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[Moto X General] Semion:
Hi, Ajj915!

On your photo Moto X with a walnut back looks great!

Does the wood look cheap in person as somebody said about ebony? Is it grippy enough to hold and operate in one hand? Is the bezel around wood matte (soft-touch) ?

I don't like slippery phones and I am afraid of dropping walnut too often...

I have a tough desicion between black/walnut/silver accents and black/royal blue/silver accents designs...

I'll order it with help of my friend in USA and he will ship it to me (Russia). He comes here not too often, that's why I should deside remotely...

Thanks in advance for help

Sorry for my english
[Moto X General] chrisomnia1:
I hope mine is that gorgeous. Getting mine today. Congrats

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Have the black/royal blue/silver accents version right now. Getting my black/Ebony/silver accent today. I'll let you know which I prefer.
[Moto X General] itype2slo:
Walnut / black / black
[Moto X General] Semion:
Thank you, chrisomnia1

Looking forward to your reply
[Moto X General] @rbiter:
My ebony has a nice scuff mark. Doesnt bother me too much as I am going ceaseless. What does bother is how horrible my screen. Yuck. Might try to get pics later. Waiting for slowass FedEx to bring my sim cutter first.

sent from my sm-9005.
[Moto X General] ctowne:
Love that color combo man :beer::thumbup:
[Moto X General] Ajj915:
I'd say it has good grip. It is smooth but once it's warm it has good grip. Looks real to enough to me honestly. The sides are matte. You can especially tell at the seams. The front panel is glossy black. I just wonder how durable it will be. With plastic I feel like you can really toss it around. With wood...only time will tell.

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For some reason my xda app quotes the wrong person...can't imagine why. That was meant as a response to another question
[Moto X General] Shoops:
I can't believe how fast Motorola got my order to me. I ordered my White bamboo with silver accent on Thursday at 3 pm eastern time and it was delivered to me Saturday morning at 10:00 am.

Phone looks great with now visible issues. Very happy thus far.
[Moto X General] derpyderps:
I got my teak back cover moto x... ordered last Friday evening, got to me by Thursday. I love the phone... but I have a few bumps on the corner. Also on that same corner, the plastic isn't flush so it looks like there's a teeny lip. I have to say, for the price the phone isn't bad but the quality control is terrible. Contacted Motorola for an exchange.. I just don't want to see any bumps on this device. I am worried that they may grow larger over time, because it seems something has not stuck correctly.
[Moto X General] Konno_Yuuki:
I still have my plastic thing on too. I've used Skinomi screen protectors on several of my devices and I've always liked them. As with any liquid applied screen protector though, always follow the directions. Skinomi even has a couple of YouTube videos showing how which is nice, For me though, I was thinging of getting the Mine ghost tempered glass protector, but I'm not sure yet.
[Moto X General] Semion:
Thank you for the reply, Ajj915!

So which Moto X will you use as a daily driver? Which you recommend to buy?

In terms of design I like both, but wood seems to be more exclusive and unique...

Durability of the plastic is already proofed by many. I often toss my phone around that's why I wonder how wood will behave without treating it like a baby.
[Moto X General] samomamo:
Hi this is walnut? All the walnuts are have different looks?

Thats coooool
[Moto X General] Ajj915:
Yes its Walnut. Every one will look a little different. It is still real wood. I've seen different Walnut backs and some have more of the dark grain than others.
[Moto X General] emery19:
Thanks man!

yeah ive used both of the wet and dry zaggs, so i know all about liquid applied screen protectors. and its funny I was actually looking at the mime one as well. its between skinomi and the mime. but one is double the price and ive never used either so im trying to decided which one i want to experiement with. i 50 % on either so i dont kno what im going to go with
[Moto X General] :
I just don't like the feel of most plastic screen protectors. The Steinheil Ultra Crystal was the only plastic protector I've used that was hard and slippery enough to feel decent.

