![]() You can set it to go quiet when you're asleep, with an override for favorite callers or should a person call you twice within five minutes.Īnother potentially helpful feature ties into the Chrome browser on your computer. Moto X can automatically go silent if you're in a meeting (it goes by your Google Calendar). Maybe the coolest feature: Moto X can tell if you're in a moving vehicle and automatically turn on a Driving mode that will read text messages aloud to you, or tell you who's calling- you can automatically respond with a text reply that lets callers know you're behind the wheel. I captured some excellent photos outdoors by a pool, but my pictures in low light tended to be more hit or miss, as was some video shot under similar conditions. ![]() You can zoom (up to 4X digitally) by swiping up or down. ![]() You can swipe in the other direction to get the photo gallery. If you swipe from left to right you can access camera settings, including HDR, flash, tap to focus, slow motion (for video), panorama, Geo-Tag and shutter tone. You can take a picture by tapping anywhere on the screen or hold your finger against the display to take rapid-fire multiple shots. By twisting your wrist twice in a slightly awkward manner, you can open the camera app even from the locked screen and do so in a snap (once you get the hang of it). Motorola has put a twist on the camera app, quite literally. You can get to the actual text of e-mail by dragging an icon from the Active Display. Notifications (and the clock) fade in and out without putting undue stress on the battery by illuminating only the pixels required to show you what you need to see, Motorola says. It lets you check the time or see icons indicating that a text or e-mail has arrived by peeking at the screen, even if it's asleep. You'll appreciate the Active Display feature. Fortunately, you can make a call without having to first enter your code. Moreover, if you have a password or PIN, you have to manually type in the code before you can rely on Google Now via voice for most things. Alas, I wasn't always heard and sometimes had to repeat myself two or three times. You then bark out those same words before telling the phone what you want to do - as in, say, "OK Google Now … play Hound Dog" or "OK Google Now … navigate home." If it heard you right, you're on your merry way, with turn-by-turn guidance from Google Maps. You first train your voice by uttering the phrase "OK Google Now" three times. Some may also whine that the rear 10-megapixel camera doesn't boast some fancy features found on the recent Galaxy or HTC One, though I bet the average user doesn't take advantage of half of those. Techies will argue that for a phone that starts out at $199.99 with a two-year contract, Moto X has rather middling specs, and a 4.7-inch (720 x 1280) AMOLED display that's not the sharpest screen out there, though most people will find it perfectly acceptable. Nor is the Moto X everyone's ideal of what a flagship phone should be. ![]() The Moto Maker feature kicks off with AT&T's version of the phone, which along with Moto X's from the other major wireless carriers start to reach consumers in late August or early September. It wasn't custom-ordered via Moto Maker, the innovative new online design studio that will let you choose colors and then have Moto X assembled in Fort Worth, from where it's delivered to you within four days. ![]() NEW YORK - Moto X isn't a sexy smartphone like the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S 4 or HTC One - certainly not the black Verizon Wireless handset that I've had a chance to review. Phone can tell if you%27re driving and read aloud names of colors and those who text.Touchless Control lets you get directions%2C weather and other answers via voice.You can choose colors and custom order phone via online Moto Maker. ![]()
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