<s>
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
from	O
the	O
company	O
fully	O
developed	O
under	O
Google	B-Application
-	O
which	O
acquired	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
in	O
2012	O
–	O
introduced	O
with	O
a	O
brand	O
refresh	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
flagship	O
design	O
language	O
replacing	O
the	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
metallic	O
and	O
Kevlar	O
coating	O
used	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Droid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
primarily	O
aimed	O
at	O
"	O
mainstream	O
"	O
consumers	O
,	O
distinguished	O
by	O
features	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
voice	O
recognition	O
(	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
)	O
and	O
contextual	O
awareness	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
custom-order	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
choice	O
of	O
color	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
emphasizing	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
had	O
final	O
assembly	O
completed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
available	O
on	O
all	O
U.S.	O
carriers	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
Verizon	B-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
particular	O
praise	O
towards	O
its	O
hardware	O
design	O
,	O
Motorola	O
's	O
new	O
approach	O
to	O
customizing	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
suite	O
of	O
contextual	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
mainstream	O
"	O
targeting	O
on	O
its	O
overall	O
performance	O
,	O
user	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
having	O
failed	O
to	O
grasp	O
enough	O
sales	O
against	O
rival	O
makes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
Moto	I-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
acquire	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
for	O
$12.5	O
billion	O
;	O
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Motorola	O
had	O
its	O
fifth	O
straight	O
quarter	O
of	O
losses	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
portfolio	O
of	O
17,000	O
issued	O
patents	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
defending	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
rumors	O
began	O
circulating	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Motorola	O
were	O
developing	O
a	O
device	O
known	O
internally	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
X	O
Phone	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
next	O
flagship	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
unique	O
functionality	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Apple	O
and	O
fellow	O
Android	B-Application
vendor	O
Samsung	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
curved	O
screens	O
and	O
ceramics	O
as	O
possible	O
hardware	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Motorola	O
's	O
new	O
CEO	O
Dennis	O
Woodside	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
X	O
Phone	O
project	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
mention	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
now	O
had	O
the	O
"	O
resources	O
to	O
do	O
big	O
things	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
that	O
Motorola	O
was	O
"	O
investing	O
in	O
a	O
team	O
and	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
will	O
do	O
something	O
quite	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
current	O
approaches.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
hosted	O
by	O
AllThingsD	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Woodside	O
publicly	O
teased	O
a	O
new	O
Motorola	O
device	O
known	O
as	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Woodside	O
did	O
not	O
present	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
which	O
he	O
claimed	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
pocket	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
reveal	O
that	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
would	O
be	O
"	O
contextually	O
aware	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
two	O
special	O
processors	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
while	O
maintaining	O
sufficient	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
details	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
across	O
all	O
four	O
national	O
carriers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Motorola	O
planned	O
to	O
spend	O
$500	O
million	O
on	O
marketing	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
design	O
head	O
Jim	O
Wicks	O
stated	O
that	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
"	O
really	O
not	O
about	O
being	O
intimidating	O
and	O
tech	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
about	O
being	O
human	O
and	O
comfortable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
publicly	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
all	O
major	O
U.S.	O
carriers	O
,	O
while	O
Rogers	O
Wireless	O
later	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
exclusively	O
sell	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
specifically	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
release	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
"[no]	O
immediate	O
plans	O
"	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
Europe	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
hinted	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
exciting	O
plans	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
device	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
(	O
Motorola	O
later	O
announced	O
the	O
entry-level	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
(	O
1st	O
generation	O
)	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
with	O
a	O
broad	O
international	O
