Anyone come from a Moto X? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone come from a Moto X? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As the title suggests, i'm just curious how many people came from the Moto X or have both phones.
I have been using a Moto X for 3 weeks now and my Nexus 5 will be here soon (hopefully) so I was wondering how they compare mostly in terms of battery life or anything else that you guys think is worth mentioning.
Thanks in advance

I did . I just got my nexus 5 today and all i can say is that I love this phone. Too soon to tell about the battery life, but its pretty good so far. I've read in the battery discussion thread that others are having great battery life.
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cc16177 said:
As the title suggests, i'm just curious how many people came from the Moto X or have both phones.
I have been using a Moto X for 3 weeks now and my Nexus 5 will be here soon (hopefully) so I was wondering how they compare mostly in terms of battery life or anything else that you guys think is worth mentioning.
Thanks in advance
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I have both. I've been pretty disappointed with the N5 thus far. I've only had it for about 8 hours but I'm fairly confident when I say that the Moto X is the vastly superior device.
Things I don't like about the N5 so far-
1. UI of Kit Kat (not the N5's fault but treating it as a whole package). The Moto X (4.2) has a wonderful techie theme to it and 4.4 has all but done away with it.
2. Hangouts for SMS (who's idea was this? Fire them)
3. The screen- Washed out colors, poor black levels, bad viewing angles when viewed from certain angles. It's passable, and better when you don't compare it to any other device, but I will take the Moto X's screen over this one any day of the week.
4. Battery life *seems* mediocre at best, but I need to give it a week before I can truly comment on it. I unplugged it at 100% 30 minutes ago and it's already down to 96% and I haven't even touched it. By contrast, I'd have at least 3 hours off charger and 15-20 minutes of solid screen time by the time it hit 96% on the Moto X.
5. Physical feel of the phone/lack of heft- it feels like a fragile, empty shell. Almost like a store mockup that just so happens to work. The Moto X on the other hand, is the best feeling phone I've ever held.
I'm sure I'll come up with more but these are just my initial thoughts.

_MetalHead_ said:
I have both. I've been pretty disappointed with the N5 thus far. I've only had it for about 8 hours but I'm fairly confident when I say that the Moto X is the vastly superior device.
Things I don't like about the N5 so far-
1. UI of Kit Kat (not the N5's fault but treating it as a whole package). The Moto X (4.2) has a wonderful techie theme to it and 4.4 has all but done away with it.
2. Hangouts for SMS (who's idea was this? Fire them)
3. The screen- Washed out colors, poor black levels, bad viewing angles when viewed from certain angles. It's passable, and better when you don't compare it to any other device, but I will take the Moto X's screen over this one any day of the week.
4. Battery life *seems* mediocre at best, but I need to give it a week before I can truly comment on it. I unplugged it at 100% 30 minutes ago and it's already down to 96% and I haven't even touched it. By contrast, I'd have at least 3 hours off charger and 15-20 minutes of solid screen time by the time it hit 96% on the Moto X.
5. Physical feel of the phone/lack of heft- it feels like a fragile, empty shell. Almost like a store mockup that just so happens to work. The Moto X on the other hand, is the best feeling phone I've ever held.
I'm sure I'll come up with more but these are just my initial thoughts.
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Damn bro. I remember u calling sick for this. I think I'm definitely staying with my G2. I have a nexus 5 coming Wednesday and I'm gonna sell it as soon as it arrives.
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schwartz.matthew.e said:
This is very interesting. I want a moto x more and more every day lol. What carrier are you with?
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AT&T.
barondebxl said:
Damn bro. I remember u calling sick for this. I think I'm definitely staying with my G2. I have a nexus 5 coming Wednesday and I'm gonna sell it as soon as it arrives. Here is my G2 battery stat, took a screen shot this morning
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Yeah, I was really excited to get it but was disappointed by it within the first hour. Sorta wish I went into work today, lost a few hundred bucks from taking the day off.
Another thing I forgot to add to the list are ACTIVE NOTIFICATIONS. I can't tell you guys how many times I pulled my N5 from my pocket today only to be incredibly frustrated that I had to actually turn on my phone to see who texted me. Seriously, who uses the power button anymore? Neanderthals. lol

I like Moto Droid Maxx and Droid Ultra :3 it look very nice :3

_MetalHead_ said:
AT&T.
Yeah, I was really excited to get it but was disappointed by it within the first hour. Sorta wish I went into work today, lost a few hundred bucks from taking the day off.
Another thing I forgot to add to the list are ACTIVE NOTIFICATIONS. I can't tell you guys how many times I pulled my N5 from my pocket today only to be incredibly frustrated that I had to actually turn on my phone to see who texted me. Seriously, who uses the power button anymore? Neanderthals. lol
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Lmao hahhahahah. Looks like the moto x is a beast, many ppl love that phone. It's decided, I'll sell my nexus 5 as soon as it arrives. I'm way too spoiled by G2 battery life.
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I got hold of a N5 today too, much like Metal I'm coming from a Moto X and I hate to say it with the exception of the KitKat changes which will come to the X anyway so I'll call that a wash I agree with him on nearly all counts.
The form factor and the battery life are the two biggest things for me. The X just feels so incredible in hand it's spoiling all these larger phones, at least for me. The speaker on the N5 is also far, far worse than the X and thus far the battery life isn't close though it's still on a first charge so I'll wait and see. Going to use it for a day or two and see how it holds up with regular use.

barondebxl said:
Lmao hahhahahah. Looks like the moto x is a beast, many ppl love that phone. It's decided, I'll sell my nexus 5 as soon as it arrives. I'm way too spoiled by G2 battery life.
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Why not just return it? I've been watching ebay out of curiosity and some people are paying more but when you factor in ebay and PayPal fees, they are losing money.

