Top 5 Android smartphones — April 2015
TechnoBuffalo lists the very best Android smartphones that you can buy right now.
Moto X
Motorola already testing Android 5.1 for the Moto X
Just one week after kicking off its Android 5.0.2 soak test for the original Moto X, Motorola has begun testing Android 5.1 for the 2014 model. Currently available to a select few Pure Edition handsets, the update brings a surprisingly long list of changes and improvements. Motorola has been one of the fastest to react to new Android updates in recent years — thanks mostly to its near...
Motorola unveils awesome discounts for Moto X, Moto G, Nexus 6 and Moto 360
Motorola’s “Friends with Moto” discounts are back! Last year, the company offered $50 off the Moto X, but now it’s dealing out great discounts on most of its mobile lineup, assuming you know someone working at Motorola. Thankfully, Motorola employee Gopinath Palaniappan shared the news on Google+ last night, along with a link to claim the discount for yourself. Unfortunately, he has to...
Moto X (2014) on Verizon Getting Lollipop Update
Get ready to give thanks, because Lollipop has begun to roll out for some Moto X (2014) owners on Verizon. The initial wave was a soak test first targeted at Motorola’s Feedback Network, but regular old customers have reported seeing notifications to update. We booted up our Verizon model and actually saw Lollipop waiting for us, so we’re downloading and installing Google’s awesome new...
Moto Care Now Covers Your Nexus 6 for $130
The Moto Care extended warranty is now available on Nexus 6 handsets purchased from Motorola. The two-year plan, which also covers accidental damage, is priced at $129.99 and allows you to make up to three claims. Thanks to their large touchscreens, smartphones are pretty fragile objects. Unless you have a robust case, dropping one onto a hard surface will almost certainly cause its...
Motorola DROID Turbo review: All the Latest Specs With Battery to Spare
The criteria for what consumers want from a smartphone has never been simpler: display, camera, powerful guts and design. Every major flagship we’ve seen this year fits the bill to some degree. Somewhere along the line, however, in our pursuit for best and biggest, it’s become increasingly rare to see these monster phones rock multi-day battery life. There are two or three exceptions...
Motorola Has the Best Smartphone Lineup Right Now
Reach in your pocket and take your phone out. Chances are it’s not made by Motorola. But it should be.
Nexus 6 vs. Moto X (2014) Spec Shootout - Two of Motorola's Latest Compared
Google unveiled the Motorola-built Nexus 6 on Wednesday. It takes a lot of the design cues we saw introduced on the Moto X (2014), which we’ve already reviewed, though it also sports a more pure version of Android, a larger display and more. The Nexus 6 offers a larger 6-inch display with a sharper resolution and some other distinguishing features that set it apart from the Moto X....
Moto X (2014) review: Bigger, Faster, Smarter
The first Moto X, which debuted last year to muted consumer enthusiasm, didn’t get caught up in the smartphone hustle. And that’s what made it so great. While other Android competitors ran rampant with features and specs, Motorola used its brain to create a new breed of smartphone; it made a phone for everyone, something intelligent and thoughtful. It was the phone companies last year...
Moto X Unboxing and Hands-On: An Improvement In Every Way
The Moto X was our favorite phone from last year. It offered a slick design, an awesome Moto Maker feature and some really smart software tweaks; it was an Android phone done right, and even though it didn’t possess the latest specs, it won us over with an experience that we have never really seen in mobile. Now we’re on to version two, and Motorola is promising a more powerful...