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
began	O
retailing	O
in	O
India	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Republic	O
Wireless	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
offer	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
without	O
a	O
service	O
contract	O
at	O
a	O
significantly	O
lower	O
price	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
and	O
other	O
models	O
sold	O
without	O
a	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Motorola	O
ultimately	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
wind	O
down	O
operations	O
at	O
the	O
Fort	O
Worth	O
plant	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
costs	O
of	O
domestically	O
producing	O
high-end	O
smartphones	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
at	O
it	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
overall	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
polycarbonate-based	O
construction	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
rounded	O
rear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
chipset	O
branded	O
as	O
the	O
X8	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Computing	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
dual-core	O
,	O
1.7GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
Pro	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
quad-core	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
320	O
GPU	O
,	O
a	O
custom-designed	O
Natural	B-Language
Language	I-Language
Processor	I-Language
core	O
and	O
Contextual	O
Awareness	O
Processor	O
core	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
8	O
cores	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
4.7-inch	O
720p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
;	O
Wicks	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sweet	O
spot	O
"	O
for	O
phone	O
displays	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
using	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
like	O
other	O
recent	O
high-end	O
phones	O
"	O
would	O
just	O
suck	O
battery	O
and	O
nobody	O
would	O
know	O
the	O
difference.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
custom-order	O
their	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
through	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
Moto	O
Maker	O
;	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
colors	O
for	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
26	O
color	O
or	O
4	O
real	O
wood	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
,	O
10	O
colors	O
for	O
"	O
accents	O
"	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
camera	O
ring	O
and	O
bezel	O
buttons	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
custom	O
engraved	O
message	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
or	O
64	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
custom	O
text	O
on	O
boot-screen	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
pre-configure	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
account	I-Application
and	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Moto	O
Maker	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
Sprint	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
enhanced	O
with	O
several	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
features	O
are	O
a	O
voice	O
recognition	O
system	O
;	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
on-board	O
Natural	B-Language
Language	I-Language
Processor	I-Language
,	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
be	O
trained	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
its	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
configured	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
will	O
automatically	O
respond	O
to	O
a	O
user-set	O
phrase	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Ok	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
X	I-Application
"	O
(	O
even	O
when	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
)	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
voice	O
assistant	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
Notifications	O
wakes	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
display	O
notifications	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
on	O
a	O
special	O
white-on-black	O
lock	O
screen	O
—	O
the	O
feature	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
zero-power	O
black	O
(	O
rendered	O
by	O
not	O
turning	O
on	O
the	O
pixel	O
at	O
all	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
show	O
live	O
messages	O
with	O
minimal	O
battery	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
camera	O
software	O
features	O
a	O
full-screen	O
image	O
,	O
"	O
touch	O
anywhere	O
"	O
to	O
shoot	O
interface	O
,	O
touch	O
and	O
hold	O
to	O
focus/set	O
exposure	O
,	O
"	O
dial-in	O
"	O
touch	O
to	O
set	O
exposure	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
optimizes	O
itself	O
for	O
each	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-November	O
2013	O
,	O
U.S.	O
carriers	O
began	O
pushing	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Motorola	O
rolled	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
for	O
appearing	O
well-built	O
;	O
Joshua	O
Topolsky	O
,	O
editor-in-chief	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
described	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
exterior	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
—	O
if	O
somewhat	O
anonymous	O
—	O
slab	O
of	O
space-age	O
plastics	O
,	O
soft-touch	O
surfaces	O
,	O
and	O
crystal	O
clear	O
Corning	O
glass.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Joseph	O
Volpe	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
panned	O
its	O
design	O
for	O
resembling	O
a	O
Fisher-Price	O
toy	O
,	O
this	O
criticism	O
was	O
defended	O
by	O
considering	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
durable	O