I like nothing about g2 except battery life. I love my nexus it's a perfect phone pure aosp roms and kernel and new dialer is sick. 4.4 is out of this world perfect phone
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barondebxl said:
Lmao hahhahahah. Looks like the moto x is a beast, many ppl love that phone. It's decided, I'll sell my nexus 5 as soon as it arrives. I'm way too spoiled by G2 battery life.
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Yeah man, the Moto X is hands down the best phone I've ever owned. And I have had every flagship Android device on Sprint and quite a few on AT&T. The X is the only phone that I have had no desire to flash a custom ROM on. Just made a few mods with GravityBox and it is perfect. Definitely NOT getting rid of it for the N5. I'll probably still keep the N5 just because, but the X will remain my primary phone until the X2 comes out.

I'll sell it locally on craigslist.
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barondebxl said:
I'll sell it locally on craigslist.
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Only way to do it! I sell all my old devices on Craigslist. It's a godsend.

_MetalHead_ said:
Only way to do it! I sell all my old devices on Craigslist. It's a godsend.
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Yep. And I live in the DC area and craigslist is pretty busy here so hopefully it shouldn't be too hard. I won't even unbox it to see how it look. I might get a moto x as a secondary device, way too many great feedback for me to over look it.
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Can't speak to battery life yet, but...
Nexus 5 looks better.
Nexus 5 feels much sturdier.
I can see why some people (especially females) might find the N5 too big, but to me, the N5 fits better in my hand. I'm convinced it is the increased bezel at the bottom that makes it easier to use the navigation buttons when holding it.
Nexus 5 screen looks so much better than the cartoony, over-saturated AMOLED screen of the Moto X.
Nexus 5 is smoother, less laggy, more buttery all around.
Nexus 5 camera is much better, even after the Moto X update.
Nexus 5 has KitKat now; with Motorola's track record, there is no telling when the Moto X will get the 4.4 update. GNex was released with ICS 4.0, while the Moto RAZR was released as "ICS upgradeable." It took what, nine months?
The only things that the Moto X wins in are...
Active Notifications is a pretty great feature. It needed improvement (more interaction than open or dismiss), but it is better than just an LED indicator.
Shake twice for camera. I enjoyed that.
Unless the Nexus 5 battery is just horrendous--i.e. 2.5 hours of screen-on time, like the GNex--it is clearly the superior device. I would take the Nexus 5 hands down at an even price. The facts that the Nexus 5 is much cheaper, it is unlocked on AT&T, and it will have much more development makes it seem like a silly question to even consider the Moto X. Maybe if I had kid hands?
tl; dr: Nexus 5 wins by a long shot.

I am currently debating between these two phones. I really like the active notifications feature I have heard about on the Moto X, but not sure if that alone would justify the price difference to me. I am fine with the battery life on my N4, so if the N5 battery is similar it won't matter to me that the Moto X is better in that regard. I like the performance I have seen from the N5, but from what I understand the Moto X is silky smooth even with a weaker processor.
I am most curious though how the wake-by-voice / touchless controls compares between the two. Can anybody who has used both compare those at all? Are they the same? Is the Moto X slightly better (if so, how)? Is the Nexus 5 slightly better (again if so, how)?
Thanks

_MetalHead_ said:
I have both. I've been pretty disappointed with the N5 thus far. I've only had it for about 8 hours but I'm fairly confident when I say that the Moto X is the vastly superior device.
Things I don't like about the N5 so far-
1. UI of Kit Kat (not the N5's fault but treating it as a whole package). The Moto X (4.2) has a wonderful techie theme to it and 4.4 has all but done away with it.
2. Hangouts for SMS (who's idea was this? Fire them)
3. The screen- Washed out colors, poor black levels, bad viewing angles when viewed from certain angles. It's passable, and better when you don't compare it to any other device, but I will take the Moto X's screen over this one any day of the week.
4. Battery life *seems* mediocre at best, but I need to give it a week before I can truly comment on it. I unplugged it at 100% 30 minutes ago and it's already down to 96% and I haven't even touched it. By contrast, I'd have at least 3 hours off charger and 15-20 minutes of solid screen time by the time it hit 96% on the Moto X.
5. Physical feel of the phone/lack of heft- it feels like a fragile, empty shell. Almost like a store mockup that just so happens to work. The Moto X on the other hand, is the best feeling phone I've ever held.
I'm sure I'll come up with more but these are just my initial thoughts.
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Wow....I also have both devices, and you've summed up my thoughts perfectly. I do like the Nexus 5 and plan on using both phones regularly, but the screen being washed out irritates me, especially since the Nexus 4 had the same well known problem. Battery life also is on par with yours; I had an HTC One as well and the battery was also nothing to write home about. Maybe its just 1080p phones in general.

ZaelFaroe said:
I am most curious though how the wake-by-voice / touchless controls compares between the two. Can anybody who has used both compare those at all? Are they the same? Is the Moto X slightly better (if so, how)? Is the Nexus 5 slightly better (again if so, how)?
Thanks
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Nexus 5 (and all other 4.4 android phones) will need to be powered on before they can start listening.
Moto X is the ONLY phone that allows you to do it while the screen is off.

