The Moto X, launched in August last year, was the first Motorola smartphone after Google had acquired the company. The device runs a stock Android OS, and lots of customization for users that has made the device stand out in the crowd.
The Moto X comes with a 4.7-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) display with a pixel density of 312ppi and is powered by a Snapdragon S4 dual-core SoC clocked at 1.7GHz and paired with 2GB of RAM.
The device sports a 10-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera, 16GB/32GB internal storage options, and a 2,220mAh battery. On the software front it was initially offered with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, but is upgradable to 4.4 KitKat.
A stand-out feature of Moto X is ‘Touchless Control' which allows consumer to use voice-command to text message, email, set notifications/remainders, check game-scores and perform more operations using ‘always-active' micro phone. He needs to say ‘OK Google Now' to open the phone.
The smartphone also offers ‘Quick-Capture' feature wherein a user can launch the camera in a matter of few seconds just by flipping the device twice horizontally and start snapping pictures in less time.
Initially, the phone was launched in the US for $579 (Rs. 35,000 approximately), but the price was recently slashed to $399 (Rs. 24,000 approximately). The device is expected to cost around the Rs. 28,000 mark.
