Moto X (1st gen) review: The 2013 Google-era Motorola — customisable, with always-listening voice.
A clever 2013 Motorola from the Google era.
The first Moto X pioneered Moto Maker customisation and always-listening voice. Modest specs aside, it was an innovative device — now history.
01Display
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2013 — 18 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
36/10036/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2013 — 25 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
22/10022/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2013 — 34 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2013 — 22 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2013 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2013 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Moto Maker let buyers customise colours and materials.
- Always-listening "OK Google Now" voice — ahead of its time.
- Near-stock Android with fast updates.
- Comfortable, compact build.
- Only a 720p display; 10 MP camera was mediocre.
- Small 2,200 mAh battery; plastic build.
- Software ended at Android 5.1.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 87-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .