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Moto X official ad hints at Build-to-Order smartphones

Bob Freking July 3, 2013 · 1 min read

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After the unveiling of Motorola’s new logo, it seems like we’re getting closer and closer to the company’s next big thing – the Moto X. The company’s latest ad speaks a lot about the long-rumored device, and finally, up to a certain extent, things are confirmed.

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The Moto X will be the first smartphone designed, engineered & assembled in the USA, and Motorola also states that, while it is a challenge, you can design the smartphone yourself.

We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors for the past months about the Moto X being a build-to-order program already, and whether “designing the smartphone yourself” is about external design or hardware specifications is still unknown.

While the Google Play Store isn’t available yet for the Philippines, it is fun to imagine that just by visiting the site, you can buy the phone that features the specs that you need & the design that you want – all under your budget and you get to walk away with it just like that.

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68 Comments

marcusfenix · 13 years ago

Is the Moto X going to be released here in the Philippines?

Iyan Sommerset · 13 years ago

As a PC hobbyist/enthusiast, I’ve been waiting since forever for smartphones to reach the DIY/customizable stage of development, so I applaud this innovative step in the right direction.

However, it’s pretty obvious that this particular ad is meant to capture the right-wing, anti-globalization crowd with its “built *here* in the USA” rhetoric. Not really that relevant to the rest of us outside the USA since American labor is leagues more expensive than the prevalent Chinese/Southeast Asian labor we currently rely on.

Thing is, that particular target market isn’t exactly tech-savvy, so I doubt this’d be more than just a passing fad.

jayron · 13 years ago

Di nga makagawa ng maayos na TVs ang mga Amerikanong to smartphone pa kaya? There’s a reason why the largest industrial corporations are in japan and Germany.

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

Hihi. :)

duterte · 13 years ago

so compatible kaya kung exynos powervr sgx, Mtk adreno, tegra mali, snapdragon geforce? so it goes like same phone different SoC and GPU. unggoy ka frekking linawin mo yung kinopya mo

magic5 · 13 years ago

alam mo duterte, kung wla kng alam sa pagsset up ng comp eh wag knang mag angas at umastang my alam, dka klngan i-spoon feeding d2! bugok mo! magbasa2 kpa ng matuto ka hunghang, magsama kaung dlwa ni abuzalzal na timang!!!

vovokarinisakapa · 13 years ago

sinabi na nga sa article na hindi malinaw sa news kung ang tinutukoy na “designing the smartphone yourself” ay sa aesthetic apperance o sa hardware, tapos magrereklamo ka kung bakit wla yang mga pinagsasabe mo sa article???VOVO MO DRE nadami nang tanga sa mundo hahaha

marklugtu1302 · 13 years ago

ai nako, ewan ko sa inyong mga pesimistic persons.. ang bababaw ng utak nyo.. ikaw abuzalzal, sino kba para questionin kung feasible ba ang objective nila na to? ano bang alam mo? malamang pinag isipan nila maige itong pakana na to… kaya nga sila nag tanggal ng maraming non-productive businesses at nag concentrate sa mga kumikita na negosyo.. pina simplify nila ang sistema ng production line nila kaya oo, FEASIBLE ito.. ehh madali lang nman to ehh, kung ayaw mo ito at sa tingin mong imposible, edi wag ka bumili.. problema mo na un.. di nman para sayo ung plano nila ehh..

magic5 · 13 years ago

wla nmn kcng pambili yn c abuzalzal, hanggang kumento lng yn at pagmmarunong, pro sa totoo eh gunggong nmn! haha.. pusta kht pnka murang cherry mobile na gadget wlng pambili yn, banty lng ata sa compshop yn kya laging nka tamby d2 eh.. hehe

Wew · 13 years ago

Fyi, nasa gsmarena tong news na to. http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_goes_patriotic_with_its_first_moto_x_ad_-news-6311.php

Heller, makakasulat ba si freking ng ganito kung wala sa ibang blog sites hahahahaha!

Kamote ka · 13 years ago

Bakit pilit mo pinapamukha na meron din sa ibang site? Ikaw ba nag post sa mga ibang sites? Super affected ka kase… ramdam na ramdam ang crab mentality at insecurity sa personality mo boy/gay!

Konti hiya naman kapag may time :D

wew · 13 years ago

Ikaw ang nag basa basa pag may time.

P said “Infairness, wala sa gamarena ang news na to…”

Manang mana ka sa idol mo lol! :)))

P · 13 years ago

Infairness, wala sa gamarena ang news na to, pero feasible sa highend market ang piece-of-work sale,

P · 13 years ago

*Gsmarena ,

irv · 13 years ago

Motorola has a very small presence here in PH. I highly doubt the Moto X will end up here.

Oh well, there’s always EBay…

magic5 · 13 years ago

this is wat ive been waiting for, a build your own smartphone just like buildng a desktop gaming rig.. hehe.. i guess it would be more of the inside specs such as cam, ram, rom, battery, cpu,, and a choice of os like android, windows, mozila or ubuntu? and maybe a 3-5 custom designed casing dependng on the screen size and display.. if i have a manufacturing company such as big as alcatel, this would be my ultimate goal.. i just dont know why their keeping their budget at low even though cla nmn ang pioneering company in terms of communication devices..

dcor · 13 years ago

huh? bakit ang daming negative comments? sa yugatech ko nga lang unang nalaman yan e kahit na wala pa sa pilipinas yan

duterte · 13 years ago

ito lang kase ang site na pinupuntahan mo parate. magbasa ka kahit sa engadget ng maging latest ka naman unggoy

dcor · 13 years ago

Sus e di sa iba ka magbasa nageeffort ka pang magcomment dito. E sa dito ko gusto unggoy ka rin. Kaayos ayos ng comment ko e. Ang daming non-sense dito.

tons · 13 years ago

Di ba available ang playstore sa pinas? baka ibig mo sabihin di available ang phones sa google playstore?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 13 years ago

The Devices section of the Google Play Store is not activated for the Philippines.

Ex-Alodian Knight · 13 years ago

I can say one thing… That’s racist!

hello · 13 years ago

sir yuga can you explain the state,ent that google play is not available here???mejo d ko magets eh

wew · 13 years ago

Sabi na kokopyahin to ni freking dork eh hahahaha

wew · 13 years ago

kinopya mo din tong comment na to eh.

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

Freking naman, gamitin ang common sense minsan…tingin mo ba FEASIBLE ang build to order phones sa Pinas? As if we care?

Maka-publish lang ng balita huh? puro copy paste naman

Exercise mo naman and creativity mo hindi puro pirated articles ang ina-atupag

abuabu · 13 years ago

@abuzalzal: sige na nga magaling ka na. Alam mo na pala na puro cut and paste ang site na ito, binabasa mo pa rin naman

abuzalzal · 13 years ago

Sorry Freking, mukhang na-apektuhan na naman kita, sorry ulit, sana maka tulog ka ng mahimbing

vovomohayupka · 13 years ago

kahit maituturing lang na maliit lng ang phil market sa kanila,alm kong marami pa rin ang akkagat nito tulad ko =)) wla kasi tlga akong makitang phone na tlgang eksakto sa hinahanap ko sa isang phone