Gadgetory

hey guys this is Austin and today I'm here with two very unique phones the curved LG G flex and the wood Moto X the Moto X was easily one of my favorite phones of 2013 and it's still one of the best Android phones you can buy today it crams a 4.7 inch screen into a body that's almost perfectly sized and shaped giving you a bigger screen without the compromise of dealing with a giant phone it runs nearly stock Android with a few helpful customizations like active notifications which to be totally honest I wish everyone would just steal pull the Moto X out of your pocket and it'll immediately light up with the time and any new notifications without having to light the entire screen up to eat battery flip it around though and you'll see what's new wood backs one of the biggest selling points of the Moto X has always been moto maker which allows you to customise the phone in different colors and accents but recently they added some wood options I pulled the trigger on a white moto X with a teak back which i think is a bad as classy as the phone gets unlike typical plastic or metal there's a slight texture which has a nice feel in the hand and while I'm usually not a big fan of white phones I've got to say it works here now I'm not going to try to say that every phone should be made out of wood however it is definitely a nice unique option especially if you're already considering picking up a Moto X on the other hand you could go with something even crazier the LG G flex from AT&T when I first saw the official press photo of it it looked like someone had a little too much fun in Photoshop but take a look at in person and that curve is very very real unlike phones like the Galaxy Nexus which just had slightly curved glass the entire G flex is folded toward you at first it's a bit bizarre using a phone that isn't flat but it's something I got used to pretty quickly when you're holding it normally it really doesn't feel all that different in fact the giant 6-inch screen is more noticeable than the curved flip it on side though and that's where the curve makes sense videos seem to pop a little more and it just looks cool another big feature of the G flex is durability the phone is actually flexible and as hard as it is to watch doing this won't damage it you can even toss it in your back pocket something I never do with other phones the back is also self-healing which means scratches shouldn't be the end of the world something we test if this was actually my phone and add a review unit unfortunately that's about where the praise ends having a resolution of 720p on a six-inch screen is a bit odd but the panel itself is just bizarre there's a permanent bit of digital noise on the display almost like a poorly compressed JPEG turn the brightness down to normal levels and you can even notice some temporary burn in especially on sites with a white background which is completely unacceptable on a smartphone in 2014 it's got decent color and viewing angles but it's almost like there's a permanent film over the screen which I just can't get over the fact that you can buy a curved smartphone like this is really cool a lot of levels especially concerning the good specs and awesome battery life but unfortunately the screen tech just feels like it's not quite there but what do you guys think would you buy a curved phone or maybe a wood one let me know in the comments below anyway thank you guys for watching and I will catch you in the next one