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OS – Nearly stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
In a way, the Moto X is the first smartphone produced by Google.And we say largely because there are some changes from stock Android. A few pixels of the AMOLED display light up to indicate an incoming text or message and users can tap on them to enter the app directly or swipe them away and the display goes back to sleep.
Cellular connectivity - LTE
It does have Cat3 LTE (50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL) support in addition to HSPA+ (42.2 Mbps DL and 5.76 Mbps UL) and EV-DO Rev
Display – 4.7-inch AMOLED, 720p resolution
Form factor – Go crazy with colours
At 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm, the Moto X is not the thinnest handset in the world, but its dimensions make it more manageable than the phablets and the near-tablets we are seeing these days
There are seven colour options for the side-mounted buttons and the ring around the camera lens. That’s a total of 504 possible Moto X colour variants.
Internal storage – Buyers’ choice
Along with the colour and engraving options, buyers will be able to choose from two storage configurations for the Moto X. It’s either 16 or 32GB, but choose wisely as there is no microSD card slot.
Primary camera – 10.5-megapixel camera with Clear Pixel sensor
Motorola has been talking up the 10.5-megapixel Clear Pixel sensor of the Moto X’s camera. It’s an OmniVision OV10820 sensor, a 1/2.6-inch sensor with a video-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio and large 1.4-micron pixels. Motorola says this camera offers a much-improved low-light performance and this is thanks to a two-chip approach. The camera can record full HD video at 30fps and has HDR and panorama mode for stills.
Front camera – Two-megapixel
The 2-megapixel camera on the front of the Moto X is also capable of shooting 1080p videos.
Sensors – A few extras
Besides the usual accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and the compass, Moto X has a barometer and a temperature gauge.
Besides the usual GPS chip, GLONASS support is present along with Assisted GPS. Expect location lock times to be drastically lower thanks to the GLONASS support.
otorola’sbig union with Google has resulted in Moto X, a phone that looks to end the burgeoning specs war in Android. Here's a closer look.
Motorola’s big union with Google has resulted in Moto X, a phone that looks to end the burgeoning specs war in Android and one that the company says will finally deliver a smart experience to mobile users.
OS – Nearly stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
In a way, the Moto X is the first smartphone produced by Google.And we say largely because there are some changes from stock Android. A few pixels of the AMOLED display light up to indicate an incoming text or message and users can tap on them to enter the app directly or swipe them away and the display goes back to sleep.
Cellular connectivity - LTE
It does have Cat3 LTE (50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL) support in addition to HSPA+ (42.2 Mbps DL and 5.76 Mbps UL) and EV-DO Rev
Display – 4.7-inch AMOLED, 720p resolution
Google and Motorola have remained steadfast on the 720p resolution while keeping the display a manageable size. The pixel density of around 312 PPI
Form factor – Go crazy with colours
At 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm, the Moto X is not the thinnest handset in the world, but its dimensions make it more manageable than the phablets and the near-tablets we are seeing these days
There are seven colour options for the side-mounted buttons and the ring around the camera lens. That’s a total of 504 possible Moto X colour variants.
Wi-Fi – Cutting edge
The wireless module of the Moto X has support for Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. There’s dual-band and DLNA support as well as Wi-Fi hotspot.
SoC - Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
This is technically the dual-core Snapdragon S4, which was seen in one of the HTC One S variants last year. The chipset consists of dual Krait cores clocked at 1.7GHz and the Adreno 320 GPU, in addition to two proprietary cores. Motorola has added two more processors for natural language processing and contextual computing.
The wireless module of the Moto X has support for Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. There’s dual-band and DLNA support as well as Wi-Fi hotspot.
SoC - Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
This is technically the dual-core Snapdragon S4, which was seen in one of the HTC One S variants last year. The chipset consists of dual Krait cores clocked at 1.7GHz and the Adreno 320 GPU, in addition to two proprietary cores. Motorola has added two more processors for natural language processing and contextual computing.
Internal storage – Buyers’ choice
Along with the colour and engraving options, buyers will be able to choose from two storage configurations for the Moto X. It’s either 16 or 32GB, but choose wisely as there is no microSD card slot.
Primary camera – 10.5-megapixel camera with Clear Pixel sensor
Motorola has been talking up the 10.5-megapixel Clear Pixel sensor of the Moto X’s camera. It’s an OmniVision OV10820 sensor, a 1/2.6-inch sensor with a video-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio and large 1.4-micron pixels. Motorola says this camera offers a much-improved low-light performance and this is thanks to a two-chip approach. The camera can record full HD video at 30fps and has HDR and panorama mode for stills.
Front camera – Two-megapixel
The 2-megapixel camera on the front of the Moto X is also capable of shooting 1080p videos.
Sensors – A few extras
Besides the usual accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and the compass, Moto X has a barometer and a temperature gauge.
NFC – But, of course
Google has been pushing for NFC support for a long time now and there was no doubt that the Moto X will be getting this chip. NFC adoption is increasing at points-of-sale and it also ties in well with Google Wallet.
Battery – Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery
Motorola says the phone will easily last 24 hours of regular usage.
Google has been pushing for NFC support for a long time now and there was no doubt that the Moto X will be getting this chip. NFC adoption is increasing at points-of-sale and it also ties in well with Google Wallet.
Battery – Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery
Motorola says the phone will easily last 24 hours of regular usage.
GPS – With GLONASS
Besides the usual GPS chip, GLONASS support is present along with Assisted GPS. Expect location lock times to be drastically lower thanks to the GLONASS support.
