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New (2015) Moto X Style ($399 USD), Moto X Play (~$399 CAD) and Moto G ($179 USD)

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b166er1337 wrote: Can't buy in Canada officially. Like I said, disappointing for Canadians.
They haven't said it won't be sold in Canada.
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Style could be a Rogers exclusive in Canada as they are not getting the Play
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I'm actually pretty tempted to get the Play. $399 off contract (compared to the style's ~$520 after exchange and a trip to the US)

Most of my smartphone complaints are about battery, not number of pixels.
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Trav wrote: I'm actually pretty tempted to get the Play. $399 off contract (compared to the style's ~$520 after exchange and a trip to the US)

Most of my smartphone complaints are about battery, not number of pixels.
I agree, Play looks good for $400 CAD. But I'm waiting for the camera reviews and screen quality to see how it compares with the $300 CAD Idol 3 which also has a 1080p 5.5", 2gb ram, microsd, SD615
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Trav wrote: I'm actually pretty tempted to get the Play. $399 off contract (compared to the style's ~$520 after exchange and a trip to the US)

Most of my smartphone complaints are about battery, not number of pixels.
Yeah I agree. I like a good screen like the next person, but they all look the same these days, and no one notices that much of a difference if looking at it everyday.

Only thing that has me nervous is the SD615.
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enhanced wrote: Yeah I agree. I like a good screen like the next person, but they all look the same these days, and no one notices that much of a difference if looking at it everyday.

Only thing that has me nervous is the SD615.
True, but in my case the SD615 is theoretically better than what I have in my olllld Nexus 4.
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Looks like Moto is trying to push further upmarket with the new Moto X's. They want people that wanted a 2GB Moto G to go for the more expensive Moto X Play.
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Is it me or did Motorola just start a revolution today? They announced 3 smartphones that are comparable to today's flagships at affordable prices. Best of all, it looks like they will be available to the masses as opposed to just contract customers. I wonder what the big folks at Robelus are thinking now.

Great job Motorola. I'm gonna be picking up one of these to replace my Nexus 5.

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It sucks that the Candadian dollar is crap right now. If the dollar was still par to the US, the Moto X Play could of been had for $310 USD.... :cry:
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Seems Lenovo can really innovate.

Is Huawei really making the next Nexus smartphone?

Are the batteries removable?
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Yorker86 wrote: Is it me or did Motorola just start a revolution today? They announced 3 smartphones that are comparable to today's flagships at affordable prices. Best of all, it looks like they will be available to the masses as opposed to just contract customers. I wonder what the big folks at Robelus are thinking now.

Great job Motorola. I'm gonna be picking up one of these to replace my Nexus 5.

Team #nocontract represent! :D
They made a flagship for the common man(woman).
The SoC choices are questionable. I would have like to see a SD810 detuned to power the Style due to it's GPU being more fit for 2K+ duty. An 808 Detuned for the Play again for the GPU. The 615 might be a little bit more power efficient on the CPU side but the GPU is noticeably gimped. Not to mention better modems.

I just feel that this round QC really screwed over a lot of their partners with their lackluster SoCs.
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I may have to pick up a play when they come out next month
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really wished the Moto X Play had at least 3GB RAM.
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I don't know. Might have to go for the Zenfone 2 16 GB version at $250 CAD. Moto did not come up with an answer for that model that is roughly the same price as the Moto G but has the same (or better) performance as the new Moto X Play (minus the camera, larger battery, and build quality). The new Moto G is a bit under powered for the money (it using the same processor as the $150 Moto E). I was hoping they were going to put the Snapdragon 610 quad core into the Moto G as an option. Would have been the perfect sized phone and price for me. I guess I'll keep dreaming.....
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alanbrenton wrote:
Are the batteries removable?
Nope.
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Trav wrote: True, but in my case the SD615 is theoretically better than what I have in my olllld Nexus 4.
Doesnt the SD615 have heating issues? or was that only with sony M4 ?
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Canadian pricing: http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/07/28/moto- ... ilability/

The Moto X Play will be “about $400″ from Bell, Koodo, TELUS, Videotron and Wind Mobile. The new Moto G will arrive starting July 31st for “about $199″ from Bell, Koodo, TELUS or Virgin Mobile, and Wind Mobile “in the coming weeks.”

Moto G will be on sale July 31, and Moto X Play sometime in August. 1 GB RAM version only.
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Billa-786 wrote: Doesnt the SD615 have heating issues? or was that only with sony M4 ?
810 is the one with heating issues. All phones gets hot when running power intensive apps but it's especially an issue for 810. I havent heard much about that on 615 though.
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Billa-786 wrote: Doesnt the SD615 have heating issues? or was that only with sony M4 ?
I believe that it has some issues (but not as much as the 810). Maybe the M4 Aqua's design made the problem worse?
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