Like most I was waiting for the Moto X, but that is no more. I just so happen to walk into a AT&T store the other day to check out the X, because I knew I would be getting one on Verizon. After playing with it for a bit I was impressed. Not because of the specs, but more for how it functioned, and the features. I compared the screens with my DNA, and could tell a difference, but it wasn't a deal breaker. The screen on the X still looked great!
Leaving AT&T I was convinced that the X was surely going to be my next phone in just a little over a week. I took a drive over to my local Verizon store to make a phone payment. When a walked in I noticed the nice display area showing off the new Droids. The MAXX/ULTRA/MINI were all staring at me, and almost seemed to be calling out to to me to come play with them. So I did just that! Remind you, I didn't do much reading up on these phones at all because the X had all my attention. Anyway, the phones... I didn't bother looking at the Mini due to size factor. On to the Ultra I go. When first picking it up, I thought it was nice, but quickly turned off by the back plastic, finger print magnet casing. It was horrible! I hate plastic feeling phones which collect prints, and oils from your hands. I always find myself wiping down the phone multiple times a day, but always becomes a losing battle. Sure, I can always toss on a case, but I like my phones naked! PASS!!!!!
Now, on to the MAXX. The moment picking it up, I thought WOW, this feels good! The weight of the phone felt amazing, and it felt soft to the touch. No plastic feeling BS here guys! This phone felt good! The Kevlar casing looked good too. This phone looked sexy in every way! Heck, even better than the X. After playing with the MAXX for a few minutes, and seeing that it does everything the X could do, I had to take it! Oh, and it's offered in a 32gb vs the 16gb on the X. Yes, I know the X will be offered in 32gb as a developer phone, but still, the MAXX was sexier!
Ok, so I can't make the MAXX look like it came out of a crayon box, but who cares! I left Verizon knowing I was leaving with the better phone hands down. I also know that the MAXX will never see the cool accessories, or anything near the attention the X will get, and that's a shame, because I truly believe it's the better version of the new Motorola lineup. I'm not talking about what it can do, because they all do, and offer the same features. I'm talking about feel alone makes the MAXX better.
After a few days with the MAXX, and I still feel the same way. First time buying a phone, and not care about rooting it, or even switching launchers. Battery life is just mind blowing! I went from having a charger at home, my car, and at the office, to just having 1 charger at home now. The MAXX is a power house when it comes to battery life. Touchless Control is flawless, and very responsive. The phone is a keeper that'll keep a smile on my face for a long time coming.
For those of you on Verizon, and plan on picking up the X, don't overlook the MAXX. Take a couple minutes, and check it out. You might be surprised, and do what I did... What X phone?
I have to agree, I went in with the usual list of phone in mind, ON, sgs4 and ultra, left with the maxx. It it a very nice phone. I dont think I was even this excited about my Gnex.
I agree also. Got my Maxx on launch day. Didn't wait to play with X first though, made my mind up over a few weeks before launch of Maxx.
I couldn't be happier. With weight, screen size, function and battery. This device is amazing.
I also find it hard to believe the Ultra has its own section and the Maxx is still waiting for one.
Oh well, sure it will come.
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I picked up a Mini and couldn't be happier. For me, I like the smaller size. Came from the Rezound and wanted something about the same feel. This whole line is pretty slick. The Moto X seems like a cute marketing play more than anything else.
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I'm switching employers and get to ditch a BlackBerry Curve for the phone/provider of my choice. Decided on Verizon since my personal cell is AT&T in order to maximize coverage. Was going to pick up an HTC One since I'd been envying it for months. But as soon as I started reading abut the Maxx I became intrigued. Picked it up a few days ago, and I agree that it's a shame that it's being overlooked.
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Pretty disappointed with the lack of conversation here on xda. Luckily there's a fair amount of it on androidcentral and androidforums.
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Finally got my Maxx in the mail yesterday. I'm coming from an iPhone 5 back to Android. Like many people I was sold on the Moto X but decided to give the Maxx a try. Glad I did, the ui is smooth and the phone is very responsive. I,m use to aosp and must admit this is the smoothest Android device I've own so far.
