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[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
Not really sure why you're disappointed with the X, except battery life...

Hope you enjoy your S8+ at 2-3 times the price.

At this time my next phone is unknown...
[X Style (Pure) General] Curlyfry2121:
Very happy with it, it'll last me another year or two at least If I keep charging up to 90% to help with the long run, but I would have to say my next phone definitely would have front facing speakers and has a big screen, which the newer phones are having bigger screens so that's an easy mark to pass. The front facing speakers though, that's a dying breed now a days because of the new bezeless design of newer flagships.
[X Style (Pure) General] Invicta:
Moto z with battery mod
[X Style (Pure) General] ipd56:
I am waiting to see what the Nokia 9 spec are rumoured front facing stereo speakers have a nice big screen ?
[X Style (Pure) General] Knight-Rider:
For me it definitely won't be another motorola/lenovo phone.
[X Style (Pure) General] OCmylife:
I switched to an OnePlus 3T over a month ago and I couldn't be happier. It has really long battery life(6 to 9 hours Screen on time), depending if you are on WiFi or LTE/3G. The performance is the awesome. No Ram management issues (like the Galaxy Phones), everything is smooth and opens instantly. It's the first Android device in 7 years, since I'm using this OS, where my Device isn't modified, cause Oxygen OS is the stock Rom, which I would flash as a Custom ROM. You could modify the Screen density, you have gestures, network traffic monitor, battery percent, no bloatware...(except the gapps)...

The only things I could complain about is the camera in low light and front facing speakers would be nice. Otherwise if someone wants to buy a new phone: get the OP3T.

I recommend the phone to someone who isn't a nerd like me and had the S7 before. He had awful battery life on the S7 and the phone wasn't really faster then the MXP. He had nothing to complain after the switch. He hadn't called me once. I called and asked him what battery life he get's and he told me that his battery lasts 2 to 3 days, without charging.
[X Style (Pure) General] tech_infinity:
I'll probably go over to lg g5, xiaomi mi6 ot oneplus 3t whichever gets cheaper
[X Style (Pure) General] ominousnimbus:
It is just a damn shame the OP3T is GSM only, for those of us in the US. I get it, though; it's an international device and the CDMA market is too small globally to be worth changing the whole design over. Other than that, it seems like as close to a perfect phone as you'll find in today's compromised market.
[X Style (Pure) General] Muffycheeks:
My next will be Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or S8+. This probably won't happen until around Black Friday. I'm really fond of my Moto X but miss Touch Wiz.
[X Style (Pure) General] Feahnor:
I will try to go to iPhone. I'm really disappointed in Android and in Lenovo.
[X Style (Pure) General] aybarrap1:
Being disappointed in Lenovo is one thing. But in Android in general...a google phone is the only way to go to get consistent updates. Otherwise, there is no guarantees with any OEM. Nearly every OEM out there has pretty much pulls this same stuff. Typically devices within 12 months of release are updated quickly (relatively) and thereafter, the newest phones become priority. By 24 months support is non-existent.
[X Style (Pure) General] Feahnor:
I just don't like android anymore (and google phones don't work for me). Every OEM builds its propietary implementation of everything, no one want to "join" forces so they can make android a good, stable, securo and safe OS.

I'm tired of that. I just want something that works, that is built for the user (and not built so the user has to work to make things work).
[X Style (Pure) General] matthelm:
I want the following:

1. Unlocked bootloader.

2. Works on Verizon.

3. uSDcard

4. Removable battery.

Suggestions?
[X Style (Pure) General] datchico305:
I agree with the 3T if your on GSM get it I've also switched and man was it worth it I even relocked my bootloader and stayed on stock it's that good I get 4 or 5 hours SOT when I'm at work and I got terrible service there and don't even need to charge midday I'll have 15% before I plug in when I hit the bed when I'm not at work I'll get 2 days with 7 hr SOT it's a beast hands down no root or mods
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
Only 3 current phones fit 3 of 4 of these requirements... All are LG, the G5, V10, and V20... But the LG G5 is the ONLY device available that fits all these requirements since it has an unofficial bootloader unlock, the others do not have an unlockable bootloader.

Not much of a choice in my book...
[X Style (Pure) General] aybarrap1:
Yep. This is the reason why I have given in on the removable battery option, hence this phone. I'm not on a CDMA network now, but I want the option to switch should I so choose.

