I do quite a bit use my phone plugged in and rigged up to a speaker via the headphone jack at the same time as the battery drains quite quickly

If this had a headphone jack I would be all over it. I know they include an adaptor, but that means you can't charge and listen at the same time.

I'd get a Xiaomi mi 6 instead for that amount of money.

How about using a wireless speaker?

Hi - yes mine arrived today by Fed EX -very very smart phone.........I ordered the POETIC CASE and also usbc adaptor to enable use of normal phone chargers - very impressed !!

Dave

Any one received theirs yet? Received email saying it had shipped last Tuesday with an estimated delivery of today. But the online tracker is still showing as order complete and not in transit.

Hi - shouldn't take too long - I ordered last Sunday - I did know they shipped from China as I ordered one last year for my gf - maybe the laser engraving of the name etc takes a little longer for order to ship as well.

I would imagine they will start arriving next week.

Dave

okay so I got the tracking info and they send from China! can't remember reading that anywhere. mine has been delayed until Tuesday

anyone's order arrived? Motorola tracking system is really poor. it said dispatched on Tuesday for Friday which is pretty strange but still no sign of it today?

I have seen one on Aliexpress from Dreami store (they have a good rep). It states its a global version but I would double check the bands just in case - it may not work on certain spectrums.

A little trick for Aliexpress - if you put a phone in your basket and then change to another country and then change it back to the UK you don't have to pay for a warranty. Also, if you choose slow post you should not get hit with import duty (just don't choose DHL).

The only problem is with the mi 6 there is no sd card. That could be a deal breaker for some. But other than that it is Xiaomi's new flagship and the specs speak for themselves. It's a little dearer though compared to the Moto. Maybe wait for a flash sale but I can't see them flash selling a flagship at the moment.

code has expired

Yeah it looks like the code has expired.

Seems to have expired. I'm seeing £499 now.

Had mine for a few months now, I bought it with the free speaker which I sold on so effectively paid £240 for the phone.
I'm very pleased with the phone no issues with speed or lag etc considering comments about lack of ram.
Best phone I've had so far preferring it to the Huawei p9, Samsung S7 or HTC 9.
Battery life is pretty poor mines normally struggling by 2pm but I'm never away from a socket or power bank so have not found this to be an issue.

The code appears to be expired? or it not working for me?

Only 2nd code is working - gives Discounts :£8.33

I have had maybe 20+ different mobile phones, none of which were "waterproof". All of these I have used in the rain, none of these have broke.

Again to the other points you have made, these same phones I have had over a 15 year span. None of these have broke from water damage. I generally have football on my phone when in the bath too, but because I'm not 2 years old I'm not splashing around or using water pistols.

You're final point taking pictures in the pool is exactly my first comment... You take your phone swimming.

Using your phone in the rain? Having it near when having a bath? Accidentally spilling a drink on your office desk where your phone is laying? Taking photos in the pool when on holiday?

But, yeah, clearly it's only a feature for people swimming with their phone.

Is that right?
Are most high end phones waterproof these days?
I didn't know that

Liked your comment by mistake but your comment is unnecessary. You call him the idiot yet you used a smartphone which had no water resistant ratings in the rain.

My Galaxy Note 2 was destroyed by just bad rain at thirteen months old. I have never purchased a non-waterproof phone since. Perhaps if you were not an idiot you might have realised this was the reason that most high-end phones are waterproof these days. they are too expensive to be left vulnerable to the elements like that.

There is not even single model of Mi 6 with B20 band used in UK. .Good luck if it even works on your network.

Indian models do not have B20 band. Will find frustrating when you will not get good reception here and will not even work properly in UK.

Battery lasts about 12hours with moderate use - using a tumi wireless extends by another 12hours. Moto apps are gimmicky. Just waiting for John Lewis to repair/replace under warranty (just outside 2months) and eta is 28days as Bluetooth failed after system updates - seems to be a common problem on these.
Hope that helps as I'd go back to iOS if Apple didn't knacker stuff with updates also!

Read earlier comments... That was for different model

I'm speaking from experience of using many of their previous phones and having experience using the newer Moto Z Play. Even the very review linked to in this deal says that the camera leaves a lot to be desired.

How did you get it down to £239. At that price, I'll buy one for the Wife..

This or S7 edge ?

Are you serious?

Moto uses one of the best cameras on the market.

