The original referred to 16MB rather than 16GB of storage and has been corrected. This article was amended on 2 August 2013. It will go on sale in the United States, Canada and Latin America from late August or early September. However, Google has no plans yet to release the handset in Europe. With smartphone ownership approaching saturation point among high- to middle-income earners in the west, the Moto X is priced at the budget end of the market.įeaturing a 4.7 inch screen and a 10 megapixel camera, it will cost from $199 (£132) on contract for a handset with 16GB of storage. When ordering their handset, new owners will be able to choose front and back case colours and order their names or a short message engraved into the body of the phone, via an online service called Moto Maker. Google is also counting on the appeal of customisation. "In my opinion, it's one of the biggest trends of the next year." "Users have large screens, they have voice control – so at the end of the day what may attract users to replace their current smartphone is a completely new experience," said IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo. In another deliberate contrast to Apple, whose reliance on Foxconn's assembly plants in China has left it open to accusations of allowing the iPhone to be produced by poorly treated workers, Google will assemble its handset at a newly opened and Motorola owned factory in Texas. The company is embracing the "made in America" banner as a point of difference. Sensors linked to the phone's camera allow it to be launched by two twists of the wrist, and the shutter is triggered by touching any part of the screen. Google is using the Moto X to push the limits of voice control, but it also responds to motion. While Apple introduced the world to voice commands through its Siri application, it has been criticised for its limited functionality and integration with other application in the phone, and must be activated by pushing the home button.
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The Moto X is the most high profile attempt by Google's founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to mesh software and hardware creation under one roof, emulating the business model that helped Apple become the world's most valuable company. I just hope we dont get raped price-wise and see a modest USD to CAD conversion. White is not a favorite with this redditor as Im not keen on seeing the plethora of sensors on the faceplate. The colors are black on black or white & bamboo. "Google is the first to commercialise the self-driving car," said Motorola chief executive Dennis Woodside, in a reference to the vehicles Google's laboratories have been developing. Moto X exclusive to TELUS in Canada but no Moto Maker.
By speaking the trigger words "OK Google now", users will be able to wake up the phone without touching its screen. Using similar technology to the Google Glass spectacles which the company is preparing for commercial launch, the device can be operated hands free.
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