The battery is just another bonus. I'm putting it through its paces to see what results I get. Will try and post something up later. Glad to be back xda
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Finally got my Maxx in the mail yesterday. I'm coming from an iPhone 5 back to Android. Like many people I was sold on the Moto X but decided to give the Maxx a try. Glad I did, the ui is smooth and the phone is very responsive. I,m use to aosp and must admit this is the smoothest Android device I've own so far.
The battery is just another bonus. I'm putting it through its paces to see what results I get. Will try and post something up later. Glad to be back xda
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Bought mine a few days ago, battery is definitely a beast. Got 51 hours on battery. Over 4 hours screen on time. Probably 5 or 6 hours of music through Bluetooth. Random surfing the web, texts, email and calls.
I think some of the lack of coverage here on Xda is due to the name of the forum for this "phone". While there are 3/4 versions of the phone there is only one Heading (Motorola Droid Ultra). IMHO, I think the Motorola Droid Ultra forum would get more traffic it it was named "Motorola Droid Maxx/Ultra/Mini".
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I think some of the lack of coverage here on Xda is due to the name of the forum for this "phone". While there are 3/4 versions of the phone there is only one Heading (Motorola Droid Ultra). IMHO, I think the Motorola Droid Ultra forum would get more traffic it it was named "Motorola Droid Maxx/Ultra/Mini".
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Couldn't agree more. I would think by the amount of single threads started by interest people, and users of the Maxx, they would've just made a section for it. Why not keep it organized?
Cuz Maxx and Ultra are literally the exact same phone, except Maxx has 32 gb instead of 16, the larger battery, and the kevlar backing. It could still be labeled better, but from a development standpoint it doesn't need a separate forum.
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Cuz Maxx and Ultra are literally the exact same phone, except Maxx has 32 gb instead of 16, the larger battery, and the kevlar backing. It could still be labeled better, but from a development standpoint it doesn't need a separate forum.
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Not separate but add the name to the forum title would help some people find out this is where we are talking.
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I'm in agreement with most of you. Had to replace my broken slippery ass S4. So tired of plastic slippery phones. I consider the One, and while very nice, I hated the power button placement, the smaller battery, and wanted Active Notifications.
I was going to get the Moto X, but decided I would get the Maxx and return it if I didn't like it. Oh man, smooth as butter. Can't believe how smooth this phone is. I'm running stock, and really doing care that I can't ROM it. Root would be nice for a couple apps and tweaks, but really...I'm not too bothered not having it.
The Maxx is really the superior phones, especially when you consider the plastic finger print magnet ultra is only $50 less. I really think bigger battery and double storage space along with the Matte soft touch back is worth $50! :good:
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I'm in agreement with most of you. Had to replace my broken slippery ass S4. So tired of plastic slippery phones. I consider the One, and while very nice, I hated the power button placement, the smaller battery, and wanted Active Notifications.
I was going to get the Moto X, but decided I would get the Maxx and return it if I didn't like it. Oh man, smooth as butter. Can't believe how smooth this phone is. I'm running stock, and really doing care that I can't ROM it. Root would be nice for a couple apps and tweaks, but really...I'm not too bothered not having it.
The Maxx is really the superior phones, especially when you consider the plastic finger print magnet ultra is only $50 less. I really think bigger battery and double storage space along with the Matte soft touch back is worth $50! :good:
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I totally agree! It's awesome to be able to keep auto brightness on, sync on, and do whatever you want with your phone without worrying about the battery dieing. Some people are happy getting through a full day and have 10% left, but if an emergency ever popped up 10% wouldn't get you much.
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Cuz Maxx and Ultra are literally the exact same phone, except Maxx has 32 gb instead of 16, the larger battery, and the kevlar backing. It could still be labeled better, but from a development standpoint it doesn't need a separate forum.
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It also has wireless charging that the Ultra doesn't have. My sense is that more people will buy the Maxx than the ultra, so, if the forum needs to have only one name, call it the Droid Maxx.
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It also has wireless charging that the Ultra doesn't have. My sense is that more people will buy the Maxx than the ultra, so, if the forum needs to have only one name, call it the Droid Maxx.
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More of the cell knowledgable and tech people will definitely. I could however, see someone like my parents that don't need the extra storage, battery, or care about the wireless charger buying the thinner and cheaper Ultra.
