Manufacturer | Motorola Mobility |
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First released | August 23, 2013 |
Successor | Moto X (2nd generation) |
Related |
Moto G (1st generation) Moto E (1st generation) Moto 360 |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Dimensions | 129.3 mm (5.09 in) H 65.3 mm (2.57 in) W 10.4 mm (0.41 in) D Curve 5.7–10.4 mm |
Weight | 130 g (4.6 oz) |
Operating system |
Original: Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean" Current: Android 5.1 "Lollipop" (Moto X XT1050 CDMA)- Android 4.4.2 "KitKat |
CPU | Modified 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 ProMobility Motorola X8 Mobile Computing System (8 cores) |
GPU | Quad-core Adreno 320 @ 400 MHz |
Memory | 2 GiB RAM |
Storage | 16, 32 or 64 GiB |
Battery | 2200 mAh |
Display | 4.7″ diagonal HD 1280×720 (316 ppi) AMOLED (RGB) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Rear camera | 10 megapixels, 1080p HD video recording |
Front camera | 2 megapixels |
Sound | Mono speaker on back |
Connectivity | GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth, USB, USB otg, Mirror Screen, Miracast, Motorola Connect |
Development status | Discontinued |
Website | https://www.motorola.com/us/motomaker?pid=FLEXR1 |
Moto X is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Motorola Mobility. Released in August 2013, it was among the company's first new products after its acquisition by Google in 2012. Initially developed as the "X Phone", Moto X was primarily aimed at mainstream consumers, distinguished by features taking advantage of voice recognition and contextual awareness, the ability for users to custom-order the device in their own choice of color options, and emphasizing the fact that the phone had final assembly completed in the United States.
The Moto X was met with mostly positive reviews, with particular praise towards its hardware design, Motorola's new approach to customizing Android, along with its suite of contextual features, and the influence of its "mainstream" targeting on its overall performance, user experience, and battery life. Its camera, while praised for its user interface, was criticised for inconsistent image quality (later updated with an OTA software patch), and the lack of certain advanced features for the sake of simplicity.
The Moto X was succeeded by the second generation Moto X on September 5, 2014, and the third generation Moto X Style and Play family, announced on July 29, 2015.
On August 15, 2011, Google announced its intent to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion; At the time, Motorola had its fifth straight quarter of losses, and Google also wanted to have access to the company's portfolio of 17,000 issued patents as a means of defending its Android mobile operating system. Following the closure of the acquisition in 2012, rumors began circulating that Google and Motorola were developing a device known internally as the "X Phone", which would be the company's next flagship device. Reports indicated that the device was to have a focus on unique functionality in an effort to compete against Apple and fellow Android vendor Samsung, and that the company had experimented with curved screens and ceramics as possible hardware aspects. While Motorola's new CEO Dennis Woodside declined to comment directly on the X Phone project, he did mention that the company now had the "resources to do big things" because of its acquisition by Google and that Motorola was "investing in a team and a technology that will do something quite different than the current approaches."