Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
  • Released 2014, September 144g, 10mm thickness Android 4.4.4, up to 6.0 16GB/32GB/64GB storage, no card slot
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Adreno 330 Nano-SIM About 358.4 USD
  • 5.2" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP 2160p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 801
  • 2300mAh Li-Ion

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) overview

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2014, September. Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) has 5.2 inch, AMOLED, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) uses Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Nano-SIM. Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) has 13MP Single main camera, 2MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) is about 358.4 USD.

Score the key features of Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 59 / 100 points
  • Price: 41 / 100 points

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
4G bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - EU
2, 3, 4, 7, 13 - XT1096 (Verizon)
1, 3, 7, 20 - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2014, September. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm (5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
  Water resistant

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM (AT&T, T-Mobile)
  eMMC 5.0

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.13µm, AF
Features Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 2 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, White
Models XT1097, XT1096, XT1095, XT1092, XT1085, XT1093
SAR 1.46 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.49 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Price About 358.4 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1176
Basemark X: 11855
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life Endurance rating 48h

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