This Phone has just been reduced by 80 euro's. I'm sending back my single sim i bought from Amazon UK during black Friday week. Exactly the same phone except this has Dual (nano) sim.
I originally thought the second sim would take the place of the SD card but apparently this is not the case.
This might be a little cheaper if you don't use the Amazon exchange rate.
**edited to show recent price change, now 310euro instead of 300euro and white version now also available.
I haven't tried it myself tho as I have no need for dual sim...
hellop4nda
3 Dec 15#4
I got a single SIM model, did exactly that. I have dual SIM now.
spannerzone to hellop4nda
5 Dec 15#23
Doing this doesn't create a second IMEI does it? I wonder if all UK networks accept a SIM connection that has no IMEI?
GM84
3 Dec 15#5
Does that stop you from using the sd card? Or do you use a different tray? I looked into it briefly but decided against it due to warranty issue and thought I wouldn't be able to use the sd card and the 16gb is not enough for me
hellop4nda to GM84
5 Dec 15#27
no it does not, to clear the air, the sim card tray has space for 2 nano SIMs and a microSD
tchau
4 Dec 15#6
Looking at the sim tray, its just a plastic tab in place where sim 2 should be. Should be easy to remove
hellop4nda to tchau
5 Dec 15#28
can confirm. it is indeed a plastic tab with double sided tape. it can be removed by poking through the hole on the other side, or if you feel brave, by using a flat head screwdriver on the top side.
ukripper
4 Dec 15#7
Excellent phone. I probably might get another for missus. Got 128GB Samsung Evo plus microsd card with it and it works like a dream.. Plenty of my music on 128GB..just great
jfawad
4 Dec 15#8
They also seem to have EUR50 cashback. Not sure if the purchase to the UK qualifies.
GM84 to jfawad
4 Dec 15#10
really? Do you have a link please?
pontprennau
4 Dec 15#9
Sally the price he's increased from 299 euros to 327 euros
zx636r to pontprennau
4 Dec 152#14
Who is sally?
GM84
4 Dec 151#11
Just found it, looks like you need a French address. Thanks for pointing this out, I'm happy getting a moto x play for 250 euro! 50e link
shyguy91
4 Dec 152#12
don't see what the hype is with this phone when you can get a OnePlus Two for the same price, invite free next week too I believe.
Nexusfifth to shyguy91
4 Dec 15#18
These are very different phones and it is not entirely clear which is better in my opinion.
I will just give you what I believe X play does better:
Battery (and this is not just 3700 against 3300 it is a power hog S810 against much more battery friendly S615)
Camera
Software
Warranty and reliability. (If your moto fails you will get it fixed in at most a week, for one plus two you want get a reply within a week (unless they improved over opo)
To summarise, not many people need the processing "power" of 1+2 (this includes the ram bit) and this is the only advantage I can see (ok a fingerprint sensor as well which is not worth much in my opinion) and this is a great all round performer doing a lot of important points for many people right. Also you avoid the hassle you might get if this one has similar issues as the predecessor.
Note I am not saying this is better than one plus two (although I would take it over one plus two any day), and I am sure someone would be able to give a similar argument why one plus two is better than moto x play and this is nothing but great, choice is good, you can go and be happy with 1+2 which suits your needs best and many others can be happy with X Play.
deets to shyguy91
5 Dec 15#26
some people might have different requirements to a phone than yourself.
james1o1o
4 Dec 152#13
PLEASE NOTE THIS
The dual sim version is the chinese version, and therefore does NOT support most carriers in the UK for 4G. They all use band 20 except EE.
GM84 to james1o1o
5 Dec 151#22
it isn't a Chinese model. Mine has just arrived and model number is XT1562, 2 imei numbers and supports LTE 1/3/5/7/8/19/20/28/38/40/41
Flynn_Lives
4 Dec 15#15
Price increased!
Agharta
4 Dec 15#16
Doesn't this have fixed navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen that wastes screen real estate?
msk81
4 Dec 15#17
moto g??
Nexusfifth to msk81
4 Dec 15#19
This is a worthwhile improvement over G, which is a very good phone. (over the 1GB of RAM 3rd gen G to be specific).
you get a good enough processor (g is borderline to make the experience smooth so leaves questions about will it get sluggish in the future), better camera, battery, screen,...
neoboy
5 Dec 15#20
Where would you stand with warranty issues, never dealt with Motorola so don't know if they would be friendly to EU phone in the UK?
rev6 to neoboy
5 Dec 15#21
Amazon will deal with any problems for a year.
