Moto X (2014) durability report: life on a leather phone (Video)

It’s not every day that a phone comes with a leather backing option. But Motorola has gone ahead and done just that with its flagship this year, adding to last year’s already-out-there wood and plastic options in a unique way. One immediate concern voiced by skeptics was the possibility that the leather may not hold up over time, while others suggested that the material would age beautifully just like a good leather watchband. Now that we’re a few months in with our own leather Moto X device, we’re ready to let you know just how well it’s aged in our full Moto ...

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Moto X 2014 Lollipop update gets leaked, new camera app in tow

With Motorola’s recent history of lightning-fast Android OS updates, we’re expecting Android 5.0 Lollipop updates to show up for the company’s smartphone line in not long. We’re seeing some confirmation of the fact that Motorola’s hard at work on the updates with the image leaks today of the alleged Moto X 2014 Lollipop update, as well as a look at the alleged new camera app.The build exposed by Phandroid is about a week old, and has been circulating on Moto X test units since then. It offers a pretty clean Lollipop experience, with everything looking pretty ...

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Motorola posts up Lollipop update tracker

Android 5.0 Lollipop is on the way, and we know many of you with those fancy new Moto Xs are just itching to use it on your phone. So instead of being inundated with “ETA please!!!” all day long after the source code for the update drops, Motorola is trying to escape the bombardment by setting up a dedicated Motorola Lollipop update tracker for its most recent phones.Motorola, of course, has been almost-godlike in its delivery ...

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Moto X 2014 launches in India, priced at Rs. 31,999

Last year’s Moto X had some trouble expanding its availability very much outside of the United States; the existence of a Texas-based Moto Maker plant and the all-American nature of Motorola at the time largely had to do with that. But not too long after the US launch of this year’s Motorola flagship, the Moto X 2014 India launch is upon us.Motorola is offering up the phone through Flipkart at midnight Indian Standard Time with black, bamboo, and leather backplate options. Moto Maker looks to not be moving to the region for special customizability. The phone will cost Rs. ...

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Moto X 2014 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (Video)

Last year, the comparison between Moto X and Galaxy S4 wasn’t all that close – specs-wise, the Galaxy S4 excelled, and the Moto X arguably presented a more compelling software package. But both of those products have since been given iterative bump-ups by their respective OEMs for their 2014 flavors. So how do the new ones compare? Find out in our Moto X 2014 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 video below.Unlike last year, when Motorola went bold in bucking the specs trend ...

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Motorola Moto X (2014) review: the modest Moto goes mainstream

Back in 2009 (in the heady days of Motorola’s original Droid) the Star Trek science fiction franchise was on the ropes. Creative burnout, network pressures, and eighteen years of television saturation had exhausted creators and viewers alike, and in the eyes of the studio, only a fresh look by a relative outsider could save the property from total dissolution. But while J.J. Abrams’s re-imagining was a massive ...

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Pre-orders of the new Moto X, Moto Hint, and more are now live

The time is nearly here for you to be able to get your hands all over Motorola’s newest devices and accessories. Moto X 2014 pre-orders, along with the same for the Moto Hint and Motorola Turbo Charger, are now live on Motorola’s web portal.First of all, the new Moto X is now available in two forms – the first is an AT&T model, and the second is the “Pure Edition” Motorola representatives confirmed a couple days back. ...

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AT&T opens up pre-orders of the new Moto X

If you can’t wait for Motorola to stock up the new Moto X later today on its online store, and are an AT&T customer, you’re in luck. The carrier has made pre-orders of the second-generation X available through its online store, but there are a couple catches if you’re going to get your Moto X 2014 pre-orders in through this system.The device is available in three flavors – Black Leather, Bamboo, and Black Resin – and customizing the phone through Motorola’s Moto Maker is not yet an option. Weirdly enough, AT&T can’t quite decide what to call the ...

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iPhone 6, Apple Watch, Moto X & Moto 360 Editorial Roundtable | Pocketnow Weekly 113

Updated with links to the high-quality, edited version of the podcast. We hope you enjoyed; see you next week!We stayed up all night waiting for an iPhone that (almost) never came. A few days before that, we opined mightily about the smartwatch that’s slated to accompany it come early next year – and a day or two before that, we took a quick look at the latest iPhone and Apple Watch competition from the Motorola camp, with the Moto X, Moto G, and Moto 360. It’s smartwatch and smartphone soup over here at Pocketnow and, generous guys that we are, we want to share the ...

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The new Moto X vs Moto X (Video)

Seeing one of our favorite phones of 2013 get refreshed instantly piques our interest – especially when the same great features are on-board, and specs have been bumped up to an admirable level. We have a review unit in our labs now, so it’s time to finally find out what happens when you put Motorola up against … itself, in our Moto X 2014 vs Moto X 2013 comparison.In terms of hardware, there’s a huge upgrade between ...

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The little letdowns and surprise successes of IFA 2014 | Pocketnow Weekly 112

For the bloggers that cover them, one of the greatest things about trade shows is the opportunity to connect with counterparts from other publications … and to podcast with them. Sometimes the best salve for a salvo of comparison videos shot back-to-back over 13 hours is a few minutes in front of the mic with friends, picking up the pieces while picking out the messages, trends, and lessons from the show.Helping us do that on today’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast are two luminaries of the mobile tech world, both of whom have been on our guest “wish list” for over a ...

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The new Moto X: unboxing and first impressions (Video)

After reviewing the Moto X last year, many of our reviewers found themselves right back with the device after moving on to test other devices. And that was because of a simple reason: the device was easy to use, powerful, and it just worked. Now that the successor is out, we’re ...

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IFA, iPhone, IFA, IFA, Moto, IFA – week 36 recap: week in review

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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The new Moto X vs Moto X: spec comparison

If you’ve seen our coverage so far of the new Moto X, then you know that it’s quite a leap over the original Moto X in terms of specs. While the general premise is the same – a snappy phone that does what you’d like without a hitch, while also making life just a little bit easier to bear – the specs have certainly improved. Let’s check it all out in our spec comparison between the new Moto X vs Moto X, right down below.Motorola has gone all-out here, letting the new Moto X best the old one in almost every single category on our chart. The screen is more pixel ...

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The new Moto X specs: cracking open the aluminum-clad Android

When the Moto X came out last year, many shamed it for not featuring high-end specs like the other flagships in town. While phones like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 were rocking quad-core Snapdragon 600 processors, ...

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