you would be surprised what you see in the stores.
Nothing surprises me anymore, unfortunately -- not even the responses in this thread.
Let's look at this from another lens. Say you want to buy a really fast car. You get your options narrowed down to Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren. Looking at the prices and the spec sheets, you just can't figure out why they're valued so differently and you go to a test drive thinking you're going to buy the one with the most horsepoooooooooower. Seems sensible, right? More power = more fast.
Well, you get there and quickly realize that this isn't the case. Around a track other things start to contribute to how quick a car is perceived and the time it can put down. Much to your surprise, the car with the worst "specs" is actually faster around a track than the one with the most horsepooooooooooower; the one you, in your infinite wisdom, picked to the be the fastest based on numbers. Things like handling, suspension design, weight distribution, throttle response, brakes, on-board computing, etc. seem to contribute far more to the overall speed than you had originally estimated. Moreover, the car with the most horsepower might have the worst driver's seat, which would seriously put a damper on your driving experience, yes?
There are those of us who live in the real world and put stock in practical value, and there are those of you that geek out over spec sheets because talking about gigacore processors makes you happy. That's fine. But if a company can squeeze more out of less -- make a phone that people will use and enjoy without having their brains numbed by spec sheet data -- then what in the world are you complaining about? Don't like it? Don't buy it.
Until you folks can pick up this phone, test it, and comparatively show that the Moto X is slower than its high-spec'd competitors in real world tests, all that's currently being spouted is ignorance and speculation akin to the hype that was generated before it was even announced.
I have used both the GS4 and HTC One extensively. I've given them both as gifts and I think they're wonderful devices. I am
still excited for the Moto X and I'm trying to approach it with an open mind; all I care about is what the phone actually
does...in the real world...not on a spec sheet.
Phone specs, like horsepooooooooooower, are just numbers. Get over it.