What we like about the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen.):
The 1080p 5.2" HD display with durable Corning® Gorilla Glass and water-resistant coating
The latest version of Android OS, free from unnecessary software skins; with quick access to the latest updates, you always enjoy the best Android experience
Voice control: use your voice to post to Facebook, pause a YouTube video, send a message with WhatsApp, ask questions, set reminders or get directions
Latest comments (27)
SILFCFAN
20 Oct 15#27
owned one of these for 6 months, really good phone very quick but the camera is pretty crap.
Nexusfifth
20 Oct 151#26
It depends slightly on how updated your phone is but on mine, you find the app called Moto, select it, it will offer you 4 options so choose voice control and there you should get a settings list, you simply turn this off.
Unfortunately this has never increased my battery life notably so I keep it on. I hope very much that Marshmallow will help with Doze, I have heard it does wonders to Nexus 5 which had pretty bad battery life.
Nexusfifth
20 Oct 15#25
That is perfectly fine, we all use phones differently, I simply offered a simple solution which solves 2 of the most quoted problems of this phone, battery life and lack of sd slot, admittedly it is not a perfect solution (such as an actual sd slot and bigger battery would be but it isn't that bad either) and for my usage it is perfect. (and I use my phone as a primary music player as well...)
willij5
20 Oct 15#24
Still not working! Still only showing 1100 points.
willij5
19 Oct 15#23
Think I shall hold off till midnight and check again.
Towner
19 Oct 15#22
Hi Blakester, without sounding stupid as i have had this phone for 8 months, how do you turn off the voice command as my battery time could be better!!!
willij5
19 Oct 15#20
Surely the points earned should be higher at x25?
Just took this through to checkout and it only quotes 1100 which is annoying.
Adidas Addict to willij5
19 Oct 15#21
Yes, although the 25x points for items over £200 id advertised as starting today on the homepage it doesn't seem to be active yet.
RiverDragon8
19 Oct 15#19
I'm always on a lookout for a Android phone with MicroSD slot (even tho i do not need one,LOL) as I use my phone heavily as a music player. 4 things i look for in a phone are decent spec's, decent battery life, decent camera and MicroSD slot.
DonkeyKonk
19 Oct 15#9
Rubbishy Battery (?)
blakester to DonkeyKonk
19 Oct 15#18
Turn off the voice command function if you don't use it, saves a lot of battery as its not listening for key word all the time
16GB of storage without microSD is pretty pathetic. Between apps, photos and music, you'll run out of space pretty quick.
Nexusfifth to xenostar
19 Oct 15#10
I have this very phone and I have 4GB of space left about 1 year down the line and I don't really see that running out of space happening any time soon.
All you need to do is be a bit sensible with the space, (remember that for a long time there simply was no options over 16GB and noone complained). All my photos/videos go straight to the cloud first time I connect to the wireless (automatically of course) so they don't take up any space. I have a couple of playlists downloaded to the device taking up to 2-3GB and for the rest use the cloud (play music to be specific) and I have 4GB in apps leaving me with 4GB free to use for whatever. I don't watch movies on my phone if I can help it but if I would this 4GB would be handy, or some streaming. All in all I don't regret 16GB at all (it saved me about 80£ at the time) and I have never fealt constrained or that I lack space.
These is just mine experience, everyone to their own of course...
happyharry to xenostar
19 Oct 15#11
agree with nexusfifth, it depends on how you use your phone and what you use it for. i use my 8gb phone as a phone and occasional camera. ive got a 32gb card and theres nothing on it. as long as i keep the cache cleared ive still got 1.5gb free. if i dowload a new app and its no good i remove it.
i want this phone but cant help feeling that the price may be sub £200 in the near future. currently got the moto e for work & think the stock android if the way forward.
heated anyway
Adidas Addict
19 Oct 15#8
It's a decent phone, but not sure I could spend over £200 on one so long after release.
RiverDragon8
19 Oct 15#3
I would buy this phone (phone of the year 2014) in a heartbeat if it had a MicroSD slot.
Dragon32 to RiverDragon8
19 Oct 151#4
Same here. And people don't say I should have everything streaming/over the cloud as I prefer not relying on the data connection and also draining my battery (although some don't mind I don't want to).
It is a pretty awesome multifunctional device and can be had for about 15£ when there is a deal.
steluca5
19 Oct 151#5
I would argue the extra £78~ might be better spent on the Nexus 5x. If you can afford it obviously, if not this phone served me really well, if it wasn't for the camera and yellowish screen.
ankitpatel123
19 Oct 15#2
it says maximum of 40000 points.
AbandonedTrolley
19 Oct 15#1
I believe this would actually be 5500 points as it's over £200 and they are doing x25 points for purchases over that amount. So quite a discount really.
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Opening post
The 1080p 5.2" HD display with durable Corning® Gorilla Glass and water-resistant coating
The latest version of Android OS, free from unnecessary software skins; with quick access to the latest updates, you always enjoy the best Android experience
Voice control: use your voice to post to Facebook, pause a YouTube video, send a message with WhatsApp, ask questions, set reminders or get directions
Latest comments (27)
Unfortunately this has never increased my battery life notably so I keep it on. I hope very much that Marshmallow will help with Doze, I have heard it does wonders to Nexus 5 which had pretty bad battery life.
Just took this through to checkout and it only quotes 1100 which is annoying.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/10/12/android-marshmallow-could-come-to-moto-x-2nd-gen-after-all/
All you need to do is be a bit sensible with the space, (remember that for a long time there simply was no options over 16GB and noone complained). All my photos/videos go straight to the cloud first time I connect to the wireless (automatically of course) so they don't take up any space. I have a couple of playlists downloaded to the device taking up to 2-3GB and for the rest use the cloud (play music to be specific) and I have 4GB in apps leaving me with 4GB free to use for whatever. I don't watch movies on my phone if I can help it but if I would this 4GB would be handy, or some streaming. All in all I don't regret 16GB at all (it saved me about 80£ at the time) and I have never fealt constrained or that I lack space.
These is just mine experience, everyone to their own of course...
i want this phone but cant help feeling that the price may be sub £200 in the near future. currently got the moto e for work & think the stock android if the way forward.
heated anyway
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Companion-Storage-Battery-Charger/dp/B00KU2E9IW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445271721&sr=8-1&keywords=kingston+mobilelite+g2
It is a pretty awesome multifunctional device and can be had for about 15£ when there is a deal.