yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sadboyzz:
Definitely a keeper. Has everything I need: close to vanilla Android, free from carrier bloat, native wifi-tether, etc. Don't think there's any competition at this price point.

Only weakness is the battery life, but it's still slightly better than the HTC m7 I'm coming from. Just wish Google would get their head out of their asses and fix the damn Google Play battery drain..
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
So far I love it, I wouldn't mind a wood back but I'd be concerned it would make it more slippery
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Synyster06Gates:
Keeping it. Loving the phone so far.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bootup:
Keeping. The only 'negative', if you can call it that, is that the battery is 'only' 4 hours SoT. But the turbo charger is insane (over 2% per minute), I'm not even worried about battery life.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razortaz18:
I'm returning mine. It was between the XPE and a Note 5 for me. The Note 5 wins by a mile. (for my needs). However I will buy another XPE in the future to have as my side b*tch. I'll wait for a black Friday sale and get a wood back next time. I had gone with the plastic back with the intention of using skins. Not with that texture.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al haqq:
Little torn right now. I like the size and build more than my Nexus 6, but doesn't seem like much of an upgrade, more of a side grade. The deal breaker for the xpe may be lack of wifi calling on t-mobile, something I use in the basement of my house.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnten:
Out of curiosity how is screen brightness. I need a super bright screen because I'm outside a lot. I love the brightness of the note 5 and the nexus 6 once rooted has a super bright mode.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theRZA001:
So far, I really really dig this thing. I can't come up with a single complaint other than the lack of fingerprint reader.

My index finger just graviates to that Moto dimple, and to be completely honest, it's making me reconsider if I want to switch it out for a N5 2015. With Android Pay around the corner, and it's integration into Marshmallow with the API, I see fingerprint reader's really becoming a core aspect of the phone. Maybe I'm wrong, who knows. But that dimple just makes me wish it were a fingerprint reader.

In all reality, I'll probably keep it due to SD slot, larger screen, etc. But god dammit.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathanbailie:
I have heard that the AMOLED screens on the N6 and Note 5 will be brighter, but I've also heard no complaints on just how bright the XPE is. I'm sure it would suit you needs. I'm also outside a lot for work, so I'm interested in this question as well.

Just curious, what does the Note 5 have that the Moto doesn't? Which part(s) is dissuading you the most from keeping the X? I'm guess the stylus and split-screen?

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You can do the same thing with a PIN, though, right? With Android Pay, I don't think you need a fingerprint scanner. You actually have a backup PIN in case the fingerprint reader fails for some reason.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theRZA001:
Yeah I guess you're right. Besides, I'd lose out on all the Moto features, and that's even before considering how hard it is to snag a Nexus in the first month of launch.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianDigital:
I'm not trying to be a Debbie downer, but.you opinion is fine. But finding tap and pay terminals is becoming more forgiven. Every place that upgraded for the chip debit/credit cards all have had no tap and go in my experience
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chipstien:
The brightness and clarity of this screen blows my rooted Nexus 6 out of the water. Can't speak for the Note 5 though.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
There is no way in couple days in will return to note4 lol
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texdroid:
im coming from a LG G Flex, have had it for a year and was feeling the itch to get a new phone. Got my Pure(White/Bamboo) on Thursday and i can notice the screen quality is a lot better,build quality feels premium, no lag. The battery life isnt a step up, the Flex has a 3500mah battery. The Turbo charging is amazing though, it charges up so fast. The back does get warm when browsing through apps for a while and the whites on the screen seem to be warmer compared to S6. I miss the double tap to wake and the even bigger screen on my Flex but no way im going back. Definitely a keeper, i feel like its the best phone for the money out right now and i will definately recommend it.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00339:
Definitely keeping everything is great. Speakers, screen, size, feel, look and the list goes on... Night and day over my nexus. Let's just hope the development community takes off
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jphantom:
gonna be exchanging it. the royal blue in the motomaker doesn't look anything like i've seen in reviews if it had i would have gotten it to start with
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sherwin892:
Coming from a Nexus 6. Exchanging mine due to a couple of what seems like defective issue: gets warm, banding and flickering on screen, chrome web browsing stutters (not sure if relation to heat issues). It is somewhat upsetting to receive a broken phone but hopefully the replacement works 100%.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brholt6:
I'd exchange it, see if you do better and if not then go for something else. There has to be a few bad batches that went out...like with ANY phone. I have no issues hitting 4.5hrs SOT consistently. Kind of embarrassing to admit that...I should probably start getting back to real life.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Locklear308:
Well, I'm just frustrated by the whole thing. Right now I can get a brand new N6 64GB for $310. I hate to not be able to use my 128GB MicroSD...but I'll have to wait for another good phone to come around.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brholt6:
Definitely understandable. I'd be frustrated too. Surely by now, I'd think they'd be over the QC issues that come along with some of the first batches. It did take the S6 and S6 edge quite awhile though.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikeman513:
I went back to my OPO and after two weeks, I was kind of blown away again at how great the first OnePlus phone is. I'll be using this until the next advancement of chipsets and hoping for a fix to this years problems. Its too bad that they had to have a Nexus this year, here's hoping they do another next, but sometimes they skip a year... I think if the better chipsets come out (which with all the problems I'm sure that will plague the new nexuses), they probably will come out with another. I'm going to sit and wait this time. I'm also shocked at the dev support here. With the N5 and OPO we had ROMs the first week of release. This doesn't look bright for Pure. I'm thinking the top devs are holding out for the Nexus devices.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Locklear308:
Yeah, cannot say I blame them. Really the OPO would be perfect if the speaker wasn't so so...but more importantly the VIBRATE MOTOR IS WEAK AS PAPER, and my touch sensitivity is just terrible...
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mycomputerisjunk:
I just returned mine. It is one of the better phones I have had yet (I have had quite a few).. But, since band 12 is disabled, I can't keep it. Band 12 on T-Mobile is all around here and I get zero service in a band 12 area.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pj1980:
Same boat as you.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kendive:
I am still on the fence on this Moto X. I really like the phone but.... No wireless charging, No LED to tell you you have a message or email. I find myself always wanting to double tap to get the screen to come on. It will take alot to get out of that habit. That is really making me wanting to return it. I have until Oct 24 to do so.

