[chiph]

Not just their patents, but also their cellphone division. My understanding was that the Motorola phones were going to be Google's flagship devices for Android.

So I bought one, and I really liked it - I got regular OS updates (unlike many Android licensees), the phone had a gorgeous walnut veneer back, and it fit well in my hand. Nice.

[Andrew_nenakhov]

Motorola phones are still the best Android phones. Way better that Samsungs / Xiaomi / Huawei phones with heavily tweaked (for the worse) devices.

[noir_lord]

I had a few and then switched last time to a Nokia 6.1 which is simply brilliant (the industrial design for a cheap end of mid-range is amazing - as is the build quality).

If anything Nokia cocked up, they made a phone so good I haven't seen the need to upgrade and since it's AndroidOne I'm still getting updates.

I had to laugh at the clear piss take of the Jonny Ive Apple videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmJitfThItk at the time it got my attention and they are that tough.

8000 miles on a motorcycle handlebar mount and it looks like it came out the box.

[nomad225]

I had a Moto X (2014), and I had a very similar impression. The launcher was very minimal and AOSP-like. It was also one of the first Android devices that had always-on listening for a trigger word (Hello Moto X?). I always found that almost magically useful at setting alarms when I was already in bed.

[astronautjones]

I had a peak-motorola era moto G - it was fast, up to date, devoid of bloatware, and the camera was of incredible quality for such a cheap phone. the only downside was it was flimsy and met an early death at the hands of my merciless kitchen tile

[tinco]

If they sold the original moto g with a modern CPU and RAM, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. That really was the perfect android phone.

[AlbertCory]

Yeah, I remember the phone that had real wood as its case. That was a nice idea. You would think that would have more success.