Bigger screen? Yes please!
So I've been a Moto X lover since the 1st gen.
Being on Verizon, I bought the plain black on launch day for their network. Then, when Motomaker was available, I made myself a very nice custom design and sold the original. Then my wife was ready for an upgrade and moved from her iPhone 4 to the Moto X with a nice custom design. And when they put out their awesome sale, I bought another with a different design just because (and used it as a "backup/warranty" device which I eventually gave to my mother so she could upgrade without having to stick to a contract.
And when the 2nd gen came out, I bought one with the AWESOME bamboo back. And, oh my, the screen size was a little daunting at first but I fell in love with it very quickly. The phone's design still felt small enough and manageable even with the bigger screen. Even my petite wife remarked recently how much she liked my 2nd gen X.
Then.....my X died a premature death due to my own stupidity. And I had to revert back to my original Motomaker 1st gen to use. And, while it's still an awesome device, even running 4.4.4., I found the screen to be extremely small. Way too small for my preference. There's no way it could satisfy me after having enjoyed the 2nd gen's bigger screen. And since the 3rd gen has a bigger screen but is mere millimeters wider, I simply cannot wait until it is released so I can order one for myself.
And the bonus? I cut out a paper to the exact height/width of the 3rd gen and showed it to the wife and she said, "That's not bad. I could get used to that." So now she's on board with getting the 3rd gen X (or XPE -- X Pure Edition) along with me. She was going to take my 2nd gen as her new phone but that's impossible now. So she wants the XPE with a bamboo back, too.
All in all, that screen real estate is simply friggin' awesome. And the increased dimensions of the XPE are mainly in its height. And if my petite wife is game for it, then that disproves the notion that all smaller handed people are going to hate the new size.
I, for one, can't wait to get the larger screen back. As much as I loved the 1st gen's size, I love the 2nd gen even more and am very confident I'll love the XPE's screen size even more.
So BRING IT, Moto!!!!