Who is complaining about the specs? I seriously doubt many people, even in these parts, buy phones based on the number of cores in the cpu or gpu alone.
The big problem I see with the Moto X is the price. A mid-range phone should not be 550 off-contract. I was seriously expecting a $299-349 price for this kind of device. Maybe we will see that with the Play edition? I doubt it though.
Basically every single comment on /r/android about this phone is about how the specs are not high enough to justify the price. It's kind of disappointing and amazing.
They are right though - spec for spec, this phone is priced much higher than phones with equivalent components. Whether or not that matters is yet to be determined, but we do know that in the past, Android handsets have dated fairly badly, so specs are something that have to be taken into consideration, even if the handset feels good now.
The high cost is a result of having it made in the USA, no doubt.
Nothing official is announced. The Nexus 4 was launched @ $199 on contract too, and $299 off contract. That's a $100 subsidy. How do we know what the subsidy for the Moto X is?
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Who is complaining about the specs? I seriously doubt many people, even in these parts, buy phones based on the number of cores in the cpu or gpu alone.
The big problem I see with the Moto X is the price. A mid-range phone should not be 550 off-contract. I was seriously expecting a $299-349 price for this kind of device. Maybe we will see that with the Play edition? I doubt it though.
Basically every single comment on /r/android about this phone is about how the specs are not high enough to justify the price. It's kind of disappointing and amazing.
They are right though - spec for spec, this phone is priced much higher than phones with equivalent components. Whether or not that matters is yet to be determined, but we do know that in the past, Android handsets have dated fairly badly, so specs are something that have to be taken into consideration, even if the handset feels good now.
The high cost is a result of having it made in the USA, no doubt.
Go spend any time on Reddit, Engadget, Verge etc and 99% of comments will centre around specs.
It's hard not to when it is often the only thing differentiating one Android phone from another.
Nothing official is announced. The Nexus 4 was launched @ $199 on contract too, and $299 off contract. That's a $100 subsidy. How do we know what the subsidy for the Moto X is?
The Verge is claiming a confirmed price of $575 off contract locked to AT&T. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4579278/google-play-edition...
Yes, but that's not a Google Play phone. The off-contract Nexus 4 on AT&T was over $400. AT&T is greedy.
Where did you hear the 550 off-contract price? I thought that hadn't been announced.