Screen size 5.5 inches
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920
Camera 21 MP
Video 1080p
Data capability 4G
Operating system Android
SIM card nano SIM
Top comments
Chanchi32
23 Nov 1527#40
If you're near a Morrisons today just a reminder you could save a bit more on this deal
For every £10 gift card you buy at Morrisons, they give you a Fuel Saver coupon worth 1p off every litre of fuel next time you fill up. They stock Amazon gift cards, so £200 of gift cards gets 20p off a litre of fuel (max 100 litres)
Chanchi32
23 Nov 1518#18
If anyone bought this from Amazon at £249.99 a couple of weeks ago, get onto live chat and get a £50 refund
themachman
23 Nov 1513#27
cheers chanchi,was going to get the moto g 3rd gen but going for this instead :smiley:
Chanchi32
23 Nov 1510#1
Latest comments (264)
jazzuk777
4 Feb 16#264
I have nfc turned off too, as well as the WiFi scanning, which I've always done. So far o wouldn't say I've noticed an improvement but not been studying too closely and been charging a bit randomly. I don't think it's worse anyway. Was losing only c.10% overnight anyway even on L
doncoop
1 Feb 16#261
Feeling really good on my x play. Lots of the stuttering has gone. Much better phone.
For those worrying about battery life, some threads on xda suggest turning off wifi scanning in location > advanced which drains the battery.
morgie to doncoop
3 Feb 16#263
Cheers, have done that too. Still finishing a day at 20 percent rather than 40 percent or above with no real change in usage. Think I'll plan a reset soon to see what difference it makes.
morgie
3 Feb 16#262
How are you finding it?
jazzuk777
1 Feb 16#260
Well, it's done now... found this glowing review of the improvements in the meantime, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so we'll see. Hopefully the reset has minimised the likelihood of glitches.
Update arrived (after I fixed the APN issues with iD Mobile...I wonder if related?). Done a reset and installing...fingers crossed.
jazzuk777
31 Jan 16#257
Have you tried Motorola live chat support, they were ones to recommend the cache partition wipe on my G Gen 2 after lollipop upgrade problems and it sorted it out.
morgie
31 Jan 16#256
There are certainly posts out there reporting it (e.g. here), but hard to say how widespread. General advice seems to fall back to doing a full reset. I'll hold out on that for now.
Charged back up to 100% and left the phone on battery overnight. I did reset app preferences from the Battery -> Battery Optimisation menu. It lost 12% in 11 hours, probably in line with where it used to be, but thought this should be a bit better with Marshmallow/Doze.
jazzuk777
31 Jan 16#255
Hmmmm. that's a worry. Still no notification so will keep an eye online to see whether this is widespread I think.
morgie
30 Jan 16#254
Yeah, I did the cache wipe. My phone died today, fair enough it was this evening. However, I've only had it run flat in a day once before due to heavy usage. Something definitely up with it for me. Based on the battery stats the biggest drain is the wifi.
jazzuk777
28 Jan 16#253
That doesn't work either. Let us know how you get in with the power issue... Could be worth wiping the cache partition, think it's a worthwhile precaution anyway maybe.
morgie
27 Jan 16#252
See the comments here. Try powering down, remove your SIM, power up, check for updates.
morgie
27 Jan 16#251
To be honest my battery life is seeming worse. Finishing the day on closer to 30%, normally been at 40%. Phone also crashed for the first time, just seemed to randomly restart.
I've decided to wipe the cache partition, never bothered before, but seems like a sensible step to take post an update. Details of how to do so are here.
Got the Marshmallow update tonight (Android 6.0). Expect quite a few have already have it, if you want to force your Moto X Play to check for it, go, Settings -> About Phone -> System Updates. About 590mb download.
jazzuk777 to morgie
26 Jan 16#246
Nope, still nada for me on a retail model on id mobile network. Let us know how you get on with it...
jazzuk777 to morgie
27 Jan 16#250
So... Couple of days now, how's marshmallow going? Still no sign of an update here.
jazzuk777
26 Jan 16#249
The gmail app seems to freeze a lot for me, or maybe the gmail widget, on lollipop- hoping m might solve it.
Hartley Hare
26 Jan 161#248
Same for me, no update yet on Giffgaff. No problems with the phone so far tho' so not in a rush to upgrade. Enjoying the extended battery life of the X Play :smiley:
morgie
26 Jan 16#247
Weird, thought that may have explained your charger behaviour.
Good shout - says £199 on this thread. I didn't even notice the extra £0.99 being added on at checkout.
morgie
2 Dec 151#236
Looks right actually. Noticed I was charged £199.99, should have been £199.
liamsquire
2 Dec 151#235
I got the same. Not gonna argue with Amazon! :-D
morgie
2 Dec 15#234
Just got this from Amazon, but can't see the lower price reflected online yet....
Hello,
We wanted to let you know that we're refunding you £0.99 for your Amazon.co.uk order #XXXXXXXXX which includes Motorola Moto X Play UK SIM-Free Smartphone - Black (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012W8XE6E), as we've further reduced the price of this item which you purchased during Amazon's Biggest Ever Black Friday Deals Week.
Please allow your bank 5 to 7 days to process the refund. You’ll see this amount credited on your next statement.
When the refund is completed, we'll send you an e-mail letting you know the date, amount and payment details. Completed refunds information can be viewed in Your Account once you've received a confirmation e-mail from us. You can view completed refunds in Your Orders (https://www.amazon.co.uk/your-orders) by selecting "Order Details".
Regards
Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk
jazzuk777
27 Nov 15#233
Handtec have been around a long time, I think I'd be happy to use them, think I may have done years ago. Amazon may do the deal again on Monday though since this is already the second time deal has been posted
mivanpy
27 Nov 15#232
yeah appreciate the advice but ive been keeping an eye on all the phone deals as you mentioned but buying from reputables is a factor for me. I went to order 5 mins to late not that four days wasnt enough lol
Damo_T
27 Nov 15#222
I am torn between this and the Honor 7 which is £209 with the £40 sign up discount. What are the pro's and cons of each and which would people recommend as I am torn between the two.
Many thanks
Update: Hmmm there *were* anyway - there was a Handtec deal which has been deleted rather than expired for some reason...no idea why. Tesco looks OOS too. Clove for just P&P extra (minus cashback from from TCB or Quidco maybe if they do it?)
0liverr
27 Nov 151#228
I'm not sure if the 2014 version does support 64 bit either matey, both great phones at great prices nonetheless.
jazzuk777
27 Nov 15#226
Better in some ways not in others depending on your priorities. Build and pure grunt maybe, but the X Play has more going for it, at least in what I'm looking for in a phone. Battery, camera, sd slot, plenty of update life left. It also supports 64bit which I'm not sure the 2014 does although I'm happy to be corrected...
