Moto X specs: reviews, price and release date
The Moto X has finally launched. Check out the official specs, price and release date right here
The Moto X specs, release date and prices have been officially announced at an event in New York.
The Moto X’s headline specs include a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED 1280x720 pixel screen with a
glass coating that wraps around the sides.
The processor onboard is a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 and the device will feature 2GB RAM. Moto has included dedicated Natural Language Processing and ‘contextual computing’ cores. Bizarrely, the Moto X launched on Android 4.2.2 - so much for Google giving Motorola preferential treatment.
Inside, there will be 16GB internal storage (12GB user-accessible), but no microSD card for expansion, which will come as a disappointment to many who like to hot-swap SD cards. Around the back, there’s the much talked about 10.5-megapixel camera with Moto’s Clear Pixel technology, while a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera offers an option for video-calling and self-portraits.
There’s a 2200 mAh battery that Motorola says will keep going for 24 hours, which sounds a little ambitious in our view.
The device, which will be a US-only launch will be made in the US and marketed in the US. It will cost $199 (£130).
20 Aug 2013
Motorola has announced it will be removing the custom engraving option for the Moto X due to 'quality concerns'. According to Computer World's JR Raphael on Google+, 'Custom engraving won't be available on the Moto X at launch. During beta testing, the company determined the quality of the printing wasn't meeting its standards and decided to pull the plug on it for now. Spokesperson tells me they hope to work out the kinks and start offering the option to consumers soon.'
Moto X Specs
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (MSM8960Pro) 1.7 GHz Motorola X8 System (SoC+NLP Processor+Contextual Processor) |
| Display | 4.7-inch AMOLED (RGB) 1280x720 |
| RAM | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| WiFi | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, BT 4.0 |
| Storage | 16 GB standard, 32 GB online, 2 years 50 GB Google Drive |
| I/O | microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone, NFC, Miracast |
| OS | Android 4.2.2 |
| Battery | 2200 mAh, 3.8V, 8.36 Whr |
| Size / Mass | 65.3 x 129.3 x 5.6-10.4 mm, 130 grams |
| Camera | 10 MP Clear Pixel (RGBC) with 1.4µm pixels Rear Facing 2 MP 1080p Front Facing |
| Price | $199 (16 GB), $249 (32 GB) on 2 year contract |
Touchless Control allows you to control your Moto X using your own voice commands. Like Google Glass, it will learn what you sound like. As previously rumoured, the Moto X can be completely customised to meet your taste.
You can customise the device via Moto Maker, allowing you to change the colour, rear, style, texture, engraving, anything. This feature is an AT&T exclusive for now, however, with other US networks having to settle for the basic black and white versions. Moto also confirmed a vast array of accessories that will launch alongside the Moto X.
Motorola has released a series of promo videos detailing some of the Moto X's features. Check out Moto Maker, the Always-on Google Now functionality, and Quick Capture below:
Moto Maker explained
Here’s the official line from Motorola on Moto Maker:
‘Your Moto X is truly yours, because you design it. Through our online studio, Moto Maker, you choose the colors, and decide on the details: front, back, accents, memory, wallpapers, even add a name or a short message. When you’re done, we assemble your Moto X right here in the USA and ship it to you for free in 4 days or less.
‘Choose from more than 2,000 possible combinations, with more to come. We’ll be constantly exploring new offerings, such as real wood backs, starting later in the year. Still love the classics? You can choose an eye-catching woven black or woven white model right in the store.’
Moto X: Always-on demo
The Moto X is designed to be the first handset to have truly always-on functionality, whereby you can access the phone via saying – Okay, Google Now – even when it is asleep.
This always-on functionality is made possible by Motorola’s new X8 chipset, which features two bespoke cores atop Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 chipset. These ‘cores’ are plugged directly into the Moto X’s sensors and are specially designed to understand your voice and interpret your surroundings.
Check out Always-on in action below:
Moto X Quick Capture video
The Moto X features a 10-megapixel Clear Pixel (RGBC with 1.4µm pixels) camera that can be quickly accessed via a twist of the wrist. Motorola calls this Quick Capture, and you can see it in action below:
The only downside to all this is that there's no word on whether or not the Moto X will be coming to the UK. So far it's looking like a US-only launch.
The Moto X is pretty much what we were expecting, tallying up almost exactly with the wealth of leaks and speculation we've seen in the past week or so, but we haven't had the chance to get our hands on it yet, so click over the page to see what our brothers in the US thought about the device when they were able to get their greasy fingers on it.
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