Google’s Moto X is official: Motorola X8 chip, 10MP ‘Clear Pixel’ camera, and custom colors for $199

Google’s Moto X is official: Motorola X8 chip, 10MP ‘Clear Pixel’ camera, and custom colors for $199

Almost exactly two years after being acquired by Google, Motorola has released its first phone under new management: The Moto X. Representing the first true collaboration between the companies, and with Google on the verge of losing control of Android to Samsung, there’s a lot riding on the Moto X. At $200 on-contract, though, with mid-range specs, is this the phone you’ve been waiting for, or did the hyper oversell it?

Motorola X8

The device itself weighs 130 grams, or about the same as the Samsung Galaxy S4. The back of the Moto X has an aggressive taper toward the edges. At its thickest point the device is 10.4mm, but slims down to 5.6mm. A 10MP RBGC “Clear Pixel” camera in the middle of the back offers excellent low-light performance — maybe even better than the HTC One, according to our preliminary hands-on testing.

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