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we've gone hands-on with the new Moto X style / Moto X pure / Moto X 2015 in a separate video now it's time to see just what's changed and what hasn't between last year's Moto and this year's I'm Michael Fisher with PocketNow and this is a quick hands-on comparison Moto X old-timey versus Moto X new hotness ok let's get it out there the new Moto X is bigger substantially bigger by 1/2 inch in diagonal screen size and 24% more mass that makes it look almost as big next to the old Moto X as the Nexus 6 does and while the new Moto X doesn't feel as big as it is it's definitely gonna be an adjustment coming from last year's offering which itself took some time to get used to after the first Moto X petite flagship lovers motorola has moved on so let's all try to get over it oh and the new display is a much higher resolution quad HD versus Full HD and it's IPS LCD instead of AMOLED if you ask me the latter is a downgrade and the former and unnecessary upgrade but we'll have to wait for the full review to see how all that shakes out on the brighter side a bigger phone also means a bigger battery 3000 milliamp hours versus 2300 and the older device the processor gets a bump - from a quad-core Snapdragon 801 to a hexa core Snapdragon 808 a ram gets a boost from 2 gigs to 3 and the new Moto X offers an optional microSD card slot which wasn't available on last year's model the camera gets some love - from 13 megapixels to 21 and the front firing selfie cam also sees an upgrade from 2 megapixels to 5 and it gets a new wide-angle lens and a front firing flash rounding out the relevant media upgrades the new Moto X finally makes good on its dual face grilles it features stereo front firing speakers instead of last year's mono the Moto maker suite helped make last year's Moto X one of my favorites for its sheer customized ability and that's been expanded with the new Moto X style to the traditional wooden options and Motorola has added textured silicone rubber and Saffiano leather it's still from whore wean but it's made using a new stamping method that makes it more durable and scratch resistant given how quickly my older Moto X started to show wear that's great news other changes are minor to non-existent there's improved LTE banding in the new Moto X to support its out of box compatibility with any US national carrier and bluetooth gets a bump from 402 4.1 le more importantly for Wii tactile people the trademark dimple around back is smaller but still pronounced enough to find it without looking and on the software mothers almost no change at all motorola seems to think it brought enough innovation last year to see it through another whole cycle and while it's voice commands and touchless controls are certainly still very useful I've seen how poorly some of them aged over time and I'm concerned about the same thing happening this year the biggest difference of all taking everything into account might be price whereas last year's Moto X started off at for $99.99 the Moto X style will drop a hundred bucks cheaper when it goes on sale this September for a starting price of $399 that's a big reduction in the initial asking price one year later and you're getting much more phone for your money this time around more importantly motorola isn't just making a pure edition available this year it's emphasizing that unlocked carrier free phone above all others which is a significant shift in strategy we'll see if it pays off and if the new Moto X is worth buying when we review it later this year for more from Motorola's event in new york city today check out our other videos here on youtube and be sure to visit us at pocketnow.com till next time this has been michael fisher with pocket now captain to phones on twitter thanks for watching see you next time you