In fact, when Moto X first came on the scene last year, many speculations about it disappeared. Instead, it was determined to buy, not because of X's performance (but that's how it is) or how cool the screen is (it's a "good" level if it's stuck up), but because X provides a dazzling customized service, The system also adds some very useful small functions in daily life. Finally, it can be said that it is really comfortable to hold.
Motorola has fallen into an endless cycle of upgrading year by year since it launched the first shot of high-end Android phone competition with Droid in the early days. For X, the history is always strikingly similar, so it is no surprise that, After a series of upgrades this year, X finally caught up with the flagship models of other brands in terms of specifications. Whether the X rearmed to the teeth can make Motorola regain its momentum, let's see now.
Hardware:
The new MOTO X feels 1000 times better than last year's X. In my personal opinion, X is the phone with the best touch this year. Although HTC ONE also has a great touch, several new small details on X make X feel better.
First of all, the design of Motorola's back curve has changed a little, so even after using the 5.2 inch 1080p AMOLED display screen, the feel will not become strange. The thickness of X is thinner than expected. The thickest part in the middle of the fuselage is only 10 mm thick, while on both sides, the thickness is only 3.8 mm, a little thinner than HTC ONE.
When it comes to the feel, I have to mention the back of the X. The motorcycle uses an aluminum alloy frame on the new X instead of the plastic frame of the old model. Although this metal seems insignificant, the advanced feeling of the metal frame is indescribable. With the curved front of Corning Gorilla Glass, the new X looks like a natural one, The author also can't help feeling about it, which really confirms the saying: details determine everything.
The back material of the evaluation prototype is made of bamboo, while other designs of the body look basically textbook low-key. There is no special decoration on the front except for the 2 megapixel camera and four infrared sensors. The power key and volume key are on the right center of the phone, and the USB 2.0 interface supporting Qualcomm Fast Charge 2.0 technology is on the bottom of the phone.
If you want people all over the world to know that your mobile phone is MOTO X, it is also very simple. Just go crazy and customize it. You can customize a unique MOTO X by paying.
Inside the fuselage is the Snapdragon 801+2GB RAM combination in a bad street. X provides 16G and 32G memory options, and the built-in 2300mAh battery can support a day's endurance.
Screen and speakers:
After being abused by the 720P screen of the old model X, the author did not have high expectations for the screen of the new model X, so when I got the X, the screen really made me feel happy. This improved 5.2 inch AMOLED display is one of the best screens I have been exposed to for a period of time, deep black, clean white, vivid colors Abundant brightness and excellent visual angle. The only disadvantage is that the glass protecting the screen reflects light very strongly. In the sun, you always have to adjust the holding angle to get the best viewing effect.
Most smartphone manufacturers pay far less attention to speakers than they do to screens, but Motorola has done a good job this time. The single speaker of X is located below the screen, and the sound from this speaker is clearer and louder than the author expected. Maybe this is the reason for the poor habit of mobile phone speakers. Of course, the quality of this single speaker is a big problem for HTC's BoomSound, and the motorcycle generously gives two speakers on its low-end G. Of course, if the internal structure of the body is too compact, X can't fit two speakers, it is understandable, As consumers, we certainly hope to see dual speakers on the next generation X.
Software:
Nativists will definitely like MOTO X. On the one hand, the system of X is almost the native Android 4.4.4. On the other hand, although many non uninstallable apps (exactly 12) are pre installed on the customized machine (the one submitted for testing is the AT&T version), at least these apps can be hidden. Of course, The customization level of AT&T has never been so distraught. I don't know whether X can get out of the mud under the magic of Verizon and Sprint.
Moto's minor repairs on the previous generation of X make up for the shortcomings of X's system. This time, Moto adds a small function called Moto Display to the new X, where the user swipes on the phone and the phone will display the current notification, and then the corresponding application (@ Samsung) can be launched with a single tap. This function makes full use of the advantages of AMOLED. The screen only needs to light up a few pixels to display content, which minimizes the power consumption of this function.
Moto Actions uses the built-in infrared sensor of the phone to detect the action of the user's hand within ten inches above the phone and mute the call or let the screen display the time and notification content. In fact, the author hopes to unlock the phone in this way. This function is easy to use when users ignore the strange eyes from the surrounding people.