ZaelFaroe said:
I am currently debating between these two phones. I really like the active notifications feature I have heard about on the Moto X, but not sure if that alone would justify the price difference to me. I am fine with the battery life on my N4, so if the N5 battery is similar it won't matter to me that the Moto X is better in that regard. I like the performance I have seen from the N5, but from what I understand the Moto X is silky smooth even with a weaker processor.
I am most curious though how the wake-by-voice / touchless controls compares between the two. Can anybody who has used both compare those at all? Are they the same? Is the Moto X slightly better (if so, how)? Is the Nexus 5 slightly better (again if so, how)?
Thanks
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The Nexus 5 is smoother. This isn't even close. The Moto X can get laggy. I've only had the Nexus 5 for 24 hours, but it has shown zero signs of lag. The Moto X showed signs within the first ten minutes.
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Nexus 5 (and all other 4.4 android phones) will need to be powered on before they can start listening.
Moto X is the ONLY phone that allows you to do it while the screen is off.
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That being said, the Moto X's always-on listening is vastly overrated. For one, the "Okay, Google Now" command screws up all the time. More often than not, the "Now" part shows up as part of the command being issued when the speech is converted to text. So, for example, when I say "Okay, Google Now. Call John." instead of calling John, it does a Google search for "Now call John." I'd say the Moto X has a 15-20% accuracy when speaking to it from the off position. Remember the commercial where they say "Okay Google Now, play [insert track name]?" Give it a shot. I tried 15-20 times, and it never worked. On top of all of this inaccuracy, there is a several second delay between issuing the command and the phone actually recognizing the speech and processing. The real killer is that it is supposed to be trained to your voice, but it obviously lacks the technology to really do so. Therefore, the voice commands that can be issued with a secure lock screen are very limited. If you have a secure lock screen, this feature is useless.
With the Nexus 5, yes, the phone does have to be on to issue a command, but it works. So far, my Nexus 5 has always recognized my command first try. It converts my speech to text more accurately than I thought possible. Coming from the Moto X, I noticed a huge difference here, and I was very pleasantly surprised.
So, sure, the always-listening function on the Moto X would be cool, but it simply doesn't work within any acceptable range of accuracy. I would much rather turn on my phone and have it register my command first try than have to issue the command three times only to give up and do the task manually.

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Nexus 5 or G2 if they are priced the same?

I can get a 16gb nexus 5 and LG G2 base model for around the same price (give or take 20 dollars) Which one would you choose? My concern about the nexus 5 is its battery life, which the G2 is great at.
Thanks for the input!
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Between the two at this exact moment, I'd take the LG G2 personally because battery life is quite important to me in a portable device of most any kind. Reviews show it has fantastic battery life (meaning the G2) and I doubt seriously - considering the size of the battery in the Nexus 5 - that the Nexus 5 will get anywhere near what the G2 is proving quite capable of.
So, for me the LG G2 would be a no-brainer since we know KitKat will be showing up quite soon since the source is available - we just had a 4.4 build created by houstonn for the LGOG which I happen to have, it's mostly functional but I'm sure soon enough it will be 100% to go.

br0adband said:
Between the two at this exact moment, I'd take the LG G2 personally because battery life is quite important to me in a portable device of most any kind. Reviews show it has fantastic battery life (meaning the G2) and I doubt seriously - considering the size of the battery in the Nexus 5 - that the Nexus 5 will get anywhere near what the G2 is proving quite capable of.
So, for me the LG G2 would be a no-brainer since we know KitKat will be showing up quite soon since the source is available - we just had a 4.4 build created by houstonn for the LGOG which I happen to have, it's mostly functional but I'm sure soon enough it will be 100% to go.
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That was a quick response. Thanks man!
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Agreed. If battery is your main concern and the price is similar, I would choose the G2. Battery isn't that important to me though. All I really need from a phone is a full average day on a single charge and I think I will get that from the N5. I get a full day with my N4 on most days, but I run it conservatively.
I have a G2 now, and I get 2-3 days with the G2 and I get 1-2 days with the Note 3.
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Another possible benefit to the G2 is that has Audience's Earsmart noise cancellation chip. It remains to be seen if the Nexus 5 will have it, but since it would impose extra licensing fees, I'm guessing it's more likely than not that the Nexus 5 won't have it (Google has to cut corners somewhere, to sell the Nexus 5 for a low price).
Audience's noise cancellation chip is by far the best noise cancellation out there. Much better than Qualcomm's native solution Fluence (which the Nexus 4 uses). The Nexus One had the Audience chip and was one of the first phones to use it. I really miss that. I could be in super loud environments and people thought I was at home. The Nexus 4 has been a huge step down in this respect. After the Nexus One, the iPhone 4 used the Audience chip (and of course everyone acted like Apple invented noise cancellation, even though they were late comers to the game). In any case, it got much praise on the iPhone 4. But it has been dropped from the iPhone 5 for Apple's own in house solution and the (very few) critics how pay attention to this have pointed out that it's much worse. These days for the most part it's only Samsung that consistently uses the Audience chip in its top tier phones.
Anyway, I care a lot about call quality, so I'd really like the have the Audience chip again. I'm still waiting to see if it's in the Nexus 5. But if I had to decide now, without knowing, that would definitely be a feature pulling me toward the G2 instead.

I would take the G2 because of the battery life and camera performance ... and I'm saying this while I bought the nexus 5

im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.

I had both and I'd recommend the Nexus 5 any second. KitKat runs super smooth and I love the looks! I hate the glossy plastic on the G2 and I totally love the soft silky back of the N5. I have been touching it nonstop for the last hour. I might need professional help.

DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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+1 in a couple weeks, there'll be some announcement where this cpu is better than etc etc. Hardware gets better all the time but software more or less stays the same and that's what we as users can compete on. Not on the hardware because something will be better in a matter of weeks / months etc.
If having a good community in terms of rom and kernels as well as receiving the newest and latest android on a stock android experience matters to you then a nexus phone is a no Brainer.
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DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:

Chad_Petree said:
I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:
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We say Akku in German though

Chad_Petree said:
I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:
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yeah happens.. *smile*
but accumulator is Not wrong either in english i guess....but yeah native english speakers Do say battery All the time.
/edit: but it seems BATTERY seems ok from One can read from others. but be careful with that Information! people are still hyped to the Max with the new device the may get too euphoric about it.

