Motorola Motorola Moto X Nano Review.

The Moto X is a nice feeling phone. I just tried it out again in Best Buy today, trying to get the feel of the 4.7" size. I could reach all the corners fine with my thumb. That surprised me. Actually the Moto X is the same width as my iPhone 5S with my bumper case on.

The actual screen size is not much larger than my iPhone 5S, so I guess that is why I could handle it well. I compared my iPhone side by side to the Moto X. Actually the difference in screen Width and Height is very, very small. It seemed to me to be only 1/2". So doing some math based on the same 16:9 ratio and using a 4" and 4.7" model, the actual calculated difference between 4.7" and 4.0" is only:

Height 0.61 Inches
Width 0.34 Inches

In the store, the screen difference seems even smaller than my calculation. I didn't have a ruler though.

My thumb length is a good size, so accommodating this is not hard. It is also not much screen difference. Seems like a lot of discussion over not much. So I'm rethinking about the 4.7" iPhone 6, based on this. Or I can stay with the 4"

I was also curious about your review, since a close friend purchased a Moto X. I would have preferred she bought a iPhone, so we could iMessage and FaceTime, etc. But it seems she made a good choice. Actually she likes all the Google things, and being so tied to Google she went Android. The same reason I stay with Apple I guess.

Thanks for the mini Moto review. Been waiting for it. I don't think this is too OT.

 

I don't care much for the integration with G+ either but I've learned to live with it. Turns out I lied about the contact details though: once you're in all contacts in the phone app, click the person's icon.

Disclaimer: found just now totally by accident.

 

It also works for me in the favorites screen, just make sure it's the small icon in the list that has a name next to it.

 

Because Apple won't allow it is my guess. Just like you can't buy iBooks or music through iTunes on non-Apple devices (the lack of Apple apps for Android plays into that too of course).

You can buy books or music from Amazon through Safari on iOS.

 

Congrats Charlyee! Being a big Motorola fan, I've had my eye on the X since it came out. The problem for me was they only released it in the US at first, and I don't think the US version has the same LTE bands as needed for EU.
I saw they just released the X this year for EU (with EU LTE bands), however it's only available in black and white, and the EU version is actually made in China :/ So that kind of took some of the wind out of my sails, but I still may go for one anyway.
I also saw on some "rumor" websites that the next generation (x+1?) is coming out soon.

 

Until 2011 you could buy kindle books from the app. Then Apple imposed 30% of all digital media sold within apps. So kindle changed the app. You can buy easily from safari as AnthroMatt said. And you can buy everything else from the amazon app, like TVs etc. Just not digital media. It is amazon preventing that. But for good reasons.

In the end it's not a big deal.


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I think "Made in the USA" is overblown. Aren't Lenovo laptops very highly regarded? No reason to think their flagship phones wouldn't be the same.

I haven't looked...are all the parts for the X made in the USA as well? Or is it just assembled here?

 

My phone on the back says designed in California and assembled in China. Although the Corning glass is made in the USA as are the A7 processor chips and a few other parts.


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Thinkpad laptops were very highly regarded until IBM sold them to Lenovo. I haven't heard a single good thing about a Lenovo Thinkpad since then and I definitely hated the one I had.

 

Mostly just assembled. Except for the glass being made in the USA, like Apple. But I think a subassembly is made elsewhere and that sub is put into a phone. Moto, like Apple, doesn't cut glass, nor does Corning.



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The first thing I became attached to is the active notification system too. I also like being able to pull the phone out of my pocket and just look at it to see the time of day. It knows you moved it and lights up the display. If you're a user of Google services, Google Now is impressive. It learns from your email, searches, and often knows what you want before you look for it. You can see it by swiping up on the home button. If you install the Google Now launcher (you have to side load it), a swipe to the right on the home screen will display it. If you searched for an address in Google Maps in your PC browser, it will soon appear in Google Now on your phone with travel time and a button to tap for navigation.

I am not crazy about using Hangouts for SMS so I use EvolveSMS for messaging--there are quite a few choices for messaging. If you've used an iPhone for a while you're probably not used to the ability to replace apps like messaging and keyboard, and using them as default app replacements.

This phone does not have the most impressive specs but it does perform nicely. As mentioned, it's quite responsive overall and the size is about as large as I would go. It's comfortable to hold, I guess due to the curves on the back. I got this phone the day is was available and haven't considered using a different one since. My Nexus 5 has a larger screen and is faster all around, but I prefer the X. I even bought one on sale just to have a spare in case something happened to it. I also prefer the look of the OLED screen to the LCD panel on the Nexus. The blacks are deep and true, and colors appear more vibrant. I think you'll like this phone.

 

I've been buying Lenovo laptops for years and had good luck with them.

I believe Lenovo has a good share of the non-US Android phone market. They certainly have the ability to produce a quality phone, I just hope they do it.

 

Either you're lucky or Cisco gets their Lenovo Thinkpads from some left-over stock nobody would buy. All my post-IBM experience has been while at Cisco.

 

Experiment with the "recticle." I think it's a pretty good camera. If you drag the recticle around it will set the focus and exposure. Drag it to a darker part of your subject and it will let more light in. Drag it to a lighter area and it will let less light in. Hold your finger down to take several shots in succession.

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Not sure what Cicso does. :/ I know corporate PC images can render a PC crippled when loaded, my employer does that too. Most of my experience with Lenovo has been purchases for personal use. I do like my MacBook but Lenovo laptops have been OK too.

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That's true, the corporate PC image at Cisco was horrendous, but it's the same image Mac-wielding people were running in the VM and they were generally more happy than when they had the Thinkpads.

 

Naw. I'll just confine them to plain SMS until they see the errors of their way and get an iPhone like the rest of our mutual friends.
Not installing a new app for one person.


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The camera failed to properly capture the glass

 

I like how it fills my full screen. Hopefully my next iPhone will have a hd format still camera


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Yes, you'll get used to the button. I don't use it much. Active Display helps unlock and I use Power Toggles with a widget to lock it.

The boot animation has been changed a few times. I guess it will go back to the standard one soon.