Android phones, apps and tablets

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Velocio in reply to @bright
how does the moto x compare to the nexus 5?

Let's just say that if you have a Nexus 5 you're already in a good place... but, the Moto X does these things better:
- Perception of quality.
  - It feels better in the hand.
  - The screen feels larger (it is, a little) and brighter.
  - The phone is around the same dimensions as the N5... but the metal casing make it feel more durable.
  - I chose a walnut back, it feels more tactile to hold.
- The CPU is fractionally faster... noticeable on some small things, but the N5 was already nice.
- The GPS seems to pinpoint me faster.
- Front facing speakers are great for sat nav operation.
- The multiple small sensors that detect movement and motion are great... wave your hand over it and it will show the time and whether you have new emails without you needing to turn the phone on.
- On that last point, the screen is running some fancy new display that allows Motorola to only power a subset of the screen... so with the last mode you can really extend the battery.
But for me, I went for it for the advertised voice benefits:
- The Moto software wraps "OK, Google".
- Added some commands.
- Can choose a custom greeter to wake the voice stuff, I went for "OK, Computer" but considered something like "Good morning Jarvis" for an Iron Man vibe. I would've liked a shorter phrase, but you really need 4 syllables or more to distinguish the command.
The camera is worse is low-light conditions, but as good (if not better) in outdoor daylight conditions.

There are no OS changes, this is still pure Android... so the above are only hardware plus Motorola helpers.

The big thing is the feel and perception of it being really high quality, and what feels like a big leap in the voice control stuff.

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bright in reply to @Velocio

moto x

i like the nexus 5, but i'd like something sleeker... so moto x is probably my next phone.... but may go with iPhone for the first time in 6 years, just because i can and my contract allows me to upgrade whenever i like as long as i've paid off half the phone... which is fairly easy to do quickly without really noticing it.

i'm interested in the "hand off" feature and syncing with my macbook

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Velocio in reply to @bright

The handoff feature is just Chrome Sync, no?

Access open tabs, sessions, etc from other instances of Chrome on other browsers.

And is the sync more than what Drive/Docs offers?

I don't find there are any rough edges moving between Android and anything else (mostly a mix of Linux, Windows and Mac machines).

Actually, about the only rough edge is moving from an Android phone app to an Android tablet app... there's nothing that sorts that out if it doesn't rely on saving stuff back to a server somewhere. But Apple aren't yet offering that either are they (though their sync API at least allows devs to start building that missing bit)?

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