<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
as	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
X	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
Style	I-Application
and	O
Play	B-Application
family	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
a	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
curved	O
rear	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
features	O
an	O
aluminium	O
frame	O
,	O
a	O
front-facing	O
mono	O
speaker	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
infrared	O
motion	B-Device
sensors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
internal	O
hardware	O
was	O
also	O
upgraded	O
,	O
incorporating	O
a	O
1080p	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
pentile	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
2.5GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
801	O
system-on-chip	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
13-megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
recording	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
video	O
and	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slow-motion	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
or	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
,	O
users	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
custom-order	O
a	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
with	O
their	O
choice	O
of	O
colors	O
for	O
the	O
front	O
cover	O
glass	O
(	O
black	O
or	O
white	O
)	O
,	O
speaker/microphone	O
grilles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
—	O
including	O
plastic	O
,	O
wood	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
new	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
model	O
,	O
leather	O
materials	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
Horween	O
Leather	O
Company	O
via	O
Motorola	O
's	O
Motomaker	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Motorola	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
close	O
the	O
Fort	O
Worth	O
plant	O
it	O
had	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
smartphones	B-Application
domestically	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
operational	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4s	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
frame	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
serves	O
as	O
its	O
antenna	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
optimizes	O
antenna	O
usage	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
lose	O
cellular	O
reception	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
held	O
in	O
certain	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
mostly	O
stock	O
user	O
experience	O
with	O
additional	O
proprietary	O
software	O
features	O
;	O
the	O
voice-activated	O
personal	O
assistant	O
Moto	O
Voice	O
(	O
formerly	O
Touchless	O
Control	O
)	O
now	O
includes	O
additional	O
commands	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
for	O
launching	O
selected	O
apps	O
,	O
providing	O
instructions	O
for	O
navigating	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
,	O
toggling	O
sleep	O
mode	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
Good	O
morning	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
selfies	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
a	O
somewhat	O
rocky	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
quickly	O
released	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
fix	O
what	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
pressing	O
issues	O
,	O
bringing	O
Lollipop	B-Application
to	O
version	O
5.0.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
patch	O
update	O
(	O
5.0.2	O
)	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
XT1095	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Motorola	O
started	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
for	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
2nd	O
Gen	O
)	O
units	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
India	O
,	O
following	O
which	O
OTA	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
been	O
critically	O
praised	O
by	O
many	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Seifert	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
called	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
“	O
The	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
ever	O
made	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
improved	O
build	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
writes	O
that	O
“	O
The	O
new	B-Application
Moto	I-Application
X	I-Application
feels	O
a	O
thousand	O
times	O
better	O
than	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
easily	O
the	O
most	O
comfortable	O
phone	O
current-gen	O
smartphone	B-Application
I	O
've	O
picked	O
up	O
yet.	O
”	O
The	O
phone	O
's	O
improved	O
specifications	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
801	O
SoC	O
and	O
its	O
1080p	O
FHD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
panel	O
(	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
720p	O
HD	O
display	O
)	O
addressing	O
the	O
previous	O
criticisms	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
under-powered	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
2013	O
flagship	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
software	O
for	O
speedy	O
performance	O
and	O
useful	O
additions	O
to	O
Google	O
's	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
mediocre	O
camera	O
image	O
quality	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
2014	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2nd	O
Gen	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>
