A bunch of rumors have been bandied around over the course of the past two months, suggesting that Motorola is in the process of developing a new budget friendly, low-end Moto X variant, dubbed the DVX. Up until now, we’ve heard a few whispers with regards to the internals of this handset, but little else, thanks to a very well-known Chinese “leaker”, we now know a little bit more about the device.
While the iPhone’s Retina display may no longer be king when it comes to pixel count, it’s one of the fastest smartphone displays on the market, easily outpacing all of its rivals.
According to a TouchMark test carried out by Agawi, the Retina display responds more than twice as fast as any of its rivals — including the Galaxy S4 and other high-end Android devices — even on the three-year-old iPhone 4.
The iPhone 5s might be the closest any smartphone’s ever come to perfection, but none of its shiny glass, metal and chamfered surfaces really matter if they can stand up to some daily wear and tear. To see which new smartphone is the most durable, the gadget insurance company SquareTrade pitted the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c against the Moto X and Samsung Galaxy S4, in a series of damage tests, including getting dunked in water.
In the end, Moto X came out on top, with the iPhone 5s coming in a close second. The Galaxy S4 on the other hand didn’t fair too well, and was dominated by everyone, including the cheaper the iPhone 5c.
Watch the full results below:
Republic Wireless is set to begin selling the Moto X off-contract for $299, according to a number of search results found on the carrier’s website. The company has already teased “a big announcement” coming this week, and it appears the Moto X will be it.
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside has confirmed that the company is working on a new tablet that could be built at its manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas, where it already produces the Moto X. The device may have other things in common with the Moto X, too, including its unique customization features.