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Then I say go for the iPhone. My general opinion is that Android was partially designed with the idea of customizing the user experience.

As far as being a secure OS, Android itself is secure. With security updates being provided regularly now, it is more so. Honestly, a Google phone, aka Pixel, will get timely updates, doesn't require mods to be usable, and has the option to customize should you choose to do so. And not to mention no proprietary software causing security issues (here's looking at you LG).
[X Style (Pure) General] Ueihtam:
Apple is doing its proprietary implementation of everything too, it's even worse than android devices.

And why having each OEM making their UX for android make it unsecure, unstable and unsafe ? :confused:

User having to work to make things work ? isn't your phone working as the OEM intended it to be ? you bought your phone not knowing what it can or can't do ? I wont buy a phone that can't have a specific feature that i need and then complain that i have to implement it by myself :eek:

Your arguments to explain why you're moving to IOS are flimsy.

You can be bored of android, or wanting to try IOS, but man android unsafe, unsecure or unstable ? custom roms can be unstable, but it's not the OEM fault.
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
I gave up on CDMA and Verizon in general about 4 years ago with a Nexus 4... I've bounced between a few providers since then, will never go back to Verizon. I pay $36 per month per line for unlimited calls and texts, and 8GB of unthrottled AT&T LTE data per line. I'll deal with marginal service in a few rural areas I rarely go as a trade-off.
[X Style (Pure) General] Feahnor:
If you buy a google phone all is good (partially), but I just don't like them. I had nexus 4 and 5, and don't want to go back there.

But it works well, transparently for the user, and for every device. And it has all the support from every developer, store, etc.

Not the ux, the features. Samsung implementing it's own samsung pay, huawei doing the same (just an example) is, for me, going the wrong way about it. I don't like that, it's like Linux: thousands of little programs that do almost the same but not one that does everything well and transparently for the user. And speaking of the UX, that's important too. The moment you change oem and you have to deal with a different user experience.

You didn't understand me. When I had my two nexus I had to try lots of kernel to FIX the audio recording problem (didn't correctly use gain, so it got distorted when recording live music, concerts, etc), or fixing the awful image processing (wrong contrast, wrong black point), or fixing the terrible gps accuracy, or calibrating the screen because it had an awful tint (that got fixed very easily). My Moto has also its problems. I'm just tired of half-assed implementations.

No, they are good arguments for someone that wants a phone that is reliable and see the thing as a tool, not as something to get involved with that needs work to do what It should do out of the box.

Besides that, I don't like android material UI anymore, lots of wasted empty space. It's not really important but it has its weight in the decision.

Yes, it's unsecure when most phones are 2-3 OS updates behind without the latest security updates. I don't trust that anymore.

I know I'll miss things (basically the file explorer) but I know (I hope!) I'll be happier.
[X Style (Pure) General] Bill720:
This is it!

If I can find a solution to the Internet connectivity issue, then my next device will probably just be a higher-capacity Moto X Pure Edition with a different color scheme. Maybe one with red or neon-green highlights.

The LCD screen and Motorola gestures have grown on me in a way that there would have to be a compelling reason to give them up, and right now, there aren't any. LG has some of the most competitive products to the Pure Edition, but the aftermarket software situation is a mess.

When the only real flaws are the short battery life, noisy vibrating motor, and the lack of tempered glass screen protectors, one realizes that there's a lot to be thankful for with the Pure Edition. I see no logical upgrade path through any other device at this time for myself.
[X Style (Pure) General] aybarrap1:
Understood. I can respect your decision to switch. As far as material design, some people love it and some hate it. I personally do not like the look of the iPhone UX and prefer the darker capabilities of the material design (hence why the likes of Samsung phones are unappealing to me). To reach their own and I wish you the best.
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
My battery is dying, so I am actively looking for my next phone. I like Moto X Pure, but for the next phone, I like:

1. full day battery!

2. better/faster camera, especially in low light.

3. screen size at least 5.5 inch

4. Really like it to have Double-twist to launch camera feature. But that may be done through custom rom I guess...

5. Really like the MotoDisplay - wave to wake. Using DU Nougat right now with Ambient display, it's just so slow compared to MotoDisplay...

