I've got the new Moto X, you've got questions. Fire away!!!

[Ian Francis]

An OG Moto X leaves Fort Worth, TX at noon on a FedEx truck driving at 60 mph towards my house. At 2 pm a new Moto X leaves a factory in China via air freight travelling at 550 mph to the same destination. Factoring in wind shear and the price of gas, when will there be a new Moto X giveaway so I can get one for free?

 

[Clocks]

I am sure I will get blasted for this one, but Phil does it have an FM radio?

Can you download and use the app NextRadio: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...m.nextradioapp.nextradio&hl=en&token=SlXXKc3F

it does not. straight from the motorola hangouts video

 

[itsacardigan]

I think I already know the answer but....since it basically runs stock android....does the dialer include the predictive search that the nexus 5 has?

 

[dan1431]

Phil I realize you are not an RF Engineer, but Motorola made a big deal about making their own custom antenna tuner which should in theory provide better reception than the competition.

A close buddy works for Motorola Solutions and had given me the low down on their new tuner as it was explained to him by friends who still work at Motorola Mobility (their sister company). As well Anandtech went into great detail about the new tuner which if as promised is what Moto does better than almost anything else RF reception.

Are you noticing much better reception compared to other phones that you might be carrying?

Just curious from an Engineer.

Thanks,
Dan

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[DaEXfactoR]

I'm sure this has been asked so I apologize, but what's the word on wireless charging? Yay or nay?

 

[Grim Ton]

I'm sure this has been asked so I apologize, but what's the word on wireless charging? Yay or nay?

None

 

[Grim Ton]

Does anyone know if the Moto X has a NFC chip inside?

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Yes

 

[Daeshaun Griffiths]

It's not a functionality thing. I was impressed with moto doing something different, and now they didn't. Like Phil asks, what separates them from the competition?

 

[Daeshaun Griffiths]

If that's not sarcasm, you're probably not fully getting the point of the X8.
The X8 is a Snapdragon S4 Pro extended with low power features for things like Active Display and always listening.
These are features the Snapdragon 800 and 801AFAIK already have built in.

I replied to you but idk if you will get the notification.

 

[Ry]

Can you confirm that it uses f2fs?

Download the Android System Info app from the Play Store.

Open the app and look under "Mount points" in the Sytem tab.

Please please please say yes.

 

[On2Vegas]

It's not a functionality thing. I was impressed with moto doing something different, and now they didn't. Like Phil asks, what separates them from the competition?

In answer to your earlier question. I replied the below to another commenter.

FROM PHANDROID (apologies to AC for quoting a competitor, I just happened to remember their post):

"One of the must-have features in last year’s Motorola Moto X was its always-listening Google Search functionality. Motorola had to put precious R&D into developing their own custom X8 chip with a low-power always listening core. With the Snapdragon 801, Motorola has a little less work to do. This functionality is already built in."

 

[robstyle]

It's not a functionality thing. I was impressed with moto doing something different, and now they didn't. Like Phil asks, what separates them from the competition?

I did indeed not get a notification.

You are right, as of now, Motorola are not developing their own special hardware doing things like the always listening features.
Yet, they are the only ones (I think) who are implementing this feature. It still stands out, just like their awesome active display.
Another thing they are doing is offering a very much vanilla Android user experience and that is something I particularly like them for. It's just something you're not really often seeing in triple-A flagship phones (not speaking of Google Play Editions, though).
I just like the way they implement their software features (which partially depend on hardware features) and that is what really differentiates them. They may not have developed really new features for the new Moto X, but still the features they adapted from the OG MX are outstanding. So IMHO there is no need to change these. Why bloat the awesomely clean user experience?

 

[j_cam003]

I'm not crazy about this new crater — way more than a dimple — at all. Last year's was subtle. Part of the design. This year's seems off — as if they planned on actually doing something else with that space.

I agree...it seems like an afterthought. I thought from the leaked photos that they were aiming to do a fingerprint sensor similar to the one maxx.

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[Daeshaun Griffiths]

In answer to your earlier question. I replied the below to another commenter.

FROM PHANDROID (apologies to AC for quoting a competitor, I just happened to remember their post):

"One of the must-have features in last year’s Motorola Moto X was its always-listening Google Search functionality. Motorola had to put precious R&D into developing their own custom X8 chip with a low-power always listening core. With the Snapdragon 801, Motorola has a little less work to do. This functionality is already built in."

Motorola has less work to do, that's all i needed to read. It makes the device cheaper. It leaves me curious about the performance. Are the IR sensors more reliable? Is the 801 dsp better than their custom hardware? Are either of these more power efficient? While i may never get the answer, i'm very curious.

 

[erikiksaz]

I agree...it seems like an afterthought. I thought from the leaked photos that they were aiming to do a fingerprint sensor similar to the one maxx.

I'd rather Moto leave out a fingerprint scanner unless they can fully develop it to be as simple as Apple or Huawei's. No sense in using a half-baked version like Samsung or HTC's.

Anyways the ring around the dimple made it look like a button, but in one of the pictures with the X's back panel off, it looks like the metal ring might actually be another antenna. There's contacts that connect the ring to the main body of the phone, a la NFC back panels.

And Phil, any idea about what Moto Aware was supposed to be? Apple was being douchebaggy as usual, filing for infringement on it, so I'm guessing they pulled it before they could show it to you guys. I'm hoping someone was curious enough to ask.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

People need to stop worrying so much about screen-on time. Especially with a phone that's designed to be used with less screen-on time.

And we also need to remember that a lot of us — particularly those of us reviewing phones — are wearing watches that also are designed to keep us from using our phones.

But most of the buyers will NOT be wearing said watches. And while you can certainly do some things without turning the screen on, it's damned hard to read email or web sites, or play games, or take pictures with the screen off. Battery life and screen on time are both legitimate concerns on a phone with a > 5" screen and a small battery. I understand it will take time to really have a feel for it, but the answer is important to most of us.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I thought the top one worked as speaker and ear piece....I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

Yes. But the bottom one is only a mic, not a speaker.

Why worry? I happen to like the patina of time-worn leather... I think it would add character. Had pleny of scratched plastic, metal or glass bits.... I'd prefer roughed up leather every time.

+1 My wallet is a lot older than I'll ever keep a phone, and it looks fine to me. So do the seats in our 9 year old car.

 

[fettym]

can you rearrange the navigation bar like the LG G3? Also, it's late in the day, how's the battery been?

 

[C Sun]

Wood is exactly the same.

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Thanks for confirming, Phil.

 

[tyea]

I'm with the previous commenter on the engineering RF hotness reputation Motorola has. Does it have the right RF stuff, or is it just another nice 801 phone destined to not get 64bit android? I have a N5, and am tiring of flashing Roms and kernels to find an ideal UI, then going back to stock android noticing I really didn't benefit much from all the time spent on custom Roms, and a sometimes irritated wife. I enjoy the custom ROM creativity, and want to know if this the phone worth going stock for a year or two? I'm on T-mobile and wish it came with WiFi calling.

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