Best price I've seen for this, plus 2 year guarentee from John Lewis
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop - stay new with Motorola's quick updates
1.8 GHz Hexa-core CPU – Snapdragon 808 - incredible daily speed and gaming performance
21 MP camera – f/2.0 aperture & dual LED flash - the best Motorola camera ever
5.7” Quad HD display (1440 x 2560) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - incredibly detailed screen technology
3 GB RAM - keep all your apps open and running quickly
High capacity 3000 mAh battery – keep working for longer
Front facing speakers – superior sound
32 GB internal storage
- mynameisthehulk
Top comments
zx636r to belfastgeoff
27 Jul 163#13
You gave it 4 stars?
timetosurf to pennyfarthing88
26 Jul 163#3
i would take this over a iphone any day.
All comments (46)
pennyfarthing88
26 Jul 161#1
Are these any good? I'm thinking of getting rid of my crappy iPhone - is this a contender or a chump?
timetosurf to pennyfarthing88
26 Jul 163#3
i would take this over a iphone any day.
pascal03 to pennyfarthing88
27 Jul 16#16
For the price this is an excellent phone! The speakers and screen are the highlights for sure. But the big letdown is the battery life in my case.
So I went the opposite to you and went to an Iphone 6S. Now I can last a full day of exactly the same use at least.
spencer24
26 Jul 16#2
Good deal nice phone
mynameisthehulk
26 Jul 16#4
Not sure why cold, great deal! People are confusing with the X Play I guess..
belfastgeoff
26 Jul 16#5
cold cos ****
zx636r to belfastgeoff
27 Jul 163#13
You gave it 4 stars?
onehull
26 Jul 161#6
hi, I am using this phone from past 6months and it's the best phone I ever use and believe me I had few from almost every major manufacturer. its a steal at this price.
73greystoke
26 Jul 161#7
Just buy it at that price. Brilliant deal. Great phone & expandable memory.
nwo
26 Jul 16#8
The question isn't should I buy this phone? but which colour should I get.
thecoolguy
26 Jul 162#9
android 5.1? Aren't we already on android 6 moving with 7 being released next month?
Agharta to thecoolguy
26 Jul 161#11
Mine came with 6 pre-installed I think but it was released with 5.x.
Agharta
26 Jul 161#10
Very happy with mine but if you are a heavy user be prepared to charge the battery during the day as it is not stellar.
justy79
27 Jul 16#12
I did not get on with this phone at all, preferred my lg g4. currently on the HTC 10 and love it, although it's more expensive.
BungalowBill
27 Jul 16#14
Argh to see this today - just paid £359 on Saturday for a Samsung S6 for my wife, and this meets or exceeds those specs for £100 less.
Marekj to BungalowBill
27 Jul 16#21
Build, camera and chipset are streets ahead on the S6. Although this is a lot of phone for the money.
hashemcom007 to BungalowBill
27 Jul 161#23
S6 is better. Worth it for the ideal size, style, camera and amoled screen. As long as battery life isnt too big of an issue for u
Manta
27 Jul 16#15
Good deal Good phone
bigmike20vt
27 Jul 16#17
well that has just hit my credit card!!!
Bertt
27 Jul 16#18
John Lewis site says no charger included - anyone know if this is right?
tbon3 to Bertt
27 Jul 16#20
It should include the Motorola TurboPower fast charger
bigmike20vt to Bertt
1 Aug 161#41
just to confirm my wifes arrived WITH a turbo charger.
interestingly for some reason i did not realise it was usb2 charger, and was expecting to have to buy a few new chargers... at least i know now i dont, even if only one can charge quickly.
delusion
27 Jul 16#19
I just purchased the moto g4 as a downgrade to my broken LG G3 (no relation). This would have been a better choice as a replacement. Added heat.
Agharta
27 Jul 161#22
Mine did.
HXL
27 Jul 16#24
I have the 64GB, used about 6 months now, happens to be a bit slow a few times, but after restart no problem at all. so far so good still, I got it from moto website
Kanedaaaaaa
27 Jul 16#25
Anyone have any comments on this vs the X Play?
I've not been keeping abreast of smartphones.
Rjm123 to Kanedaaaaaa
27 Jul 161#31
This has a better processor and 1GB more of ram so will be faster, however I bought the X Play 5 months ago for £200 and it is fantastic. I'm not sure you will notice a huge difference in speed when using day to day browsers, twitter, youtube etc but will appreciate it if playing graphically intensive games.
One thing I would said is that I prefer the screen on the X Play. I went to Carphone Warehouse before I bought it and the screen was nicer in my opinion. The X Style seemed to have a yellowish hue to it which was not as appealing. Just my opinion, others may disagree.
One downside to Moto phones is the cameras aren't that great. Great outdoors but poor in low lighting conditions. Don't be fooled by the 21 megapixels. Best camera phones at the moment are Galaxy S7 and the iphone 6S plus, both of which are 12 megapixel.
But for £250, worth the extra £50 over the X play.
vovski
27 Jul 16#26
is this dual sim ?
spannerzone to vovski
27 Jul 16#30
non it won't be dual sim
Tomb
27 Jul 16#27
This or a Note 4 ????
Infiltrator to Tomb
27 Jul 16#28
On what basis? If cost isn't an issue then the Note 4.
Agharta to Tomb
27 Jul 16#33
I had a Note 4 but I prefer this apart from the battery life.
Tomb
27 Jul 16#29
Yep sorry if cost was not an issue.
