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We know the Moto X is easy to customize, but is it easy to repair?
The Moto X used a single kind of screw (which means you don't have to go rooting for multiple driver heads), but was less thrilled with the hard-to-access battery.
The Moto X continues the trend of fusing the digitizer to the display. This is relatively standard at this point, as it reduces the weight and thickness of a phone. Unfortunately, this also means that to repair a cracked screen, a user must also replace the digitizer, which could increase the cost of repair. Still, in 2013, this is the norm.
The only real negative about tearing down the Moto X was getting it
open. Motorola applied an adhesive under the back
cover that made actually opening the phone a slow process.Thee internal design of the device was very good.
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Motorola’s New Keyboard-Packing Droid 5 Images Leaked
Motorola after the launching of much anticipated smartphone Moto X, just showed off three new Droid smartphones with keyboard (or, if you prefer, one new Droid and two spinoffs), but it’s apparently not done cranking out Verizon hardware just yet. Another new Motorola device clad in Verizon livery was spotted in a batch of newly leaked images from Chinese social network Weibo, and it seems to hearken back to the Droid line’s roots.
Unlike the trim, all-touch smartphones that Motorola has been enamored with lately, the most eye-catching feature of the alleged Droid 5 is the same sort of slide-out QWERTY keyboard its forebears also had. According to Engadget, the D5 also has a display between 4.3 and 4.5 inches and a body that’s resistant to dust and water.
Curiously enough, that big five-row keyboard isn’t the only difference between whatever this is and the other Droids that have just started hitting store shelves. One of the images depicts a camera interface complete with a discrete shutter button on the touchscreen, a UI flourish that doesn’t exist on either the Moto X or the Droid Ultra. That super-simple, touch-anywhere approach to snapping photos on the go is a feature Motorola brass have been talking up for a while now, so it’s quite surprising to see that the company may be mulling a reversion toward the mean.
If we’re lucky, that just means Motorola is still trying to lock down some of its UI experiences… though arguably a solution the company already worked out was the better way to go. The grimmer scenario is that the Droid 5 outright lacks some of the niceties its cousins have, which is certainly one way to compartmentalize a product portfolio. At this point there are still more questions than answers, but judging by the fit and finish of the phone in those images, it shouldn’t be too long before Motorola officially springs this thing on us and all our questions are answered.
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Motorola officially launched Moto X along with Moto Maker
Motorola officially launches the Moto X on Friday, along with Moto Maker — the tool that lets smartphone shoppers customize the look their new smartphones. Although the Moto X will be available on five carriers, Moto Maker is exclusive to AT&T at launch.Motorola will send your finished product within four days of your order — all for the same price as the standard-colored phones from store shelves.Motorola's Moto Maker is a quick and easy way to customize your own smartphone. The process is exceptionally simple, and the results make your phone look like it was crafted by a professional.If you're looking to stray from the more traditional black and white phone models, Moto Maker is definitely worth a shot.
Easy to Create
Building your own phone using the Moto Maker is an exceptionally simple process. You can choose from 18 rear color choices, seven accent colors and two front plate colors. You can also customize the phone's launch screen, select your wallpaper and even connect the phone to your Google account so it's ready to go right out of the box.
Moto Maker takes you though the step-by-step process, and a virtual version of your phone is updated in the center of the screen as you customize each part.
Custom changes you make take effect almost instantly so you can very quickly see that the metallic purple buttons you've selected don't look quite right with the cherry back, or that a white front might complement your handset better than black.
The app offers a variety of colors, but strangely almost all of those colors seem to blend well with each other. I spent a good deal of time trying to come up with an “ugly” phone but was never quite able to do so.
If you like seeing things in the flesh before you buy, AT&T has “experience tables” in its stores where you can check out how some of the colors look in person. If you went into the Moto Maker experience knowing exactly what colors you want to use, you could could complete the whole customization process in less than five minutes.
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