The Moto X is Motorola’s new flagship smartphone, having been unveiled to the public on 1st August. The hype surrounding this phone has been ongoing for some time but now the wait is over.
The Moto X has a 4.7 inches display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and a 312 ppi pixel density. The Moto X weighs 130 g (4.59 oz) while the body has dimensions of 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm (5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in). Even with display size of 4.7 inches, this large smartphone feels narrower than competing devices, maily due to the very narrow bezel. In view of this people who find 5 inch phablets to be very large might still like the size of the Moto X.
Inside the Moto X one will find 16/32 GB of internal memory and 2 GB of RAM. Unfortunately it is not possible to upgrade the internal memory, so one should think about it before forking the money on the 16 GB version.
The Motorola X smartphone uses a Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait CPU, which runs on Qualcomm’s MSM8960Pro Snapdragon chipset. The graphics processor is an Adreno 320. Thus the processor is no match to the quad core processors running on the HTC One, Sony Xperia Z or Samsung Galaxy S4, at least from a benchmarking point of view.
Having said this, I am no means implying that the Moto X is a slow performer. Truth to be told, Motorola’s new smartphone is a very good performer. As a matter of fact in Phone Arena’s Motorola Moto X vs Samsung Galaxy S4 article, the reviewer suggests that the user interface of the Moto X is on average more responsive than that on the Galaxy S4.
Motorola’s mini phablet runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which is almost in stock form. This is perhaps one of the main reasons why the UI on the X is so responsive and quick.
The Motorola Moto X has some nice features that are not available in other smartphone models. One such useful feature is Moto Assist. This feature first determines that you are driving a car (or assuming you are driving one as you may be in a passenger seat) and then it will start dictating any emails or text messages you receive while you are driving. Another useful feature is that of activating the camera by turning your wrist twice.
Moto X also includes a voice activation feature that can be used to carry out various functions like doing a Google search or searching for an Italian restaurant in the vicinity, all without having to touch the phone.
Reviews suggest that the 10 megapixel rear camera produces good quality photos. Camera features include autofocus, LED flash, high density range imaging (HDR), panorama, face detection, touch focus and geo-tagging. Video recordings are carried out at a maximum resolution of 1080p@30fps. The secondary camera is a 2 megapixel one that also support 1080p video recordings.
The Moto X also includes a variety of sensors: temperature, barometer, compass, proximity, accelerometer and gyro. The NFC (near field communication) feature is also available rolex replica. Power is provided by means of a 2200 mAh battery, which according to the manufacturer provides up to 576 hours of standby time and up to 13 hours of talk time.
While the front panel of the Moto X is available in black or white, it is quite interesting that the back panel can be found in a plethora of colours, eighteen to be exact. Owners of a new Moto X should be entitled to a few 50 GB Google Drive.
While the Motorola Moto X may not be the revolutionary smartphone that Motorola or Google (who owns Motorola) may want us to believe, it is still a great smartphone in its own right. The X phone should already be available from some the major carriers. However I still have no idea how much will the unlocked version cost.
