MKBHD video review of Moto X 2nd gen

[elian]

Here is the video review by Marques Brownlee: YouTube

He likes it. I would say that battery life is the main shortcoming he sees.

 

[NoYankees44]

Over all very positive. But he said he was getting 2 1/2 hrs SOT... That's pretty terrible. About on par with my s3 when I was running touchwiz roms. He said that it still got him through "a day", but that is very vague. With that SOT, it was pretty light days.

On a side note, I really like is mobile reviews. He hits a very interesting median between "techies" and "normal" people.

 

[cgardnervt]

Great review! However the battery will remain the same of my M7. Truthfully I'm ok with that. Wish he hit more on the wood backs. In terms of how they felt and quality. Either way its a great review! Thanks.

 

[delrey1900]

Yep, with these reviews, it seems the new X will have the similar battery life for me as the 2013 X.

 

[guesswhat_567]

Yep, with these reviews, it seems the new X will have the similar battery life for me as the 2013 X.

Mileage depends on how you use your phone ..I get close to ,4hrs screen consistently on my 2014 moto x (I have one)

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[delrey1900]

Those numbers are rather good. I use my phone less than that. I'm about 2 - 2.5 hours of SOT so I would expect better. I don't game that often on my phone either. As a matter of fact, my interaction with my OG X is rather low thanks to all of it's features. That's why I love it.

 

[megatomic]

Yep, with these reviews, it seems the new X will have the similar battery life for me as the 2013 X.

Which is good for me as my OG Moto X works great for my usage pattern.

 

[Clocks]

Which is good for me as my OG Moto X works great for my usage pattern.

Same here. The battery on the old x met my needs with very rare exception. That's a tradeoff I'm willing to make vs the tradeoffs of getting a g3 or similar.

 

[heyeaglefn]

Yeah, the battery is fine for light users.

 

[Green_Laser]

Mileage depends on how you use your phone ..I get close to ,4hrs screen consistently on my 2014 moto x (I have one)

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thanks for the feedback!!

based on the 4G logo looks like a verizon version, know any info you can share on when we could finally order one?

I think Moto said at the end of the month
meanwhile, Note 4 can now be pre-ordered and delivered mid Oct

Unfortunately, communication about new products, from A COMMUNICATION COMPANY (aka big red), can be so lacking sometimes!

 

[cgardnervt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKqwK6GGvw

Awesome review!

 

[onthecouchagain]

The battery will be the bane of this device.

 

[Crimsonforce]

Mileage depends on how you use your phone ..I get close to ,4hrs screen consistently on my 2014 moto x (I have one)

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What were you doing to get to 4 hours SOT? I don't see any apps or games in your battery usage screenshot. Did you just leave it on a static web page or something? The usage statistics look like you just had it sitting on your home screen with brightness all the way down. That's not really using the phone. I'm not saying you did that I would just be interested in your usage breakdown of apps games etc since there are no apps or anything other than phone services, Google play services, WiFi etc listed in your battery usage screenshot..

 

[guesswhat_567]

What were you doing to get to 4 hours SOT? I don't see any apps or games in your battery usage screenshot. Did you just leave it on a static web page or something? The usage statistics look like you just had it sitting on your home screen with brightness all the way down. That's not really using the phone. I'm not saying you did that I would just be interested in your usage breakdown of apps games etc since there are no apps or anything other than phone services, Google play services, WiFi etc listed in your battery usage screenshot..

Nope used it normally like I always did some browsing lots of google plus, was on LTE whole day, YouTube videos ..screenshot is not showing the whole list of apps used they show up if you scroll down ..over the weekend I will attach more screen shots by scrolling that will show all the apps used



Couple more screen shots from different day, these were taken over weekend ..on weekdays I have plenty of battery left at the end of the day 40%, as Im busy with work and don't have time to use it for 4 hrs in the day, most of work day I don't even wake up my phone just check notification on active display, that's it.

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[Crimsonforce]

Nope used it normally like I always did some browsing lots of google plus, was on LTE whole day, YouTube videos ..screenshot is not showing the whole list of apps used they show up if you scroll down ..over the weekend I will attach more screen shots by scrolling that will show all the apps used



Couple more screen shots from different day, these were taken over weekend ..on weekdays I have plenty of battery left at the end of the day 40%, as Im busy with work and don't have time to use it for 4 hrs in the day, most of work day I don't even wake up my phone just check notification on active display, that's it.

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It's just odd that you are claiming almost double SOT (or at least 2 hours more) of what MKBHD and AnandTech said the Moto X provided(about 2.5 hours SOT). They both are professional tech reviewers and did extensive testing. I'll be interested to see what other people are getting..

 

[guesswhat_567]

It's just odd that you are claiming almost double SOT (or at least 2 hours more) of what MKBHD and AnandTech said the Moto X provided(about 2.5 hours SOT). They both are professional tech reviewers and did extensive testing. I'll be interested to see what other people are getting..

Like i said mileage varies from person to person based on usage patterns. Other reviewers like JR from computer world said he is getting 3-4 hrs sot, ZDNet reviewer was also getting better results than that. For me personally im getting better results than my og moto x with which I usually get around 3- 3:30 hrs sot.

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[Crimsonforce]

Like i said mileage varies from person to person based on usage patterns. Other reviewers like JR from computer world said he is getting 3-4 hrs sot, ZDNet reviewer was also getting better results than that. For me personally im getting better results than my og moto x with which I usually get around 3- 3:30 hrs sot.

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Yea I'm just afraid I would be on the low end of that spectrum. If most people end up getting 4+ SOT I might have to end up getting one or at least more seriously considering it. I got about 3.5 hours max on my 2013 Moto X, but more like 2.5-3 hours SOT normally. I don't want to go back to that situation..

 

[someguy01234]

Yea I'm just afraid I would be on the low end of that spectrum. If most people end up getting 4+ SOT I might have to end up getting one or at least more seriously considering it. I got about 3.5 hours max on my 2013 Moto X, but more like 2.5-3 hours SOT normally. I don't want to go back to that situation..

I'm pretty sure the old one have more battery life, so very likely you're experience will be even worse this time. It probably isn't the right phone for you. Maybe wait for the next Droid.

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[Crimsonforce]

I'm pretty sure the old one have more battery life, so very likely you're experience will be even worse this time. It probably isn't the right phone for you. Maybe wait for the next Droid.

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I'm content with my G3 at the moment I just like to keep my options open. I really enjoyed the 2013 Moto X outside of camera and battery life. I guess I had to high expectations for the 2014 variant..

 

[zedorda]

The lack of a second front facing speak was a deal breaker for me. I think my original Moto X will last till the next iteration.