I just don't see this phone being alot better than my G3 does the same thing for me... I kinda got out of the flashing new roms every day. Hell My wife's G3 still has the original 10B firmware but rooted and runs great.

I will give the Moto X Pure a little more time

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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ulver:
I ended up returning mine. I liked the feel and look of the phone, but battery for me was bad. Also, as much as I like the Moto assist apps, Ive gotten force closes and times it just wouldn't work, especially when driving. I'm glad I did return it because the Nexus 6P is looking better by the minute especially with the recent leaks and now the $499 price tag. It really is not much more than the 32gb Moto X.

Sent from my Xiaomi Mi4
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaseman:
Quality Control - Hmmmm.

We're talking about high tech devices being assembled by people who get paid less than what a fast food worker makes in this country!

Ever watch a documentary on sweat shops around the world? In some countries the workers are locked in their work area with no AC and the threat of the building collapsing around them. Think those workers really care about quality control? They just want to eat and live another day without the walls caving in on them. It's a miracle these things even work at all!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnaMayShun:
So you've been to this facility before? Cool...why say something like this?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madmike23:
It's an excellent device, but I got the Best Buy crappy 16gb model. I've already ran out of space a couple times. So its a definite return. But I'm waiting for tomorrows announcement of the Nexus 6P. With the leaks saying that there's NO expandable memory, NO wireless charging and NO optical image stabilizer (OIS), I may settle for a Moto X Pure instead but with more internal memory. Either way, I'm pulling the trigger on one of those devices tomorrow.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orcsbane13:
Returning my two as well. Serious lag and horrible battery. My screen is already scratched up in less than 2 weeks. I'll pass. Motofail.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhall8:
This is helpful info. I'm very happy with my Moto X 2014, but am interested in the Pure 2015. You've given me some good reasons to stay with my current phone.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] czaplin:
For display alone I'd stay with your phone. MXP is bright as hell, but also at night if you like Moto Display. I'm returning mine tomorrow to Best Buy. Scored N6 today on craigslist for $220.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrozB:
I agree the display is great. Best outdoor display I have seen on a phone. I use mine daily on my motorcycle and even in direct sunlight it outshines my Note 4 and keeps color realistic and does not over saturate. I used to be a Sammy screen believer, but after a couple weeks with the XPE I am loving this screen in doors and out!!!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjarvis:
It seems Motorola customer service is poop. Mind you I already sent a defective turd back. I'm considering canceling my order and just getting the Nexus 6P. Here is a transcript of my chat with Motorola.

￼*Christopher: Hi, my name is Christopher. How may I help you?

￼*tim: Hi, I was wondering why my ship date got moved so far back

￼*tim: Order number, name, email, phone number*

￼*Christopher: I know that your order is important, no worries, I'm more than happy to assist you because here in Motorola we value our customers concern.

￼*Christopher: Thank you for holding, my apologies for the delay.

￼*Christopher: Upon checking here the order will be ship on 10/06/2015

￼*Christopher: Then estimated delivery date will be on 10/12.

