coming from hauei whoever they are. Im not comfortable going with that company yet. I have been looking at the Sony z3 (or waiting for the new Us versions z4 with the 2k screen) but i am abe to get this phone for 380 through my work. How is the stamina of the battery 7-8 months later?
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Had the phone since early December, no battery dwindling here, even with Quick Charge. I'm on Verizon, and I use LTE, never WiFi. I normally get 2-3 hours of screen time. If I use WiFi I can get 4 hours or so. It easily lasts me an entire day, but I struggle to get through 1.5-2 days. Keep in mind I do not underclock or undervolt. I am running AOSiP ROM and have Lean Kernel as my Kernel. But I don't underclock.
I did run the phone completely stock for about a month and got about the same battery life, maybe even slightly better. I have over 120 apps on my phone, and I have the 64GB White version. Let me know if you have any other questions!
P.S. For $380 you could easily buy the phone and sell it in a couple of months and lose nothing and still upgrade to a newer phone.

Its the best phone i ever had hands down and with a powerbank or using the quickcharger you will never run out of juice. Besides that its fast, responsive, has a great screen and dual speakers so overall i can recommend to anyone who appreciates vanilla. If you want bloat get a Sony, Samsung or LG BTW my screenontime is about 3-4 hours depending on usage and i think Huawei makes some pretty damn good phones like the Mate 7 for instance.

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Its the best phone i ever had hands down and with a powerbank or using the quickcharger you will never run out of juice. Besides that its fast, responsive, has a great screen and dual speakers so overall i can recommend to anyone who appreciates vanilla. If you want bloat get a Sony, Samsung or LG BTW my screenontime is about 3-4 hours depending on usage and i think Huawei makes some pretty damn good phones like the Mate 7 for instance.
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Do you use WiFi or LTE mainly? If LTE, what carrier?

chris23445 said:
Do you use WiFi or LTE mainly? If LTE, what carrier?
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My carrier (T-Mobile) in the Netherlands just rolled out LTE where i live and coverage isn`t optimal yet (HSPA+). I`am about half the day on wifi and half on LTE (HSPA+).

All great info. No bloatware on the z3 international, and it's certified ip68 were the nexus can take a dunk but not certified. I agree 380 is good price it was a debate of this or s6 a and I'm leaning to this one

agree 100%
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Its the best phone i ever had hands down and with a powerbank or using the quickcharger you will never run out of juice. Besides that its fast, responsive, has a great screen and dual speakers so overall i can recommend to anyone who appreciates vanilla. If you want bloat get a Sony, Samsung or LG BTW my screenontime is about 3-4 hours depending on usage and i think Huawei makes some pretty damn good phones like the Mate 7 for instance.
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I couldn't agree more. It is the best phone I ever had too. Recently I have purchased a Qi charger for the office, so i do not even use the turbocharger that sits at home. No battery deterioration noticed. Oh, and I never use the car charger.
WiFi / LTE - 50/50.

This is the best phone I've had as well, have had it since it came out end of 2014, on the Verizon network the entire time.
I'm on LTE 10-13 hours a day, and WiFi a few hours, the battery will last me from 6:30am - 10pm everyday, without charging at all, and being around 15%-25% when I am about to put it on charge during bedtime.
The phone is rooted, on AOSIP ROM, with AOSIP default kernal. The battery life is amazing. I get between 4-5 hours of screen on time. I am currently at 61% battery (6:30am to 3pm now), with 2 hours SOT.
I use Servicely to hibernate apps while phone is asleep. I also use 'App Ops' to disable 'Location' and 'Keep Awake' access for apps that don't need the access. I have Google Now and Facebook running normal all day, and WhatsApp is my preferred method of texting throughout the day.

Coming from a Galaxy Note 3, I'm a bit disappointed by the screen and battery life. Color reproduction is kinda weird and the screen is too dim in bright sunlight for me. I can live with the relatively weak battery but the screen is just...disappointing. Still, I love it and felt never so happy with a device!

HSPA+ is not LTE

[Q]Need a new phone, battery seems small...

