

OMG, it's 720p! We've heard plenty of griping about the Moto X's display over the months - mainly from people who read the spec sheet but never lived with the phone. (He did have a broken screen several months after he bought the phone - his own fault - but Motorola, much to my surprise, sent him a replacement unit, no questions asked.) My brother happens to own a wood-backed model - he has an excellent advisor for his tech-purchasing decisions - and his has held up nicely as well. The Moto X's wood back option, meanwhile, doesn't have quite the same outstanding feel but does look incredibly sleek and cool.Īs far as wear and tear, my plastic-backed X looks as good now as it did when I bought it. It's also not treated in a gaudy or tacky manner or presented in a way that's, as we often see with plastic on phones. While plastic may not look as premium as something like metal or glass, the soft-touch finish used on Moto's base-level backing just feels good to the touch and has a pleasant if somewhat unassuming appearance. Part of that is the size - unlike the typical gigantic flagship phone of today, the Moto X actually fits naturally in your hand and pocket - and part of it is the choice of materials. When I finish a review and return to it, it's often a sense of relief - a feeling of: "Ahh. It doesn't have the premium vibe of an also-excellent device like the HTC One (M8), but what it does have is a sense of warmth and comfort that makes it really pleasant to hold.

The Moto X is still my favorite phone to use in terms of form and design.