￼*Christopher: There will be a possibility to ship and deliver it early than the estimated delivery time.

￼*Christopher: We will coordinate with FedEx for the expedite shipment once the tracking number is already available.

￼*tim: It was originally supposed to be delivered on Oct 1st... Also I wanted to check on my $25 refund for my RMA. I had to spend $25 to get the same configuration as the turd one I sent back.*

￼*Christopher: Is it already a replacement Moto X?

￼*tim: Yeah, the first one was a turd... It lagged really bad and the SD card kept thinking it was being removed.*

￼*Christopher: For the $25 refund once the old phone will receive the refund will reflect within the next 7-10 business days on your bank account.

￼*tim: It froze at least twice a day and I hard to hard reset it.*

￼*tim: I got an email that the other was received.*

￼*Christopher: Good.

￼*Christopher: And for that please wait for about 7-10 business for the refund.

￼*tim: Alright. I'm just a little irritated with Motorola right now. I've had ever moto x *and moto G and the moto nexus and it seems like the Lenovo acquisition killed the QC. My wifes moto x runs great, but the build quality leaves something to be desired. Not enough to send it back, but noticeable.*

￼*Christopher: You are so much welcome, I hope that you are happy with my help today. Do you have any other concern that you want me to assist you with today?

￼*tim: Well alrighty then... That's a proper response... My faith in Motorola is going down hill...*

￼*Christopher: By the way it has been a wonderful experience assisting you over the chat, let me also inform you that I will be sending you an email survey to rate the level of service that I've provided during our conversation. We will appreciate your response on this email survey.

Thanks in advance! If in case you need further assistance, chat with us again or call us *at 1800 734 5870. We are *open Mon-Fri 7AM-10PM and Sat-Sun 9AM-6PM CST (for *troubleshooting and *assistance with on-hand *devices) to assist you with *your concerns. Some *departments are close during *weekends and holidays. Thank you for choosing Motorola! Have a wonderful day!*

￼*Christopher*has disconnected.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayochs:
i absolutely love how if you don't get 2034209343 hours screen on time, people go "OMG BAD BATCH WENT OUT, RETURN IT NOW, IT'S A BAD PHONE, HARDWARE IS BAD."

it's such a cop out, it's so damn annoying seeing plastered all over these forums.

guys, it's not a bad batch. your phone isn't defective. this phone just doesn't naturally give good battery life for people who use phones for all they're worth. nearly EVERY review has stated this. everybody gets mediocre battery life!

i leave everything syncing on all the time. gps on battery saver, bluetooth on all day long connected to android wear, screen around 30% brightness, screen on for texts, and moto display for notifications.

guess what? i get liek 2 hr 45 min screen on time on a charge of like 15 to 16 hours off charger.

is that good? no.

is that exactly what my note 4 with a bigger battery got? yup.

people use their phones differently. these people with like a billion hours screen on time are gimping their phones most likely to not get sync going all the time, and don't use locations or google now or moto display or moto voice or ANYTHING on the damn phone...then they're quick to tell all of us who do that we have a "bad phone" that was a part of a "bad batch."
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhall8:
Best post I've seen in a long time
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aridon:
Most likely going to be returning mine or selling it for the Nexus. Not 100% yet but pretty sure.

1. Development for this device will likely be niche at best.

2. The gpu is an inefficient pig and sucks battery like nothing else in recent memory. Fair bit of complaints about lag and jerkiness and if you have to under clock everything to get battery under control that will only get worse. If you don't use your phone then it isn't a problem.

3. The nexus is $100, looks like the camera scored incredibly well even in low light, has a finger print scanner which is nice for last pass and bank stuff, AMOLED screen which is better and more efficient, more premium feel and best of all the GPU doesn't destroy the battery while running simple things like maps or Chrome. Well worth it for a device I don't have to be sitting next to a charger to use.

4. Development for the nexus is second to none. End of story.

95% sure my pure is going back to Moto or going up on swappa
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paullu:
Definitely keep phone looks very nice good design and yes it got warm in frist time setup after that all fine compared with my z3 it is nothing.

And battery life seems same with my previous z3 looks pictures. and speaker god damn very lound feel better than m8 i had before.well done Motorola.

Very happy with it.

This is my first charge i am sure it will get more better.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taphius:
Got my replacement, speakers are good to go. Notifications are a good twice as loud it seems.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spike96:
Does anyone know if you return your *customized* Moto X Pure on the Motorola website within 14 days of delivery if they will give you a full refund?

