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Moto G vs Moto X vs Galaxy S4 camera

Quick shootout between the Moto G, Moto X and Samsung Galaxy S4 for anyone who's interested.
Order of images: Moto G, Moto X, S4.
All settings on auto.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNIQnR4SjYwalNpZ28/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNISXA4dnlMUXNnb0U/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNIZHhkZWdtcXZscms/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNIa0piOUtjZm0wNXM/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNIcGQwQ2hvcGdzSUU/edit?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3hO6kOANqNIck1VTDEyQVRXWmM/edit?usp=sharing

Really?
Sent from Moto X

I should add that all images were downsized to 5 MP to match the Moto G.
This is all old technology by now, and your milage will vary, but my general observations are as follows:
The Moto G has a pretty decent imaging processor. It's lens is rubbish, with lots of purple fringing and chromatic aberration, but it seemed to be consistently mediocre. Motorola seemed to attempt to make up for a lot of it's shortcomings by pumping up the saturation.
The Moto X has much better glass, but it's white balance shifted quite a bit, and seemed to favor the cooler spectrum of colors. It also seemed to underexpose images slightly, and was a bit on the low side when it came to saturation. At least for my taste. I couldn't help but feel that the hardware had much more potential than what the software offered.
The Galaxy S4 has excellent glass (lens), but it's camera software seemed to be very inconsistent - At least the T-Mobile variant. It handled white balancing the best, but seemed to overexpose images slightly, with an inconsistent saturation level.
All three phones seemed to have sloppy camera software, with hardware ranging from decent to excellent.

Great sharing photo's .. just happens how it's possible ?

DANIEL AMBRUSO said:
Great sharing photo's .. just happens how it's possible ?
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How's what possible?

no purpose for this post other than promoting samsung in a motorola forum

ericizzy1 said:
no purpose for this post other than promoting samsung in a motorola forum
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Sounds a little defensive there. Take another look and you'll see that the Moto X did best in low lighting, and retained more dynamic latitude detail than the S4. Aside from that, it's always interesting to compare devices and their abilities.

nick2012 said:
How's what possible?
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I am just talking about your moto x photo's capability..

I have pretty much at least one of every phone ever made in the last 3 years, and I love the Moto X camera. my wife has an S4, I have an S5. While both have higher resolution the Moto X seems to be a much more stable sensor. Specifically, its much more forgiving of motion, low light, etc. The Galaxy phones seem to work best when its posed like a portrait.

Google Nexus 6 is nothing but just a larger Moto X

Look just like a bigger Moto X made by the same company that makes Moto x. Boring. Waiting for Note 5.

Because the Galaxy Note Phablets do not look like their Galaxy S Phone counterparts, right?
Did you really need to make a thread to state your opinion, rather than simply state it in the "What do you think" thread?

Enjoy waiting an entire year.

OP probably mad cause can't afford it pz.

Dr Faustus said:
Because the Galaxy Note Phablets do not look like their Galaxy S Phone counterparts, right?
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Hello?
Stylus? Wacom? S Note, S Pen?
Note series has a purpose.

kuromusha38 said:
Hello?
Stylus? Wacom? S Note, S Pen?
Note series has a purpose.
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Goodbye
Bloated, Touchwiz, Sluggish, Lag
You should track down Richard Yarrell.

rebretz000 said:
Goodbye
Bloated, Touchwiz, Sluggish, Lag
You should track down Richard Yarrell.
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OP has a good point, you can't just dismiss his arguments just because Samsung sucks.
The point OP is trying to make is that at least the Note series offers more diversity than the Galaxy S counterparts, whereas the Nexus 6 is just a bigger version of the Moto X (with almost identical specs) and almost no phablet benefits.

Op is mad but who cares
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Different guts!
HTC One M8

Jimlarck said:
OP has a good point, you can't just dismiss his arguments just because Samsung sucks.
The point OP is trying to make is that at least the Note series offers more diversity than the Galaxy S counterparts, whereas the Nexus 6 is just a bigger version of the Moto X (with almost identical specs) and almost no phablet benefits.
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Sure, it looks like a bigger Moto X. Specs wise though it isn't. Higher res screen, bigger battery, better camera with OIS, stereo speakers (only 1on the X), and that's what I can remember from the top of my head. If someone is trying to justify not purchasing it for some reason, fine. However, don't just call it a bigger X

SupaSwag said:
Sure, it looks like a bigger Moto X. Specs wise though it isn't. Higher res screen, bigger battery, better camera with OIS, stereo speakers (only 1on the X), and that's what I can remember from the top of my head. If someone is trying to justify not purchasing it for some reason, fine. However, don't just call it a bigger X
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Higher resolution and bigger battery is expected with a bigger phone. Nothing special. Nothing to differentiate it from moto X apart from the size.

