As I sit here with them side by side I cannoth fathom why anyone would use the motox over the s5. Motox has a Smaller screen that is dark as well as all other motorla phones. S5 has Higher resolution and control of screen brightness, bigger battery, better camera, better video, water resistant, more accessories etc etc. The moto x also has that awkward rounded back which stops ypu from playing on it one handed while on a flat surface because ot rocks side to side.
Motox has the following pros. Louder audio and better radio for reception. Side by side I seem to achieve higher signal strength on the moto X. But none of my galaxy phones ever got good reception.
1) Some people like the smaller screen. the 4.7-5" range with this size is perfect for me, well perfect for me in the the sense of media consumption for a phone. I am a man, but I don't really like big phones, hate them.
2) My screen isn't dark.. It's not blinding bright, but whatever, it works. the 720p screen is great honestly, one of the better screens I've looked at. Yes 1080p is slightly more crisp but it strains the battery and gpu much more. Kinda pointless for this small of the screen. The only size I say 1080p should be used is in the 5.2" + range. And the Moto X does have control of screen brightness?
3) Heh, the battery last good to me, better than others. The way Motorola built the phone was balance, not throw everything in it and see if it works out. That method is the main reason I hate Samsung devices.
4) True about the Better Camera & Video. Well mostly. I don't like how Samsung over-sat's the pictures and all. The Moto X does capture the sound better. I don't know enough about the two's video and camera functions to really say more. But the Moto X does seem to capture fast moving objects, still.
5) Water resistant... how much is? Sony-level? Idk. The Moto X is nano-coated though, keeping it safe from spills, and pretty safe from submergence, if its quick.
6) True it has more accessories, its a more popular phone duh. The Moto X does have a suprising amount of accessories though for what it is, it'll take till the 2nd or 3rd to reach Samsung/Apple level sucess / known about.
7) You do have a point about the back. But I never use my phone like that, so dosen't matter to me that much. But the back feels so amazing! I never want to let go of it, it fits perfectly in my hand. Can't say that about the Apple and Samsung slabs.
8) Thats not all (Signal strengh & Louder audio). Motorola also offers quicker updates, gives you little quirks like the boot animations and spotlight player. Actual useful features. Why need to scroll webpages with eyes and ect? Its bloatware and gimmicks that hardly work. With Motorola you get Active Notifications (something people woh try, usually can't live without), Touchless-Control, Alert, Assist, Migrate, Zap, ect.