I bet sales pick up a bit. At the moment it's a typical Moto limited launch.
You can only buy it in North America, and isn't the Moto maker thing limited to one carrier (or was)?
Who's going to buy Moto X when they can get cheaper and better Nexus 5?
did they succeed in fooling people into thinking a phone with a two generations old chip with alleged software optimizations was as good as a current phone? no, but hopefully they learn their lesson for the next generation
So,
Seriously thinking about picking one up on Republic Wireless.
It looks like though that Republic Wireless will...only offer the 16gb model?
How to best manage? 16gb is pretty constrained. I'm used to at least a 32gb iPod touch, and my current phone has a 64gb sd card installed.
The Moto X doesn't make sense because Google is/was trying to sell us less hardware for the same price (or in fact a much higher price vs the 5). That sense of being ripped off is difficult to compensate for with marketing.On paper the moto X doesn't make sense because people get caught up in processor and resolution and don't see the device as a whole. That is difficult to market around
i bet they dont pick up. every week that phone gets more obsolete. that phone has been buried in store and on websites by g2 and nexus 5. even motoG will be identified by customers as "better" because its quad core (yeah i know it doesnt have the voice stuff, its plasticky and the camera is worse). did they succeed in fooling people into thinking a phone with a two generations old chip with alleged software optimizations was as good as a current phone? no, but hopefully they learn their lesson for the next generation
The Moto G that was just announced and won't hit stateside till January are not using Qualcomm ip for the cpu side of things. They are instead using generic cortex A7 cpus with qualcomm gpu, qualcomm modems, qualcomm image sensors etc.
Surprise, surprise. If the sales figures are to be believed, Moto X is a total flop. Only 500,000 phones sold. Which isn't surprising to many here. Everyone said the phone was too expensive for the specs when the price was announced. Every knew except for Motorola and Google. It was as if Google wanted additional tax writeoff. Now it's too late and the damage has been done. Who's going to buy Moto X when they can get cheaper and better Nexus 5?
Remember when the Nexus 4 came out? It didn't stop people from buying other android devices at various price points.
However, there are people who buy on contract, or who want a one-handed friendly form factor, or who are interested now that Moto Maker is more widespread.
The Moto X doesn't make sense because Google is/was trying to sell us less hardware for the same price (or in fact a much higher price vs the 5). That sense of being ripped off is difficult to compensate for with marketing.
Yeah, yeah, better software... you know what? If they have that, that should be Moto's killer feature to win vs actual hardware specced peers. Not an excuse to try to jack up per-unit profits.
It's also a fine phone now, but in two years it will be crawling because of its basic CPU deficit.
That generic cpu is a Snapdragon 400 :whiste:
fine for now?? it's as snappy as anything out there. and with the new kit-kat being less demanding in terms of resources, it should perform at least as well into the future. in two years a lot can happen, I have likely had a couple new phones by then.
who cares about all the specs when they don't mean anything when it comes to real world performance?
The Moto X doesn't make sense because Google is/was trying to sell us less hardware for the same price (or in fact a much higher price vs the 5). That sense of being ripped off is difficult to compensate for with marketing.
Yeah, yeah, better software... you know what? If they have that, that should be Moto's killer feature to win vs actual hardware specced peers. Not an excuse to try to jack up per-unit profits.
It's also a fine phone now, but in two years it will be crawling because of its basic CPU deficit.
... Why don't you feel ripped off that lg/ Samsung make such a poor performing skin?
Why don't you feel ripped off that lg/ Samsung make such a poor performing skin?
I bought a nexus 5. it isn't better than the moto X. it just isn't. I used my N5 for a few days, and it sits on my counter while I carry my moto X. the moto X feels better, looks better, performs at least as good, and has a lot of features the 5 doesn'tBecause at least Samsung is smart enough to sell a GPe version of their S4 that is basically a Moto X plus two cores, plus twice the pixels and a bigger screen, plus a removable battery, plus a SD slot and minus some customizations and hacks either I would never use or I can re-create with root apps. I promise your Moto X doesn't feel faster than a GPe S4, just Touchwiz ones.
The Moto X only kicks ass if you must have a subsidized phone (or a Verizon phone), in which case it is the only one with an out-of-the-box AOSP experience. But if you are paying out of pocket a Nexus 5 or GPe S4 is better.
At least the Moto X gave me some ideas for new tasker profiles...
Because I can disable or remove the bloat quite easily but I can't make the hardware better.
oddly i suppose and as much as i don't really like apple products, its probably the most apple like an android phone can get at least as far as software and being optimized to its current hardware.
Screen is below par now both in size and resolution. But the 5S CPU is awesome -- it's got much more room to grow than the X.and well an iphone 5 / 5S both feel pretty smooth and on paper their hardware is terrible other than the screen / camera (which are probably on par with a moto X resolution wise anyway).
I bet sales pick up a bit. At the moment it's a typical Moto limited launch.
You can only buy it in North America, and isn't the Moto maker thing limited to one carrier (or was)?
Verizon has temporarily lowered the Moto X from $100 to $50, but only until November 18th. So you're down to $50, but that's a long way from free. Add the coupon code vzwdeal to your online order, and they shave another $50 off.
AndroidPolice.com is reporting it's now free, 0$ if you opt to buy on verizon's site and want black or white.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-from-verizon-with-this-coupon-code-save-100/
Let's get rid of warehouse full of unsold Moto X phone sale. If you wait even more, they might pay you to take the phone off their hands. . They should've priced this phone free with contract from the beginning and $400-450 outright. They would've sold lot more and created some buzz for the brand and future products. Doing it now just reeks of desperation and panic.