I've got the Mime Ghost Glass now, my first glass screen protector, and I like it a lot.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Is anyone going completely named with this device? I'm thinking this will be the first device I use sans screen protector or case.
[Moto X General] :
I did for a little while, but the reality is no glass screen is as hard as the quartz in most sand. Given that sand gets into pretty much anything, I'd rather not have a device I'm keeping for 2 years with scratches over the part I look at every day.

I don't use cases on my phone, since I don't really care about cosmetic scratches on the back.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
There is the difference. I made the move to TMo and unlocked devices so I wouldn't have a phone for two years.
[Moto X General] kirdroid:
Always naked..use the device as meant to be and not spoil the look and feel with cases and screen protectors. Worst I will use is a sleeve or pouch for keeping inside while not using.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Yeah I was thinking about this. Did this with my OG Incredible using the official Nexus One pouch. Will probably do the same.
[Moto X General] Jayrod1980:
The screen protector made for the phone on the moto site is great. Feels better than any wet apply I've used and more scratch resistant than the steinhall ones I've tried.
[Moto X General] :
My device is off-contract... I just try to not spend money on a new phone ever year if I can help it.
[Moto X General] ctowne:
I go naked with a tech armor screen protector. This phone is not meant to be used with a case, it feels too good in the hand!
[Moto X General] DessertDevice:
Could anyone with black buttons please post a closeup of them? Are they truly black or dark gray metallic? Thanks.
[Moto X General] Jayrod1980:
Gl with that. The bezel is really scratch prone. The peronism is there's not really a nice way to put it down without a case. The griffin and air jacket cars feel great btw
[Moto X General] gitku:
Red and black with silver buttons
[Moto X General] gamefreakgcb:
My last one. Used for about 2 months. One thing I miss is Paranoid Android. I don't understand why there isn't an active Dev base for this phone though. The only thing that tempts me to get the Nexus 5, which I had a for about a month prior to this phone.

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New one should be here in about 15 hours. Sold my old one and paying even less for one with the wood back.
[Moto X General] chrisomnia1:
gonna return my ebony and go back to plastic (soft touch royal blue). Can't stand how slippery this thing is. It's a shame, because it is gorgeous.
[Moto X General] helldogg75:
Anyone on AT&T able to do Moto Maker through the Next program?
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Just process my exchange for my Teak backed phone. Going with Navy instead. Got rid of my white Nexus due to its size and slipperyness, don't want to go through it again.
[Moto X General] emailrob:
You just made me order this one! I liked my mesh back/white front, but really wanted the bamboo and this looks great, so it's going back :)
[Moto X General] gamefreakgcb:
How long have you had the phone? I was reading that it takes a few days for the slippery feel to wear off.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Week and a half. Does not wear off in my opinion. The phone is gorgeous, I just don't think its practical.
[Moto X General] tatltael:
I agree. The slipperiness of my walnut is starting to get annoying. Contemplating an exchange.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Just as a heads up. You have 2 options. Straight exchange and you get to keep your current phone until you get a replacement. Or get a refund when you send it in and buy a new one.

Basically unless your good going without a device, you won't receive the $25 back for not ordering a wood back again.
[Moto X General] tatltael:
Well since I had the $30 off on the wood back I pretty much paid the current non-wood back price. So a straight exchange wont cost any extra right?
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Nope. You get a promo code that makes it $0.00. Order, receive, print out FedEx label they send you, send old unit back.

I actually did it all through the Moto Care app on the phone. Pretty painless.
[Moto X General] trainplane3:
Got my Walnut with Red accents today! I love the look of it.

But to add to the drama of the screwed up wood backs...

I got a dimple RIGHT on the edge. I have a few in the middle which is no big deal, but of all spots I have to have one there! I guess it's safe to say this one is going back. But atleast I know the combination looks great!
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
with the advance exchange they charge you for the new one you pick out then refund you for it when you return the first one.
[Moto X General] trainplane3:
Well here was the reply to my email:

"Currently we don't have codes that can be used to purchase wood backs. The only option you have if you want a wood back again is to do a return for credit then re-purchasing the phone directly through our website. Is this something you would want to do? "

Now will I end up spending more in the end? I should find out soon.

