Wow , a crazy cheap price for this phone and is defenetly the best price ever posted. Cheapest I've seen it on ozbargain was in the $350+ mark
Enjoy
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With postage around 170AUD, but amazon have a track record of cancelling phone orders to Australia
Not for me
Thanks Op. Very good price. Very keen. This one has a much smaller battery 2300mAH. The newer version has i think 3850mAH battery. Anyone has this Moto X Gen2 and can give an indication how long the battery typically last?
Not sure as I have inherited a iPhone 6 with a massive less than 24 hr battery life
Sorry for your loss.
I've had this phone for 18 months. The battery lasts 24 hours with regular phone/email/internet use. Obviously less if you use GPS navigation or play some games or have the display at the brightest setting all the time. It is compatible with fast chargers though, so you can replenish a lot of battery charge in 15-30 minutes so I've never found the battery to be a problem.
Despite a few shortcomings it is by far the best phone I've ever owned due to some rare features such as the fact it is able to wake up without touching it and will display the time and notifications even while the screen is turned off if you just wave your hand past it. I will often be in the car and say "Ok moto X" which wakes up the phone, then you can follow this with a command such as "call so and so" or "5 narrow lane carlton, navigate" and it will then go on and do those actions without a single touch of the screen (it's pretty impressive to rattle off an address and next thing you know google navigation kicks in all by itself). I wish more phones were able to do this!
This may not be a rare feature these days (but it was when I got the phone): You can get into the camera without unlocking the phone just by turning it back and forth by 90 degrees when you're holding it. If instead you do the "axe chop" movement it turns the torch on and off (again no need to unlock it).
The shortcomings:
- 16Gb of space is rather limited (not upgradeable). I can still use it for everything, but I need to empty photos and videos every month or two and empty my email trash every 3-4 months.
- The camera is ok. It does the job, but there's better out there these days.
- Notification lights are there, but don't work. Not a big deal because all you have to do is look at the phone and a basic display comes on showing you the time and notifications.
At this price it is an absolute steal!
I don't even know if my Moto G4+ even does half this stuff…….
It's average at best. I liked mine but the battery was the worst part.
Apart from the 16gb storage, that shit SUCKS.
Moto X Style via Vodafone $300 (free on a plan). So good I got 2 for family - the best value practical phone.
It has micro SD. Can use USB OTG, tried Sandisk ultra dual USB3 128G.
PS. My unreplaceable smartphone is Galaxy Note 4 with all bells & whistles.
Fast chargers for both models are interchangeable, so 3 chargers for any phone.
Android 6 was 1st on Moto X before Note 4.
I got one of those $299 Styles too, ozbargain for the win! I love it apart from the occasional slowdown and the LED screen.
No LTE Band 28 though….
3/4 of the phones on the market don't, so what's your point ? It's $172, not $772.
The point is that it is a factor to consider when buying a phone. Huge difference in reception with/without band 28.
Subjective to location.
Depends where you are. Noticed no difference in Sydney metro area.
It does affect max download speeds (LTE-A) when there's congestion. Won't matter to most people, but if you're tethering…
His point is and i agree with it the phone has not band 28 so that's two of us who will not buy it. Kappish?
I'm not buying it either, but certainly not for your reason. Kappish ?
And B28 has nothing to do with cost. In a way it is as newer phones support it and of course newer phone cost more. However there are smartphones locally for under $50 new that have B28.
You're arguing over B28 when this thing doesn't even have B1!
I agree B2.
It doenst matter if it is $17.20, $1720 or anything in between. My $29 Huawei LTE wifi modem supports band 28. My point is that this phone does not support LTE band 28, the most recent widespread high bandwidth and rural option supported by the majority of Australian telcos, known as 4GX 4G Plus and other catchy names.
What model is the huawei?
Im looking for a wifi modem to take overseas, cpuntires in particular Philippines, USA, EU and Asia.
@kunfushun: Its a Huawei E5573, optus branded but not locked. Similar to https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/272180
Such a complex 1st world problem…. you should come over and see the new running water we have here.. it amazing how water just gushes out without hand pumping.
Good price, but no SD card slot is deal breaker for me.
It's got custom Rom support , but 16 GB is not enough for me
I probably get the 5X at this price. I think it's only $50 more at it's cheapest.
Huh , link please
Thought I saw it for $230. Was actually $270 in a previous deal. My mistake!
Link please
Indeed a great phone, better than buying Moto G2/G3
but this has amoled :)
If you can live on 16GB??
Yeah 16GB and no SD - was OK in 2014, now not so much…
Having bought this phone in 2014 or early 2015 I can confirm that 16gb was small even then. I've been using it very happily all this time though and have just adapted. I empty photos/videos every 2/3 months, I clear my email trash ever 3-4 months. I make sure I don't download more than 2-300 songs at a time from spotify and no more than 2 audiobooks at a time from audible. I just can't think of using another phone these days because I don't want to lose the great features it has.
I'm still making do with my LG G2 16GB.
This is my first device without an SD card slot… guess I adapted over time as well
No, Absolutely not.
I have this phone, it's great but the curved back is kind of annoying as the phone can spin around on the table. Battery wise, it lasts me a whole day with moderate usage. For this price it's pretty good value.
Does this support chromecast mirroring? Just asking because I got a Samsung galaxy s3 that doesn't. Thanks
I think that Chromecast mirroring is a software thing. Pretty sure anything Android 4.4 and up supports it.
