Motorola have release 3 new refreshed Moto X models in 2015 which is the successor of the 2014’s Moto X model devices, The newly released refreshed Motorola X models is better than the last year 2014’s Moto X devices with better upgrades and some bug fixes. In this article we have reviewed the Motorola Moto X style which is the flagship device for the company.
The Motorola Moto X Styles is a stylish high end spec device with a 5.7″ inch Quad HD display which is more added pixel and resolution than a Full HD display. As this got a 5.7″ inch QHD display this will be commonly named as a phablet which has the ability of a tablet and a smartphone in a medium sized device. This smartphone is comparable and also makes a challenge to the LG Google Nexus 5X which is one of the popular smartphone in the market.
Moto X Style – Design
Moto Maker – The cool stuff about Moto X models is that company allows you customize your own design to the smartphone with the help of Moto Maker software which allows you to completely take advantage towards the design. The Moto Maker software also allows to engrave your desired Name in the back side bottom of the smartphone. Also this software allows you to make a greeting of your name or your inspirational quote at the start of the Moto X style boot screen.
Design at the front side – The Moto X style got the same design and look like the previous Moto X model with improvement to the size. At the front side it got a 5.7″ inch Quad HD display. The bezels at the front region is thin and it got two front facing speakers, One at the top and another at the bottom. As-usual at the right side selfie camera and a flash at the top. It also have a Proximity sensor at the top left side of the display. At the bottom it got two motion sensors which turns the screen on while waving your hands.
Buttons at the right side – At the right hand side it got the main power button and volume rockers. The main power button got a rigid texture for easily recognizing the difference in volume and the power button while pressing unknowingly the wrong button.
Port at the Top and the Bottom – Moto X got a combined 3.5mm audio jack in the center and a combined tray for a Nano sim and a Micro-SD . If you got a Dual smartphone variant it also allows you to put two Nano sim cards and a Micro-SD in a single tray. At the bottom it have a standard USB port for charging and connecting to PC (or) a Storage drive.
Design at the Back Side – The back side have a curved structure and it got a metallic stripe with a 21 Megapixel Camera and a dual flash light. At the bottom of the metallic it got a small Motorola dimple. You can take the advantage of Moto Maker software from the company’s official site to customize the whole back panel and the metallic stripe which have the Motorola dimple. And this also feels premium by having a metallic chassis and a bend at the back side which makes us comfortable to handle even it is a big 5.7″ inch big device.
Moto X Style – Display, Camera, Battery and Performance
Display – The Moto X have a 5.7″ inch TFT LCD Display with 2560×1400 Quad HD resolution having 520 Pixel Per Inch. As this got a 5.7″ inch big phablet’s display you have the full control over browsing the internet, and have a better experience in watching QHD resolution videos with a good viewing angles. Playing games with this is very good because of its vibrant colours and good contrast. The display is very good visible under sunlight even with a medium brightness. As it got a proximity sensor at the top it auto-adjusts the brightness as per the situation, so you don’t need to worry about adjusting the brightness while in a dark or in the bright surrounding.
Camera – In our opinion the predecessor Moto X camera is the weak point to avoid the previous version of smartphone. But now in this newer Moto X smartphone the camera bugs are fixed and have place a 21-Megapixel camera with F/2.0 aperture at the rear side. For the selfie camera Motorola placed a 5-Megapixel camera with a flash. The rear facing camera is a great advancement and a great upgrade by Motorola for taking a natural photos like a professional photographer without lightning effects.
Battery – This refreshed Moto X smartphone got a sealed 3000mAH battery and a turbo fast charging adapter. As this comes with a fast charging adapter it takes less than a hour or 45 minutes to fully charge. For normal phone usage like calling and with lowering the brightness to low you will get around one and a half day charge. If you are using it for Music, videos, and games surely you need to charge it in the half of the day.
Performance – The performance of this smartphone was extreme with a snapdragon 808 CPU and a 3Gb of RAM memory. The multi-tasking experience was great like watery fluid performance. You can even do multi-tasking like gaming and doing other stuffs. This doesn’t got a little lag while trying to break its performance.
Moto X Style – Hardware Specifications
Display – 5.7″ inch Quad-HD TFT LCD Screen with 520PPI and Gorilla Glass 3.
OS – Android 5.1.0 Lollipop (Upgrade for Android Marshmallow 6.0)
CPU – Snapdragon 808 CPU with option for Dual Core(or) Quad Core (or) Hexa Core processor.
GPU – Adreno 418.
RAM – 3GB of Memory.
Internal Storage – 16GB (or) 32GB.
Camera – 21 MP Rear facing and 5 MP selfie Camera.
Battery – 3000mAH Battery.