Hard decision but honestly I got burned hard by the Optimus 2X and anyone else who owned that phone would likely agree with me, it was a solid phone but the software support was horrendous (not helped by Nvidia...). The only reason I got the Nexus 4 was the fact it was made by LG which make QUALITY hardware but lack a large software dev team so as the Nexus is done by Google it was a very easy decision . I wouldnt leave the Nexus series so long as it stays at the price point of £300 as the developer community alone is amazing, so many talented developers working on one device we would never get left in the dark.
The G2 is a better device interms of battery life but for me the device size definitely goes past the perfect spot which is the N4 and N5 (width is important!). Would I have paid extra if the N5 had a stepped battery in it, of course I would as I do want longer battery life but I think the N5 will meet my requirement now as its better than the N4! I think the decider for me if they were the same price would be the developer community as I would go for the one with the biggest following, if the G2 can keep up with the N5 in terms of custom rom android versions then it would be fine and I would be tempted but still would need to hold it in the hand as I think its too wide.
Tough call! Would wait till Jan before deciding on the community personally.

I would get Nexus 5. I don't use my phone 8 hours a day and I don't live in the woods so I have access to the charger most of the time.

DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?

mazinya said:
Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?
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Honestly, after Google said they stopped supporting the Galaxy Nexus I'm not that optimistic either. But it doesn't matter to me since this is a Nexus.

mazinya said:
Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?
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that is what Google says and seems to be the reason why the samsun nexus does Not get updates any more.
possibly because of Qualcomm being the cpu we may get Lucky to get One Last Update after that 18 month.
only time will tell.
As of what we Do Know now...we should shot expect Updates after the 18 month.

eksasol said:
Honestly, after Google said they stopped supporting the Galaxy Nexus I'm not that optimistic either. But it doesn't matter to me since this is a Nexus.
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DJ-Tumor said:
that is what Google says and seems to be the reason why the samsun nexus does Not get updates any more.
possibly because of Qualcomm being the cpu we may get Lucky to get One Last Update after that 18 month.
only time will tell.
As of what we Do Know now...we should shot expect Updates after the 18 month.
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Google did say the reason that the Gnex will no longer get updates... Im not a fortune teller but I think Qualcomm will survive more than 18 months.
Either way, once I see that the N5 will stop getting updates, that will be the moment when I root my phone.

mazinya said:
Google did say the reason that the Gnex will no longer get updates... Im not a fortune teller but I think Qualcomm will survive more than 18 months.
Either way, once I see that the N5 will stop getting updates, that will be the moment when I root my phone.
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What reasons, this is all I see so far: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3468085?hl=en
And if its because TI is no longer making the chips, that's not convincing, while I'm no developer, TI OMAP chips are much more open than Qualcomm (which is why they are found in a lot of other opensource linux devices) so even if Google receives no help from TI it should still be easier to release KitKat for it than with a Qualcomm device having to deal with more proprietary codes (one of the reason a Nexus 7 factory image was temporary pulled).
Anyway, what ever the reason its unfounded and here is why: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/development

Exactly - the reason for the lack of a 4.4 update for the Galaxy Nexus is because TI basically pulled out of ARM chip making and they won't provide support to Google so Google has no choice but to pull out of any potential updates for that particular device.
In time I'm sure you'll see a 4.4+ ROM appear soon enough for the Galaxy Nexus. Hell, if old devices like the Galaxy S can run 4.3 (and it does, surprisingly well, probably will run 4.4 too without a problem) you can be positive that 4.4 will make it's way to the Galaxy Nexus soon enough.
But it's not Google that pulled the plug for that update, it was Texas Instruments...

[Q] Nexus 5 vs ATT HTC One X

Sorry if this is repeated and I'm sure there are several threads like this in other phone forums but I didn't see one specifically relating to this phone. To be honest I'm completely fed up with my HTC One X, and have been for awhile regardless of my customizations and help from some great people on here (hope everyone keeps up their great work!). So when I noticed the Nexus 5 went on sale I jumped on it and got the 32gb version. I can't upgrade my phone through AT&T for another year so it sounded like a good idea to me at the time. I haven't gotten my phone yet, won't leave the warehouse till the 8th it says. I'm curious what others think of this decision and how much of an upgrade this will truly be? I'm feeling a little bit of buyers remorse even though I don't have the phone yet, and I'm really not sure why. I feel like maybe I should have waited the year to upgrade or maybe like I hyped myself up for something that seemed like a good deal to replace something that technically worked still but frustrated me. First world problems I know, again just curious to see how others see the situation.
Thank you.

Personally I think you made a good decision, the Nexus 5 looks like a great device. If I had the spare money at the moment I'd definitely buy one. To compare the two phones might be a bit unfair as the Nexus is hands down a better phone spec-wise. In saying that, the One XL is still a good phone, but it's dated now.
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I'll be jumping ship to the nexus 5 when they come back in stock. I still love my xl but my touchscreen is messed up so I've just been dealing with it for now
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I too have ordered the N5. The HOXL was my first android phone and solidified my permanent departure from apple. I'm due for an upgrade from ATT at the end of this month. I plan to "upgrade" to an iPhone 5s and promptly sell it on ebay to recoup some of the N5 investment.