Big discount but I can't get enthusiastic about a ridiculously thin fingerprint magnet phone which has a huge camera bump and small battery. No headphone jack and a bunch of expensive expansion modules the only one of which I would find interesting is a bigger battery.

Probably discounted by 200 quid because others feel the same way. Maybe if it was another 60-70 quid cheaper.

Even stranger that the phone has the capability and they just decided to remove it.

Edit - It looks like from that thread if they wanted they could just enable it in an update. You would need a new sim tray or modify your existing one after the update. No way I am rooting the phone for it given the recent software for blocking stuff google is introducing.

I think the Asian models have dual SIM capabilities. Frustrating that we in the UK don't have the same options. :disappointed:

Funny enough the phone actually supports a dual sim but they don't support it on the UK version and changed the holder so you can't insert a second one. Guy modded the phone and confirmed that it worked. Why would they remove the feature from the UK version?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/how-to/guide-to-enable-dualsim-singlesim-t3594529

Ugh, sorry it looks like you are right. Are their difference models of the same phone? One of the videos I watched before I bought it I could have sworn the SD slot doubled as an extra sim slot but I just opened mine up to have a look as I have never used it for the second sim and it doesn't seem to have that feature.

Which model did you get down to £239?

Would love to buy the Moto Z play at that price.

Nothing in the spec sheet indicates that it is dual sim (https://www.motorola.co.uk/products/moto-z). Having previously owned one of these, the version I bought from the UK store was NOT a dual sim phone.

Yes it is.

What utter nonsense. I don't buy a toaster and expect it to be waterproof or to boil water for that matter. Consumers are becoming ridiculous.

Great price, quick charge makes up for the battery life, bye bye my trusty Z2. Thanks OP.

No you don't... but it's always better to have it than be surprised later, because you never know.

Lol is that really a requirement in a phone? Do you swim with your phone?

Are these dual SIM?

It's not waterproof so sadly I will give this one a miss.

If you are looking for a good camera phone, stay away from Motorola. Their camera apps and quality are always terrible.

Good spot, but very unlikely to be paid out after using 2 promo codes - from their T&Cs lower down:

"Cashback will not be paid in conjunction with any other offer, voucher or discount code unless listed on this page, or with any other discounts such as staff or student discounts."

2.4% quidco
https://www.quidco.com/motorola/

£289 correct price

Read the main deal post again - it's not complicated.

Just tried it and could'nt get that price, any idea how yopu got it? Printscreen maybe?

sorry wrong model :disappointed:

It's well worth £299/289, so £239 is a steal. How did you manage that please?

I seem to have got it down to £239?? is it worth that?

Starting at
£499.00????

I did the same with an LG G6.... lol

I couldn't ever get them to work properly, I kind of did but then the battery drain was huge. I spent over £10 on apps to try and get it to work for me. But the lack of being able to just glance at the phone and see if I'd missed something was a bigger deal than you might initially think. Just because you have your phone on quiet doesn't mean you don't want to know if you've had a text, it just means you want the phone silent for example if the baby is sleeping. Or if you have a shower you have to wave your hand over it to see if you missed anything Awful system where you're constantly flapping your hands :confused:

Thanks, that itself would put me off buying it, although apparenlty there are notification light apps available that might resolve this somewhat.

I got this last time. Hated it, no notification lights expected to constantly wave your hand over it, doubly annoying when you have it on silent, Annoying stock software (most if it probably googles fault). Finger print was very good as was screen but I found I had to install so many apps to stop it annoying me it didn't work properly any more. Went back to my G4 and have been happy ever since.

Does anybody have any experience of using Google Daydream with this phone ? Can I watch NETFLIX VR lay down in bed for example using this - can I plug headphones in whilst watching - I've seen conflicting reports.

What are daydream games like ?

Will Pokémon Go work on this ?

Dave

When I got this I wished I had got the HTC 10 - beast of a phone.

Would like to know the sound quality/loudness of music via earphones on this phone . If anyone can help that would be great as I'm torn between this and a HTC 10 which I know has amazing audio quality but is an extra £ 100. Thanks in advance : )

No more fragile than any other screen in reality so I wouldn't move on that basis. Screen resilience is almost entirely down to how the phone lands.

The Xiaomi Mi 6: 6GB(RAM)/64GB(ROM)/SD835 doesn't have 3.5mm jack ... but at $399 I'm tempted to give it a try. Only the soon to be released OP5 is holding me back.

Can you please suggest a Xiamoni mi6 Global version?