as	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
had	O
relatively	O
lower	O
performance	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
quad-core	O
flagship	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
performance	O
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
sufficient	O
for	O
"	O
real	O
world	O
"	O
users	O
,	O
with	O
Toposlky	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
now	O
,	O
our	O
phone	O
hardware	O
is	O
clearly	O
more	O
capable	O
than	O
it	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
;	O
mid-range	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
just	O
fine	O
in	O
this	O
case.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
;	O
while	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Motorola	O
's	O
own	O
Droid	B-Application
Razr	I-Application
Maxx	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
meet	O
and	O
exceed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
own	O
estimates	O
of	O
"	O
24-hour	O
"	O
battery	O
life	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
charge	O
under	O
real-world	O
usage	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
seamlessly	O
enhancing	O
the	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
experience	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
heavily	O
modifying	O
it	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
with	O
its	O
Motoblur	B-Application
software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Touchless	O
Control	O
and	O
Active	O
Display	O
features	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
intuitiveness	O
and	O
usefulness	O
,	O
with	O
Volpe	O
going	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
dubbing	O
it	O
"	O
Motorola	O
's	O
new	O
killer	O
Android	B-Application
feature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volpe	O
considered	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
camera	O
software	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
basically	O
idiot-proof	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
take	O
photographs	O
without	O
needing	O
specialized	O
camera	O
knowledge	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
camera	O
adjust	O
itself	O
for	O
each	O
photo	O
automatically	O
,	O
However	O
,	O
Topolsky	O
discovered	O
that	O
"	O
somehow	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
’s	O
post-processing	O
is	O
so	O
aggressive	O
and	O
so	O
ubiquitous	O
that	O
it	O
ruins	O
as	O
many	O
shots	O
as	O
it	O
saves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
although	O
Volpe	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
expensive	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
mid-range	O
"	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
innovative	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topolsky	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
perfect	O
phone	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
is	O
any	O
other	O
phone	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
right	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
conversation	O
when	O
discussing	O
the	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
has	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
few	O
key	O
flaws	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
called	O
an	O
excellent	O
phone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
court	O
ruled	O
that	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
infringed	O
patents	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
LPKF	O
Laser	O
&	O
Electronics	O
's	O
patented	O
Laser	O
Direct	O
Structuring	O
(	O
LDS	O
)	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
their	O
antennas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
several	O
variants	O
to	O
support	O
3G	O
and	O
4G	O
networks	O
of	O
different	O
carriers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
800/1900	O
Quad	O
850/900/1900/2100	O
4/13	O
SIM	O
unlockedXT1052	O
IHDT56PA3	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
Australia	O
N/A	O
Quad	O
850/900/1800/1900/2100	O
3/7/20	O
SIM	O
unlockedXT1053	O
IHDT56PA2	O
GSM	O
Unlocked	O
US	O
,	O
GSM	O
Dev	O
Edition	O
US	O
,	O
Nextel	O
México	O
N/A	O
Quad	O
850/900/1700/1900/2100	O
2/4/17	O
SIM	O
unlocked	O
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
GSM	O
networks	O
including	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
and	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
;	O
The	O
GSM	O
unlocked	O
variant	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
SIMXT1055	O
IHDT56PB3	O
U.S.	O
Cellular	O
US	O
800/1900	O
Quad	O
850/900/1900/2100	O
4/5/12	O
XT1056	B-Application
IHDT56PB2	O
Sprint	O
US	O
800/1900	O
Quad	O
850/1900/2100	O
25	O
The	O
GSM/UMTS	O
network	O
functions	O
have	O
been	O
disabled	O
by	O
firmware	O
and	O
are	O
SIM	O
locked	O
for	O
US	O
carriersXT1058	O
IHDT56PA1	O
AT&T	O
US	O
,	O
Fido	O
CA	O
,	O
Rogers	O
CA	O
,	O
Claro	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
,	O
Movistar	O
,	O
Claro	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Vivo	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Oi	O
Brazil	O
,	O
TIM	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Movistar	O
Colombia	O
,	O
Claro	O
Colombia	O
N/A	O
Quad	O
850/900/1900/2100	O
2/4/5/7/17	O
The	O
AT&T	O
variant	O
is	O
manufactured	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
is	O
SIM	O
locked	O
whereas	O
the	O
non-US	O
variants	O
are	O
manufactured	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
are	O
SIM	O
unlocked.XT1060	O
IHDT56PB1	O
Verizon	B-Application
US	O
850/1900	O
Quad	O
850/900/1900/2100	O
4/13	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
though	O
Motorola	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
claims	O
it	O
only	O
supports	O
LTE	O
band	O
13	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
lists	O
bothLTE	O
B13/4	O
700/1700	O
.	O
</s>