0liverr
27 Nov 15#225
I thought it was better than the play version though
iancwhitmore
27 Nov 15#224
Thank you. Still, can't believe how good the Nexus 5 is still compared to newer phones, but yeah, Play is probably better due to battery, SD, camera, newer! And they are more or less the same price. Cheers.
aztec786
27 Nov 15#223
Not available for £199. Expired
iancwhitmore
27 Nov 15#206
Same question here. Nexus 5 or Play?
jazzuk777 to iancwhitmore
27 Nov 151#221
Nexus is closer to the end of of update life - Moto X Play will see M, N and possibly O.
Battery is a definite winner on the X Play and that's a key factor for me, along with the SD slot support (which you can emulate as main storage in Marshmallow when it comes!). I'd hazard a guess that camera is better although both have had moans about low light performance (I like the exposure control in the Motorola app to counter this myself and it has a better F-stop number - F2.0 vs. F2.4) and the pixel count is inarguable 21 vs 8MP. I also like having the splashproofing. Worth mentioning that the X Play will support 64bit Android. Is it worth upgrading from the 5? That very much depends on the person (and their funds) I should say...
I am torn between this and the Honor 7 which is £209 with the £40 sign up discount. What are the pro's and cons of each and which would people recommend as I am torn between the two.
Many thanks
lionkhan1
27 Nov 15#217
This or S6 64 gb brand new for £250 with receipt from gumtree ..... decisions ... :smirk:
Damo_T
27 Nov 15#216
I am torn between this and the Honor 7 which is £209 with the £40 sign up discount. What are the pro's and cons of each and which would people recommend as I am torn between the two.
Many thanks
PierremontQuaker
27 Nov 15#215
thanks for telling me it had expired, was just about to go to Morrisons to buy £200 worth of amazon vouchers, am not buying at £234.99.
Damo_T
27 Nov 15#214
I am torn between this and the Honor 7 which is £209 with the £40 sign up discount. What are the pro's and cons of each and which would people recommend as I am torn between the two.
Many thanks
ayrforce1
27 Nov 15#213
I bought one new this morning for £199 but it has now gone up to £234.99
cambria
27 Nov 15#212
Expired :disappointed:
JscottJ
27 Nov 15#211
Expired:(
Savaholic
27 Nov 15#210
Thanks was about to try just now but looks like the price has gone back up to £249.99
No worries was meant to be :smiley:
pennylee44
27 Nov 15#209
There's only used phones for £199. Has this gone back up?
DKB07
27 Nov 15#208
I see £240 only, am I missing something?
jumpinoffthbed
27 Nov 15#207
Tbh with you that pic is pretty poor for 21mp, the colour is good but detail and focus is definitely not. 3 years ago I had a Chinese phone called inew v7 and took a pic of an owl, when I zoomed in I could quite clearly see my face reflected in its eye.. that was just 13mp
Jawz
27 Nov 15#205
How this compare to Nexus 5?
Stick or twist?
Hartley Hare
27 Nov 15#204
I just tried it on my PC and Flubit said "Sorry, we don't accept this product". Tried it on my phone on Chrome and Flubit was quite happy to accept it. Bizarre, but maybe you could try that?
Hartley Hare
25 Nov 153#193
If anyone is interested, I've had a despatch confirmation from Flubit complete with a delivery tracking link. The link is an Amazon.co.uk link, and the carrier is "Amazon Logistics", so it looks like the Flubit deal at £184.99 is indeed sourced via Amazon... :smiley:
jazzuk777 to Hartley Hare
25 Nov 151#195
Nooooooo....umm I mean I'm so pleased for you :smirk: Way to take the shine off my feeling I had a bargain lol
Savaholic to Hartley Hare
27 Nov 15#203
Flubit not accepting the URL from me :disappointed:
Thx for the info though.
Savaholic
27 Nov 15#202
I'd like to know that too .
captain frugal
27 Nov 15#201
Back in stock at £199. Black or white.
0liverr
27 Nov 15#197
Same price on the Motorola website with choice of different colours and wood back covers.
Taz1529 to 0liverr
27 Nov 15#198
Prime tho
upu007 to 0liverr
27 Nov 152#200
same price at motorola site is moto x (2nd Gen) not Moto X Play
DeejayAJ
27 Nov 151#199
Awesome little tablet, I'm gonna wait for a phone :innocent:
praevalens
25 Nov 151#196
This phone is great, i much prefer it to my Galaxy S5
HYPPIA
24 Nov 15#190
Nooooooooo expired.Was waiting for this to drop below 200.00.Gutted.
jazzuk777 to HYPPIA
25 Nov 15#194
See the Handtec deal posted today for £1 less with white option too...
SmilezMC
24 Nov 15#191
just paid over £300 for that OnePlus 2 Phone?? (off there website) Found out today its coming from China?? please tell me I haven't made a big mistake :/ lol
HYPPIA to SmilezMC
24 Nov 15#192
The OnePlus 2 is a really good phone, and there is nothing to worry about it being delivered from China as I received my OnePlus X fine, just takes a couple of days extra.Also protected by Paypal .
Mine was just delivered by amazonNow - used the tenner off code to get it for £190 so all in all very happy :smiley:
morgie to td0s
24 Nov 15#187
How's the first day of use? What phone were you using before?
londonguy
24 Nov 151#186
your not locked to vodafone i use a 3 sim , £2 to unlock it
jazzuk777
24 Nov 151#185
Worth mentioning the Marshmallow update is apparently rolling out in India this week, so hopefully an update in the Uk not too far behind :smiley:
jazzuk777
24 Nov 15#184
It wasn't £250, it was £199, and I don't think Tesco has ever offered the Moto X (previous gen Moto Xs have not really come down to very low prices if you look which I have, unless you get used), only the G and E. The SU6 is a great phone by all accounts for £100, but the X Play is almost as good value at £199 in my opinion, I expect it to last me 2-3yrs quite happily (quite a lot of reviews of Moto X series have commented on their suitability for getting away from upgrade cycle). I'd be surprised if you get that long out of the SU6 - this plus its successor will cost you about the same and I'd rather have a great phone to begin with. Plus I'm not locked into Vodafone.
londonguy
24 Nov 15#183
yes the moto will get the upgrade but in a years time you will probably pick one up from tesco for sub £100 any way
su6 does me fine for the moment , no doubt a custom rom will be released for the su6 anyway. i would pay £150 for the moto x just because of the easy updates other than that its a complete rip off at £250 odd quid
jazzuk777
24 Nov 15#182
I don't suppose he is. Zte who make the su6 are regularly criticised for falling down on build quality having gotten everything or most mostly everything else right. The other issue is you can't expect to use this for the same length of time because it will almost certainly stay on lollipop. The moto series seems to be built well and this will probably get at least android N and maybe even O as well. So it's a better long term prospect if you have the money.