Suggestions?
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
OnePlus 3T... Or wait for the 5
[X Style (Pure) General] Bill720:
Moto X Pure Edition is the answer!

Simply replace the battery in your Pure Edition and then carry a power bank with you for those days when you'll need the extra uptime. Problem solved. You'll also save a lot of money and not have to worry about having to migrate your data.
[X Style (Pure) General] tech_infinity:
Oneplus 5 will be launching on 20th june so it would be wise to wait till then
[X Style (Pure) General] pizza_pablo:
Also Moto G4, G4 Plus, G5, G5 Plus fit three of the four categories, tho I believe that the G4 has a removable battery, while the G5 does not.
[X Style (Pure) General] marv_in_lbc:
I got an iPhone 7 this past Sunday (6/4). I wanted to see what the fuss is all about.

I took it back Monday (6/5).

Today, I picked up an open box Honor 8 from Newegg.com - $378 ($348 + tax).

Gonna keep my X Pure (as I had it customized), but it'll obviously not be my daily driver from here on out. I don't think I'll ever purchase another Moto/Lenovo phone.

edit: I forgot to add that this was the 64gb version.
[X Style (Pure) General] Curlyfry2121:
One plus 5. Even though it looks like an iPhone tbh
[X Style (Pure) General] ismithx:
I have thought and considered. Sony and HTC - not sure what they are doing, motorola - lol not again, samsung - goodhardware but awful touchwiz, Not wowed by Huawei. LG was in strong position till I discovered that practically everything they make bootloops, so... Oneplus 3T or 5 it is...
[X Style (Pure) General] Oaklands:
I'm thinking about buying a new battery and staying with the phone. The phone doesn't hold a charge as long as it used to. I have to charge on a heavy usage day. Overall, this has been a good phone. I don't like the Moto/Lenovo support. I'll probably find a customer rom I can use as a DD and leave it be.

I looked at the G5+ but didn't like the smaller screen. The Z2 play doesn't appear to be a large upgrade from what I have. The reason I usually stick with a Moto is because of their excellent cell antenna. Living in East Tennessee you get into marginal areas of coverage. The Moto always will keep a signal when others don't. Samsung has a lousy antenna. LG's are the 2nd best I have tried. I also need to stay on Verizon as most other companies don't have good reception in our area.
[X Style (Pure) General] aybarrap1:
+1 on the cell reception. It is one of the reasons I went Moto. Where LG, HTC, and Samsung struggle to hold connection on my network, the motos my wife and I have hold signal well. Then with everything else the phone offers (turbocharging to compensate for battery life) at the price, it had been a great phone.
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
I've been looking for a new battery but couldn't find it anywhere, not on ebay not on Amazon. Can only find OEM battery from Aliexpress, but it's not cheap either. If you find one, let me know...
[X Style (Pure) General] mirrin:
whatever replaces the Lg v20 provided it has removeable battery and micro sd. or the note 8 if they add back the removable battery and microsd. If lg v30 doesn't have those features i'll find one that does my other requirement will be proper cases and glass screen protectors without the halo issue or ****ty fits...
[X Style (Pure) General] Oaklands:
I googled battery for motorola xt1575 and found many of them. Here is a link to one on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-MOTOROLA-XT1575-MOTO-X-PURE-EDITION-STYLE-SNN5964A-FX30-ORIGINAL-BATTERY-/281937202283
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
That's the one I have been watching, but unfortunately the store has been closed since Feb/Mar, I checked that the owner has a message mentioning family matters. The listing says the seller will be back tomorrow but I have seen that date being moved... I actually made a purchase on ebay on another OEM battery http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cameron-Sin...oto-X-Style-Moto-X-Pure-Edition-/302268743972 but the seller hasn't shipped yet and the stock has changed to 0 since I placed my order. I suspected they don't have it in stock either...

I am exploring options from China like Taobao... but it seems kind of risky.... :/
[X Style (Pure) General] Oaklands:
I understand the risk dealing with the Chinese, even though they probably make all the batteries anyway. I didn't notice he was away when I first posted that. I only discovered it afterwards. I'll let you know if I see anything else come along.
[X Style (Pure) General] arwarburg:
No one here has touched ZTE Axon 7 I see...
[X Style (Pure) General] xgerryx:
I had it, then I sold it. Lots of issues that I couldn't deal with,including:

Capacitive buttons too close together

Capacitive buttons have no backlight

Camera was total junk (unsure if this was fixed with updates, didn't wait around to see)

Cell reception (and data as well) was really bad. There are some super long threads on the ZTE forums on this issue, def not an area/ signal thing - but a design/ hardware issue

The notification bell needed a tasker profile to auto unlock notifications on the lockscreen ( I know this was changed in an update but long after I sold it).

