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when I ordered this phone back on Monday I had no idea that by Friday it would become something of a collector's item so Lenovo if you're watching and you're planning on changing things inside of Motorola don't change this I'm Michael Fisher with pocket now this is the ebony Moto X and I like it a lot so the idea here is not to re-review the Moto X we've already done that a few times at pocket now then by the way if you want to see those reviews check out the links in the description and follow us on social media so you don't miss future features instead what we want to do is give you a quick look at the Wooden Moto X which we first got hands-on time with back in July but which just became available for purchase this month this one is a personal purchase that I made it's the ebony version with black faceplate and blue accents I was tempted to go more conservative with the accent color do some silver or black because I was worried about clashing with the wood but I'm really glad I stuck with this metallic cobalt blue this wood is so dark that it's very forgiving very flexible and you should feel comfortable going a little crazy with your accent color if you want to as you can see I also went for the custom engraving which is really more like a decal if you look at it up close but it serves its purpose and I've also elected to go with the black front rather than the white which i think looks quite a bit better of course I can show you pictures of the thing all day long and you can see some nice 3d models over at moto maker 2 but what does it feel like compared to a more conventional Moto X Wow at first touch I don't like it as much despite the sealant coating Motorola applied to the wood to keep it water-resistant the ebony model here feels much less rubbery it's smoother drier and more natural well a lot more like wood and the phone came right out of the box with some light marks on the casing it should be easy to get those off with a damp paper towel it's not a big deal I know it's hand assembled but come on Motorola this is a special purchase and it should be pristine out of the box finally the much celebrated dimple while still here is shallower than on the plastic version so the wooden motox is by no means better in every respect but it's still quite a beautiful creation and every bit the phone have been pining for the ebony casing stands out the chassis feels just as sturdy and palm friendly as before and the personalization makes it feel special without lumbering over the line into sentimentalism and finally the fact that this is possibly the last flagship to come off Motorola's assembly line before it becomes a part of Lenovo well that makes it even more special I know I know what can I say I'm a total SAP we've got a lot more on every different flavor of the Moto X folks that includes reviews comparisons features you name it we've got it at pocketnow.com and here in our channel page but before you go anywhere drop us a comment down below let us know what you think about the Moto X what you think about the lenovo acquisition or what you think about motorola in general also drop us a like if you enjoyed the video and be sure and follow us on social media so you don't miss future stuff from PocketNow once again this has been michael fisher thank you for watching we'll talk to you soon