Hmm yeah I agree with your points to be fair - see my latest post. Saying that, you could have screen breaking problems with any phone.

I'd get a Xiaomi mi 6 instead for that amount of money.

love mine, got it from CW when the deal was posted here. WiFi and battery fine for me.

Those asking if you should switch from iPhones, here is what I did.

Had IP6...fancied a change, got this with the free JBL mod at £299 - great phone but I just didn't feel at home with it, I missed IOS. My phone had a naff battery (max 2.5 hours SOT - others getting 3-4 hours), on contacting the retailer they offered me a replacement or refund. I was in two minds but having used it for one-two weeks, I decided to get my refund and happily back off to Apple I went.

Technically speaking, this phone is brilliant and does pretty much everything and iPhone does (and more given that its Android). But IOS does everything I personally need a phone to do and to me it just feels more smooth and sleek + has seamless integration with other Apple products and iCloud. Screen was great, camera seemed decent. It also showed me that I wanted a 5.5inch screen, they're so good!

One day I may be back on Android but not for the moment.

I would recommend getting this case by the way:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revolution-Absorption-Resistant-Protection-Protector/dp/B01HP9MQ96/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1495355398&sr=8-7&keywords=moto+z+case

I was petrified of scratching the rear camera lens (google it seems to be a common issue) - this case raises it off any surfaces, but does add bulk. (I need to get rid of my case so if you want one inbox me - 1 week use)

It's a Lenovo! Terrible CS

purchased the same deal, mines fine on WiFi home and work

Tempted by this. Though can't decide whether to just hold onto my LG G3 as still does everything I need. All I tend to do is browse the Internet and listed to podcasts. My excuse for upgrading is the screen freezes now and again and I am hoping a new phone will make screen clearer.
Not sure if this is much better than the Lenovo P2 which is £199? Read a couple of reviews and unless using mod packs doesn't seem to be much in it.
Though I want a white/ gold phone so may have to be the Moto Z.

Got my Z back in Feb when JL had it down to £299.. Battery lasts a day with average use and the moto mod add on battery gives you 2-3 days or 24hrs of heavy use.. Phone is very smooth and the screen is great, camera is also good as is the build quality. At half the price of a current flagship phone its a "no brainer" if you want to save £300 and not compromise too much on performance.. I can recommend a Nillkin "Nature" case (0.6mm thick) and Brotect "Airglass" screen protector to keep the phone super slim profile

Don't know if this is of any interest to anyone, but, regarding battery life, my Nexus 5X went from holding a charge for about a day and a half to about 3 - 4 hours.
Was just about to chuck it in when I checked the battery useage in settings and a wifi roaming app I installed was using 90% of the charge.
Uninstalled and now back to 1 1/2 days.

lasts a full day of moderate use...

There not really comparable, the Moto Z has a better SoC (820 vs 625) and better screen (QHD vs FHD). Also, this has proper UK warranty.

I bought this the last time it was on offer. The battery is much better than I expected and the phone will Turbo Charge with ANY proper USB-C charger than delivers proper USB-C power delivery.

Camera is quick and seems great quality

Even without the free mod, this is a steal.

I just ordered a Xiaomi Mi5 yesterday fro 182£. Should I stick with it or go for this one? Please advise.

XR3i vs BMW 323. (I`m old school :smile: )

When you consider this ONLY costs £100 more than a 2 year old Moto flagship on Ebay WITHOUT a warranty, this is SCREAMING "buy me now", with its superior everything. Amazing bargain, puts other top end brand prices to shame.

excellent deal, heat added. just the phone I need for the wife's bday. thanks.

I bought this when it was £299 with the free speaker mod.

My opinions are mixed on the phone. Firstly the battery is actually much better than I thought it would be (easily lasts me a day), it is much better than my old S6 edge. The turbo charger is awesome much faster than a fast charger, those wires always seemed to break or stop fast charging. This wire seems much better. Runs really smoothly and it definitely feels like a premium phone. However I'm not sure if it is just my phone with a fault but my WiFi on the phone just disconnects all the time. It's not like it loses signal it actually acts like it turns WiFi off and back on again. So data gets used unnecessarily, very annoying if I'm playing a game that disconnects when WiFi drops.

Not since the Android 7 upgrade (with improved Doze functionality) it's not. Mine easily gets me through a day of mixed use.

Apologies for my ignorance, but comparing this deal against another Xiaomi deal (Redmi Note 4) for approx. £112, I am finding difficult to even justify spending £289 on this phone as compared to spending £112 on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.