I would buy another ZTE phone though, but def not preorder it considering all the issues I had with the 7. Not off the radar though.
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
FYI... I have only played with a Axon 7 for a few minutes so I really can't fairly judge it, but the Axon 7 Mini is a great phone, although not rootable or unlockable the last time I checked, and goes on sale for $199 all the time. My son has had one since October and things it's the best phone he has ever had... Decent battery life, good camera, on-screen buttons, and I would have to say the cellular reception is probably as good, if not better, than my MXPE. It is still on Marshmallow but like us Nougat is supposedly coming this year.
[X Style (Pure) General] xgerryx:
Yea, and I actually like ZTE as a company, at least from what I saw. Certain annoyances with the A7 lined it all together to bug the crap out of me haha, so I had to move on. The thing was fast as hell and the screen was great. Front facing speakers were awesome, zero lag even if you tried. I think it's a great option, and the mini sounds similar, to just get a solid device. on a budget. The problem is that I wanted everything I had on the MXPE, and instead I got some better, and some worse. In some ways it felt like a downgrade. I was resorting to putting tiny dash - lines above each capacitive button through 3rd party overlap apps so I could see it at night, and the on screen buttons were not enabled in the build prop even with the proper command. It was like problem, solution, hit a wall, turn, solution, wall. Over and over again. Just couldn't take it anymore.
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
And as I suspected, the seller doesn't really have the OEM battery in stock, they refunded me after checking stock. Just wasted 1 week. :/ Now I placed another order from a UK online store.... let's see if they have it in stock....

How about Z2 Play? That looks pretty good?
[X Style (Pure) General] virtualstrawhat9x:
For me, I would have to go with either the Nexus 6P, OnePlus 3 or the Google Pixel.
[X Style (Pure) General] mecyborg:
If i go for any other phone, I'll definitely miss Moto Display.
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
Moto X4 with 3800mah battery? That's certainly interesting!

Looks like screen size is 5.2 inch only, not 5.5.... I wish they had a 5.5 inch Moto X4....
[X Style (Pure) General] Cowbell_Guy:
I'm just looking for another phone with unlocked bootloader on Verizon.

What are my options besides pixel2?
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
Not much... Moto G4/5 and Moto Z, Pixel, not much else out there with Verizon and an unlockable bootloader. We can assume the upcoming Moto X4 (or whatever they call it) will be as well.
[X Style (Pure) General] aybarrap1:
Sadly, Moto seems to be the only brand somewhat consistent on supporting both GSM and CDMA on their phones
[X Style (Pure) General] datchico305:
Got the OnePlus 3T after this phone now I proudly own the Galaxy s8 and couldn't be happier
[X Style (Pure) General] Oaklands:
I've looked at it a little bit. So far I am not overly excited about it. I'm going to see how the reviews go on it. Still going to look for a battery for this phone.
[X Style (Pure) General] TrenchKato:
At this point it's going to be either a Pixel XL 2 or Note 8 if my charging port holds out long enough. I'm hoping Google doesn't force me to get a Samsung phone. Small bezels are the future.
[X Style (Pure) General] namartlu:
A new ebay seller carries an OEM FX30 battery for the phone, shipped from US. Too bad that before I saw that, I ordered one from a UK online shop. Now waiting for the slow shipping...
[X Style (Pure) General] j37hr0:
I'm getting 5.5 hours of SOT and 16 hours out of my S8. I still carry my battery pack with me but don't have to break it out like I did with my XT1575. It also feels better one handed. And de-bloating was a chore, but all in all worth it. I have the Taco Emoji and double tap to switch.
[X Style (Pure) General] rootzplz:
Agreed. Under $30 for a battery and new back with adhesive (since the old back will likely not be reusable).
[X Style (Pure) General] Maagikarp:
I've actually been running the ZTE Axon 7for the past few months. Good solid phone except the full function with Verizon.
[X Style (Pure) General] bw03:
I changed out my battery and was able to reuse the back without issue. It still had enough double side tape for it to be secure.

