I finally got a working Moto X Pure Edition. Came in today and unlike the first one I received, there are not keyboard glitches.
I have had a chance to spend several hours installing and customizing. I have been running the screen at about 40% brightness, which seem comfortable to look at. There are two modes for color in the display settings and I left the default as Vibrant. Looks clean and sharp, better than my HTC One M8, which I have nothing but good things to say about that phone.
I am enjoying being back at a 5.7" screen. The phone with the default bumper looks good and without, the standard back and slick sides make the Moto X Pure Edition feel like a slippery ice cube. I am awaiting a Supcase, the non Heavy Duty model. Find at Amazon if interested.
Switched out the default messaging with Textra Pro, 99 cents in the Play Store. The default app is ok, but lacks customization, like background color, message box color, or blacklisting annoying sms spammers
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Blocking calls. Since this my first stock Android Device (well, 99.9%), I was surprised to see there is no "Block Contact" feature in the phone dialer. No problem, just created a contact called Blocked Callers and set the default action to, "Send to Voicemail" and then I can just add numbers to it as robo dialing asshats call me.
Wow, charging is fast with the stock charger. A little disappointed that Motorola made a charger that they sell for I think $35 that you can not change out the cable. that is right, not usb to usb micro.
Speed, yes speed. This phone is lightening fast. I really noticed the difference loading graphically intense apps like PVZ2.
Lack of a "Sound Profile" setting was surprising, but I found a cool free app that has a widget and even better, a sticky notification bar control that allows you go change modes fast.
I could go on, but bottom line. I really like this device, I think it is a keeper for?...well you know
Other quick notes
- Size, the size is great!
- Not as heavy as I expected
- Battery not as bad as I expected
- Fingerprint reader would have been nice, but not a deal breaker for me
- 128GB MicroSD card works great (I would have let this phone pass if Motorola did not include this feature) Cheers for listening to your customers.