It seems most of the original xl devs jumped ship a while back. I guess next paycheck I might even look into it. Kinda sucks, even Rohan cleaned out his goo.im.
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I too have ordered the N5. The HOXL was my first android phone and solidified my permanent departure from apple. I'm due for an upgrade from ATT at the end of this month. I plan to "upgrade" to an iPhone 5s and promptly sell it on ebay to recoup some of the N5 investment.
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That's not a bad idea. That's something I might look into, though by the time I have an upgrade there might be something better for me than the Nexus 5 and maybe that's what I'll be selling. Thanks for the idea.

Scavar said:
That's not a bad idea. That's something I might look into, though by the time I have an upgrade there might be something better for me than the Nexus 5 and maybe that's what I'll be selling. Thanks for the idea.
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Haha, yep that's my luck too man. I usually keep a fat stack buried somewhere for occasions such as buying a new phone, that way I can actually keep up with these things. I guess it might be time to start digging since we only have 1-2 devs that aren't blind building.

Its an good upgrade for sure...But dunno why I still love my xl ... The build n the camera n grt support makes me utilize it till its hardware ends...
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N5 is a flagship type device, that is a year and a half newer than the One X. LG would have to fail pretty hard for it not to be a significant upgrade.
The specs look great, and it looks to be a very solid phone. Although its aesthetic design is a bit plain to me, to the point of being mediocre or even ugly (purely subjective, or course). And some reviews have commented that the camera is a bit disappointing. But otherwise a very solid device for a great (almost unbeatable) price.

Aye pretty sure I'll be getting one. HTC have had their day by giving this phone eol too early.
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Yep, I ordered a 32GB Nexus 5 on Sunday. Google says that it will ship in 2-3 weeks. Time to sell the One X.

I thought about it, had the Nexus 5 in the cart, but decided to just hold on to that ~$450 (32gb + tax) for now. The hox is good enough as a phone even with its flaws (multitasking, storage, RAM). I really needed a new tablet, so I bought a 32gb Nexus 7 which has been an awesome supplement to the hox for me.

Anyone thought about waiting till the m8 comes out to see how it stacks up against the nexus 5? I mean honestly comparing the nexus 5 to the HTC one xl is comparing apples with oranges, the one xl is so old. Even comparing the nexus 5 with the one seems a little unfair as the nexus 5 is like the start of the 2014 line of flagship phones.
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Well, as expected, nexus 5 is a lot faster. But I must give credit to HTC for their screen on the xl. Looks pretty damn close to the nexus 5, only difference is clarity if you stare at screen from one inch away. But overall, my transition to the nexus 5 has truly been an upgrade in every way.
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So I got my phone way earlier than expected, and I have to say it's like night and day. I'm incredibly happy with the phone. No regrets at all! I should think it will last quite awhile as well, that's for sure.

Got my N5 on Tuesday. It's incredibly fast and despite the One XL's still-awesome screen, text is noticeably crisper on the N5. It also feels much more premium than pictures would let on.
The one thing I noticed is that despite the smaller screen, the One XL actually has more usable space due to the N5 having soft buttons eating up space. Certainly it's nothing that will make me return the N5, just something I thought I'd point out for those considering the switch. Otherwise the N5 is a beast and Kit Kat is pretty cool.

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Well, as expected, nexus 5 is a lot faster. But I must give credit to HTC for their screen on the xl. Looks pretty damn close to the nexus 5, only difference is clarity if you stare at screen from one inch away. But overall, my transition to the nexus 5 has truly been an upgrade in every way.
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how is the camera of nexus 5 compared to HOXL?. if possible post some comparison pictures bro.

I have had an HTC One XL for about a year, then an HTC One for a few months, which I sold and replaced with a Nexus 5. So I have the One XL and the N5 at the moment. There's two things I value most in a smartphone: the screen and the camera.
In my opinion the N5 screen is not as good as the HTC screen: colors seem a little duller and the diagonal viewing angles are downright poor in comparison. Still, it's not a bad screen.
About the camera, well, the N5 takes more detailed shots, that's for sure. I've done a bunch of direct comparisons and the N5 comes out on top when it comes to fine detail. However, and this is a big issue for me, the N5 camera is severely limited by the Android stock camera. You can forget about adjusting parameters, burst mode, disabling autofocus and other useful features the HTC camera provides. With the HTC camera, even though it is not as good as the N5 camera on a technical level, I feel more confident I'll get a good picture, although it depends on what you will be shooting. I take alot of pictures of my dog when we go for long walks, and the N5 camera is slow to capture movement so pictures tend to come out blurry. The HTC camera is not that fast either, but faster still and more suited for this scenario. Oh, and you can forget about taking good pictures during video recording on the N5, all you get is a small 1080p screenshot.
Speed wise, yes, the N5 is a joy to use. It really makes for a fun Android user experience, and loading times are definitely shorter on the N5 (loading web pages for instance).
I like the way the N5 feels in the hand too, much more so than the HTC One XL, despite being a larger phone.
Now here's the thing though, I'm regretting getting rid of my HTC One. To me it has the best of both of these other phones: a beautiful 1080p screen, good specs, and a very solid camera. Yes, I know the low resolution does not have many fans and admittedly when it comes to detail it suffers because of that, but its camera is a joy to use. Snapping pictures is blazingly fast and I hardly ever get blurry motion in my shots, which is perfect for my needs. So in the end, I will return my N5 and probably get a used HTC One to replace it. Or maybe I will wait a few weeks and see if Google does anything about the camera situation on the N5. For now though, my HTC One XL will keep me happy.

Using a 16gb Nexus 5 right now.
Feels like a nice upgrade from the HTC One X, the one thing I did notice is that.... it's a slab.
The One X feels really nice in my hands and I can't seem to hold the Nexus 5 in a way that doesn't have a corner poking my palm. I have large hands too and can't really imagine using the N5 with one hand if they were smaller.
Keeping my Nexus 5 but I will miss the design of the One X.