My Moto X 2nd Gen is on Android 6.0
ok
I have and love my Moto X Style, but is it really viable to be buying a 2 year old phone? I find even my Style is slowing down in places. Add a generation again to that and I definitely wouldn't want to be buying that right now..
I find even my Style is slowing down in places
It happens to all of us eventually.
that's so deep - adele
This looks like a good deal. Yes it's 2 years old but it comparable to the S5 and G4 which are still selling for much more than this and, in my opinion, are not as a nice a package.
16Gb is easy for me to manage as I do not play games, load up on movies and Google Photos handles the photos I take.
The only thing that makes me hesitate is being an AT&T model, the LTE bands are not great for use here.
Awesome for the price.
Motorola manage to actually add improvements to Android instead of making it worse like Samsung does.
I have a Moto G (2nd gen), would this be a worthwhile upgrade?
Better display and camera. Should feel a lot more responsive with 2GB vs 1.
The question is this or the new Moto G?
Thanks! Yes, I do like the microSD card (and dual-SIM is handy when I travel), hmmm!
I have a Moto G (1st gen) and to this I say "No Deal" lets play on.
OK so I am using a huawei G526 would this be a good alternative to upgrade too? Guessing it would be or other alternatives. The 1gb ram is kinda annoying on mine
It would be a massive upgrade. Go for it!
Dude! I'm in the same boat. Need to get off the G526
Ta
I dont get it, for a little more… https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/271680 and you get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro
Agree but maybe some prefer smaller screen. Believe the camera on this is better than Redmi
And reviews say that the Moto X Camera is terrible lol, redmi one must be really bad…. I will have to see when I eventually get my Note 3.
Sounds like I need to go Mi.
Note 3 camera is good in daylight…shit at night time. So overall its mediocre
for a little more
$213.20 - $172 = $41.20 or ~24% more of the cost of Motorola Moto X.
A quarter more, not a little more.
Phones cost from $9 to $1500+. +24% is a small difference.
It is when phones that cheap, those 4 extra drinks at the pub will be good to go
Thats the 32GB/3GB one. The 16GB/2GB can be gotten for as little as $190.
Does that phone wake up with a voice command? (without touching it)
Yes
I couldn't find any info on that. Do you have a reference?
Cheers
$5 credit for OP.
This phone or the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro?
I'm coming from a LG GFlex 2, which I loved and handled everything I need (apart from battery life), however I drunkely lost it and am back on my Nexus 4 which is driving me nuts
I don't do anything out if the ordinary and don't play games on my phone
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Don't store much music on my phone so I can live with 16gb for the price.
I read complaints that Plex currently crashes on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, that would be a deal breaker and kinda scares me that other apps maybe more likely to have issues potentially..
Software wise yes the Moto X should in theory be better…
Motorola is owned by Lenovo, the crims who made dud of a phone like K3 Note.
Xiaomi actually pump out more updates than Motorola /Lenovo. Also MIUI is much nicer imo.
Thanks for your replies, if I can find evidence of Plex working on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Kate I'll jump on it.
That really is the only thing stopping me, and the concern that in thw future other apps may not work..
Im reading about unlocking and running CM but it seems that doesn't fix it.
agreed MIUI is a surprisingly great take on android…the only good alternative to stock android IMO
@Shibbyyy:
Not sure where that came from, Plex works fine. Use Kodi more so these days.
Owned 6 months, was going to flash but stock MIUI is great and updates regularly. In rural NSW and don't notice the lack of band 28 people go on about (was my main concern).
Easily best value phone going round, pull the trigger.
Xiaomi actually pump out more updates
Lol, no. Just no. Xiaomi pump out minor weekly tweaks to the UI, the actual Android version never gets updated. Which is the most important thing for app compatibility and security.
My Redmi Note 4G getting bricked by their shitty version of fastboot was actually a blessing in disguise.
@nathan-drake: the way they handle individual app permissions is rubbish though. It's the only reason I'm running CM13 on my RN3P.
Any promo code from Amazon (apart from referral code) and any recommended cases?
recommended cases
Upper and lower are popular. Lower seems to be used more but, as upper is only used at the start of sentences and proper nouns.
You must be really fun at parties
A 16GB phone that cannot take a micro SD card is no go in 2016
Apart, from that, a good deal
In 2016 its all in "the cloud" dude. Local storage is so last year. It has usb-otg if you are desperate.
Wow, you have apps in "the cloud"
Respect dude
Sorry, no respect for your ability to make a coherent argument.
Trying saying what you mean, and you might see the obvious logical error.
@manic:
"Trying saying what you mean, and you might see the obvious logical error."
If you're going to act so pretentious to the poster above, maybe try getting your insults and sentences right. Try saying what you mean, and you might see the obvious logical error.
@normanwall:
Pretentious? Moi?
If he wanted a civil response he could have said that apps don't run from the cloud and won't fit in 16GB.
And I'd say "Really? I've found my apps easily fit on a 16GB device. What apps are you using that are so big?".
What needs more is a big music collection, movies, photos, book library, …
Just ordered the YotaPhone 2 at similar price, apart from being stuck on 5.0 there's a fair bit going for it if you like reading
Link?
Just search OzBargain for YotaPhone and sort by date, the latest one was the cheapest so was about 170
Back to $159 now
One sim or 2
What's that in AUD