I don't know. Maybe 5.9" will give them more real estate to work with but I'm beginning to think a big barrier to a big battery on the Nexus phones is the wireless charging coil. You can feel how there' definitely an extra mm of space or so on the Nexus 5 or more. Its not well packed either.
If a wireless charging back on the S4 adds like 2mm, it makes sense the battery was compromised to make room for wireless charging.
As for camera, really? I don't know. Moto hasn't exactly been a leader in cameras either. And even though LG and Samsung did well, Google's always neutered the Nexus camera.
Should be a positive effect?
I should hope Moto would be able to get a big battery and Qi in the Nexus without being crazy thick (it is confirmed to be Moto doing it, isn't it?). Last year they fit a 3500mah battery and wireless charging in the Droid Maxx at 8.5MM.
A Nexus 6 with 3000mah+ and wireless charging would be a definite winner in my book, but I hope to god it's no bigger than 5.5". I have big hands and I think 5.2 would be about as big as I would ever want. With all these 5.9 rumors though, I might wind up disappointed. I would love it if they pulled an Apple (hah) and had a 5.9 and 5.2 version, even if somewhat gimped. I am happy with my Droid Maxx, and it wasn't top of the line when it was new so whatever they did I would probably be happy with if it checks the other boxes. If it doesn't hit all of those marks though, I'm probably getting the 32gb X. I know it's not a huge battery and doesn't have wireless charging, but I would love a custom colored phone. I wish more companies would do something like Motomaker
Yeah, I know that AMOLED screens are more efficient with their power usage but is it < 5%? 10%? I'm not a heavy phone user day to day but it'd still be nice knowing that if I were out all day I don't have to go back to keeping a battery around.
The following would stop be from Z3: Fast OS Updates and no wireless charging.
Kellex of Droid Life reports the battery life is less than stellar on the X 2014.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...buy-a-turbo-charger-just-in-case/#more-150135
I don't know what Moto was thinking with the X 2014 . . . even HTC managed to cram in a 2600mah battery into the m8.
That's not less than stellar. That's absolute horrid! Terrible is putting it lightly. I hope he had a faulty phone or couple of rogue apps that was draining the battery.
I'm getting the Moto X guys, final decision was I want L close to release and I think the reviews show that battery life isn't a big problem.
From that droid life review: Maybe 15-17 hours of use" is all you need In a day."
Hah! That's more than good. He mentions some other days with heavier use that are troubling, indeed, but not enough yet to rule out this phone.
So there's no perfect phone still. We all have our preferences, but there are certain things you can and can't adjust to. I went from a 400 gig HD to 125 SSD in my latest laptop. Moved most of my music to the cloud, and a majority of my old documents.At 17 hours per day, thats about 8 hours less than my One m7 gets. Two of my big 'wants' this go around are a better camera and longer battery life. The Z3 looks very attractive . . . and if it had a 32GB model, I'd probably have ruled out the X '14 already. On my 32GB m7, after cleaning out my DCIM directory, deleting all my BeyondPod podcasts, Comixolgy downloads, music, and some Doctor Who episodes, I'm still sitting at nearly 18GBs full. 16GBs, with probably 30% occupied by Sony's ROM is extremely cramped. Internal storage on the Z3 would be entirely filled by Sony and my usual apps, no media.
That's not screen on time... it's time off charger, which is terrible.From that droid life review: Maybe 15-17 hours of use" is all you need In a day."
So there's no perfect phone still. We all have our preferences, but there are certain things you can and can't adjust to. I went from a 400 gig HD to 125 SSD in my latest laptop. Moved most of my music to the cloud, and a majority of my old documents.
Maybe less easy on a phone, but sounds like there's no perfect option for you.
Is rooting a z3 an option? I can't say I know a lot about it, but a nexus or moto x 14 seems more stable and clean than a rooted and flashed Sony/samsung/lg, etc. Is that untrue?
Does the fact that it's an AMOLED display affect battery life in any significant way?
Kellex of Droid Life reports the battery life is less than stellar on the X 2014.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...buy-a-turbo-charger-just-in-case/#more-150135
I don't know what Moto was thinking with the X 2014 . . . even HTC managed to cram in a 2600mah battery into the m8.
LOL, I know this. I simply wondered if there was a measured "typical power savings".yeah AMOLED phones battery life is better than other screen phones
In an OLED system each pixel is self-powered, which means black pixels are unlit, saving power.
So think if you back ground is black , then more pixels are off and you save more power .