Nettle_Warrior
5 Dec 151#24
Love my new X Play. The battery is phenomenal. Easily getting 3 days from a charge and suspect it would even squeeze 4 days on occasions. Nice big screen, navigation buttons fade away to expand to full screen. Very responsive and intuitive.
hellop4nda
5 Dec 151#25
Single IMEI, but both numbers connect just fine. Not sure of the legality and all of it, but I don't really care.
A caveat (that probably applies to all dual SIM phones on the market now) is that one number has to be connected to a GSM (2G)/HSDPA (3G) network. Two numbers cannot be on LTE (4G) at the same time.
EDIT: To add, sims from FreedomPop/Three/EE/Virgin have been tested and confirmed working.
BuzzFlame
5 Dec 15#29
Good phone spec for this price. Heated :sunglasses:
shortguy4u
5 Dec 15#30
With amazon UK, you can return the handset if you dont like it. If i wanted to return this, would it be to Amazon UK, or Amazon france?
GM84
5 Dec 15#31
Yes you can still return.
*****this phone is now 296euro until midnight on Amazon.de, not much time but hope it helps someone
shortguy4u to GM84
6 Dec 15#35
But is that a return to Amazon UK, or to France?
It would be for the Mrs, and there is a high liklihood that it will be returned, even though it does tick 90% of the boxes.
Gutted that i missed out on the black friday deal!
GM84
6 Dec 15#32
£227 delivered currently on Amazon.de
hlk01 to GM84
6 Dec 15#34
Dual sim version currently 360€
LagunaLoire
6 Dec 15#33
Bought this phone on Black Friday and I absolutely love it, can't recommend it enough. Best phone I've ever had and before now I'd been a Flagship user (HTC One, LG G3)
GM84
6 Dec 15#36
You would probably have to send it back to France but wouldn't cost too much. I have bought quite a few phones from the different Amazon's over the last few weeks and the ones I've sent back have gone to the relative countries.
Thomasbailey
7 Dec 15#37
What is the internal memory?
GM84 to Thomasbailey
7 Dec 15#38
16gb ROM (expandable with sd card up to 128gb)
2gb RAM
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Opening post
I originally thought the second sim would take the place of the SD card but apparently this is not the case.
This might be a little cheaper if you don't use the Amazon exchange rate.
**edited to show recent price change, now 310euro instead of 300euro and white version now also available.
All comments (38)
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7470&idPhone2=7454
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/help/enabling-dual-sim-single-sim-devices-t3225546
I haven't tried it myself tho as I have no need for dual sim...
50e link
I will just give you what I believe X play does better:
Battery (and this is not just 3700 against 3300 it is a power hog S810 against much more battery friendly S615)
Camera
Software
Warranty and reliability. (If your moto fails you will get it fixed in at most a week, for one plus two you want get a reply within a week (unless they improved over opo)
To summarise, not many people need the processing "power" of 1+2 (this includes the ram bit) and this is the only advantage I can see (ok a fingerprint sensor as well which is not worth much in my opinion) and this is a great all round performer doing a lot of important points for many people right. Also you avoid the hassle you might get if this one has similar issues as the predecessor.
Note I am not saying this is better than one plus two (although I would take it over one plus two any day), and I am sure someone would be able to give a similar argument why one plus two is better than moto x play and this is nothing but great, choice is good, you can go and be happy with 1+2 which suits your needs best and many others can be happy with X Play.
The dual sim version is the chinese version, and therefore does NOT support most carriers in the UK for 4G. They all use band 20 except EE.
you get a good enough processor (g is borderline to make the experience smooth so leaves questions about will it get sluggish in the future), better camera, battery, screen,...
A caveat (that probably applies to all dual SIM phones on the market now) is that one number has to be connected to a GSM (2G)/HSDPA (3G) network. Two numbers cannot be on LTE (4G) at the same time.
EDIT: To add, sims from FreedomPop/Three/EE/Virgin have been tested and confirmed working.
*****this phone is now 296euro until midnight on Amazon.de, not much time but hope it helps someone
It would be for the Mrs, and there is a high liklihood that it will be returned, even though it does tick 90% of the boxes.
Gutted that i missed out on the black friday deal!
2gb RAM