Note 4 is the current plan but almost swayed by this.
southpaw_786
27 Jul 16#32
Thanks OP heat added - just ordered for my old man. Hoping to see a major improvement over his broken iPhone 5!
prog999
28 Jul 16#34
Both x play and x style takes excellent photos even in dark.
xavierseb1
28 Jul 16#35
Screen shatters too easily, had it fixed and shattered again from a drop of less than a foot! Bought yet another new screen and it is now coming unstuck and lifting off the phone. Absolute nightmare.
Flogging it for 150 pounds, enough is enough.
Keithoms to xavierseb1
28 Jul 161#36
Maybe stop dropping it then? Can't really be mad at something for breaking if you drop it on the ground.. Or at least put a case on it if you know you're going to be dropping it.
xavierseb1
28 Jul 16#37
Phones fall this can't be helped. I've dropped my galaxy s4 multiple times and it still works fine with a screen crack, the moto x style's screen shatters (not a crack) and the digitizer fails so you can't even use the phone until the screen is replaced.
Worse still you have to glue your new screen to the thin plastic frame because that's how this phone is made, araldyte, superglue, e6000/e7000 all fail!
Seriously regret buying this, had to go back to my sturdy old s4.
dpanch_89 to xavierseb1
31 Jul 16#40
get the x force then
alcurtis93 to xavierseb1
14 Dec 16#46
Its funny that, I've dropped my Moto x style hard onto concrete slabs in my garden multiple times with only dings in the outer metal work. Was very impressed with durability
sabz786
31 Jul 16#38
Does this have a IT blaster?
ktown
31 Jul 16#39
Have owned one for around 4 months now - did like it at first but has the usual android niggles.
Good -
Close to stock android, not really bloatware at all
Notifications when screen is locked is hands down the best system ive ever seen
Shortcuts are really helpful - camera one works very well but torch gesture is temperamental
Quick charge - phone charges completely in around 45 minutes , you'll need this!
Great screen and resolution
Comfortable to hold
Seems durable - dropped it a couple of times but no scratches , although had a body armour type case
Front facing flash - useful at times
Front facing dual speakers are awesome
Bad
Usual android lag after a few months of ownership. Really slow these days
Gets really hot randomly and when turbocharging
Camera is average (I usually use my 808 for photos so a bit unfair)
Temperamental WiFi and Bluetooth connections
The motovoice is helpful, read texts when driving but such a pain to reply and for commands
Ugly
One of the worst battery lives I've encountered in a smartphone. Was using it this morning and went from 100 to 45 percent in around 45 minutes.
I paid 250 for this around 4 months ago. I wouldn't pay this for it now. Would by the one plus 3 instead. Moto z looks interesting but the removal of the headphone socket is a bit of a disaster.
trivster
8 Aug 16#42
Great deal, just ordered one!
DocRobotnik
8 Aug 16#43
This is an excellent deal. I was holding out for a 200 budget phone, but might have to stretch for this.
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Opening post
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop - stay new with Motorola's quick updates
1.8 GHz Hexa-core CPU – Snapdragon 808 - incredible daily speed and gaming performance
21 MP camera – f/2.0 aperture & dual LED flash - the best Motorola camera ever
5.7” Quad HD display (1440 x 2560) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - incredibly detailed screen technology
3 GB RAM - keep all your apps open and running quickly
High capacity 3000 mAh battery – keep working for longer
Front facing speakers – superior sound
32 GB internal storage
- mynameisthehulk
Top comments
All comments (46)
So I went the opposite to you and went to an Iphone 6S. Now I can last a full day of exactly the same use at least.
interestingly for some reason i did not realise it was usb2 charger, and was expecting to have to buy a few new chargers... at least i know now i dont, even if only one can charge quickly.
I've not been keeping abreast of smartphones.
One thing I would said is that I prefer the screen on the X Play. I went to Carphone Warehouse before I bought it and the screen was nicer in my opinion. The X Style seemed to have a yellowish hue to it which was not as appealing. Just my opinion, others may disagree.
One downside to Moto phones is the cameras aren't that great. Great outdoors but poor in low lighting conditions. Don't be fooled by the 21 megapixels. Best camera phones at the moment are Galaxy S7 and the iphone 6S plus, both of which are 12 megapixel.
But for £250, worth the extra £50 over the X play.
Note 4 is the current plan but almost swayed by this.
Flogging it for 150 pounds, enough is enough.
Worse still you have to glue your new screen to the thin plastic frame because that's how this phone is made, araldyte, superglue, e6000/e7000 all fail!
Seriously regret buying this, had to go back to my sturdy old s4.
Good -
Close to stock android, not really bloatware at all
Notifications when screen is locked is hands down the best system ive ever seen
Shortcuts are really helpful - camera one works very well but torch gesture is temperamental
Quick charge - phone charges completely in around 45 minutes , you'll need this!
Great screen and resolution
Comfortable to hold
Seems durable - dropped it a couple of times but no scratches , although had a body armour type case
Front facing flash - useful at times
Front facing dual speakers are awesome
Bad
Usual android lag after a few months of ownership. Really slow these days
Gets really hot randomly and when turbocharging
Camera is average (I usually use my 808 for photos so a bit unfair)
Temperamental WiFi and Bluetooth connections
The motovoice is helpful, read texts when driving but such a pain to reply and for commands
Ugly
One of the worst battery lives I've encountered in a smartphone. Was using it this morning and went from 100 to 45 percent in around 45 minutes.
I paid 250 for this around 4 months ago. I wouldn't pay this for it now. Would by the one plus 3 instead. Moto z looks interesting but the removal of the headphone socket is a bit of a disaster.