Crazygooner1
24 Nov 15#181
Lovely phone. I own it myself. Generally handles everything without any issues. Decent front and reverse camera and near stock android. For £200, good build and reputable company what more could you want.
jazzuk777
24 Nov 15#180
I have a moto g second gen which I upgraded to a z1 on the sony outlet deal and should never have bothered. Was a bit laggy on one update but generally a fantastic phone. Looking forward to this as a genuine upgrade in both generation and spec. You can forget about getting marshmallow on the smart ultra 6 let alone what comes after, this probably will get N too based on recent moto history so you will get longer use out of it.
jazzuk777
24 Nov 15#179
Thanks- topcashback came up trumps and i checked with Amazon deal wouldn't run out of stock before midnight so I was golden! :smiley:
Hartley Hare
24 Nov 151#178
Yeah, mine is from "Fireworks Merchant Limited" - when I've had from them in the past it's been from Currys (It's been delivered in Currys branded packaging, had Currys despatch note inside the parcel, etc, no attempt to hide the origin), so I'll be curious to see where it comes from too. As long as it's new, sealed and as per spec, then it's all good.
morgie
24 Nov 15#177
Nice, I'd missed out on a few DoTD's with Flubit cancellations before, so might be sod's law the one time I don't chance it that all goes well. Certainly hope they do for others, excellent additional saving. Be interesting to see if they come from Amazon.
morgie
24 Nov 15#174
Any Flubit orders look to be going ahead?
Hartley Hare to morgie
24 Nov 151#176
I had an email last night confirming despatch of my Flubit order :smiley:
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#68
Argh - Topcashback have cocked up my payout for an Amazon gift certificate thanks to ID check and Dad not having a middle name!!!! Anyone know how I can make sure I don't miss out on this while being able to a gift cert once it gets sorted?
lakesh8602 to jazzuk777
23 Nov 151#69
I have just requested my Amazon gift card from TopCashBack too and I am waiting to get some sort of confirmation sent to me. I am hoping this phone will still be in stock!
ec9wrr to jazzuk777
24 Nov 151#175
if you buy from Amazon but out the wrong date on your credit card. They should accept the order, but because card details are incorrect they'll be unable to process. Then they'll give you 24 hours to correct card details. During which time you sort gift voucher and apply to your account. Not sure TCB will sort vouchers in a day, but that's the only solution I can think of.
londonguy
24 Nov 151#173
fair enough i found the complete opposite , moto g 2nd gen was a completely overrated laggy piece of junk
i find the ultra 6 solid as a rock , x play is not worth extra £100 in my eyes
229mel
24 Nov 15#172
Why would I be? Returned the ultra 6 after few days just because even my old moto g with cracked screen was more solid and less laggy than it.. Good specs doesn't always tell the whole story
mclean
24 Nov 15#171
I went for it. Old experia was barely lasting 8 hrs on a charge, this should get me through the day with ease :-)
pablomalin
23 Nov 152#153
Good for you guys you can afford new nice phone. I'll keep using my RAZR i for a third year ..
NeelixWasANiceMan to pablomalin
24 Nov 15#170
me too - but would love a new 4G phone!
londonguy
23 Nov 15#169
lol are you joking ??
lukec123
23 Nov 15#168
I want to get off Cyanogen and onto stock Android mainly... I've not had the best time with it, crashes every few days
lukec123
23 Nov 15#166
Think this is a worthy upgrade from a OnePlus One?
229mel to lukec123
23 Nov 15#167
Is it broken? is it not working?
than why the hell would you upgrade some hi-end phone to another for no reason?
flashman21
23 Nov 151#165
MANY THANKS
HSpin
23 Nov 15#164
Mine had problems with the notification lights and using audio concurrently with GPS (would crash the entire phone), so I was able to get a refund from Amazon. If you have genuine issues with it that render it unfit for purpose under the Sale of Goods Act then you may well be able to get a refund too.
Neobrown
23 Nov 15#163
What country is Motorola made in?
pelaquin
23 Nov 15#162
Think Ill hold out and wait for the LGG4 to drop in price, it has to hit £250 this weekend, and for £50 more blows the play out of the water in every way except the battery life.
Good deal though, for those with no patience lol
Neobrown
23 Nov 15#159
Save yourself £100 and get yourself a Vodafone smart ultra 6.
The only benefit this phone has over a smart ultra 6 is a 21mp vs 13mp camera
229mel to Neobrown
23 Nov 152#161
And the benefit that the Motorola Isn't total Crap in build quality.. You seriously can't compare that chinese laggy rebadge to this
speedking
23 Nov 15#160
Is the Ultra likely to get Marshmallow?
speedking
23 Nov 15#158
How are Amazon for returns? I have been using a Nexus 5 for a while. I wasn't a fan of the LG G4 as it not comfortable to hold due to sharp curved edges. Tempted to order and try this Moto out. My short list was Moto G 2015, One X as they were both sub £200 and decent size.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#157
Only if you want to be on Vodafone and not bothered about updates.
freddy871
23 Nov 15#156
Cheers , or could go totally budget smart ultra 6 , instead of moto x :-)))
dinono10
23 Nov 15#155
Is there likely to be better deals on black Friday for mobiles?.. Not sure why I'm asking as no one knows lol but there maybe haha
freddy871
23 Nov 15#151
Just received my invite for the one plus x ,, how does the moto x compare to oneplusx??
Had mine delivered 30min ago! New email, free 30 day amazon prime trial and evening delivery! Thanks OP
liamsquire
23 Nov 151#150
Ordered - magic post!
dinono10
23 Nov 15#149
Is this phone a lot better than a Samsung galaxy s4?.. That's what I'm using at the moment but on the look out for a new phone.
ELVIS_THE_PELVIS
23 Nov 15#148
Thank you. Large small nano. All very confusining. How many chips are there.
Tee hee. Thanks again xx
ELVIS_THE_PELVIS
23 Nov 15#146
Virgin only do 3g.
Will this work
Please
Charlie x
hesproic to ELVIS_THE_PELVIS
23 Nov 15#147
Yes, I have the phone on a pay monthly SIM only contract with Virgin. Just be aware that it takes a nano SIM so if you have a micro one in your current phone you will have to ring them up for a replacement. They will send it out in 2-3 days for free or £2.99 for next day delivery.
This is an excellent phone for this price. I paid £270 about 2 months ago. The battery life is fantastic.
Storage is only 16GB so it would make sense to get a 16 or 32 GB SD card for it.
ronbold
23 Nov 15#145
good deal
itsover9000jz
23 Nov 15#144
yes I've had the lg g3 for 6 months and I have the exact same problems u do
itsover9000jz
23 Nov 15#143
wait u can get a refund on the g3 after 6 months? I ordered one 5 months ago and I'm unhappy with it, can I get a refund off amazon?
pelaquin
23 Nov 15#142
Can I refer people to one of my threads for a possible £50 off Amazon, It got voted cold, but a few people got the gift card, got to be worth trying this close to Black Friday, good luck!.