Best part was the battery was about $10 bucks on eBay.
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
I have replaced the battery in two MXPEs now, no significant increase in battery life. :/
[X Style (Pure) General] sk8223:
This phone is getting so hot that I've stopped using it for media playback. I use a now 5-year-old iPhone 5 for the same purpose and it's faster and doesn't heat up at all when I run a PSP emulator plus play music in the background... unlike my Moto. Could be that the Moto has issues with SD cards that cause it to slow down with them inserted, but IDK. I only keep music files on the SD card, nothing else.

I'm planning on getting a new phone soon. Was thinking about the Zuk Z2 Plus (aka Lenovo again) but I heard that the phone has serious heat issues despite having an SD820. Too bad because it's the perfect size for me. Maybe the LeMax 2 because I have several family members who have Le phones and they like them. But bloatware! I don't want to root and flash a new ROM unless I absolutely need to.

I don't want another iPhone if I can help it. I've had so many software issues on iOS 10 with my iPhone 6 Plus on top of hardware issues (it's like Apple stopped doing QC after Jobs died) that I can't stand the thought of another Apple phone even though I love the SE. I wish there was a 4-inch Android phone with the latest flagship specs for $400 to $500
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
Hmm... Odd... For music playback I use this a lot, about 15GB of music on my SD card, hours at a time, and there is no noticable heating at all. When is the last time you did a cache wipe?
[X Style (Pure) General] sk8223:
By cache wipe what do you mean? Wipe the card or on the phone? The issue is probably my dumb SD card. It's a 3-year-old 8 gig card from some generic company and I'm honestly surprised it hasn't died on me yet. Before this the last person who owned the phone (my cousin) used a PNY Elite UHS-I 64GB card with it and still had heat problems. But his issues must have stemmed from the fact that he loaded apps on it (Whatsapp especially).

What kind of card do you use? I need some recommendations. :) It's been a looong time since I bought an SD card. Also, which app do you use? I use Stellio and it kind of sucks. Stutters randomly. But again, I don't know if the issue is with the card with the app. The card might be corrupt but I've run SD benchmark programs and the card tested fine. No fragmentation issues.

[rant] Just today Google Play Services and Gmail crapped out on me and I have no clue why. I have yet to root this phone, unlock its bootloader or modify it in any way. I'm on stock MXPE Marshmallow. This issue popped up on my dad's S3 as well a few years ago and involved uninstalling Google Play updates but thankfully all I had to do was clear data and it was good to go. I'm not going to get mad about this one because I've had much, much worse software issues happen on my iPhone (and they're still problems to this day because Apple refuses to fix them). [/rant]

I have a love-hate relationship with this phone. Its strengths lie in its daylight photography, WiFi performance (seriously good wireless chip in this thing... I can get a stable Starbucks connection from well across the street), speakers, ease of typing, and display (of course). What's not so good is heat output and sometimes, reliability. It's getting reallly hot where I live now. I'm genuinely afraid of getting burned because the phone heats up so.

But I think we can all agree that this phone was ruined by the Lenovo acquisition. This phone could have 7.1.1 right now, like the Nextbit. If only Google kept Motorola.

I'm going through Aliexpress looking for 4GB/64GB variants of the Redmi Note 4, but looks like all of them are around $200 CAD right now. I'm hoping for a price drop to $160 or lower. One day... soon...
[X Style (Pure) General] acejavelin:
No... Power off, hold Vol DN and Power, when the bootloader comes up start recovery... Once you get the dead Andy, hold Vol Up + Power to open the recovery menu and select Wipe Cache Partition and wait for it to complete and reboot. I recommend doing this every 2-3 months.

The card is probably fine as long as you are using it as portable storage, it really shouldn't effect heating or battery use. Although microSD cards are dirt cheap, it wouldn't hurt to grab a 16 or 32 gb card that is Class 10 or UHS1 rated and try it.

TBH, if I could get a Redmi Note 4 that worked in the US, I would have dumped this thing already... I'm not a big fan of it, but it usually isn't as bad as most make it out to be.
[X Style (Pure) General] bastardtrees:
LGV20