Hello!
Go to red arrow in case you don't want to read my story
My phone broke a week ago(Xperia Z1) and Sony's customer service won't repair it because it was rooted and they will destroy it so I'm through with their bs lol
I looked up what phones I could get that had specs but there weren't many phones available, they seem to be able to sell anything with sh*tty specs here in Belgium xD
The moto X was one of the phones, the other phone was the oneplus one but even though it's a great device, my devices usually have hardware defects and need to be sent back and I've heard about the terrible customer service and I am not in the mood for bad customer service(Looking at you Sony!)
----> Now here is my question:
Love the specs, love how the device looks, storage is only 16gb but that shouldn't be an issue (XZ1 is also 16gb) but the ONLY thing steering me away from buying it is it's battery... because it is only 2300mAh I am really worried if it will last me a day! The AMOLED display should certainly help if you check the time often but I'm not sure about it!
How is the battery life guys, is it good on lollipop and to Custom ROM users: How is the battery life compared to stock, better, worse or about the same
My usage:
Basic apps like facebook, instagram, ...
Basic games like flappy bird, (I do not play games as GTA on my phone, I have a nexus 7 for that)
Lots and lots of music!
barely any calling
EDIT: If I buy a 4g device in Europe, what model will I get? (XT10..)
Thank you in advance for replying to my question!
Greetings,
noahvt

This is the wrong device for you, don't buy it. The battery life of this one isn't bad, but its only 2300mah, which is only enough to get from morning till evening on medium use. Expect about 3 to 3.5hrs screen on time.
People do not purchase Motorola devices for custom roms, because its already stock Android with some light, but useful customization. Most people who use Moto X do not install custom roms because it would lose those Motorola features. There are not many custom roms for it. Also there is more chance of permanently brick a Motorola if you don't know what you're doing. If you want custom roms, I suggest you get the upcoming Nexus phone this year.
I suggest looking at the two latest Moto X which will have better battery life. The flagship Moto X Style (3000mah), and the midrange Moto X Play (3630mah). They both have microSD card so you can store lots of media. This Moto X 2014 do not have microSD card.
You might be interested in the Moto G 3rd gen as well if you are not playing any heavy games. It's a budget phone, but with decent specs if you get the version with 2GB ram, have microSD and the battery life is supposed to last very long.

noahvt said:
How is the battery life guys, is it good on lollipop and to Custom ROM users: How is the battery life compared to stock, better, worse or about the same
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I normally go on the engadget battery tests to give a ball-park idea. The Moto X 2014 did about 10.5 hours of video usage, the Z1 gave "over 12" though they don't say how much over 12 it was.
Looking at that, it seems to depend how you rate the Z1 battery. If it's only just adequate then perhaps it might be best to look elsewhere. I find the battery OK to go from morning to bed time but I generally have quite low screen on time.
My normal usage is Spotify over bluetooth (perhaps 1.5 hours a day), text messages, web browsing, Viber messaging and a little Words with Friends. It generally results in 2 hours on screen time, and I'll make it to 11pm with 30% left. Also of note, that would be 80% on WiFi (I have good WiFi at home and work) and 20% 4G. Performance would vary a fair bit if it was the other way around.
Edit: this is stock lollipop.

Moving to nexus yet?

With the announcement of both the Nexus 5x and the 6p is anyone jumping ship from the Droid Turbo in order for a much easier root/flashing process? The 5x is close in specs but a little underperformed and the 6p is just big.
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I really wish I could, but at this point i'm so used to moto display and the big battery, don't think id have an easy time with the tiny battery in the 5x

Too spoiled with vanilla android and Moto features WITH a gigantic 3900 mAh battery. Hard to top
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I agree with the battery. Even the Moto Droid Turbo 2 is rumored to have a smaller battery at 3760mAh
sad...