I currently have a G3 and while I like it the battery is only okay and it does suffer from lag. I'm seriously tempted to return it and get this.
westandal0ne to baggielad
23 Nov 15#141
I am in the same boat as you. I am really unimpressed with the G3, I find it laggy too plus the over sharpening text, the mediocre battery and the untimely updates from LG is a deciding factor, so I decided to pick this up which should be arriving tomorrow and I'm selling my G3 asap.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#140
For context, this is the Moto X Play for less than the original RRP of the Moto G 2GB version... (and £10 more than current Motorola price). It's a great deal!
deeky
23 Nov 153#42
Why don't my deals ever go this hot?
just1990 to deeky
23 Nov 153#47
Cos yours are only ayt
Great deal :smiley:
themachman to deeky
23 Nov 151#139
Deeky we feel your pain :disappointed:
shariifi
23 Nov 15#138
Good deal but the price may go down after xmas.
Heat added.
nzadok
23 Nov 15#137
Loads of choice aroud £200 for some great phones, this, LG Flex 2, Oneplus X, LG G3 etc..
deets
23 Nov 15#136
this is a great phone! we paid £260 a week ago! but got a 2 year warranty from JL and I thought that was a darn good price for the phone...
its for my partner and she used it over the weekend and it had 5hrs 10mins of SOT and still had 30% left, and that included an hour of calls and wifi on all weekend.
for the price, this is nuts, lovely screen, great battery, SD card, not had any performance issues. my only issue is no LED notification in the stock software, but it has the nudge to show notifications.
rebeccamarcusjones
23 Nov 15#133
does this have expandble memory and is it true that this device is water resistant
jazzuk777 to rebeccamarcusjones
23 Nov 15#135
Yes and yes (not water proof, but resistant)
MrPuddington
23 Nov 15#95
That is a really good price. To be honest, I am a bit disappointed with the Play, because it is lacking a lot of features that you would expect from a top model. If you just want a phablet, the Vodafone Ultra 6 would do the job for half the price. Or you want the top model, which costs quite a bit more.
Welshguy to MrPuddington
23 Nov 15#96
I've bought 3 smart ultra 6's, Vodafone actually had them on offer reduced from £125 to £100, so good for the money. Runs latest android too.
andreas0013 to MrPuddington
23 Nov 151#134
This is meant to be a midrange phone, not a top model
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#132
This is part of their Black Friday run-up - I'm happy with this and I'll sit out Friday frenzy lol
Mr cool
23 Nov 15#128
So worth getting then!?
ukripper to Mr cool
23 Nov 15#129
I'd wait till black friday and see why amazon reduced price on this one!!:smirk:
jazzuk777 to Mr cool
23 Nov 15#131
Depends on what you want I think - really really sharp display? LG G3. Decent battery life? this is hard to beat I reckon. I'd go with HD and decent battery but YMMV
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#127
Most manufacturers add various "tweaks" and software/bloatware to Android as compared to you'd find it on a 'pure' Nexus device. This tends to mean that they don't perform as well as they should - for example my wife's old Samsung S3 was unusable by last KitKat update, even though similar spec to a Moto G. Motorola phones add very little extra (and as a not completely indirect consequence, tend to be near the front of the queue for updates, should get Marshmallow quite early). LG aren't too bad as it goes for this extra weight, but I'd go Nexus if I could afford it and this is a great second best IMHO.
lewisbigmore1
23 Nov 15#126
Could you elaborate on what you mean by more of a pure Android experience? I've been OS all my life. Edging towards the G3 at the moment.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#125
Hardware is only part of the puzzle - from what I've heard you can improve the mediocre performance of the Xperia Z series camera by changing the camera app. Anyway, the crucial point is that (all of the series up to Z5) Z series give underwhelming results with the camera for a flagship. LG G series by comparison have had better reviews for their cameras and my wife's G2 seems to do pretty well, though I can't remember who made the camera module. As I said in an earlier post, my Moto G(2) was at least the equal of the Z1 I "upgraded" to from the Sony Outlet deal earlier this year. Looking forward to my X Play arriving :smiley:
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#123
I think the camera is probably better on the G3, but from what I've heard the XP wins hands down on battery. I'm not really bothered by a super HD screen and it just hampers battery life (noone is going to grumble about 1080p - even the 720p on the Moto G is very usable). I'm all for a pure Android experience too.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#122
Almost certainly longer term support for updates. Expect battery is better too though not looked at spec for the SU6. Also seen some reports of issues with SU6 - can't remember what - overheating? Having had two Moto Gs, I'd bet on this I have to say (and have- just ordered!)
TommehLi
23 Nov 15#121
I was very tempted to get this once the price dropped like it has (upgrading from original Moto G), but opted for the OnePlus X instead and I am loving it - mainly for the 5" screen rather than 5.5" on this one. Battery and main camera look better on paper, plus waterproofing but the OPX looks much better :stuck_out_tongue:
789HHEELLOO
23 Nov 15#120
Don't LG use Sony sensors? Or is this different for the g4?
doncoop
23 Nov 15#119
better camera, better battery, will get android m, will more than likely be better build quality (though i know the su6 was ok), more accessories
Chanchi32
23 Nov 1518#18
If anyone bought this from Amazon at £249.99 a couple of weeks ago, get onto live chat and get a £50 refund
Baphomet to Chanchi32
23 Nov 151#53
You are a genius. Just got my £50 back :smiley: Many thanks.
DJbruce to Chanchi32
23 Nov 151#59
I bought mine in September so I'm out of luck, But I will add that this is a good phone, Battery life is great and has Micro SD Support.
mvadhia to Chanchi32
23 Nov 151#67
refund got :smiley:
DaveHemm to Chanchi32
23 Nov 15#118
Great idea. Just been on live chat - they will not price match for a single day sale. BUT, the assistant suggest i buy a new phone and then once i receive send to 'old' phone purchase back for a full refund. Which i am doing now.
Welshguy
23 Nov 15#93
Or get the Vodafone Smart ultra 6 for half that amount?
winchman to Welshguy
23 Nov 15#117
I was thinking the same thing, same spec... Whats special about this phone? I guess the camera might be better but what else?
Damo_T
23 Nov 15#116
This or the Honor 7? I have been looking for a new phone and will be able to get £40 off the H7 so it would be a similar price to this so which do people think would be best?
Adidas Addict
23 Nov 15#115
I get around 1.5 days with heavy use but 2 days is doable easily if I'm not hammering it.
DazzaFlatt
23 Nov 15#107
Can anyone recommend a decent case for one of these?