Well both phones are on back order at the moment. Must have sold pretty well even if they just had a small batch.
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More of the cell knowledgable and tech people will definitely. I could however, see someone like my parents that don't need the extra storage, battery, or care about the wireless charger buying the thinner and cheaper Ultra.
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No one should get the Ultra. The X is a better version of that.
The 2 things I don't love on the Maxx are the capacitive buttons and the 5" screen. Of course I don't have mine yet so it's speculation at this point but I feel like capacitive buttons are a step back from the more technologically advanced and cool looking on-screen buttons. And I feel like 5" is just too big. I thought that about my 4.3" G-Nex and 4.7" Razr HD though too so maybe it will be ok (hopefully).
Yes it is a great phone more than meet my needs
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No one should get the Ultra. The X is a better version of that.
The 2 things I don't love on the Maxx are the capacitive buttons and the 5" screen. Of course I don't have mine yet so it's speculation at this point but I feel like capacitive buttons are a step back from the more technologically advanced and cool looking on-screen buttons. And I feel like 5" is just too big. I thought that about my 4.3" G-Nex and 4.7" Razr HD though too so maybe it will be ok (hopefully).
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I actually prefer, in this case, the capacitive buttons because they don't take up any screen real estate. On the Moto X, the effective screen space for normal usage is close to 4.3" after those on-screen buttons. I've had an S4, so I'm used to 5" - so in the case of the Maxx I'm glad they're "off screen". The beauty of Android I guess... for all shapes and sizes!
I have two black Moto X's, model XT1058 from Rogers Canada.
Both work great but I have noticed some subtle variations between them:
-Screen color temp, one has more yellow to the whites, one has a little more blue to it.(I believe its standard to have some variance in color)
-Vibe motors - one has a stronger(but also louder) vibe motor.
-side buttons are a little bit tighter on one compared to the other, neither rattle though.
-One seems to have a better front glass coating them the other - that is the coating that resists finger prints works better on one of them.
-One has Hynix ram, the other has Elpida (perhaps the most interesting difference, could possibly be a small speed advantage with one of them)
The phones were assembled 5 days apart, both made in China.
So nothing really crazy between them but Motorola could probably tighten up tolerances just a little to give a more consistent experience.
Both are sim and bootloader unlocked.
Made in china you say?
I thought parts made in China and assembled in US.
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My Moto X, which is from Fido, has an "assembled in China" writing on the back. I thought that was weird when I saw that because I thought they were made in Texas.
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The one ordered through Moto maker are assembled in the us, but the black / white are in china
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Only the US phones are assembled in the USA. And overall from what I have seen the China made phones are actually assembled to a higher standard.
My black one says designed and assembled in the USA on the back
The china assembled phones are only made in black and white. No motomaker outside of the US (or developer editions). All of the Moto X's sold in the US are assembled in the US, the color doesn't matter.
Anyway, this thread really wasn't about US vs China assembled phones.
I'd just like to see Motorola build the phones to even higher quality standard, regardless of where they are manufactured.
And I'd like to run some bench marking on the phones to see if one brand of ram might offer a slight speed advantage(unlikely but you never know).
I bought this phone brand new unopened off of swappa and the vibe motor feels very 'loose'. I don't know how else to describe it but I feel like every time it vibrates, it's loosening off. It just feels and sounds like it wasn't assembled the right way.
Edit: I hate nitpicking but does anyone else on the back of the Moto X have some subtle humps on the left side where the power button is? It's coming from what's inside the phone and it makes a little hump on the back.
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Edit: I hate nitpicking but does anyone else on the back of the Moto X have some subtle humps on the left side where the power button is? It's coming from what's inside the phone and it makes a little hump on the back.
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I don't notice this on mine.
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Hynix and Elpida are both major memory manufacturers, and there's really very little difference between them. Retail graphics cards use different memory chips even though they are based off the same GPU; for 3 different GTX 660 cards you may see Samsung chips on one card, SK Hynix on another and Elpida on yet another. Unless there are memory overclocks, they all perform the same way. Given the low-power chips in a phone, this isn't something noteworthy.
