Motorola Moto X (2014) Review: The Year's Best Smartphone

Motorola is on a roll. Since relaunching under Google’s tutelage last year, the company has produced four superb handsets: the original Moto G and Moto X and following them in 2014 with budget champion the Moto E and the superb new Moto G. Now Motorola is refreshing the Moto X and after critical, but not commercial, acclaim it really means business.

How good is the new Moto X? In short it is the best smartphone I’ve used this year. Yes that means better than the LG G3, Nokia Lumia 930, HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z3 and iPhone 6 (though your choice of ecosystem will determine this). Yes the much anticipated Nexus 6 is still to be released this year, but that’s a phablet.

So let’s break down why I think so highly of it.

 

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