This one has great reviews so I bought it, but I can't comment on quality because I haven't received it
doncoop to DazzaFlatt
23 Nov 151#114
i bought a cheap 1.25 clear tpu from aliexpress. also bought a red backplate to change to look. all for less than £9 delivered. cant complain too much and can change when i get bored
doncoop
23 Nov 15#113
lg add lots of tweaks to android. some are good some are not so much. you'll find they take more memory because of this.
recently ive had this, the nexus 5 and the g2. the play feels more like a nexus device as there is less apps and tweaks you may not want.
if you are coming from an iphone it'll be a big change regardless.
urinthematrix
23 Nov 15#112
how's the battery holding for you? I have LG G2 and can get upto 2 days with regular usage so wondering if I will get similar with G4
You can't compare this phone to the LG G4. You can compare it to the model up the Moto X Style which has similar spec's (same chip set, memory, screen resolution, battery).
Josu to urinthematrix
23 Nov 15#43
g4 better
Adidas Addict to urinthematrix
23 Nov 151#111
If the camera is a major concern for you then the LG G4 is absolutely amazing, like woah good.
DazzaFlatt
23 Nov 151#110
Cheers guys, that's the one i was looking at. Looks like one of the best options.
lewisbigmore1
23 Nov 15#106
Okay, thanks. I've always had Apple products so this is new territory for me.
What do you mean by 'debloat'?
lewisbigmore1
23 Nov 15#104
Still debating choosing this or the LG G3. Side by side comparsion it appears that LG wins everything beside the Camera. Obviously doesn't factor in personal use and/or lagging etc. Any help?
doncoop to lewisbigmore1
23 Nov 15#105
id say both will get android 6 but the g3 wins on spec.
the play wins for debloat (which you could do via custom rom on the g3)
the only other thing is battery life. lesser screen and larger battery capacity. so its how important you find this point
philh777
23 Nov 15#103
Thanks
kingkhan9
23 Nov 15#102
vodafone smart Ultra 6 or this or G3?
daydreamer01
23 Nov 15#101
I got this phone over the LG G4. Has much better battery life (nearly double) and is stock Android. Loving it so far.
unreality
23 Nov 15#85
Tempted but seen a few comments about lag which I can't stand. Looking for a new Android over the Black Friday period, whats the best in terms of zero lag?
jazzuk777 to unreality
23 Nov 15#86
Logically you should be looking probably at a Nexus device - no bloatware can only help. Honestly I'd be surprised if this lags much, especially once up to date. The Moto Gs punch well above their CPU/RAM weight thanks to lean skinning and I'd expect this to be similar. I did see a 5/5 review on the Moto X Force earlier today if you have more like £500 to spend.
kawsar17 to unreality
23 Nov 15#100
Nexus 6p or moto style.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#99
I found the exposure control on the Motorola camera app goes a long to helping in lower light situations on the Moto G(2), I'd imagine it helps on the X series as much.
kekesala
23 Nov 15#92
how much better is this compared to LG G3?
Mr Punch to kekesala
23 Nov 15#97
Much better battery wise. Pretty near stock Android. The LG camera I'd far, far superior, particularly in lower light situations.
Omoshiroi to kekesala
23 Nov 15#98
LG G3 stomps on it performance-wise. Think the camera is the only thing. G3 is listed on GSM for marshmallow update too.
One thing to note is LG G3 has higher res, so while more powerful, if usability is the goal, I'd like to see them side by side. You always give up performance for higher res.
i doubt very much its better than a lg g3.battery will be but thats all.the 615 isnt very capable.801 is still fast
RiverDragon8
23 Nov 15#91
Best camera ever produced on any phone is on the 2 Samsung S6 devices, then LG G4 has the 3rd. Sony camera on the Xperia's (ask any Xperia owners) isn't so great (you have to mess around with the settings to get a v good picture)
Common Sense
23 Nov 15#90
Thanks.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#89
Half correct - 16GB but does have SD slot up to 128GB
flashman21
23 Nov 15#87
Why is this so much better than my moto g 2nd gen lte any help would be great as I could give this to my beloved .
jazzuk777 to flashman21
23 Nov 151#88
21MP camera vs 8MP, octacore process vs quad core, more RAM, 16GB storage vs 8G, 5.5" 1080 screen vs 5" 720 screen c.400dpi vs c300dpi. probably get updates longer too. Moto G 2nd gen is a good little phone for price though, having had one.
ukripper
23 Nov 15#84
Interesting..cheers
spannerzone
23 Nov 152#78
Just wish they'd make the dual sim version an official UK model
jamiebudkiewicz to spannerzone
23 Nov 151#82
Yes I agree, dual sim version is availible on Expansys.fr though, and they ship from the UK.
jamiebudkiewicz to spannerzone
23 Nov 15#83
Yes I agree, dual sim version is availible on Expansys.fr though, and they ship from the UK. Brilliant, thanks been looking for a way of doing this ever since noticing a blanking plate on the second sim tray.
ukripper
23 Nov 15#79
This or one plus 2?
jazzuk777 to ukripper
23 Nov 151#81
For me, I'd take this - happy with the compromises you make for a more reliable manufacturer and better customer support.
tomt82
23 Nov 151#80
I'm not sure exactly which model number this phone is, but it seems some single sim versions of this phone can be flashed to work as dual sim phones: Guide here
GreenJohn
23 Nov 15#77
Nice post but does anyone know if Tesco are ever going to stock the Moto G 3rd Gen 16GB model?
alien7
23 Nov 15#76
I have this phone and it's been fantastic. The battery lasts 2 full days under heavy use, 3 days with moderate use. A bargain for under €200!
Exconnaught
23 Nov 151#75
I've got a Z1 Compact as well, its camera is fine....unless you're in partial light, a dark room etc.. the flash tears the shot to pieces, or without flash the sensor grains it to hell.
Shame as I've been extremely happy with every other aspect of the phone, but the camera in anything other than good light is dreadful. i'm sure you could do some tricks if you spend a while fiddling with ISo and so on, but I've never got it to work. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z1-compact-1206859/review/6
shows the problem well.
I agree about not relying on reviewers but at the same time I'd agree with them in my experience with the Z1. Certainly I think the pics should be a good measure above the second gen Moto G anyway and they just aren't. My wife's LG G2 is a lot better (and I'm hoping if I can get my topcashback Amazon voucher in time I have high hopes for the X Play)
tek-monkey
23 Nov 151#73
Never really read the reviews TBH, I use mine in auto mode all the time and am happy with the results. Its quite possible I could be getting better shots but TBH I can't be bothered to play! Got this for another 8 months yet, will see whats around after that.
EDIT: If you click the photo and zoom in I think I'm the tall object reflected in the snakes eye, that was just a manual shot although in fairly good light.
jamiebudkiewicz
23 Nov 15#72
Yes I agree it should, and yet it's definitely not.
huntk1
23 Nov 15#71
Help - what do I paste into flubit to get the cheaper offer? I've tried various URLs but they all come back with 'Sorry we don't accept this product'.
wickjnr
23 Nov 152#70
I'm gutted they've gone down the phablet route. I've loved my Moto X, and would have easily upgraded to this had it been a 5" screen phone.
gsusx
23 Nov 151#66
If thats the case you'd love the MOTO X Force... all the build quality of the 2014 Moto X with the battery of the play...
