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Our Moto X (2014) battery life test is done and the results ain't pretty

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By Chris P.

Updated: Sep 23, 2014, 1:44 AM

Our Moto X (2014) battery life test is done and the results ain't pretty

In case you somehow missed it, our review of the new Moto X is here, and, on the whole, we quite like what Motorola has done with its new flagship, specifically considering its low, $99 price tag on a contract.

But the Moto X is not without weaknesses, and perhaps the most significant one is its 2300 mAh battery -- on par with the now aging Google Nexus 5. As you can imagine, that kind of capacity isn't going to be a chart-topper, and our battery life test proved this -- the Moto X held its ground for 5 hours and 45 minutes, which is not terrible, but definitely nothing to write home about. In comparison, the 2014 flagship generation's battery king, the Sony Xperia Z2, managed over 8 hours, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 benched a little over 7 hours and a half. In fact, even the LG G3, with its extremely pixel-dense, Quad HD display, outlasted the new Moto X.

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Chris Panayotov is a former mobile tech reviewer of phones, tablets and wearables at PhoneArena. However, his contribution to PhoneArena content includes not just reviews, but all kinds of regular and experimental features, such as news stories, buying guides, and an exclusive column on the most notable phones out of Asia.

HTC One(M8)	7h 12 min(Average)
LG G3	6h 14 min(Poor)
Apple iPhone 5s	5h 2 min(Poor)
Samsung Galaxy S5	7h 38 min(Average)
Sony Xperia Z2	8h 10 min(Average)
Google Nexus 5	4h 50 min(Poor)
Motorola Moto X(2014)	5h 45 min(Poor)

Our Moto X (2014) battery life test is done and the results ain't pretty

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