Cinner said:
In my opinion the N5 screen is not as good as the HTC screen: colors seem a little duller and the diagonal viewing angles are downright poor in comparison. Still, it's not a bad screen.
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I agree the screen isn't as nice, though the 1080p does make text crisper to my eye. And yeah, the camera is frustrating to use compared to the One XL's.
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The One X feels really nice in my hands and I can't seem to hold the Nexus 5 in a way that doesn't have a corner poking my palm. I have large hands too and can't really imagine using the N5 with one hand if they were smaller.
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I also find the One XL nicer in the hand and it's easier for me to pick up off a flat surface, both due to its beautiful curves.
I've been testing the N5 on T-Mobile for the last week and am going to port my number over today from AT&T. I'll miss my One XL but can't justify paying AT&T $110/month vs. $70/month for T-Mobile anymore. T-Mobile's LTE coverage is good enough in L.A. for me to jump ship.

Switching from Nexus 5 to Moto X?

I am about 98% satisfied with my Nexus 5. My only complaint being that the haptic feedback feels wonky. I am on my second device and it turns out I don't think it will get any better. Regardless, the only reason I shied away from the Moto X to begin with was the price point but now that it is being offered at $350 on Cyber Monday, I am highly considering returning my phone and buying the Moto X. Has anyone gone from Moto X to Nexus 5 and have a reason I should stay? It seems like there is not clear cut decision here.

I bought the Nexus 5 on day one and then jumped to Moto X when the moto maker opened up for T-Mobile. I'm back to Nexus 5 now. Both are great devices, here is what I think Moto X advantages are.
1. Better feel in the hand since it's smaller.
2. Motorola has added nice additional features like trusted devices, touch less controls etc. Though some of them can be got on the N5 with alternate apps.
3. Customization of phone look.
Nexus 5:
1. Better Camera
2. Better screen.
3. Feels more snappy because of faster soc. Not much of difference but you can tell that N5 is much snappier.
4. Stock and gets updates faster. Even though Moto got KitKat pretty fast, almost same time as Nexus, I'm not sure if they can do that on all updates.
If you like customization of your phone and better ergonomics then go for the Moto otherwise Nexus has slight edge.
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Threads like these are in no way beneficial to xda. The mods on this forum are very lenient so don't take advantage. There have been other super mods that actually do close these threads to prevent all this unnecessary clutter in these forums.
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And posts like yours aren't beneficial either. Why not just let the mods do their job?
@OP- I have both devices, and both are great for their own merits. I prefer the Moto X, but still really like the N5 though it took me a while to warm up to it.
Moto X-
Nicer screen (lower res but much nicer colors)
Better battery life
Better in hand feel/size
Software customizations (active notifications are the greatest thing ever)
Better speaker
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Marginally faster
larger screen
Faster updates
More development
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From Which Phone to the Moto G?

Curious as to what phone you guys are currently using or coming from prior to your decision to acquire the new Moto G. Please state your last or, if you're like me and waiting delivery of your (ordered) Moto G, your current phone.
Me: Nexus 4
Why? I love the Nexus 4 for its functionality and especially for being in the forefront of the developer community. Until 4.4, it got all the updates right away. And even after that, 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 with their respective fixes were issued rather quickly by Google. The dual pane glass design is beautiful and unique, albeit potentially fragile (as some N4 owners have had the misfortune of discovering). And for me, the camera isn't nearly as bad as some have made it out to me. It's no iPhone camera to be sure, but a lot of the the grievances can certainly be chalked up to poor photo-taking techniques (eg., one-handed shots causing 'camera shake').
But for all its positives, I really wish it had better battery life. I'm forever flashing and re-flashing and configuring new kernels and, to a lesser extent, ROMs in the hopes of eeking out a bit more battery life. I regularly read some users of certain kernels getting 4, 5 or even 6 (!) hours of Screen-on-time ("SOT"). I'm lucky to get around 3 hrs of SOT. I check and try to control wakelocks. I undervolt. I turn off GPS and location reporting. I would like to leave Google Now on but dare not. I lower my max CPU to something less than what the chip is designed for. I even 'Greenify'! All to little or no avail. While the battery is enough to last me the day on 50-60% of the days, I do find myself having to curtail usage of my phone around 3-7pm just to make sure it lasts until I get home. I'm often on the road and not near an electrical outlet for a quick mid-day charge (and hate carrying an additionaal portable charger) so battery life is the paramount consideration. And because of this, I've decided I'm willing to give up some of the things I've been looking for such as 1080p (although I can't significantly tell the difference between that and a 720p screen less than 5"), maybe a larger screen (not that important), and LTE (this would be the biggest trade-off of desired features for me). If battery life were not that important, I would just pick up a Nexus 5. Battery life aside, I've been reading that most everything else about the Moto G is rather on par to the N4. Sure the camera resolution might be slightly less, the phone casing a little less elegant and the memory 1 gig smaller, but I'm not a strict adherent to specs as the only determinant of what phone I use.
And, of course, there's the PRICE in the Moto G's favor! Because it's relatively cheap, I certainly don't intend to be babying the G, when getting a replacement in the unlikely event of phone failure, isn't nearly as major a consideration as if my daily phone were an iPhone or most any other premium phones.
Experience so far with the Moto G, if any: None so far. I'm one of those who has a phone ordered from Motorola and waiting for delivery (via my home in California) out to me in Asia. In fact, I've got two on order -- one for my wife and one for myself.
That's enough of me. How about you?

I bought my daughter one for Christmas.
Because iPhone 4S.

