Ooh yeah. More RAM + Bandwidth topped off with the S625...more battery friendly!
I'm sad with the price. In Canada this translates to $535, going in to the flagship prices here. Maybe with a Medium/Gold contract, it should be doable..
I was eagerly awating a followup to the 2015 Moto X Pure edition. It seems the Moto X might not be dead, but rumors are it's getting a SN6xx SoC and 4.6" screen.
I briefly switched over to wanting a Moto Z instead, but between the pricing on all models and Motorola's unwillingness to release the monthly security updates to Android every month instead of every three months as reported by Ars Technica. That, and last year's Moto X Pure is apparently still on the February security updates and probably not ever getting Nougat I'm no longer planning on picking up anything Motorola at all.
Other companies are going to be shipping things with closer to stock Android which was one of the Moto X 2015's selling points as well.
Huh? 2015 MXPE is on May 2016 security update. I don't think it's feasible for manufacturers to release monthly security updates. Even a company as large as Samsung can only guarantee them for flagships, and only recent ones. Google is much better, but they also make Android, so it's expected on Nexus devices.
The update situation is broken though. Linux kernels and binaries are tricky over tons of devices, and Qualcomm doesn't help matters by linking support binaries to specific Linux kernel versions. Want to end support? Move to a new Linux kernel version and kill support for older versions, and, therefore, older devices.
If you ask me, yes. This year's Nexus (smaller version) is rumored to be $450 which has Snapdragon 820. I reckon, this Moto should be lower at $50 less.
I think Motorola is starting to differentiate their products too much... Just stick to 3 or 4 phones and only one in each "class". Moto E, Moto G, Moto X, Moto Z. Why are we getting all these different sub-models within each of the phone "letters"? If you ask me it just reminds me of the insane number different phone models available on various carriers on the Android side before about 2011 or 12, with very little consistent branding across carriers (the phones were being branded by the carriers more than the companies that were making the phone). Customers were effectively driven towards iPhone because it was so confusing trying to figure out which Android phones were any good, and finding things like phone cases could be next to impossible.
Obviously Motorola isn't that bad right now but I don't like the direction they are moving with this.
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zeeBomb - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
Ooh yeah. More RAM + Bandwidth topped off with the S625...more battery friendly!I'm sad with the price. In Canada this translates to $535, going in to the flagship prices here. Maybe with a Medium/Gold contract, it should be doable..
menting - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
I have a feeling none of the models will sell well with those pricesevilpaul666 - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
I was eagerly awating a followup to the 2015 Moto X Pure edition. It seems the Moto X might not be dead, but rumors are it's getting a SN6xx SoC and 4.6" screen.I briefly switched over to wanting a Moto Z instead, but between the pricing on all models and Motorola's unwillingness to release the monthly security updates to Android every month instead of every three months as reported by Ars Technica. That, and last year's Moto X Pure is apparently still on the February security updates and probably not ever getting Nougat I'm no longer planning on picking up anything Motorola at all.
Other companies are going to be shipping things with closer to stock Android which was one of the Moto X 2015's selling points as well.
Good bye, Moto!
JasonMZW20 - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
Huh? 2015 MXPE is on May 2016 security update. I don't think it's feasible for manufacturers to release monthly security updates. Even a company as large as Samsung can only guarantee them for flagships, and only recent ones. Google is much better, but they also make Android, so it's expected on Nexus devices.The update situation is broken though. Linux kernels and binaries are tricky over tons of devices, and Qualcomm doesn't help matters by linking support binaries to specific Linux kernel versions. Want to end support? Move to a new Linux kernel version and kill support for older versions, and, therefore, older devices.
zodiacfml - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
If you ask me, yes. This year's Nexus (smaller version) is rumored to be $450 which has Snapdragon 820. I reckon, this Moto should be lower at $50 less.beginner99 - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
Too large like all Motorola phones.Infy2 - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
The rear camera is the same as in Moto G4 Plus.bj_murphy - Thursday, September 1, 2016 - link
I think Motorola is starting to differentiate their products too much... Just stick to 3 or 4 phones and only one in each "class". Moto E, Moto G, Moto X, Moto Z. Why are we getting all these different sub-models within each of the phone "letters"? If you ask me it just reminds me of the insane number different phone models available on various carriers on the Android side before about 2011 or 12, with very little consistent branding across carriers (the phones were being branded by the carriers more than the companies that were making the phone). Customers were effectively driven towards iPhone because it was so confusing trying to figure out which Android phones were any good, and finding things like phone cases could be next to impossible.Obviously Motorola isn't that bad right now but I don't like the direction they are moving with this.