Motorola ThinkPhone
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- Pumpino
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- 21 Apr 2024
I'm in Australia and had to use the rescue tool to upgrade to Android 14, as it wasn't received OTA. The rescue tool is showing that there's a newer build available, which I presume is the April patch, but it's also not available OTA. Has anyone received an update with the April patch? I'm not going to wipe my phone every month in order to receive updates.
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- rafnov
- dMa
- 13 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 18 Feb 2024If you grabbed it for its $400 on sale price(or less) that ... moreNow tell me where's the catch.
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- Gqx
- dQT
- 08 Apr 2024
How many nits?
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- asaisbhan
- RgB
- 07 Apr 2024
I'm a long time moto (and IBM / Lenovo) fan (25+ years). Currently I'm using a Moto Edge 20 Lite/Fusion for 2 years now. I would like to upgrade to the ThinkPhone - but I'm disappointed this does not come with eSIM. As a traveling business user, I travel through multiple different countries regularly and buying / swapping physical SIM cards each time, or having to rely on roaming is not efficient at all. I know the 2023 Edge+ has eSIM, but I prefer the look and feel of this ThinkPhone model... ;) ... I'm waiting to see if the next iteration of the ThinkPhone would have eSIM..
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- Anonymous
- jZ$
- 02 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 01 Feb 2023Firstly, what qualification do you have to claim "fals... moreThank you for your input.
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- Anonymous
- jZ$
- 02 Apr 2024
Esso, 13 Feb 2024Can you use 3.5mm headphones on this phone with a USB C adapter?Yes.
- Ouifuf
- dSV
- 29 Mar 2024
Anon, 15 Mar 2024Hi, i'm looking for the motorola thinkphone, sadly the... moreDifferent carriers have different network bands, check with your carrier what bands they operate on and then chevo if the US version of this phone supports them
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- rafnov
- dMa
- 23 Mar 2024
The starting price is definitely far over... But hey! It's the same with other brands! Now you can get one for ~2500 PLN here which is :4 in $...
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- Anonymous
- mFd
- 20 Mar 2024
Cache11, 08 Mar 2024Bought the phone last week and received 14 yesterday. I am ... moreHow's the pic quality?
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- Anon
- 0x8
- 15 Mar 2024
Hi, i'm looking for the motorola thinkphone, sadly the price is too high in poland for me to buy it (around 3,5k pln) while it costs around 399 USD in the US which translates to around 1.5k PLN which is actually quite affordable and costs 2k pln less than the polish counterpart.
Now there is the question, if i buy it will it work normally in Poland? Will i have some service if it breaks? Does it have the same kind of software as the polish version?(I plan on using the english language for it). Will i be able to even buy it since the site is so buggy that it doesn't allow me to order it?
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- Cache11
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- 08 Mar 2024
Bought the phone last week and received 14 yesterday. I am a bit of a phone geek and typically buy 3 phones per year. Most recent are the Flip 5, Razr Plus, S23, Pixel 7 & 6a, etc. I am glad I ga8Moto another try because I live this phone. Very good screen and I love the Kevlar back and wish other manufacturers would ditch the glass back. Fingerprint sensor is very quick and face ID works very well. I like Motos UI better than stock Android and Samsungs UI6. I can't figure out how they claim the screen 6.6" because it isn't. I measure 163mm or 6-3/8". I knew before buying a 6.6" screen wouldn't fit in the body dimensions, but I still love this phone and for $395 nothing come close.
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- yammy373
- M%7
- 06 Mar 2024
I can confirm, today I received android 14. Phone bought from US.
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- Anonymous
- 3h9
- 05 Mar 2024
Just received Android 14 with February security patch, great news!
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- dreamtuner
- X@K
- 28 Feb 2024
Where can I find super minimal cases for this phone? Exactly or close to the one it comes included with.
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- Jebsauce
- 8bt
- 27 Feb 2024
zanezonair, 10 Feb 2024Looking to have some questions answered about this phone if... morePhone is supposed to get 3 years of updates, so Android v16, and another year of security updates (4 years total).
It has a flat screen.
It supports all American 5g networks, including Verizon's, which visible uses. Here is a list of all supported networks from Motorola's website. https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/172810/~/thinkphone-by-motorola---carrier-compatibility
I just bought the phone and don't have it in my hands yet. I'll have it tomorrow and update any questions I didn't answer or see yet.
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- Jebsauce
- 8bt
- 27 Feb 2024
Anonymous, 17 Feb 2024had it for a few weeks now and overall great phone. the 8+ ... moreBro, the SoCs have all been good and still more than capable since 2018 (snapdragon 845). If my LG V35 didn't shit out on me recently, I wouldn't have just bought the thinkphone for 394$ off amazon today. A year old flagship chip being "still capable" just amuses the shit out of me. I must be REALLY POOR if something that is still top tier is being looked down on. haha
It's like saying the 12,900k is still 'capable' in 2024...
