{Competition} Moto X in the productivity test: smartphone as a mobile office

Must have a mobile Office always be big and heavy, especially when it comes to chargers? Or is a smartphone with a keyboard not enough? I then tested the Google mobile phone Moto X – and was surprised satisfied. Attention: We are giving away the test device to interested readers. Just read the post to the end!

Mobile works with Blue-Tooth keyboard?

I didn't just use the Moto X for the usual smartphoneFeatures such as telephoning, SMS, calendar, eMails and social networks, but also for writing texts.

I just wanted to believe that it was not possible, even if I had already read it: to operate a mobile phone with an ordinary Blue-Tooth keyboard as a mobile writing device. Too imponderable appeared to me alone the connection problems, too fuckelig the use of the small screen as laptop replacement.

But then a friend explained to me that there was no Problem be to connect an Android cell phone to any keyboard via Bluetooth. I had read about it before in a comment on imgriff.com.

Why the cell phone is the better tablet

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The astonished faces in the store showed me how few people have seen this Idea came. But it actually works with various models. All you have to do is pair the keyboard with your cell phone and off you go.

Helpful is a cell phone pocket, which also works as a stand - which is a little shaky, but in principle even more practical than a paired tablet in the stand - as in my test of the Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because the cell phone is much lighter and not so fast tipped over backwards.

Keyboard runs with batteries

Most Bluetooth keyboards are powered by Mignong batteries, more expensive with their own batteries. In fact, the batteries last very long.

This brings me to the main advantage of this writing combination: Most laptops and tablets not only have a screen that weighs at least a kilo, but also unbelievably heavy chargers. The towing weight on trips is reduced enormously by the mobile phone, especially since you always have it with you anyway.

Working with the mobile phone

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But what about working with the mobile phone? Surprisingly good. Probably because the Moto X with 2 GB RAM and Android XX provides ideal conditions for this kind of use.

I have previously tested two tablets with Windows 8, in addition to the Samsung device mentioned above Dell Venue Pro 11, and this in the operation as clear felt more cumbersome and slower.

The discovery of simplicity

The Moto X, on the other hand, is the discovery of simplicity. Below the screen there are only three buttons:

• A return key to return to the previous screen,
• a home button to return to the home screen
• and a button that displays all open applications in a list, which can be easily closed with wiping.

Minimalist than other smartphones

This feature is incredibly useful - something I've been missing on my otherwise decent HTC Desires S for years. Because you can light switch from one application to another, even if this way of working takes some getting used to in practice and I often accidentally wipe an application away. A matter of habit.

In general, the Moto X compared to the HTC is incredibly minimalist: There are very few pre-installed apps and those that you do not need, at least disable. The result is that the Moto X is incredibly fast and has little hangover - in contrast to the Dell venue pro with Windows 8 and the HTC Desire - which should also be due to the 2 GB RAM.

Dropbox becomes the desktop

The dropbox as a storage for the texts was an indispensable help, because an SD card slot is unfortunately in vain. Although it is synonymous work, an external hard drive to the device to connect, however, to me for the simple exchange of texts as too cumbersome.

The input form is also practical: While you can't get along with Windows 8 on a tablet without a mouse or stylus, because the operating system under the hood is still too much of a desktopSystem is, the phone works really well with just your fingers.

Enter data by language

Another advantage of the Moto X is the voice input: However, you have to speak slowly and clearly. Especially longer texts I typed faster.

I actually dreamed that I could easily dictate my lyrics. However, this proves to be impractical, because I write many texts - including this one here meanwhile on the train or plane.

Limits when video editing

Of course, the device also reaches its limits: video editing and photo processing on the road I have not even tried, because it is already difficult alone because of the storage capacity:

The Moto X is supplied with only 16 GB internal memory and there is no way to add it, since there is no slot for SD cards.

Text processing is frigging

It is also a bit difficult to rework texts: Although no mouse is usually required, changing copy and paste texts is a bit tricky, as marking and tailoring texts is rather cumbersome.

And the possibility of working side-by-side with two open windows is also an occasional one, but perhaps this is also a question of habit.

Disadvantages: battery and data protection

I got a shock when I realized that the battery of the Moto X is firmly installed in the device and can not be replaced. This means for power users that you can probably get a new phone after two years at the latest.

One more word about Privacy: I'm not usually that sensitive to that, but Google Now, the built-in equivalent of Apple's Siri, is set to oral Ask always answers well, I'm a bit scared and apparently the data exchange with Gmail works very well:

So the device not only showed me regularly, how I find the best home - with activated GPS - but also my flight plan - although I typed this nowhere, but only as eMail had deposited.

Competition

If you want to call the device your own soon, you only have to do so by August 15.08th. a comment on the device here or on Facebook leave. The winner will then be notified as usual.

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