Moto x pure or S6??

[swegin]

Hey all,

I have been a moto x user since it's inception. I have seriously loved the minimal bloat and the moto assist ks amazing.

My battery in my 2nd gen moto is shot and I need to upgrade. I have always purchased my phone through Verizon @ the $200 price tag. My question is: is the new moto x worth the $400 price tag? I have looked into the S6 as a plan B. However is the bloated software from Samsung going to drive me crazy since I am used to the mostly stock UI on the moto x?


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[carrett]

Hey all,

I have been a moto x user since it's inception. I have seriously loved the minimal bloat and the moto assist ks amazing.

My battery in my 2nd gen moto is shot and I need to upgrade. I have always purchased my phone through Verizon @ the $200 price tag. My question is: is the new moto x worth the $400 price tag? I have looked into the S6 as a plan B. However is the bloated software from Samsung going to drive me crazy since I am used to the mostly stock UI on the moto x?


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This should be in Q&A or not posted at all. Both are fine phones. TouchWiz and carrier boat are annoying but I'm sure there is or will be development for that device.

 

[DrearierJester1]

MXPE is waaay ahead thab S6. I used to have it but sold it because of the following:

- verry agressive RAM management. All apps are reloading when put on the background

- heavy customisation. Though looks cool but its not necessary, S6 tends to be laggy esp on the themes

- camera is great but MXPE camera is awesome

- Super AMOLED is yay but the LCD TFT display of MXPE has great accurate color. Not washed out.

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[joshuadjohnson22]

I always find it amusing when people come to a forum about a specific phone asking between two phones. A little hint, if you post the thread here debating one phone with the phone we have we will tell you to get the phone that is in the thread title. I bet if you posted this on the S6 section you would get all sorts of people saying to with the S6.

With that said let me break it down. These are two VERY different phones.

S6 is a little guy with heavily customized android. This leads to bugs, slow updates and laggy performance. If you get the AT&T or Verizon version it will be locked down tight with little to no development.... ever. It has a lot of bells and whistles that are great, for example, finger print sensor, best rated camera, wireless charging, IR blaster and so on. It does have a baby battery though. AMOLED screen is very pretty but is prone to burn ins (most of the display units at my local store all have burn in already) but you can't beat the vividness and dark blacks.

Moto x is a completely different beast. Not only is it a lot cheaper (brand new of course) but it has a much larger screen, front facing speakers, near stock experiences with moto add ons, beautiful LCD IPS TFT display, customization, no finger print sensor, a bigger battery, microsd card slot and a decent camera.

I would go for the moto x any day of the week. I'm so sick of skinned android and have been disappointed. I guess a more close comparison would be the note 5 or S6 edge + since you are dealing with the same size device. But remember they will be almost double in price.

But just like any phone better than phone debate... it comes down to personal preference. What is "better" for me may not be better for you. You may want to give these phones a test drive. You have 14 days and you will see which shoe fits better.

 

[KryptosXLayer2]

I always find it amusing when people come to a forum about a specific phone asking between two phones. A little hint, if you post the thread here debating one phone with the phone we have we will tell you to get the phone that is in the thread title. I bet if you posted this on the S6 section you would get all sorts of people saying to with the S6.

I was going to say the same thing, and just want to add the following to the discussion.... see my signature

MXPE > S6

 

[joshuadjohnson22]

I was going to say the same thing, and just want to add the following to the discussion.... see my signature

MXPE > S6

yeah for sure, If we didn't think the MXPE was better we'd be over at the S6 forums right now.

 

[Ariozo]

Have most "fun" devices out there, but for me Nexus and Moto with the "clean" android 99% win.
Have both s6 and s6 edge/edge+, but the battery and signal is the problem on them. S6 edge+ is better on battery tho, but weak signal and tw..
Camera on Samsung is nice but does not win over the pure android for me as the last Moto have a decent camera.

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[rjayflo]

I would go with MXPE. I own an S6 and MX2014...the reason I haven't bought the MXPE is because I felt its a minor upgrade to the 2nd Gen and the S6 camera is superior. I do miss near stock Android....and especially miss not having carrier bloat in which I'll go use my 2014 for several weeks

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[swegin]

I always find it amusing when people come to a forum about a specific phone asking between two phones. A little hint, if you post the thread here debating one phone with the phone we have we will tell you to get the phone that is in the thread title. I bet if you posted this on the S6 section you would get all sorts of people saying to with the S6.

With that said let me break it down. These are two VERY different phones.

S6 is a little guy with heavily customized android. This leads to bugs, slow updates and laggy performance. If you get the AT&T or Verizon version it will be locked down tight with little to no development.... ever. It has a lot of bells and whistles that are great, for example, finger print sensor, best rated camera, wireless charging, IR blaster and so on. It does have a baby battery though. AMOLED screen is very pretty but is prone to burn ins (most of the display units at my local store all have burn in already) but you can't beat the vividness and dark blacks.

Moto x is a completely different beast. Not only is it a lot cheaper (brand new of course) but it has a much larger screen, front facing speakers, near stock experiences with moto add ons, beautiful LCD IPS TFT display, customization, no finger print sensor, a bigger battery, microsd card slot and a decent camera.

I would go for the moto x any day of the week. I'm so sick of skinned android and have been disappointed. I guess a more close comparison would be the note 5 or S6 edge + since you are dealing with the same size device. But remember they will be almost double in price.

But just like any phone better than phone debate... it comes down to personal preference. What is "better" for me may not be better for you. You may want to give these phones a test drive. You have 14 days and you will see which shoe fits better.

Thanks for your insight! I kind of knew that I was going to get biased opinions posting this in the moto x forum, but I like what I hear. I am going to keep my moto x 2nd gen going until the battery dies and then go for the new moto x!

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