SupaSwag said:
Sure, it looks like a bigger Moto X. Specs wise though it isn't. Higher res screen, bigger battery, better camera with OIS, stereo speakers (only 1on the X), and that's what I can remember from the top of my head. If someone is trying to justify not purchasing it for some reason, fine. However, don't just call it a bigger X
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Alright, you got me there.
Nexus 6 vs Moto X
2K display vs 1080p
3GB RAM vs 2GB
S805 vs S801
3220mAh vs 2300mAh
Adreno 420 vs Adreno 330
13MP (OIS) vs 13MP
$649 vs $549
A hundred dollars extra for an upscaled Moto X (both size and spec-wise).
Now I guess the only other argument someone can make is the lack of phablet-unique tools/features. But at this point it depends on how Android Lollipop will handle phablets.
Sorry OP, your claim has been disproven. The Nexus 6 is not just a bigger Moto X.

is screen amoled?

kuromusha38 said:
is screen amoled?
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Apparently so. Guessing it's for better battery consumption on darker colors.

Also has qi charging. And a lack of tacky back covers
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Jimlarck said:
Apparently so. Guessing it's for better battery consumption on darker colors.
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I guess might be a good media consumption device.
If only it had stylus, removable battery and sd card, then I might buy it.

the n6 looks better as well

SupaSwag said:
Sure, it looks like a bigger Moto X. Specs wise though it isn't. Higher res screen, bigger battery, better camera with OIS, stereo speakers (only 1on the X), and that's what I can remember from the top of my head. If someone is trying to justify not purchasing it for some reason, fine. However, don't just call it a bigger X
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Right.
kuromusha38 said:
Higher resolution and bigger battery is expected with a bigger phone. Nothing special. Nothing to differentiate it from moto X apart from the size.
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Completely wrong.
It's not just bigger. Unlike the 2nd Gen Moto X, the Nexus 6 has:
OIS
3 GB ram (vs. 2 GB on Moto X)
64 GB storage option (32 GB max on Moto X)
Bigger battery (that will do much more than just compensate for the larger screen)
It covers more LTE bands (such as band 12 for T-Mobile, which the 2nd Gen Moto X is missing) and is more of a true global phone.
stereo speakers
USB-On-the-go
Wifi Direct
Snapdragon 805 (vs 801 on Moto X)
Krait 450 CPU (vs 400 on Moto X)
Adrena 420 GPU (vs 330 on Moto X)
The Nexus 6 is a much better device in many ways than the 2nd Gen Moto X. It also has a much more subdued version of the Motorola Logo on the back (which is really ugly, I think, on the 2nd Gen Moto X, marring an otherwise nice design).
(But too bad it's so huge, sigh. I don't really want a phablet.)

Jimlarck said:
OP has a good point, you can't just dismiss his arguments just because Samsung sucks.
The point OP is trying to make is that at least the Note series offers more diversity than the Galaxy S counterparts, whereas the Nexus 6 is just a bigger version of the Moto X (with almost identical specs) and almost no phablet benefits.
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Op is a troll who starts **** in the moto threads. Nothing to see here

SupaSwag said:
Sure, it looks like a bigger Moto X. Specs wise though it isn't. Higher res screen, bigger battery, better camera with OIS, stereo speakers (only 1on the X), and that's what I can remember from the top of my head. If someone is trying to justify not purchasing it for some reason, fine. However, don't just call it a bigger X
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Thank u
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Anyone heard if the camera will have optical image stabilization?

Seems like a lot of devs are throwing it in these days to help out with the shakiness problem of cell phone photos.
Has that been mentioned anywhere for the Turbo yet?

Coronado is dead said:
Seems like a lot of devs are throwing it in these days to help out with the shakiness problem of cell phone photos.
Has that been mentioned anywhere for the Turbo yet?
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Hasn't been mentioned anywhere. I believe it's unlikely.

El Perfecto said:
Hasn't been mentioned anywhere. I believe it's unlikely.
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come on you know it will have OIS, the nexus 6 and moto x have it, why would you doubt the flagship doesnt??

IMMORTALKING69 said:
come on you know it will have OIS, the nexus 6 and moto x have it, why would you doubt the flagship doesnt??
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I know the Moto G doesn't have it, I checked again and couldn't see any mention of OIS in the new Moto X. Can you send me a link to where you saw that? It's true the Nexus 6 has it but they have been promoting that feature prominently and I was thinking if the Turbo had it that would have shown up in the user manual leak or elsewhere by now. I assumed OIS was something Google's Nexus department might have insisted on and which was easier to decide on given the size (more room to cram everything in/less decisions on what to cut) of the Nexus 6.
Of course you could be right and I am hoping you are.