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#65
The Z1 has the same hardware and I'm happy with some photos, but as many reviews say it's too hit and miss. To get good results consistently, you have to dig down into the manual settings which is a pain, time consuming if you need a quick snap and not for those of us who haven't got to grips with all the settings yet!
GHAZI786
23 Nov 153#17
Refurbished one is available for £163.79 from Amazon warehouse just bought one cheers op
praevalens to GHAZI786
23 Nov 15#64
just to clarify on this helpful post, there is currently a 10% reduction on Amazon warehouse deals, so the used very good at 181 comes down to this price
tek-monkey
23 Nov 15#63
I'm quite happy with my Z1 compact camera, for a point and shoot its fine. Here is one I took the week after getting it:
jamiebudkiewicz
23 Nov 151#60
One other thing, and I'm not sure if this is true for other owners of the Moto XP but my screen has scratched very easily. I'm pretty careful with my phones and I don't usually have this problem.
jazzuk777 to jamiebudkiewicz
23 Nov 15#62
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 according to official spec... Should be the same as any other phone with the same glass...
andreas0013
23 Nov 15#13
i would go for the lg g3 around this price
stoney73 to andreas0013
23 Nov 15#61
Why would you choose a phone from a generation before? I've had the G3, it's no great shakes with its overheating issues and lag.
andym6561
23 Nov 15#24
is that right 2048 GB expansion on the LG G4
Nomnomchoons to andym6561
23 Nov 15#58
Theoretically it can any micro SD card. Thing is it would be hard and expensive to find a 2048GB card.
Same goes for most phones with expandable storage.
Nexusfifth
23 Nov 15#19
Now I am having a bad dilemma, I have bought one for my sister of ebay, new for 173£ but that was that 50£ off code and seller making a mess so basically luck.
Now wondering whether to pick one up for myself to replace moto x 2014 which was always a bit weak on the battery front.
This is 190£ for me with student discount and I believe I can get about 150£ for moto x 2014. (after paying for fees and delivery on ebay).
Benefits:
Much better battery life
SD card slot
better camera
Can use a tempered glass protector rather than plastic ones
Cons:
X 2014 has better (AMOLEDrather than lcd) screen
X 2014 is smaller and lighter and metal rims
Decisions, decisions
jamiebudkiewicz to Nexusfifth
23 Nov 151#57
I moved from a Moto X 2014 to the Moto X Play.
Things I prefer with the Moto X Play.
- Battery is much bigger and will easily last the day, whereas the Moto X 2014 wouldn't.
- SD Card support, this was a huge benefit compared to my 16GB Moto X 2014 without SD Card support.
Things I prefer with the Moto X 2014
- The Amoled screen was much better and made the active screen a great feature. The Moto X Play's black screen lights up the room at night.
- I miss the infrared sensors on the front for hand gestures. When I bed I used to wave my hands about and the phone would show me any notifications I had. The Moto X doesn't have these sensors and releys on movement of the phone.
- Gyroscope, I used Google cardboard quite a bit with this phone, the Moto X Play doesn't have a Gyroscope and can't be used with VR.
- Metal build qauilty and leather back.
Overall I would prefer to go back to the Moto X 2014, but the smaller battery and lack of SD card will prevent me.
smellyonion
23 Nov 15#45
Shame about the cpu. They skimp on the most important part.
My old z2 eats this phone in performance benchmarks and thats aging.
Would not buy, just because of that crappy GPU.
jazzuk777 to smellyonion
23 Nov 15#56
Less bloatware though so probably still faster in real life, and nicer looking (I've never understood Sony's insistence on their rectangular look and their skinning of droid is ugly too. Also likely to get quicker and more updates.
jazzuk777
23 Nov 15#55
I don't think that generally holds up from the reviews I've seen and my experience - they frequently are below par - the camera on the Z1 for example was 21MP heralded by Sony as superb, but is worse than the second gen Moto G (8MP) (I've had both) even after multiple updates/'improvements' by Sony as often smudgy and widely criticised by users. I don't think the camera on the next couple are much better as they use the same hardware until I think the Z5?
GM84
23 Nov 151#54
This or Flex 2? I have ordered one of these but still tempted by the Flex 2. Does the LG suffer from bloatware?
SixFeet
23 Nov 15#49
This or LG G3?
HSpin to SixFeet
23 Nov 15#52
I've just returned my LG G3 (after five or six months) and have ordered this.
vassy201187
23 Nov 151#51
Love my One plus One. :smiley:
Heat added :smiley:
#Chachideals
lakesh8602
23 Nov 15#50
Might get rid of my old phone just to buy this. Awesome price. Gotta love the fact that this phone is stock Android (Pure Android) so none of that Samsung Wiz or HTC Sence etc crap that pile up the phone and make it worse!
sprite127594
23 Nov 15#48
hoooot
dans1972
23 Nov 15#46
great deal..I love my moto x play....
abigsmurf
23 Nov 151#44
I've one of these, really impressed.
Solid build quality (if slightly heavy) , excellent battery life (never had it go below 40% at the end of a day, no matter how heavy my usage has been), minimal bloatware and enough grunt to handle everything I throw at it without it struggling, not that I've been playing terribly demanding games on it.
Chanchi32
23 Nov 1527#40
If you're near a Morrisons today just a reminder you could save a bit more on this deal
For every £10 gift card you buy at Morrisons, they give you a Fuel Saver coupon worth 1p off every litre of fuel next time you fill up. They stock Amazon gift cards, so £200 of gift cards gets 20p off a litre of fuel (max 100 litres)
deeky to Chanchi32
23 Nov 151#41
:confused:
ta
jrussd
23 Nov 15#38
£184.99 Flubit
morgie to jrussd
23 Nov 15#39
Bit risky with a DoTD.
morgie
23 Nov 152#37
Buy now, keep it boxed, return if something better comes up on Friday?
pelaquin
23 Nov 153#33
Isn't this just a ploy to get people to pull the trigger and pay over the odds for a phone thats going to drop even further on others Black Friday offerings, I mean its a very good deal, but a company like Amazon will have inside information about other companies incoming deals, and try and cash in before it loses sales, I know its not going to be a huge saving waiting , but Its got to be worth waiting 4 more days to maybe save £20 odd quid, or even yet get a flagship phone for less ( LG G Flex 2 anyone ? )
urinthematrix to pelaquin
23 Nov 15#36
Hmmmmmmm.... good point
bigsipie
23 Nov 15#35
Nice price, wonder if John Lewis would match?
sradmad
23 Nov 155#34
Heat :smiley:
doncoop
23 Nov 152#25
I've had this phone since early launch.
Great battery. Android m incoming. Decent camera. SD card slot (more important in marshmallow).
