Motorola’s Moto X Play is set to launch in Australia early next month, with a massive battery on board and great specs, the phone has immediately caught the eye of a number of readers, but there is one spec missing, the Gyroscope and the Chop Chop gesture to turn the flashlight on, is also missing – but may be added later.
Motorola Support has confirmed the missing Gyroscope was missing and that the Chop Chop Flashlight gesture, that was introduced in the Android 5.1 update was missing, in a Twitter exchange with a user:
@claudegohier yes, our portfolio is designed to provide choices. We offer different devices with different features and different prices
— Motorola Support (@Moto_Support) August 25, 2015
A second tweet showed that the Chop Chop gesture is possible, but Motorola just weren’t happy with the reliability of the results they were getting on the Moto X Play:
@michalbuczek We were not satisfied with reliability at launch, we continue to examine if and when we can offer this in a future update
— Motorola Support (@Moto_Support) August 25, 2015
The Moto X Play still will work with the Moto double twist to launch camera function, so not all gesture support has been dropped. Motorola recommends looking at the more fully specced Moto X Style (or Pure as they call it in the US) if you want the full features of the Moto X experience straight out of the box.
The Moto X Play and Style will be available from Vodafone early next month, while Vodafone and Motorola haven’t officially announced exactly when that will happen, we are trying to find out.
Does lack of Gyroscope or Chop Chop Flashlight feature change your mind about the Moto X Play?