Motorola never again hopefully, I ordered from them a different phone, arrived faulty (mainly NFC not working). They said I need to return it first, no replacement. Return address was Germany. Motorola's courier detained the returned package in the airport for almost 10 days without getting in contact with me. I had to contact the courier myself about the delay. The given reason was my name on the package, believe it or no. They wanted my full complete name, otherwise they won't release it. It was the same details/name I ordered with and it was the printed return address from Motorola.

On the "Cart" page, in tiny font at the bottom beside the price. Took me a while to find it too.

Good point.....where is the free mod this time. still better than full price, but a rip off compared to 6 weeks ago, and we're now 6 weeks closer to the launch of the Moto Z2

This or the Lenovo P2? Any advice?

Any idea how long the offer is going to last for?

Where do you enter the codes?

Where do you enter the codes?

Where do you enter the codes?

New Moto Z version 2 on the horizion - this is a good deal. Got a Moto X Play this week from Amazon Warehouse and apart from the 16Gb its a pretty quick phone and this is better specced.

last time they gave same dear with free JBL speaker mod

Any advice? Swap my iPhone SE for this?

Snapdragon 820 but only 1.8Ghz..nop.. I'll pass :disappointed:

and a phone weighing 215g.

Motorola rule!!! Just get the Incipio battery and you should get nearly 3 days life.

I've owned 3 Motorola phones they are extremely well made, they don't crash or break easily.The Incipio battery gives you nearly 3 that's 3 days life total with this mod.If that is a problem then I rest my case. :man:

A phone with poor battery life is more of a problem when you are out.
Just giving people a heads up as battery life is very important for some.

I have this phone. I think the phone itself is excellent but on a complete tangent. It is DayDream compatible which after a poor launch has really taken off recently. The platform has a load of new very good games. Google announced yesterday that they are building a standalone headset with HTC Vive for the DayDream platform. Google also recently purchased some of the big VR studios to create content. It really looks like they are getting behind it big time now. It is excellent for watching Netflix on a VR big screen lying in bed. The recent games like Virtual Virtual reality and Edge of Light are on another level to what has gone before. If your looking for a phone and maybe also interested in an entry level price to VR this is a no brainer.

Moto Speaker Mod.

I'm thinking of jumping ship. Android instead of os. Love Macs and ios but the fragile screen of the iPhone has put me off. I'd broken the screen, got that replaced and since then had only problems (iphone SE). Motorola has the advantage of latest Android updates expandable memory etc.

I managed to get one from Amazon the other week for £39.96 ... was going to post it on here, but it went back up to £55 as soon as I purchased.

Battery life is very poor.

You may be happy with it, it is a decent phone. Personally I just feel 'at home' with an iPhone.

Unlikely, unless you use the battery powerpack add-on (oos at present): https://www.motorola.co.uk/products/moto-mods/incipio-offgrid-power-pack

Would be interested if the battery was bigger. Does anyone have one? Will it stand a full day of heavy use on one charge?

cheers for the advice, think i will give this phone a miss as good a deal as it is.

how much of a upgrade from a note 4

deciding whether replace my iphone 6 with this, but not sure.

Missed the deal last time... not going to do the
same mistake again.. . :smiley:

Only the inferior Moto Z Play is cheaper. The Moto Z is ~£475.

Been looking at these on Amazon.de a bit cheaper but couldn't convince myself to take the plunge

Anyone figured out any more codes to stack with is? if could get it below £260 I might bite..

If any of you are travelling to India on a holiday - Prices there cheaper

https://www.flipkart.com/search?q=moto%20z&sid=tyy/4io&as=on&as-show=on&otracker=start&as-pos=1_1_ic_moto%20z

Unidays code does not work

Listen to my phone at work, play podcasts and sometimes watch a bit of skygo.

Maybe Unidays code will work aswell?

If you add code: UKWELCOME10

Price drop down to: £289.01

ukwelcome10 will give you £10 off aswell, seems that the codes stack

Need a deal for Moto Z play. This is a pretty good deal though.

Btw, anyone found any good deals for the mods yet?

How about using a wireless speaker?

I do quite a bit use my phone plugged in and rigged up to a speaker via the headphone jack at the same time as the battery drains quite quickly

If this had a headphone jack I would be all over it. I know they include an adaptor, but that means you can't charge and listen at the same time.