Performance isn't great. It's been recognised many manufacturers haven't done a great job with the sd615. Some animations are stuttery.
Performance wise it copes, just not perfect, especially comparing to something like a g3/n5.
For 200 it's a newly released mid range phone.
gsusx to doncoop
23 Nov 15#29
you've nailed this really ... found the same myself .. its a half decent phone for the price, only disapointment is that the size of the battery you expect it to be even better than it is. still very good though
chancooluk to doncoop
23 Nov 152#32
I've had 4 phones with the SD615 (Sony Xperia M4, Smart Ultra 6, Blade S6, Moto X Play) and have found it to be a thoroughly underwhelming SOC that only seems to do well in benchmarks.
To be fair to Moto, they have managed to do a far better job with it than Sony or ZTE. I found the X Play to only have the occasional judder and slow moment, whereas the Xperia M4 was a laggy nightmare in comparison (easily one of the worst experiences I have had with a phone). The performance with the ZTE's was better than the Sony, but I found that the SU6 launched apps far slower than the Moto G 3 (SD410) that I was using at the same time.
It's a good price for what the X Play offers, it's just a shame about the SD615. I'm not sure I'd be happy spending £200 on it.
If you like the original Moto X for it's best qualities (fast OS, excellent RGB AMOLED screen, small and light (easy to hold)). You might be disappointed with the Moto X Play. In use, it feels slower despite scoring well in benchmarks, and it's big, chunky, and heavy. However, it does have a great battery.
djlondon22
23 Nov 151#28
dilemma. I have the first gen Moto X from launch and it's fine except for battery life... want? need? desire? skint!
gsusx to djlondon22
23 Nov 152#31
you'll be in for a shock where dimensions are concerned, this is HUGE compared to the original Moto X (For the record the original Moto X is my favorite phone ever, were it not for THAT battery life) :disappointed:
robjw_2001
23 Nov 15#30
I'm beginning to regret my Oneplus 2 order. This is £100 cheaper and although slower, would probably be fine for me...
themachman
23 Nov 1513#27
cheers chanchi,was going to get the moto g 3rd gen but going for this instead :smiley:
maccy1
23 Nov 157#26
Had I not won one in someones xmas comp last year :man: I would have gone for this :smile:
morgie
23 Nov 153#22
I've found Flubit to have good customer service, but I know there are a lot of people who have different views. After placing an order for an item once (I forget what) they called me pretty much within 5 minutes to warn me the shipping would take longer than expected and allowed me to cancel and get a refund straight away. In another instance I purchased a Philips shaver from them that died after a year, I contacted them and they just refunded me the full amount I'd paid over a year ago ~£50. This phone might end up coming from Amazon through the Flubit order anyway, just don't know. On a DoTD it's always risky if you really need the item.
RedDevil84
23 Nov 151#21
I've ordered this but I also put in a demand on Flubit which has come back with an offer of £184.99. Now I don't know if I should cancel my amazon order and take it. Anyone know if flubit's customer service is any good? If the phone were to have any fault I'm sure Amazon would be helpful but don't know much about flubit.
edit. I've just read a review on trust pilot that said Flubit will cancel orders if amazon raise the price, and as this offer is only good for 1 day, it's not worth the risk. I'll keep my Amazon order and get it Tuesday with prime.
Nexusfifth
23 Nov 152#16
As a rule I believe sony has best cameras followed by LG (of course depending on what your priorities are).
This phones camera is pretty good for everything except low light when it is ok.
deeky
23 Nov 155#15
I've been looking to get a new phone and having a decent camera is high on my priorities to save lugging a camera around on holiday. As far as I can see the G4 is widely considered to have the best camera of any mobile phone, although it does cost the best part of £100 more than this.
Good price OP.
ta.
mthom
23 Nov 155#14
I've had this phone for about a month now and for this price it's pretty good. (I had the Nexus 5 previously and I still miss it)
I paid about £130 upfront on a simple £10 a month contract (500mins, 5000 texts, 1gb data). I wanted something cheap as chips as I try to communicate with people as little as possible and it suits me fine! :wink:
tranceazure3933
23 Nov 15#12
good deal for this phone.but it isnt a patch on the lg g flex 2 for 210 off expanseys.
pennyfarthing88
23 Nov 153#11
Great spot heat added :smiley:
jrussd
23 Nov 153#10
Thanks OP put in a demand with Flubit
cornh0l10
23 Nov 151#9
Bought thanks...
Speculator
23 Nov 151#8
2nd link, fast forward to 9mins for photo comparison.
stoney73
23 Nov 152#7
holy crap. nice find.
urinthematrix
23 Nov 15#6
LG G4 is 3gb RAM and this is 2gb RAM but this has better battery, This is cheaper too. i wonder which will have better camera? any comments from current owners? thanks
RedDevil84
23 Nov 152#3
Was about to post this myself. Good price and good phone too.
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Screen size 5.5 inches
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920
Camera 21 MP
Video 1080p
Data capability 4G
Operating system Android
SIM card nano SIM
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For those worrying about battery life, some threads on xda suggest turning off wifi scanning in location > advanced which drains the battery.
http://www.androidcentral.com/five-months-moto-x-plays-marshmallow-update-makes-it-phone-worth-considering
Charged back up to 100% and left the phone on battery overnight. I did reset app preferences from the Battery -> Battery Optimisation menu. It lost 12% in 11 hours, probably in line with where it used to be, but thought this should be a bit better with Marshmallow/Doze.
I've decided to wipe the cache partition, never bothered before, but seems like a sensible step to take post an update. Details of how to do so are here.
Hope they get 6.0.1 out soon....don't want to be late to work :wink: - http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/android-601-marshmallow-update-fixes-slow-clock-time-bug-777730
Screenshots of update notification here and here.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/qualcomm-certified-anker-quick-charge-2-0-18w-usb-turbo-usb-charger-7-99-prime-11-2363561
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Many thanks
Not read it though - I'd have the Moto X Play every time
http://www.hotukdeals.com/search?action=search&keywords=moto+x
Update: Hmmm there *were* anyway - there was a Handtec deal which has been deleted rather than expired for some reason...no idea why. Tesco looks OOS too. Clove for just P&P extra (minus cashback from from TCB or Quidco maybe if they do it?)
Battery is a definite winner on the X Play and that's a key factor for me, along with the SD slot support (which you can emulate as main storage in Marshmallow when it comes!). I'd hazard a guess that camera is better although both have had moans about low light performance (I like the exposure control in the Motorola app to counter this myself and it has a better F-stop number - F2.0 vs. F2.4) and the pixel count is inarguable 21 vs 8MP. I also like having the splashproofing. Worth mentioning that the X Play will support 64bit Android. Is it worth upgrading from the 5? That very much depends on the person (and their funds) I should say...
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Motorola-Moto-X-Play,Google-Nexus-5/phones/9554,8148
Back to £246 on Amazon now.
