So I thinking of this phone to replace my RAZR MAXX. Why did you decide on this phone. Maybe there is something you thought of that I am not
ive said this several times, but i like the Moto X, but not for $200. It doesnt have the standard 1080p screen or quad core processors that every other $200 phone has at this point. Now the phone is fast, its not laggy, but those are my problems with it. I chose the s4 because I believe it was the best phone available at the time, and I would choose it again as I still believe it is the best phone available for what I wantNo looking at the Replaceable battery or SDcard slot.. what does the S4 have over the Moto X?
However, reasons I now dislike the S4 and will probably be changing to the Nexus 5 despite the lack of an sdcard slot.
Interface suffers with lag
Low internal storage
eFuse ( new warranty issues when rooting and flashing )
So does that mean I cannot root without having some sort of issue? I need root for it to work with my App Radio
Also would switching to a different launcher fix the lag??
Yes with the newest firmwares rooting will trigger the efuse switch and will void your warranty, you've been warned
The lag is nothing to do with the launcher, it's to do with touchwiz which you can't remove. Funny enough touchwiz on the Galaxy S3 doesn't suffer with this, go figure.
Well that sucks! I am trying to get an android stick to work in place of a phone, if I get that working then I just need to hot spot the phone. I have a RAZR MAXX, that I can use for now if I buy a new phone, then hot spot to the RAZR and have that in the car.. Which I am okay with as well, I would think the older MAXX with just WIFI and BT and no SIM should work okay..
wonder if the Moto X or MAXX has the efuse
I doubt they will have anything like efuse, worst you will have to worry about with Google or Motorola devices is locked bootloaders which can usually be unlocked/locked easily enough.
knowing about the eFuse, just made my decision easier
Bear in mind that this is a hardware feature which was just activated with the firmware MH8 and similar.
Who says other phone you buy don't have it where a simple upgrade activates it ?
Nowadays you just never know ...
Whether this is an issue for you will rather depend. Firstly, it will depend on which firmware version your new phone has. If you buy new now, the chances are that the phone will have a locked bootloader (I was lucky, I bought mine a few months ago and it doesn't have a locked bootloader).So does that mean I cannot root without having some sort of issue? I need root for it to work with my App Radio
I don't experience any lag with mine running the stock ROM. I have tried other ROMs and they were no quicker, but as I say, mine is snappy as it is. When the phone was first released there was a lot of talk about lag. No doubt some people did experience it but, for those that did, there were lots of fixes. Since then, the noise about lag has definitely fallen off. I don't think it's an issue at all.Also would switching to a different launcher fix the lag??
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