Moto X 6 weeks later

[ethertwist]

Would this be a good phone for someone who plans to keep it longer than a year (maybe even up to 2 years) or will the "modest" on paper specs render it somewhat obsolete a year from now?

 

[cwbcpa]

Would this be a good phone for someone who plans to keep it longer than a year (maybe even up to 2 years) or will the "modest" on paper specs render it somewhat obsolete a year from now?

It is hard to say how any device will perform in a year or two years. It seems that the goal is to have Android running better on lower spec devices going forward. The variable that comes into play is what Motorola, Samsung, HTC, etc... do with there own skins. Look at how many issue there were with the S4 lagging when it first came out. That is a "high end" device, but it lagged because of what Samsung added to the software. My Note 2 still runs well and has not seen an update in a long time. I see lag here and there, but not too bad. It is not as smooth as my Moto X though.

That being said Motorola seems to be sticking close to stock and therefore is running really well on the Moto X. I really think that will help the Moto X last longer or run better for a longer period of time. I would say you have as good of a chance with the Moto X as any other high end Android phone.

 

[ethertwist]

It is hard to say how any device will perform in a year or two years. It seems that the goal is to have Android running better on lower spec devices going forward. The variable that comes into play is what Motorola, Samsung, HTC, etc... do with there own skins. Look at how many issue there were with the S4 lagging when it first came out. That is a "high end" device, but it lagged because of what Samsung added to the software. My Note 2 still runs well and has not seen an update in a long time. I see lag here and there, but not too bad. It is not as smooth as my Moto X though.

That being said Motorola seems to be sticking close to stock and therefore is running really well on the Moto X. I really think that will help the Moto X last longer or run better for a longer period of time. I would say you have as good of a chance with the Moto X as any other high end Android phone.

I really appreciate your reply. You make some great points that I hadn't considered. I love that Moto doesn't overly bloat the device and is as close to stock without actually being a Nexus.

 

[anon(883913)]

Hopefully going forward there won't be as much of a slow down since Android is now able to support TRIM when the device is charging and above a certain percentage thus hopefully keeping the system from getting clogged up with crap files that are no longer in use.