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yesterday Michael revisited the Moto X after five months on the market in that same time how is it fared against the keys in your pocket the concrete outdoors or all the other harsh elements I'm Taylor Martin this is PocketNow and this is the moto x durability report this video was originally supposed to be made on Tuesday then on Wednesday and then Thursday it's now Friday and I'm just getting around to it thanks to a lovely little winter storm called Janus wait why was a video of my motox stalled because of little winter weather because at the beginning of the month I sent my custom motox to Brandon so he could try it out before buying one of his own and last Friday he shipped it back to me here we are with the Moto X back in my possession after a brutal two weeks with butterfingers minimun and that's where this story begins because sending the Moto X to Brandon in any other instance might have been a mistake you see I'd been carrying the customer to Ikes almost non-stop since August 21st I didn't drop it I didn't beat and bang it around and when I shipped it to Brandon it was in near-mint condition there may have been one or two blemishes but they were only visible under close inspection Brandon when I told him I needed the Moto X back for a durability report admitted he dropped it a few times and he quote gave it some life experience the chassis took some hits we'll get to that in a second yesterday Michael published his Moto X after the buzz video and detailed the ins and outs of the phone five months after its release explaining how well that's held up against the test of time and likewise the competition for Michael's full take on the Moto X five months later be sure to check out his after the buzz episode but how does the Moto X casing fare against life itself the insides of your pockets a hardwood floor or a concrete sidewalk let's take a gander at both the Moto X's in my possession one of which is five months old used by Brandon and yours truly and another which is a month and a half old and has entered my typical use patterns plus the hard nature of a trade show like CES let's start with my use patterns and how I typically handle the device to say I baby a phone is an exaggeration I'm as gentle as I can be on equipment as I like to preserve the newness as long as possible and drag out any possibility of resale value in the event something like an ebony wrapped Moto X were to launch just weeks after I ordered my own custom Moto X but I don't take the time to gently place the Moto X on a tabletop I don't put that much thought or care into it but I do make an effort not to drop it on hard surfaces as we saw in the inaugural durability report with the iPhone 5 brandon is less careful with his phones he lives by the philosophy that they're just pieces of equipment and they're meant to be used not babied and after just two weeks in his possession he said he dropped it twice on hardwood at a glance you wouldn't even notice there's no separation on the front and back panels the buttons don't rattle and the phone is in perfect working condition if you take a close up tour around the device however you will notice a few bruises along the bottom edge there's a tiny crater in the matte finished plastic flanked by another gash on the front side each corner in the bezel has either a scrape or a ding and there are a few hairline scratches and Nick's on the glass I don't recall from before the worst part of the damage is along the bright edge of the glass where it appears to have cracked and one tiny piece has chipped though it's still in place for two drops I'd say it fared pretty well Michael also admitted accidentally dropping his motox on concrete from about chest high and it suffered similar damage some Nicks and gashes in the plastic around the front and back but the motox seems rather resilient even against concrete the new Moto X I received just before the middle of December looks practically brand-new there's one tiny nick along the top edge and I chose the model with woven bag which has a soft touch feeling to its backside in contrast to the hard matte finish on the non woven models on day two I noticed a long faint scratch had appeared in the coating on the back side and although it's still there and visible at certain angles it seems to have faded significantly in the five weeks since overall the Moto X is a resilient little piece of kit it can withstand tiny bumps and dings or even chest-high drops on the concrete without suffering too much visual damage of course no matter the size of the bumps and scratches they're all equally heartbreaking so we wouldn't recommend slamming yours into anything hard or abrasive intentionally if it does rest easy knowing your Moto X will likely come away with minimal damage and Motorola's nano coating even protects it from the occasional splashes to boot it isn't the most ruggedized phone to date or even currently but we definitely rated above average for sturdiness and durability which shouldn't come as much of a surprise when you consider who made it that's gonna do it for this video if you enjoyed it be sure to click the thumbs up button below and subscribe to the channel to see more videos like this one in the future leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions and follow us on all the usual places Twitter Facebook and Google+ at pocket now I'm Taylor Martin you can find me on twitter at casper tech and i will see you next time