I'm willing to give the Moto X a try

I might talk a lot of shit about Motorola.  I might even be a little disenchanted with the steps Android has been taking.  That doesn't mean that I'm not secretly excited about the Moto X.

Motorola has been making handsets that piss me off and remind me of a brick for years now.  Style hasn't been something that Motorola has been very good at since the glory days of that sexy flip phone (you know what I'm talking about).  I take for granted some times how good the phones are in terms of signal quality, too.  Especially when compared to Samsung.  However, I do see a good flow of "Yes, just hold down the volume down and power" issues with the device.  A lot.  It might come from people using their phone to download shitty apps and play on Facebook all day, but that is also what the phone should be designed for.  The components aren't normally bad, but they rarely command the same respect as what HTC of Samsung put into their top-tier devices.  Nothing has changed.

That being said, I'm still excited.

The device has some decent specs.  I don't think it is a game changer and I'm not sure that it is a phone that I'd want to live with for two, entire, years.  As a 12-month device, yes.  The device seems to hold it's own against some of the big dogs we have seen lately.  This isn't a win by any stretch of the imagination and it isn't pushing any boundaries.  Let's be honest for a second, there isn't a whole lot out there that is pushing smartphones anymore.  We are now getting to the point where low power and optimization are going to play key roles in development, as opposed to sheer power and speed.  As a hardware guy, that hurts my feelings.  As a mobile enthusiast, I've got a tech boner.

Do you know what happens when it uses less power and maintains a similar speed?  They add more cores.  They add a different architecture that is not only faster, but can do more things.  They pave the way for the next generation of power hungry beasts.  Then... we shrink it down, keep it cooler and figure out how to maintain the same performance at a fraction of the price.  We are close to turning a mobile corner here and I'm pretty excited.  I think this might be good for Motorola.  They are done with the "Droids" as we know them and this is the end of that part of their history.  Google is now ingrained, releasing stuff and pushing them in a direction that could be awesome for everyone.  Tech.  Boner.

If I have the chance, I'll give it a shot.  If the prices are decent or I feel like financing it would be feasible, I'd be willing to try it out.  Customizing the device in the color or flavor of my choosing ain't so bad, either.  If nothing else I feel like the device will function for an acceptable duration and will allow me to trade in that OG Atrix for a respectable smartphone to use for Google goodies (my WP8 phone would still be my go-to phone).