The Moto X Pure
I was happy to see another version of the Moto X. I had the 1st gen and it held up nicely and was probably the best phone I had ever used. I also like Motorola products. So when I saw they were releasing a new phone that could be used on (virtually) any carrier, I thought I'd check it out.
I'm not going to bore you with all the specs. They're out on a million different websites. Google it if you're really interested. I'm here to give you my impression.
First off, it's a giant phone compared to the 1st gen version. I got used to it pretty quickly though and even though it didn't fit in the pockets as easily, it was not a big deal.
It also didn't have all the bloatware that comes with carriers' phones since I ordered it right from Motorola. Customers can use MotoMaker to customize their phones during the ordering process. I got the blue back, as opposed to the leather or bamboo and was happy with the handling of the phone.
One of the best things was the turbo charge feature. You could get nearly a fully charge in about 15 minutes using the provided turbo charging cable.
So, bottom line, I was pretty happy with the phone...until I dropped it and shattered the screen. It shattered the screen at the bottom of course, where the buttons are, so the phone was pretty much toast.
What really surprised me was that I had the bumper on the phone (the "case" that came with the phone) and a screen protector, and it only fell from a height of about 2 1/2 feet.
Seems as though a short distance like that shouldn't do as much damage to a phone, but I guess I dropped it on it's sweet spot.
So, overall, despite how much I liked the phone, I would not buy it again. In fact, I ended up trading it in during Verizon's sale of the Droid Turbo 2, which allowed users to trade in phones even with broken screens. The whole idea behind that is that the Turbo 2 has an unbreakable screen.
Anyway, as good of a phone as it is (was), I don't think I'd recommend it based on how fragile it is.
I was happy to see another version of the Moto X. I had the 1st gen and it held up nicely and was probably the best phone I had ever used. I also like Motorola products. So when I saw they were releasing a new phone that could be used on (virtually) any carrier, I thought I'd check it out.
I'm not going to bore you with all the specs. They're out on a million different websites. Google it if you're really interested. I'm here to give you my impression.
First off, it's a giant phone compared to the 1st gen version. I got used to it pretty quickly though and even though it didn't fit in the pockets as easily, it was not a big deal.
It also didn't have all the bloatware that comes with carriers' phones since I ordered it right from Motorola. Customers can use MotoMaker to customize their phones during the ordering process. I got the blue back, as opposed to the leather or bamboo and was happy with the handling of the phone.
One of the best things was the turbo charge feature. You could get nearly a fully charge in about 15 minutes using the provided turbo charging cable.
So, bottom line, I was pretty happy with the phone...until I dropped it and shattered the screen. It shattered the screen at the bottom of course, where the buttons are, so the phone was pretty much toast.
What really surprised me was that I had the bumper on the phone (the "case" that came with the phone) and a screen protector, and it only fell from a height of about 2 1/2 feet.
Seems as though a short distance like that shouldn't do as much damage to a phone, but I guess I dropped it on it's sweet spot.
So, overall, despite how much I liked the phone, I would not buy it again. In fact, I ended up trading it in during Verizon's sale of the Droid Turbo 2, which allowed users to trade in phones even with broken screens. The whole idea behind that is that the Turbo 2 has an unbreakable screen.
Anyway, as good of a phone as it is (was), I don't think I'd recommend it based on how fragile it is.
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