Nexus 6 vs. Moto X 2014

[anon(5506951)]

Google sold Motorola to offset Samsung in my opinion. They can't own a company Like Moto and then sell phones to compete against it's partners. Samsung and Tizen is a threat to Google and Android. Selling Motorola gave Moto a chance to get out from under Google's shadow to show of it's new phone line, and can now officically start putting a company like Samsung on Notice with design, and software develpoed in house when under Google is the only reason why Moto software is light, and doing what it is doing now.

With Moto out from under Goolge no one can say that Goolge is killing thier sales which would potential cause rifts in partnerships.

I can see Moto gaining in popularity more and more in the future, given that they are the one OEM that does offer a UI experience that is closest to stock, with their own suite of (actually useful) features. If Samsung wants out from under Google and Android, good riddance. Companies like LG are coming up the ranks with phones that have just as much features as TouchWiz, but that aren't as in your face. With a few tweaks, I think LG's growth will continue. While HTC's phones are not as spec-heavy as others, their plan seems to be to maximize and optimize their phones to operate efficiently. If they can just get their battery performance sorted out, overall build quality is solid, as long as they can implement Lollipop in a sound and efficient way. The same goes for Sony, as well, although I'm not a fan of the glass construction of their phones-- too fragile.

For me, I've come to realize that it's either the Google brand, or Moto. I just wish their devices weren't Verizon exclusive; however, it is understandably so.

 

[anon(5506951)]

I don't think you could sit there an honestly argue against Motorola as the best Android OEM at the moment... The Moto E, G, X and the Nexus 6... They touch pretty much every smartphone sub-market and no one else can really touch their device/software/price combination (and 'cheap' phones no longer suck). That's why I was actually pretty stoked when it became clear that Motorola was doing the next Nexus. Don't get me wrong, I would have been totally fine with a LG G3-based Nexus 6 (I had a G3...great phone), but Motorola certainly would do the device up proper (they've become masters of optimizing Android for their hardware).

100% agree.

 

[gmermel]

the crap Verizon installs which I can't really do much about but it's not that big of a deal.

Lollipop is supposed to let you uninstall the bloatware. Seems to work for me:

I can remove "my Verizon", for example (the uninstall button is live). After a reset of my N6, I don't even have VZN messenger or other VZW apps in my list. I had chosen which apps to install, and apparently once connected it didn't download messenger or the others.

 

[LeoRex]

Lollipop is supposed to let you uninstall the (Verizon) bloatware. Seems to work for me:

And that sound you hear is the sobbing of the executives from Verizon Wireless. If people can remove their crap, how else are they going to try to scam people out of the $4.99/month for VZ Navigator?

(Does anyone even pay for that anymore?)

man... that company preys on uninformed users like nobody's business... there's nothing those apps give you that you can't get absolutely free, usually straight from Google.

 

[reb0957]

You guys had me looking hard at the MotoX. After realizing to buy outright is $574. If I am going to buy a phone I will buy the nexus 6.

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[davey11]

This may not apply to anyone reading this thread but I get a nexus every year and don't consider ANY other phone. The simple and only reason is 'hackability'.

The development community on Nexus phones are second to none, and by a wide margin. The dev scene on the motox is ok but nowhere even close to the nexus.

Look what they have done to the hideously white settings app. Changed the font, along with a bunch of other stuff.

Keeping it stock is fine, I just like to tinker around.

 

[Ry]

If only the Nexus 6 incorporated more of Moto's features!

If the Nexus did that, it wouldn't be a Nexus.

 

[codeda]

I bought both and the moto x is packed and ready to go back. Great phone and perfect size but I couldn't get over how meh the camera was. I think the one on my nexus 5 might have been better and after having a z2 and g3 with great camera I couldn't go back to meh. Still and awesome phone and I'll really miss those moto features.