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- Anonymous
- qCR
- 18 Feb 2024
If you grabbed it for its $400 on sale price(or less) that has been going on/off since October now. Then i think it was prob one of if not the best deal of the year. I actually wound up getting this ThinkPhone for $175 after an iphone11pro trade in(only 64/4gb version). I was gonna wait for a new S24 ultra but price was just too good. Once I seen how cheap i could get this ThinkPhone thanks to Motorola's trade-in program, it was an instant buy. My choice having been even further solidified after doing a little quick math. Which showed me that i paid literally only 13.5% of what an S24 Ultra cost to get this ThinkPhone. Lol, with juuust a little more of a trade-in value, i would have almost damn near scored this phone for a 1/10 of what the S24 ultra cost. I wound up with a great spec'd quality phone that is probably what 99% capable of doing the same everyday task as latest flagships. Still with a great SOC that can handle anything practically thrown at it(there's not much of a big difference between the 8gen2 & 8+gen1 in Real World testing/gaming, benchmarks aren't everything as we know).
I feel like i almost stole this thing for how cheap i got it, tremendous bang for buck (would have still bought one even if I didn't need a phone for this price, just to have as a decent backup). One thing i noticed though is Motorola favored iPhones over Samsungs when it came to offering more money for your phone on a trade-in. For instance they only wanted to offer me $130 for a perfectly fine condition S21+ 256GB/8GB. Yet for an iPhone11pro i was offered $220, literally almost a $100 difference? Meanwhile the iPhone11 is close to 2yrs older than the S21 & it had much less storage/specs.
I have no complaints honestly about this phone i have been enjoying using it. 8gen+1 is more than enough for me for the time being. It comes with little bloat & and vanilla ui(as your gonna get). The "ready for" works great (yes i know "phone link" has been around but this works just as good if not better). Honestly having the dedicated "red" button that lets you INSTANTLY mirror your phone, connect to a tv/miracast, file transfer, app streaming, use as webcam, hotspot, mobile wireless desktop, and clipboard sharing between your devices is just awesome to say the least. Has DCI-P3 10bit color screen that looks great and bright, 144hz refresh, Runs all games just fine at high or maxed out graphics, Gestures work great (double tap on back of phone to open app/or set a command, twist to camera, shake for flashlight).
Gorgeous "Aramid Fiber"(Kevlar) inlay on the back of this phone is a welcoming addition(really dont care if its been done already years ago, this is so much better than glass). Reminds of me of the good ole LG V10 but w/different material(one of my favorite phones from LG). The Aramid Fiber is such a nice touch and feels so nice in the hands i much prefer this style. The game changer for me though has been the battery life and the fast charging(coming from a 10w charger btw lol). So yea, the 68watt charger which comes included(big W btw) gives me a full charge in roughly 30minutes (95% in 35min, and even managed 30% in just 6min!). I can quite literally watch the battery percentage climb up while its charging by the seconds, and can have close to 50% in just a quick 15-20min charge. Like i said this is game changing for me as im now charging much much less often, and it charges so quick i still am finding myself asking "does it need a charge yet?" or "wow, its still got that much battery left?" even almost a month later. No more waiting around for your battery to charge anymore. Those last minute annoying "oh damn, i forgot to charge my phone!" moments are gone now forever as you can literally muster up a quick 30% in just minutes,
The camera isn't top-tier but its actually fine and more than capable. Those looking for a little more out of the camera can try using googles "GCam apk" software, which basically utilizes pixel camera software and really makes the camera much more enjoyable. I was however pretty bummed over NOT having the "horizon lock" feature in the ThinkPhone's camera settings though. As the edge+2023 and even some older Motorola phones have this feature available on their cameras, but for some reason its not on the ThinkPhone? Its a great camera feature to have and i know would find myself always wanting to use it all-the-time(same feature is available on GoPros). This phone also has DisplayPort 1.4 which is also nice to have and can handle 4k/120hz & 8K/60hz monitors(Samsung was using DisplayPort 1.2 in the S23 just last year, and it still seems like its up in the air/for debate on if the S24 got 1.4 or not(depending on where/what site your getting the info from its yes and no).
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Feb 2024
had it for a few weeks now and overall great phone. the 8+ gen 1 is still a very capable chipset with some great performance fast and snappy. geek bench score 1827 on the single and 4747 on the multicore. it keeps good thermals the max it hit while running 3d mar k wild life extreme stress test was 43 degree c . the flat screen is vibrant and pleasing on the eye and gets very bright all ways visible even in the bright sun. the speakers are very good too. the only real letdown are the cameras they are not bad however they are only alright fine for some quick shots but nothing really special only ok however for me cameras are low on the list of importance but that's just me. good phone that is getting decent update support for 4 years.
- CamoGeko-XDA
- AJx
- 13 Feb 2024
Esso, 13 Feb 2024Can you use 3.5mm headphones on this phone with a USB C adapter?Yes you can use a usb c to 3.5mm dongle!