Moto X vs. Motorola Droid Ultra

Motorola Droid Ultra

I need a new phone.  Don't get me wrong, I love you Motorola Droid Bionic.  It has been a great phone.  It was my forey into the world of 4g, it has spent countless days tethering most of the day, it never gets turned off, and it has kissed the pavement a few times.  Despite all of this, it still works perfect most of the time.  Its that 'most' that is killing me, plus I am up for an upgrade.  I have been holding off for yesterday, the day of the great Moto X annoucement, but was kind of disappointed.  This is why.

Moto X

The Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx (big battery version of the Ultra) caught me by surprise.  I know Moto was due for an update to their Razr, but figured it might just be the X.  And now, having seen the X, it really is about the same as the Ultra.  Both are running a moto x8 SoC which is really a Qualcomm S4 Pro Snapdragon bundled with a Adreno 320.  They both have 2gb ram and the same 10MP rear camera.  The only real difference is the screen size.  Both are 720p, but the Ultra is 5in and the X is 4.7in.  Both have 802.11n and ac, bluetooth 4.0, and near field communication.  The both are awesome phones, I was just expecting something unique about the X.

In the end, I think I may just get the Ultra.  The only thing I am not sure about yet is if they all have wireless Qi charging.  I really want that as it would be nice with my new Nexus 7.  I will report back when I find out on that.