However it is intriguing that they would assemble it in China. Maybe Moto is only assembling American Moto X in Texas, and making all other Moto X devices in China?
So I've been thinking.. Some Moto X (2014) users have reported that their backs, whether wood, leather or plastic, have begun to peel, especially at the corners. Others have reported that the back doesn't fit perfectly with the device so there are small gaps.
To see the backs peeling, go to 3:35 on this video:
Judging from the pictures and render so far, it looks like the Nexus 6's back will probably be plastic.
Another issue that has come to my attention is the dimple on the Moto X (2014). Some users have reported that their dimples don't fit exactly into place and move around. Forward to 1:00:
Will the possibility of the back peeling or the dimple moving around deter anyone from buying this device?*
*Assuming that the Nexus 6 has the same type of dimple as the Moto X (2014)
As for what I have seen the dimple on the Nexus 6 is not the same on the 2014 Moto X, its all one piece dimpled into the back (just like the 2013 Moto X was). So I am not worried for that.
As for "Peeling". I am not sure. Again the back of this device looks more compared to the 2013 Moto X but larger and with the Flash Ring. The least we can hope for is that because there are not so many separate pieces to this back panel there will be less of a chance for pressure and potential "peeling".
In the end of the day however, I will likely case my N6 as soon as I can get one available. I like having my devices to be as indestructible as bricks.
I think the back of the Nexus 6 will be the soft touch plastic that people liked on the Nexus 5. It probably will be more durable. And as Dr Faustus (great name) said, the dimple is like on the 1st Gen Moto X, so there's no issue there.
Some of these issues with the Moto X I think will be ironed out if you wait a few months. There are often manufacturing issues with a new device that get worked out better later. Sometimes even minor design changes come later. I think it's a mistake to be the first to get a particular phone, you're just making yourself a guinea pig for the rest of us. There could be issues with the Nexus 6 too, when it first starts shipping. I wouldn't buy that straight away either.
That being said, I do like the dimple design on the Nexus 6 much better. The dimple on the 2nd Gen Moto X is just ugly. It's like cheap bling. It mars and otherwise nice design.
For those who own one of the previous Moto X's. How are the wooden or Leather backs? ie look, feel, and most importantly durability? I was planning on getting a basic black but now I'm intrigued by the leather and wooden options. Any input would be great. All research I've done brings up people's first impressions. I'd like to hear/see how they hold up for a year+.
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@jbela1911 Best place to ask would be Moto X 2014 thread. Might already be a thread like this over there.
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Yeah I searched around and came up with nothing really. I resubmitted my question over there. Thank you.
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If they had a navy or royal blue leather I'd be all over that.
I had the 2013 X with bamboo back and have been really happy with it, but I love the look of the leather this time around and think I will go with that. For what it's worth, I haven't had any durability, discoloration, slipping, etc issues with mine.
Awesome. Thanks for your input. Could you post some pictures of it by chance?
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I watched a video of switching from a plastic back to bamboo and both looks like plastic; just the bamboo had a veneer or something over it.. is that true or is it just a very thing piece of bamboo?
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I watched a video of switching from a plastic back to bamboo and both looks like plastic; just the bamboo had a veneer or something over it.. is that true or is it just a very thing piece of bamboo?
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The one that comes with the Moto X via MotoMaker is REAL bamboo, the video you watched was the one I linked. That bamboo back was a 3rd party backing hence it was probably fake but the one that ships with the Moto X is real.
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The one that comes with the Moto X via MotoMaker is REAL bamboo, the video you watched was the one I linked. That bamboo back was a 3rd party backing hence it was probably fake but the one that ships with the Moto X is real.
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ah thanks for the clarification.. so it would be safe to say if i got a wood or bamboo back it cannot be changed so easily?
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ah thanks for the clarification.. so it would be safe to say if i got a wood or bamboo back it cannot be changed so easily?
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Pure guessing here btw, if its anything like the Moto X 2014 I dont see why not, especially considering bamboo is stupidly flexible as I'm sure you're aware of but even if it wasn't and was rigid I cant see it being an issue tbh but this is all guessing tbh will only know when people start doing strip downs on youtube lol.
The way the backs attacth onto the Style could be completly different compared to last years model - time will tell.