Moto X Pure Edition review: This phone does android better than Google

It comes with the latest Android Lollipop software and a few select Moto apps. It’s also the most customisable phone you can buy thanks to Moto Maker, a web app that lets you change the material, texture and colour of the phone before you buy it.

Not only is the Moto X Pure Edition great, it’s actually cheaper than any flagship phone Motorola has ever made. Priced at $400, the Moto X design has the ability to decide how the phone looks — to pick the colours of various components, personalise the design and make it your own.

Minor regrets

With a 5.7-inch screen, this is definitely a big phone. But it feels manageable thanks to that curve. But you can have a few gripes as well — the first being a seam between the aluminium camera casing and the back of the smartphone.


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This is a minor concern, but a couple of times dirt would find its way in that crack and get stuck. The other design frustration is the front-facing LED flash, a new trend for smartphones — and the first on any Moto phone — that aims to make your phone a selfie-taking companion. Here it’s an eyesore. But overall, the Moto X Pure looks good.

Moto Display Easily it’s the Moto X’s best additional feature. Moto Display lets you preview incoming notifications on your lock-screen — no need to unlock the handset.

Moto Voice It’s great, if you don’t mind squawking at your phone and drawing inquiring glances in public. You set a phrase that Moto Voice is always listening for and then you can issue voice commands even if it’s asleep. You can use it to set alarms, get hands-free turn-by-turn driving directions or anything else Google Now can do for you.

Speakers Smartphone speakers are a perennially overlooked feature. But The Moto X Pure display is flanked by two front-facing speakers and while they’re not as deep and rich as some of the HTC phones, they do one thing well — they let you actually hear things

Display The best way to describe the Moto X Pure’s display is cinematic. With a 5.7-inch display, QHD resolution and two front-firing speakers, this handset is a great multimedia champion. Also, stock Android looks best on as many pixels as possible.
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