At this point, all I need to see are camera samples before I decide to buy. I have a GS3 now and don't mind going from a 4.8" display to 4.7". 4.3 would have been a deal-breaker, and 4.5 would have been a maybe. 2200mAH battery is perfectly fine, as I have 2100mAH now and almost never have trouble getting through the day with it even when I've got my wifi turned off all day. I'm expecting a price of closer to $350-400 than the $200 figure that keeps getting tossed around, but I have no problem buying at that price point.
Verge: Moto X to be revealed Aug 1
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Developers letting their 2gb+ games install the bulk of their data on a sd would solve the bulk of the problem also.
It's more expensive to do smaller devices.
And the Nexus doesn't have cellular radio chips in it.
Those "smaller devices" you talk about are manufactured in 100x more quantities. Iphones are viewed as high end devices, and they cost ~200$ to be produced and assembled. MotoX will be far from highend.
These "tear down" costs never include:
Manufacturing costs
Labor
Patent/Royalties
Shipping
Not to mention R&D and marketing.
Victory Red
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This thing gonna be so sexy.
This thing gonna be so sexy.
so much winning
-Pyromaniac-
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The size looks good no doubt about that.
MotoX will also have to have cellular chips in every one of them unlike that cheap version of the Nexus 7. They are not directly comparable at all.
-COOLIO-
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There will be Nexus 5, for sure. Optimus G2 is the perfect candidate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xRtCJmcw-6A
im not sure i see the point in a nexus 5.
if the moto x is basically a nexus 4 with LTE and key lime pie at 200 bucks then theyve made the perfect phone for most people and myself.
Evolution_1ne
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awww I thought this was about some new form of Moto cross *leaves disappointed*
Moto X isn't a Nexus device. It won't ship with 4.3 more than likely. Moto may get it on their devices faster since it won't be skinned to death like Touchwiz, but its still not a Nexus.
killertofu
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This thing gonna be so sexy.
Why dont they have the Moto logo on the top left on the renders?
Nexus devices get shafted anyways.
Because those were the test units. The actual version is nice and clean
killertofu
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That makes me happy.
-Pyromaniac-
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that wouldn't jive with what they've been hinting at considering that would be the same as the nexus 4. I'll say 199/249 or 249/299 seems like the right price. 249 being for 16gb.
There's no way they shit out another 8 GB phone. Pyro, plz.
-Pyromaniac-
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READ IT AGAIN BRAH. I said the cheaper sku will be the 16gb one. Actually I guess what I said was confusing but meant even if it's 199/249 then that will also be 16/32. Which seems too cheap so that's why it will be 249/299.
Ephemeris
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Nexus has lower storage though. :/
But don't misunderstand, I don't want to be right at all.
$199 off contract means I'm buying two of those bastards on Day 1
Then again, I'd want the 32GB.
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I share the same view!
He's EIC. EICs don't write a lot - mostly op eds or a review they really want on their own. They're making overall Editorial decisions, accepting story pitches, etc.
Considering they have over 60 staffers on the Verge right now, I don't think he needs to write.
Can't see it unless they're going out for an all-out gamechanger. With their "Assembled in 'murica" selling point I don't think they're going for the true low-end. I think $299 16GB, $349 32GB sounds about right. Still half the price of an iPhone off-contract.
Me too, maybe even 349. If it really has LTE radios for all the carriers, I could easily see it doing 299 to 349. I find it hilarious that people have allowed their expectation to dip down to $249. That's not happening. The Nexus 5 didn't have LTE and it was a copy/paste of an already existing LG phone with a mediocre camera. Assuming this phone improves in those areas, there's going to be a higher cost for sure.
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well they pretty much said their pricing will be GAME CHANGINGGG or something along that line, so releasing a phone with the same price as the nexus 4 doesn't really change much. It's not bad but that kind of wording makes me think cheaper.
killertofu
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I also heard that they might be selling it right after the announcement?
If so...DAY 1
If so...DAY 1
Ephemeris
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Bingo. $600+ 16GB superphones.
I was going to buy the next iPhone (C, not S) and claim it on my taxes as work related since it's supposed to be "cheaper" but I doubt it'll hit the same price-range as the Moto X.
Great features (plus good battery life if all goes well) and a killer price could move a ton of X's this summer.
Hes usually on the verge cast.
No its $299 8 GB and $349 16 GB. $10 less than CDN prices. afaik.
Ephemeris
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You are correct.
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm sure google will screw it up somehow, there's still time guys~!
Ephemeris
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Especially since the claim is Google is treating them as a separate company.
For example, when the Googy engineers went over Moto after the acquisition, they had to give up their Googy badges.
Phoenix
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$299/$399 if you purchase it direct from Google. More if you get it from a 3rd party like TMobile.
Jesus Christ
Right?
Its not my fault that google aim so low. It's a good phone for my mom.
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