I had a Nexus 4 which I sold a bought an iPhone 5c. While the iPhone is a fantastic phone I missed Android. So I sold the 5c , bought a Moto G and has £230 left over. The Moto G is great, probably one of the best Android phones of owned especially for the money.
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I got it to replace my LG Optimus 2X.
The LG was a fine phone but it kind of started to fall apart and it was slow and clunky in comparison to the Moto G. It just wasn't a very nice experience anymore and I wanted something new for some time now. Wiping everything and re-flashing CM regularly was pretty much the only way to keep it going at a reasonable level.
So far I'm extremely happy with the Moto G. It's pretty fast, has a lovely screen, it runs all the apps that I use extremely well and the hotspot feature works like a charm. That was another problem with the LG, it kept dropping the connection.

I had a Galaxy S2. Was broken and couldn't fix it. And then this phone came in stores. Saved me that money and bought it. Really happy with it so far.
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Galaxy SII HD LTE was my old phone. Thx to XDA it wasn't a total waste of a phone, but time to support Motorola over Samsung.
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus

HTC One XL... broke the screen one morning, the Moto G had just been released.
Battery life is WAY better, it is faster and it fits better in my hand....
Should have gotten the 16gb version though =P

From moto Defy+ running Gingerbread, it really was time to get something newer...

Nexus S.

HTC Amaze 4G
Absolutely love the camera on this baby.
Time to get closer to Kitkat once HTC decided to shove this baby down the gutter. Had high hopes didn't even get Jellybean :crying:

T-mobile Samsung galaxy S2
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Nexus 5. Seriously...

S4, still have it. The idea was to use this as a second phone but after a few days of using it I'm not sure I'll use my s4 again. That's not to say its a better phone, it's not. But its not as far off as the price would suggest. It does everything I need just as well, the biggest thing I miss is faster downloads. Great phone, a mini nexus and you'd be hard pressed to see any difference in performance between this and a nexus 4.
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LG p880
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Nexus 5. Plan to spend the money I saved on a tablet.
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HTC vivid
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LG P920 (Optimus 3D).

Atrix 2
Enviado desde mi Moto[G]

Nexus S.

My Google Pixel XL vs. Moto X Pure comparison

Got my Pixel XL yesterday.
Feel free to ask any comparison questions or buy my two month old mint 64GB MXP listed on swappa.
Camera opens up and is focused, ready to capture pictures twice as fast as the MXP.
Overnight deep sleep was 98.6% over 8.5 hours.
Root & TWRP aren't available yet but Chainfire did root his Pixel and is working out some bugs before giving it to the community. TWRP are still working on something with encryption before offering their product up.
The MXP feels just as "premium" in the hand.
The Pixel's volume buttons are a bit more "clacky". I noticed it right away when I grabbed the phone and my finger kind of tapped the volume button and it made a metallic sound. The MXP does this also, but the Pixel does it more.
The Pixel XL is lighter on paper and in the hand.
But unless you have one phone in each hand, you're not going to notice much of a difference.
Though the Pixel does seem to make my running shorts sag down a little less than the MXP when in my pocket.
I'm on AT&T and used my SIM in both phones, one after another.
In the same spot, the MXP got 6mbps down and 0.1 up using Speedtest.net app.
The Pixel got the same download speed but was much faster with up speed at 4mbps.
Could be a fluke, who knows.
My house is a black hole for 4G network and I always have issues here.
I'll copy & paste my screen brightness findings below:
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I just compared my Pixel XL vs. my Motorola Moto X Pure out under the 12PM Texas sunlight.
Turned off adaptive brightness for both.
Set both to max brightness on the slider.
Opened up the same webpage (yahoo.com).
Also looked at my phone contact pictures.
The Moto X Pure was slightly brighter and easier to see/read with direct view.
When looking at an angle, the Pixel XL was easier to read.
Once root is available, I'll install the Brightness Widget and install ElementalX kernel to see how the Pixel XL looks with the brightness pumped up.
If it gives me 10% more brightness then I think it'll probably be just as bright as the Moto X Pure with direct viewing.
The Moto X Pure has ~715 nits according to some reviews and is just as bright as my old Note 4 was.
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Just tested the speakers with my SPL meter.
It's impossible to get accurate readings since the MXP has dual front facing speakers while the Pixel XL has a single mono down-facing speaker.
But SPL volumes when playing back both ping and brown mono tones *appear* to be mostly identical SPL.
My next test was to play a sports broadcasting radio show to listen to voices while the phone was in my pocket. Simulating what I do when I walk my dog. Put the phone in my pocket, crank up the volume and listen to a sports podcast.
Both phones appear to have the same SPL's again.
But the MXP definitely has more full toned voices.
MXP wins the speaker battle as I expected.
Really still trying to figure out why I bought a $900 32GB Pixel XL and put my $295 MXP 64GB up for sale.

updated with volume button and SPL stuff.

Take some photos on auto mode if you can...low light...outside...ect... Please...
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I never learned much about taking pics, but I'll try.
Low light will be in about 5-6 hours from now. Twilight in Texas.

Great stuff. Would love to see a comparison on headphone jack audio quality and max volume, as well as battery life, if you get a chance.

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Great stuff. Would love to see a comparison on headphone jack audio quality and max volume, as well as battery life, if you get a chance.
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I'd like battery life comparisons as well. This is a huge thing for me. I'm tired of only getting 2.5 hours of screen on time with my MXP. I've changed my mind and now kind of believe the Pixel isn't a worthy upgrade but I just really dislike the MXP lol.

Really still trying to figure out why I bought a $900 32GB Pixel XL and put my $295 MXP 64GB up for sale.
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This is why I want nothing to do with the Pixel. Price is just outrageous and you're not getting two/three times the phone for the price. Now I 'might' consider getting a Note 8 when it comes out next year, but the Pixel is just way overpriced right now for what you're getting. Think I'm sticking with my MXPE for the foreseeable future. Still working great and really happy with it. The low light pics could be improved and that's really the only beef I have with it. Still a great phone.