Many thanks
Many thanks
Many thanks
No worries was meant to be :smiley:
Stick or twist?
Thx for the info though.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auzest-Qualcomm-QuickCharge-Adaptive-compatible/dp/B00WR0CLLM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1448370301&sr=1-3&keywords=motorola+turbo+charger
Can you let us all know if it's worth it? I'm not 100% sure the charging times I'm seeing quoted seems all that quicker than normal ,but I do have a Z1 with 2xxx MaH so that may be why. Be interested to know how much quicker it actually works for real before I spend £10+ on yet another charger!!!
su6 does me fine for the moment , no doubt a custom rom will be released for the su6 anyway. i would pay £150 for the moto x just because of the easy updates other than that its a complete rip off at £250 odd quid
i find the ultra 6 solid as a rock , x play is not worth extra £100 in my eyes
than why the hell would you upgrade some hi-end phone to another for no reason?
Good deal though, for those with no patience lol
The only benefit this phone has over a smart ultra 6 is a 21mp vs 13mp camera
Tee hee. Thanks again xx
Will this work
Please
Charlie x
This is an excellent phone for this price. I paid £270 about 2 months ago. The battery life is fantastic.
Storage is only 16GB so it would make sense to get a 16 or 32 GB SD card for it.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-amazon-50-giftcard-virginholidays-2324726
Great deal :smiley:
Heat added.
its for my partner and she used it over the weekend and it had 5hrs 10mins of SOT and still had 30% left, and that included an hour of calls and wifi on all weekend.
for the price, this is nuts, lovely screen, great battery, SD card, not had any performance issues. my only issue is no LED notification in the stock software, but it has the nudge to show notifications.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01346PHM2?keywords=moto%20x%20play%20case&qid=1448289982&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3
recently ive had this, the nexus 5 and the g2. the play feels more like a nexus device as there is less apps and tweaks you may not want.
if you are coming from an iphone it'll be a big change regardless.
Here's a comparison.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Motorola-Moto-X-Play,LG-G4/phones/9554%2C9104
also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=605fKVfRlrY
What do you mean by 'debloat'?
the play wins for debloat (which you could do via custom rom on the g3)
the only other thing is battery life. lesser screen and larger battery capacity. so its how important you find this point
One thing to note is LG G3 has higher res, so while more powerful, if usability is the goal, I'd like to see them side by side. You always give up performance for higher res.
http://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/lg-g3-d855-4g-lte-32gb-sim-free-unlocked-white.html?gclid=CJu89fjYpskCFQMIwwodi60Ccw#in_the_box never bought from there, but they have the LG G3 for 197.99.
Do your research though!
Brilliant, thanks been looking for a way of doing this ever since noticing a blanking plate on the second sim tray.
Shame as I've been extremely happy with every other aspect of the phone, but the camera in anything other than good light is dreadful. i'm sure you could do some tricks if you spend a while fiddling with ISo and so on, but I've never got it to work.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z1-compact-1206859/review/6
shows the problem well.
So does;
http://pocketnow.com/2014/02/04/xperia-z1-compact-flash-problem
I'm very interested to see how the Z5 Compact camera shapes up, apparently it handles this better, though still does some weird things.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z5-compact-1303154/review/6
EDIT: If you click the photo and zoom in I think I'm the tall object reflected in the snakes eye, that was just a manual shot although in fairly good light.
Same goes for most phones with expandable storage.
Now wondering whether to pick one up for myself to replace moto x 2014 which was always a bit weak on the battery front.
This is 190£ for me with student discount and I believe I can get about 150£ for moto x 2014. (after paying for fees and delivery on ebay).
Benefits:
Much better battery life
SD card slot
better camera
Can use a tempered glass protector rather than plastic ones
Cons:
X 2014 has better (AMOLEDrather than lcd) screen
X 2014 is smaller and lighter and metal rims
Decisions, decisions
Things I prefer with the Moto X Play.
- Battery is much bigger and will easily last the day, whereas the Moto X 2014 wouldn't.
- SD Card support, this was a huge benefit compared to my 16GB Moto X 2014 without SD Card support.
Things I prefer with the Moto X 2014
- The Amoled screen was much better and made the active screen a great feature. The Moto X Play's black screen lights up the room at night.
- I miss the infrared sensors on the front for hand gestures. When I bed I used to wave my hands about and the phone would show me any notifications I had. The Moto X doesn't have these sensors and releys on movement of the phone.
- Gyroscope, I used Google cardboard quite a bit with this phone, the Moto X Play doesn't have a Gyroscope and can't be used with VR.
- Metal build qauilty and leather back.
Overall I would prefer to go back to the Moto X 2014, but the smaller battery and lack of SD card will prevent me.
My old z2 eats this phone in performance benchmarks and thats aging.
Would not buy, just because of that crappy GPU.
Heat added :smiley:
#Chachideals
Solid build quality (if slightly heavy) , excellent battery life (never had it go below 40% at the end of a day, no matter how heavy my usage has been), minimal bloatware and enough grunt to handle everything I throw at it without it struggling, not that I've been playing terribly demanding games on it.
For every £10 gift card you buy at Morrisons, they give you a Fuel Saver coupon worth 1p off every litre of fuel next time you fill up. They stock Amazon gift cards, so £200 of gift cards gets 20p off a litre of fuel (max 100 litres)
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Great battery. Android m incoming. Decent camera. SD card slot (more important in marshmallow).
Performance isn't great. It's been recognised many manufacturers haven't done a great job with the sd615. Some animations are stuttery.
Performance wise it copes, just not perfect, especially comparing to something like a g3/n5.
For 200 it's a newly released mid range phone.
To be fair to Moto, they have managed to do a far better job with it than Sony or ZTE. I found the X Play to only have the occasional judder and slow moment, whereas the Xperia M4 was a laggy nightmare in comparison (easily one of the worst experiences I have had with a phone). The performance with the ZTE's was better than the Sony, but I found that the SU6 launched apps far slower than the Moto G 3 (SD410) that I was using at the same time.
It's a good price for what the X Play offers, it's just a shame about the SD615. I'm not sure I'd be happy spending £200 on it.
If you like the original Moto X for it's best qualities (fast OS, excellent RGB AMOLED screen, small and light (easy to hold)). You might be disappointed with the Moto X Play. In use, it feels slower despite scoring well in benchmarks, and it's big, chunky, and heavy. However, it does have a great battery.
edit. I've just read a review on trust pilot that said Flubit will cancel orders if amazon raise the price, and as this offer is only good for 1 day, it's not worth the risk. I'll keep my Amazon order and get it Tuesday with prime.
This phones camera is pretty good for everything except low light when it is ok.
Good price OP.
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I paid about £130 upfront on a simple £10 a month contract (500mins, 5000 texts, 1gb data). I wanted something cheap as chips as I try to communicate with people as little as possible and it suits me fine! :wink: