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I'm not sure what part of my comment you're responding to, but I don't think the Moto X is a good response to anything I said. It doesn't have removable storage. It doesn't have a removable battery. With a 4.7" screen, it's much bigger than an iPhone.

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http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z...

3 mm taller than the iPhone:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5753&idPhone2=...

Moto X is 5mm taller:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5601&idPhone2=...

The iPhone is not the most compact phone around, and by compact I don't mean small. It is smaller, just not very compact, so less efficient screen wise.

Have you seen how big it is next to an iPhone? Pretty close in physical size, despite the screen. http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/reviews/142861-image/Appl...

My mother owns a Moto X, bought on my recommendation. It is much closer in width to my Nexus 5 than it is to the iPhone and barely more comfortable for me to use one-handed than my Nexus 5. The difference in width is apparent in the photograph you linked.

I commend Motorola for an excellent job eliminating non-screen area on the front of the Moto X. It's a very space-efficient device in that regard, but my complaint is about reaching all areas of a touchscreen with my thumb while holding it in one hand, and nothing fixes that like a smaller touchscreen.

it's bigger than an iPhone, but smaller than the bulk of recent phones (unless you look at crappy low-end phones). I think it's just the right size, the iPhone is too small.

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