Sorry guys, I sold my Moto X before I could get around to the camera tests.
Right now I've got 65% battery remaining and one hour of screen on time.
I'll report back when phone has settled in more and I can do a real test.
Root was released a couple days ago.
Still waiting on TWRP.
And finding many apps that don't work properly in 7.1 due to Nougat or the odd root implementation.
And Xposed has not been released yet for Nougat.

I was finally able to do a battery test.
The Pixel XL went two full days and still had about 40% battery life left.
I wasn't heavily using the phone though, as you can see by only 2+ hours of screen on time.
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@CZ Eddie do you like the phone better than the MXPE? At the bottom of the OP you said you were trying to figure out why you bought the Pixel XL for $900 and are trying to sell your MXPE for $295....

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@CZ Eddie do you like the phone better than the MXPE? At the bottom of the OP you said you were trying to figure out why you bought the Pixel XL for $900 and are trying to sell your MXPE for $295....
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I like the Pixel XL a lot. It's fast as hell.
If you gave me a choice between the two phones at the same price point, I'd go with the Pixel XL.
If I were to do everything all over again and had a choice between Pixel XL at $900 or MXP at $300, I'd go with the MXP.
Assuming I weren't already one-years worth bored of the MXP anyhow. Like I was when I got the Pixel.

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I like the Pixel XL a lot. It's fast as hell.
If you gave me a choice between the two phones at the same price point, I'd go with the Pixel XL.
If I were to do everything all over again and had a choice between Pixel XL at $900 or MXP at $300, I'd go with the MXP.
Assuming I weren't already one-years worth bored of the MXP anyhow. Like I was when I got the Pixel.
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Yeah good point, but my gosh is the price of the Pixel/XL high. I tried out the Pixel for a week and loved it but returned it because of the price. And that was just the 32GB. Part of me wants to bite the bullet and just get the 128 Pixel, but I can't justify the XL in 128. I love my $300 MXPE as well and Moto has confirmed N in Q4 of this year, so I'm very hopeful that happens soon.

I'm waiting on my Pixel XL. GF has hers and loves it.

I'm having a really hard time not getting the Google Pixel. But the cost to awesomeness comparison is not tempting to me at all. When comparing the specs of the devices, I just don't think the Pixel or XL is THAT much beter than the Moto X Pure, but, I REALLY want to get the device...again..lol
I know Android N is supposed to come soon for the Moto X Style (Pure), and I think it will be awesome on the MXPE. But can I wait that long???? That is the question!

Still no TWRP (or custom ROM's) for the Pixel XL.
And there is no Exposed yet for Nougat.
Some apps aren't happy yet with the style of Superuser.
Anyone who likes customizing stuff should just hold off a bit longer if seriously considering the Pixel.
And anyone into TASKER should know that Secure Settings won't work on this phone. ugh.

Moto voice and moto assist in x pure vs pixel
Hello, I have the original moto x, 2013, I love moto voice and moto assist reading text messages while driving or at home, etc. and waking up with voice command. I don't like the size of moto x pure. Does pixel with nougat have similar features for voice command and text message reading while driving like moto assist?

CZ Eddie said:
Got my Pixel XL yesterday.
Really still trying to figure out why I bought a $900 32GB Pixel XL and put my $295 MXP 64GB up for sale.
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Well you bought a software package with a big guarantee on the quality of it that's for sure.
I own a MXP (actually Style, still the same) and I can say it's a solid build. My poor beast suffered a lot from dust to water to ground concrete droppings and now (after almost a year of wearage) it still feels like new, except for the IPS color bleeding ( TIP: don't keep this phone in your back pocket and sit on it, I was putting preasure right in the middle of the screen and some bending happend to the screen panel).
The really big cons of MXP is Motorola software support (features are great!), as they weren't able to keep it together as a company only God knows how many changes has been in the developers team. I just hope for one strike of light to get the official Naugat update and kernel releases for it.

My justification for buying the Pixel XL 128 was a stretch by anyone's standards, but I went with it.
First, the Pixel let me switch from my $66/month Verizon plan to a sub-$40/month Project Fi plan (I'm a very light data user since wifi is almost always available).
Second, for many moons I dreamed of getting a PSVR. My twisted sense of logic eventually convinced me to preorder the Pixel and get a free Daydream VR headset instead of getting a PSVR. The money saved on the PSVR would partially offset the ridiculous cost of the Pixel.
To say I'm looking forward to the VR revolution would be an understatement, but until I can get a quality VR experience with eye tracking and no wires I'm happy to skip the PSVR and settle on the Daydream. At least it doesn't have wires.
Also, I'm finally going to root my MXPE and make it a proper NES/SNES mobile emulation station with controller/mount.
With all that in mind, I'm loving the Pixel. And now that it's getting the lift-to-wake gesture, the last thing that was missing from the MXPE is gone.

I got the DayDream VR goggles in this week for my Pixel.
It was my first VR experience and I was blown away by how much better it was than i was expecting.
I don't think VR is ready for prime-time yet. But when it is, it's going to change how we do many things.
I got so immersed in the experience at one point that I lost my balance. While sitting in a chair!

Btw, Pixel now has an Alpha version of TWRP but still no custom ROM's of any sort.
I do know that Pure Nexus and Dirty Unicorns are working on something.
But TWRP has been out a couple weeks so I'm disappointed we don't have anything cool yet.
And none of the ROM Kitchens support the Pixel yet, so I can't even do my own custom ROM.
And there is still no Xposed for Nougat yet.

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