Replaced my Moto X w/Pixel 2 XL

I was nearly a life long Motorola fan boy. Until Lenovorola. Nexus 6, before that Moto X 2013, before that Atrix HD, Atrix2, Atrix ... Could not abide by what they did to the vaunted Moto X. I had the Pixel and now the 2 XL. You made a wise choice.

Bought the X4 last month but still prefer the XPE. I have several that I have picked up over the past year. Recently put a new battery in one of them which helped out a lot but still not complete happy.
Looked at the new Pixel 2's, but have been drooling over OnePlus since the 3T but reluctant to leave Verizon.
Finally decided to order the 5T next week when it becomes available and will be switching to TMobile.
No confidence in Lenovorolla any more and refuse to go back to a Samsung.

I am going to see how the FX30 replacement helps my phone, and if I have the same experience as you, I am following you into OnePlus territory head first. I have metro PCS so I think carrier issues for me are not a problem. Thanks for leading the way and being helpful to me.

I love phonearena, for comparison.
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/c...to-Z-Force,OnePlus-5T/phones/9694,10101,10695

Damm. OnePlus 5T has 8 GB RAM, larger screen AND a 3300mAh battery.
The blew up the screen, and ramped up the ram! I wish Moto had done this.
Wow. I have officially turned geek. If my son saw this I'd never hear the end of it. Lol.

Yikes. Perhaps I spoke too soon.
With more than one instance back door app uploading unanonymous logs, of everything from MAC numbers to when the hand set was on or locked, I don't think I would ever trust the company.

Amen to that. I wrote the, a public opinion (As if they care) on the motorola website, after a company rep claimed that if the moto x series had done well they would have not needed to replace it. This was my response.

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(This will be my third and final try to post before I believe that a moderator or other person is deleting my posts because motorola-Lenovo do not like listening to informed consumers)

"Didn't sell well?"

That is strange, because unless I'm greatly mistaken, 2014, to 2015, the year, and for the duration that that model was released, Motorola experienced the greatest sales figures in recent years, up to 2015 (72.7482 million for a 5.1% market share) and figures have declined steadily since then with the recent pump due to the big push for the new phones.

I realize that Lenovo purchased Motorola from Google in 2014, and therefore much of the design of the Motorola Moto X pure edition, had nothing to do with Lenovo, however neither do they have much to do with Google, according to industry talk, (A video on this subject is available by looking up Marcus Brownlee's YouTube video, on the sale of Motorola to Lenovo) but these figures, (2014-2015 period, when84.029 million unites shipped for a 4.5% market share to a 72.7482 million and 5.1% market share) have not been present before or since.

This period is directly corelated to the period in which Motorola X Pure was on market and being promoted.


Ethos and functionality of design in the original Moto X series, reflected the changing tastes and technological awareness of users worldwide. These users prefer function over gimmick, and appreciate streamlined design in both construction and software. Finally phones with a low GB RAM profile (2-3GB) simply don't cut it.

I predict that sales of Motorola phones, despite the fact that they have flooded the market with numerous phones, that all amount to lateral changes, with no real solid improvements, for mid-level phones, will continue to decline, until an understanding of the elements that made 2014 your best-selling year are revisited.

Revisiting this design Ethos might look like the following:

- Minimum of 4 GB RAM
- 21 megapixel camera, with 2.0 aperture , and larger sensors, with better software, front and back
- A minimum of 75% screen-to-area ratio
- Dump that hideous bump on the back, it's the kind of thing I want to bring to a dermatologist. Dump the bump.
- Snapdragon Octa-core 2500 MHz minimum
- Keep Moto assist (moto voice commnd)
- Charge $499

This would essentially be a ramped up version of the Motorola Moto X pure, and not some splashy gimmick phone with lower specs and more snap-on Moto modded toys, which I predict will be obsolete within a year.
It doesn't even have to be exactly like the Motorola Moto X pure, but the guts in that phone was strong, the system worked great, it was a good size, and had great features. Whoever was running research and development on that project needs to be brought back, and Motorola might yet again experience a larger market share.
In fact I'll bet money on it. Making 20 different phones with 20 different gimmicks, is for kids.
I'll take one phone that has 20 different functions, and does them all well.

Thanks!

Biff.