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Post by As You Built The Moon on Sept 19, 2015 12:57:05 GMT -5
I'm about to buy my first Android smartphone and it's a 2014 Moto X. It's a customizable phone that lets you choose the color for the front, back, and accent ("accent" referring to the speaker grilles on the front and the little ring around the Motorola logo on the back.) For an extra $25 you can get a leather or wood back. I've narrowed my choice down to two combinations, but it's impossible to choose. I'm down to either: black front/black leather back/blue trim or black front/ebony back/orange trim The accents are metallic so they look brighter or darker depending on lighting. The pics from the Moto Maker site aren't really all that accurate so here's a couple videos: I like the orange because on the back it looks like you're looking at a fireplace or a campfire. I like the blue because it's more futuristic looking. On the one hand, I'd be really excited about the orange, but I worry that it's too loud a color and after a while I'm not going to want to see it every time I look at my phone. On the other hand, the blue is a safer choice because I'll always like blue, but then that also makes it dull by comparison. Then there's the material ... it's real wood and real leather, although I understand the wood is just a finish on a different type of wood so it wouldn't be real ebony. I can't decide if I like how leather feels enough to have it in my hand for long periods of time or not, particularly on hot days. (And do I need another cow to die just so I can have a cool phone? I hear the backing track to "Meat Is Murder" as I ponder that question.) Some people say to get neither because they get banged up easily, but I take good care of my stuff. No telling me to get another phone because I'm going with Republic Wireless to save money and this is all they have other than the cheap Moto E. I know the 2015 MX is out now but 1) RW doesn't have it yet and 2) the backs on those are butt ugly. It's probably silly to obsess this much over a phone and I've thought about just ordering all black plastic with a grey or silver trim to keep it simple and be done with it, but for all the time I'll be spending with it I want it to look good. I can only decide for myself of course, but you guys share my taste in music so I guess you'd have good taste in style too. Thanks. www.motorola.com/us/motomaker?pid=FLEXR2
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Post by Jailbird on Sept 19, 2015 18:47:57 GMT -5
Wood on phones looks shit.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 23, 2015 18:45:26 GMT -5
Wood on phones looks shit. That's what eva said.
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Post by Johnny Rhythm on Sept 23, 2015 20:55:09 GMT -5
yeah woods ugly, id recommend an iphone over android, but hey thats just me
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Post by Jessica on Sept 23, 2015 21:44:53 GMT -5
Wow you guys. So did you end up getting either one? Apparently the color fades out. So they will get less popish as time goes by. I say go for the blue with the black back because the wood variation you end up with might just bug you as much as the orange.
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Post by As You Built The Moon on Sept 24, 2015 2:50:31 GMT -5
Wow you guys. So did you end up getting either one? Apparently the color fades out. So they will get less popish as time goes by. I say go for the blue with the black back because the wood variation you end up with might just bug you as much as the orange. I actually ended up getting the orange/ebony. My reasoning was that whichever I chose for the back, I could just get a case later with the opposite choice, and a leather case sounds better than a wood case. It was marked 'delayed shipping' so I'm expecting it first week next month. There's a 14 day return window for buyer's remorse, so if I don't think the orange is working out I'll send it back and get the same options on the next phone but with the olive green accent. That's more of a grown up color to me. To the person who said they prefer iOS, I probably would too, and I'll be using this phone to replace my iPod touch 4gen which has a shot battery after I've enjoyed it for about five years, but I just can't justify the expense for an iPhone at this point. I'm sure Android's alright. I kinda laughed and assumed the thread was done when the blue/leather was up 8-0 and I just got one brisk remark saying that wood looks shit. I guess it's a niche taste.
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