El Perfecto said:
I know the Moto G doesn't have it, I checked again and couldn't see any mention of OIS in the new Moto X. Can you send me a link to where you saw that? It's true the Nexus 6 has it but they have been promoting that feature prominently and I was thinking if the Turbo had it that would have shown up in the user manual leak or elsewhere by now. I assumed OIS was something Google's Nexus department might have insisted on and which was easier to decide on given the size (more room to cram everything in/less decisions on what to cut) of the Nexus 6.
Of course you could be right and I am hoping you are.
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your right the moto x does not have OIS. i was thinking of an article that said the nexus 6 was borrowing the same camera from the moto x and that the 6 had OIS. With that being said, i still believe the Turbo will have OIS b/c moto make the nexus 6 and the turbo is going to be there true flagship, it better have OIS to be king. That would be a huge deal breaker for me if it didnt include it.

IMMORTALKING69 said:
come on you know it will have OIS, the nexus 6 and moto x have it, why would you doubt the flagship doesnt??
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the fact that the Turbo has a seemingly different camera altogether (21 v 13MP) + completely different flash configurations...leads me to believe that features wont align perfectly...

I'm actually wondering if the Turbo will have the 1/2.3″ Sony IMX 220 Exmor RS sensor. It's listed as 20.7 MP so the round up to 21 would make sense.

It doesn't have it if anyone doesn't know yet.

OIS is a hardware feature, not something that can be implemented in software. The Turbo does not have it. I was hoping it would as well, but I really feel like it could be a new gimmick anyway. I would like to see some testing comparing devices with it and without it.

Camera

Compare to moto x pure which one have better camrea?

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Compare to moto x pure which one have better camrea?
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with 1.55µm pixel size Nexus 6P must capture better pic
it can collect more light so if thr s good software algorithm the pics will be super clear
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From Moto x pure to the N5x

I have to add that I just came from motorolas version of a nexus being the Moto x pure and I immediately had way more interest when i got my hands on the N5x.
Regardless of the Moto x specs 21mp cam and ram .... I get better pic quality by far even with only a 12.2 mp camera better keyboard response better feel with screen size more unique development and mods available and easier root etc...
Anyone agree coming from a Moto x ?
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I fully agree!
I was switching the devices too and I'm far more "impressed" by the N5x, than I was when I unboxed my Moto X Style/Pure. Impressive Cam, very light, perfect size (at least for me), the battery stats (getting up to 6 SoT with Custom Kernel and deactivated encryption). I'm pretty happy with the switch and I'm not regretting it one bit.

androidddaaron said:
I have to add that I just came from motorolas version of a nexus being the Moto x pure and I immediately had way more interest when i got my hands on the N5x.
Regardless of the Moto x specs 21mp cam and ram .... I get better pic quality by far even with only a 12.2 mp camera better keyboard response better feel with screen size more unique development and mods available and easier root etc...
Anyone agree coming from a Moto x ?
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Moto Display is much better than ambient display. It's one killer feature for Moto.

bostonirishguy13 said:
Moto Display is much better than ambient display. It's one killer feature for Moto.
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True.

Switched from moto x pure to N5X 3 week's ago. Was a bit hesitant because of the smaller battery and the 2gb ram on it. Somehow everything on the N5X feels right... The camera, the fingerprint sensor, the size and weight. I bought the moto x thinking I was done with rooting and modding my phone's but I was wrong. I enjoy playing with it too much and the dev support on the moto was just not strong enough for me. Indeed moto display does work better but then again...the N5X does have a LED on it. Getting 4 to 5hrs SOT on both phones and no lag so far....I'm really happy I made the switch!

Nexus 5X V Moto X Pure
I was considering between the two and decided to go with the 5X mainly because of the screen size and Nexus branding. Although, I was really on the fence about it because of the Moto X's superior memory (3GB vs 2GB) and video stabilization. In the end I am glad to hear the opinion of someone who has had experience with both #TeamNexus

I also sold my 2015 Moto X Pure Edition for the Nexus 5X. I would have probably kept it if it weren't for the size. Moto Display is better than Ambient Display, but they both suck on LCD screens. All of the Moto features were quite nice and added more value to the phone than most ROM features (IMO). It was near prefect but was too big and heavy for me. I probably wont ever own another "Moto" phone now that Motorola is now dead.

FWIW, before I got my smart watch I enjoyed a feature on Light Manager that would wake the screen up whenever I got a notification.

I've gone back an forth between both devices a few times and here are my thoughts. Battery life on the moto X is better. The Moto does not have input lag, where it can make the 5x at times very frustrating to use. You can certainly feel the difference that extra gig of ram makes. The nexus has the far superior camera and usability from a size stand point. I love the size and weight of the 5x. For me, in the end it was the moto x. I like the expandable memory and smooth operation of the device. The moto features are also a huge plus for me as I drive a lot in my job. Hope this helps.