As always, MOTO X's key skill is voice control. Even when the screen is off, it can wake up the phone through "OK, Google" and let it listen to the "words". Of course, users can also set their own personalized voice commands to wake up the phone. This voice command function can be used to set an alarm clock, remind or publish status or search on social networking sites.
Anyone who has flirted with Google Now will know how accurate the speech recognition of this product is (in fact, it is very accurate). During the trial period of the author, this function is more used to find MOTO X hidden in the depths of the bag or buried in a pile of clothes. When the user calls X, The X screen will light up and make some noise. This function will be affected when the background noise is high. It is good to have a success rate of 90%.
In fact, although these exquisite functions look like chicken ribs in a single piece, they seem to bring X to life and make X feel like a personal assistant with flesh and blood, rather than a thing that needs to press the HOME key for a long time to jump out and chat with you. You are right, Siri。
Camera:
The new X has improved the shortcomings of the old X in the camera one by one and the effect of improvement is good, but there is still a gap compared with the strong players this year. New X has a 13 million pixel camera surrounded by circular double LED fill lights. Under the condition of sufficient light, the photos taken are bright in color and sharp in detail - especially after HDR mode is turned on. However, X's camera focuses very slowly, sometimes not as fast as users' manual focusing and exposure. The effect of ring double LED fill light is also much better than that of many other smart phones.
X's photographing UI is also very easy to use. Users can touch the shutter by tapping on any part of the picture. Long press is the continuous shooting mode. The setting menu called out from the side through gesture allows users to turn on HDR, fill light, fast photographing, slow motion video recording, and panoramic photographing. However, those users who want professional control may be indifferent to such a simple UI.
The photo samples are as follows:
The 1080p video captured by X is generally rich in color and correctly exposed. In addition, X can also capture 4K resolution video.
For people who love taking selfies, the front camera of X is very disappointing, not because it has a poor photo taking effect (I don't want to say that there are too many noise points), but because of the long delay between pressing the shutter and imaging, people always feel that the front camera can't catch up with the time, not to mention the blurred image caused by this delay.
Performance and endurance:
Last year's X had a performance gap with its competitors because of its unique SoC, while this year's new X has no performance gap with heavyweight competitors such as M8 and S5 because of its Snapdragon 801 chipset, which is the same as the mainstream flagship.
The daily operation of the new X is as smooth as butter. Whether it's sliding and zooming in web browsing or controlling the car drifting and turning in wild drag racing 8, the application starts very fast. Even for performance control, X is a powerful machine.
The excellent performance is always intoxicating, but how about the endurance performance of X after a major performance upgrade? In our standard video playback test (playing video with WI-FI in a loop), the new X persisted for 10 hours and 34 minutes, even a few minutes longer than S5, but compared with the performance of M8, it was still 1 hour worse. In my daily use, X can persist in not shutting down for a day under the intensity of network browsing, sending and receiving short messages, reading e-books, navigation, online music listening and watching oil pipe videos. However, in view of the battery aging phenomenon of some of the MOTO X machines of the previous generation, we reserve some opinions on the endurance performance of the new X.
Competitiveness analysis:
After reading here, it is not difficult to realize that the price of MOTO X is basically the same as that of mainstream Android phones such as the M8 and S5 (although the official price of Motorola has not yet been announced), and it is understandable to choose any of these three phones. Of course, they have their own advantages - M8 adaptive control and external control, The S5 is suitable for photo control, while the G3 is suitable for screen control. At the 199 US dollar contract price level, there are too many powerful competitors, so why choose X? In a word, the X simplicity that complements the system and the outside is not simple, but it is still suitable for those who pursue simplicity.
In addition, if you have sufficient data traffic packages and cloud storage space, the 16G MOTO X with a contract price of $99 is unmatched in price performance. For those who hate the contract, you can focus on the next mobile phone. It has similar specifications to X, but the screen is larger. The price of $299 is much cheaper than that of $500.
Summary:
Motorola's positioning of X was quite simple last year - trying to make X a more intelligent smartphone. As far as the current situation is concerned, Motorola has done a good job. Unfortunately, MOTO X is not attractive to those who are pursuing cost performance, so Motorola has learned a lesson. Although the new MOTO X is not so perfect (photos and battery life), However, Motorola has made great progress. For the fans of Motorola, even the new model is not as personalized as the old model. But for the author, Motorola should make its mobile phone like this year's X from the beginning, and the new MOTO X will definitely have its own place in the pantheon of mobile phone industry.
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