So the first tests via phonearena for the Nexus 5x is out and clocks in at 6hrs 25min. The "same" test performed by them on the Droid Turbo in 2014 was over 10 hours. Amazing the difference. Even with "doze" to help the Nexus, Droid turbos will eventually get the update.
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Making the jump to a 5X. Tired of waiting 9-12 months for Motorola to update plus ability to now leave Verizon at will. Was an original Maxx user prior to Turbo so definitely nervous about battery, but sounds like 10 minutes to 25% charge may make it easy to top of mid day. ..

rgerrans said:
Making the jump to a 5X. Tired of waiting 9-12 months for Motorola to update plus ability to now leave Verizon at will. Was an original Maxx user prior to Turbo so definitely nervous about battery, but sounds like 10 minutes to 25% charge may make it easy to top of mid day. ..
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Once you receive your phone and had some time to play with it, do you mind letting me know what you think of it? Overall, I like the phone a lot, but it is weird to see the display/battery/other differences.
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panxer said:
Once you receive your phone and had some time to play with it, do you mind letting me know what you think of it? Overall, I like the phone a lot, but it is weird to see the display/battery/other differences.
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Will do. Should have it in hand tomorrow so will post back after I've had a few days for it to settle in / play with it.

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panxer said:
Once you receive your phone and had some time to play with it, do you mind letting me know what you think of it? Overall, I like the phone a lot, but it is weird to see the display/battery/other differences.
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So 48 hours in, I'm happy with it so far.
Battery: Yesterday under typical usage for me (unplugged ~ 7:30, 1/2 hour morning podcast over bluetooth, couple of calls, 1/2 hour screen on time) at 2:00 I still had about 77% of battery and projected usage time of another 15 hours. That is pretty much identical to where my Turbo usually set at midafternoon. Now obviously it's due to Doze keeping the consumption down when I wasn't using it and if/when 6.0 comes to the Droid it will become a 2-3 day beast of a phone. I've been following others on the Nexus 5X forums and they are getting 4-5 hours screen on time, so if you are a heavy phone on user the Turbo will win hands down. Today for example, where I've had more screen on time (less background email) I'm 11 hours in w/ 1-1/2 hours SOT and sitting at 31% w/ 5 hrs left. My Turbo on a similar weekend day would probably be sitting around 50-70%. Similar to the Turbo, for a quick top off charge 10 minutes is supposed to get you 25% battery so it would be easy for a quick top off on heavier days (did recharge 90% battery in less than an hour the first day)
Speed: I just ran a side by side comparison of the two phones with about the same apps installed and both from a fresh boot. The Turbo is only slightly faster for non-google apps, and the 5X is faster for google apps (guessing optimization for 6.0 is making that difference) but for the most part the speed difference is just barely noticeable (lot's of gnashing of teeth in the 5X forums about the processor and memory of the 5X) but saw the side by side online demo of the 5X and 6P and it's about the same types of differences in speed between the Turbo and 5X (I don't use my phone for games so can't make that check that they did in the video which showed a pretty dramatic difference). The slightly slower speed, is really not noticeable when I'm using the 5X which feels like no lag for me.
Call Quality: So far call quality on the 5X has been great, and on a couple of bluetooth car speaker calls no echo where as I do get occasional complaints of echo on my Turbo (I use Google Voice). I've never had any success with the Turbo Advanced Calling so usually use it straight up. One extra bonus for the 5X, since I can't get Advanced Calling to be stable on the Turbo, is that finally it has the extra antennas so I can do voice / data at the same time.
Size: The 5X is same height, a little narrower, definitely thinner and lighter than the Turbo. I purchased the Adopted case for the Nexus so have no complaints about the plastic of the 5X naked that have been circulating around.
Misc: Fingerprint unlock is awesome. Also, the 5X has Google Now voice recognition when the phone is off so I'm not losing anything there by ditching Moto Voice. Also with the Sensor Hub you get the adaptive display when you pick it up. Not quite as convenient as Moto's proximity activated display but I made the switch over to adaptive on the Droid a few weeks ahead of the 5X so don't really miss it that much. And when you do pick it up, if you want in just a quick tap on the fingerprint sensor and you are good to go vs. the swipe on the Turbo. And the most obvious advantage of the 5X is quick OS updates vs. the Moto delay....
So, 48 hours in I'm pretty sure I'm staying with the 5X. Going to give it another week before I relock my Turbo and give it to my son.