I've issued for an RMA but it said they would give a credit refund. Does that mean you must use the credit on other Motorola products?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushless:
The 808 is a chopped down 810. Same fabrication line and architecture. The problem is the gpu was cut down to the point it stresses when pushing math to any app that draws to 1440p. This is why VR content gets demon hot and drains the battery in an hour. VR inherently draws to the entire display and splits into a dual display for VR view.

The GPU is at it's ceiling with 1440p unless just pushing video and very minimal math calculations. Hence the battery drain and heat. Same as G4, but the G4 has a little more heat dissipation sure to the non enclosed design.

The Pure is fine unless the GPU is called by the app to manage 1440p instead of scaling down.

If you are not getting the heat, you apparently are not using apps that are pushing the GPU. Good for you then :)

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Should be a straight refund. I did the Moto credit, so will just be cancelled.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
Returned moto x day I got it and just bought another note 5 tonight after patiently waiting for a good deal

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Yup full amount at least they did with mine on moto credit too
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spike96:
Thanks for the quick reply, but what exactly does "moto credit" mean?

EDIT: Nvm, I realize now it's Motorola's financing plan. Didn't realize at first because I just paid in full. I thought Motorola was refunding you with some kind of credit that you could only use on Motorola devices, but now I see that's not the case haha. Thanks!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ulver:
How can you compare the Moto X battery to the Z3? The Z3 battery is nuts. 2-3 days battery use with 5-6 hour screen on time was the norm for me.

Sent from my Xiaomi Mi4
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paullu:
For me i feel almost same like z3
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taphius:
My new one will be going back, webpages are constantly crashing (xda, slick deals, tech bargains) and causing it to overheat. Home screen is constantly reloading when going back there as well. I got rid of my LG (and iphone 6+ webpage reloading) for the home screen reloading thing...very annoying

Will probably go back to a nexus 6.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StaticMoot:
I figure this is as good a place as any, but I wanted to ask moto x users how they like theirs. I have the zte axon currently and it is a very cool phone, but has a locked bootloader with zte not planning on unlocking it. There is no development community either. So I am turning my gaze toward the moto x. Yes it's a step down in power, but I need my flash fix. Is anyone able to chime in?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhazard451:
MicroSD, almost pure stock android, good price, and unlocked bootloader. Moto X wins over everything else I normally would buy this year. (Oneplus, Nexus)
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terryYew:
Hi all. I'm returning mine. Reasons: Bluetooth breaks up unless I'm within a few feet. After unlocking there is lagging. Speaker distortion at MID level on YouTube. There is also the Tmo band 12 update that hasn't happened yet. The Bluetooth breaking up was the last straw. I listen to audiobooks and podcasts more than TV or music. This is the only phone I've had in the last few years that i would leave the phone charging in one room and go into the next and immediately start breaking up if there is a wall between the phone and headset. Maybe it's just this particular phone but i'm not willing to take that chance, It's back to the OPO for now.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
Lol you're on drugs
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamespat93:
I'm probably going to return mine, waited so long for this phone but it has quite a few annoying issues. The pops that occur before/after notification sounds, micro-lag while scrolling through different apps (I expected this phone to be completely lag free), sometimes I get notifications but active display doesn't show anything and lastly, compared to my previous G3 and my brothers Moto G, the blacks on this phone appear brown/grey in comparison. Never noticed blacks being so weird on any other phone before.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squallz506:
I decided to keep my MXP. It's an all around upgrade from my G3 and a pleasure to use for media. For me the TurboCharger compensates for the average battery life. The screen is an improvement over the G3 that my eyes are used to in every area but most notably brightness. I haven't been spoiled with SAMOLED though. Reception and call quality are the best in any phone I've used. My only major complaint is that there aren't any roms yet. Then again, gravitybox does almost everything I need in a rom....

Yeah, I'm keeping it. In fact, I'm keeping it at least until the droid turbo 3 comes out (one year is a long time for me). The MXP is amazing for the price and generation it is.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spike96:
We all realize that the "14 day return" is actually a month and a half, yes?

The restriction to request an RMA is only 14 days from delivery of the device. However, once the RMA is in your possession, you have up to a month to actually return the device, as the RMA expires a month after you request it.

So, if you are still deciding whether you want to keep the Moto X Pure or not, it doesn't hurt to request an RMA on the 14th day from delivery, so you get an extra month to decide whether to send it back.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kent1146:
You, sir, win the xda forums today for pointing that out.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Did you order from amazon or something? That's a lot of time, kinda wish I did. I ordered from Moto and got the 14 day crap :-/. I love this phone and I came from the G4 (G3 before that). I see this phone as a large upgrade from LG... I do not miss the random bugs or lags, skinned android and slow updates. But everyone is different