EDIT: "We actually don't have any codes that take wood backs. I apologize and we can offer you $20 coupon for accessories in return for the difference in money if that would be ok with you." ...welp...crap.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
I would say go through the Moto Care app. Originally I was going to get another wood and they said that would be fine. I went back and changed it. Also don't be afraid to push a little on them, they were good to me but needed a little help haha.
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
In my case its different. I have a all black with yellow accents and I want to exchange it for a bamboo. I knew in my heart that's what I wanted and I should a ordered it the first time.
[Moto X General] cowgod2007:
Wow it looks oddly weird yet oddly good haha. Hope you get a new one!
[Moto X General] drxikh:
yea similar thing happened to me. wanted to exchange my wood back for another one because mine had weird bumps on it. I tried to get a coupon code for days, but now it's too late. =\ now to decide to either keep it or return and wait for all the new stuff coming out...
[Moto X General] trainplane3:
I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'll probably try the MotoCare app when I get home from school. I'm not too concerned about the bump in the short term, but over time I'm worried it'll do something weird (left up more, chip away, etc). Worse case scenario, email Dennis... I really don't want to bug him again.
[Moto X General] JustROLLIN:
I have the exact same...Bamboo with metallic blue and white. I love it, looks perfect.
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
Contacted Motorola last to exchange my black and yellow x for a bamboo and they said they couldn't. So I had buy the wood one at $70 off then they gave me the option to get a free accessory up to $40. I really had no use for anything but I chose the slim power pack. So a heads up to anyone wanting to exchange a non wood x for a wood x. You cannot do the advance exchange. You have to purchase the new phone then send the other for a refund. The only difference is they charge you immediately for the new device rather than putting a hold on your card til they receive your first device.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Man I woulda gone with a chromecast. I have a 11,000 mah external pack I got for $60.
[Moto X General] mavericktc:
Chromecast is not included in the deductible promo code for accessories.

This is from support;

Here is your promotion code for $75 towards any accessories purchased on motorola.com, however excludes the chrome cast. Please make sure that you have at least $75.01 in your cart for the $75 code to apply.
[Moto X General] detonation:
Got my Bamboo-black-white phone today. Looks great - the bamboo looks more real and feels better than the Walnut one I had before. Unfortunately there's a small crack in the upper right corner so it's going back (and I'll probably just keep the dev edition I also ordered rather than exchange) but I do really like that white black blue combo. Wish the dev edition has blue accents.

http://imgur.com/a/6c3YM
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
Oh that's super lame.
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
They told me chromecast was included. I wish they would a gave me $75 instead of $40. I had to order my phone while I was chatting with them so they could attach it to my order.
[Moto X General] johncorda:
Received my replacement. Took forever to get Moto to give me the additional $30 off code again but they came through. I'm keeping this one.

Black, white, and wood, like a piano.
[Moto X General] drago10029:
how'd you convince them to give you the free accessory? would love to use that!!
[Moto X General] drago10029:
White front, White Woven back & blue accents. Excuse the selfie-ish pic lol I don't own another camera.
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
They explained that exchanging a non wood back for a wood back wouldnt keep the $100 discount. If you exchange a non wood for a non wood then the price will stay the same. If you exchange a wood for a wood then the price will stay the same. I told them that was stupid that I was losing $30. He then offered me a free accessory. All of this was done over the online chat from their site.
[Moto X General] drago10029:
Hmmm.... maybe if I complain enough about the audio effects issue I'm having they'll offer me that lol
[Moto X General] gpgorbosjr:
What was your estimated delivery? I just ordered a Royal Blue/Black front/Blue trim and the "In-Stock" date was the 14th. Kind of disappointed with that.
[Moto X General] jhealy:
Do the whites match? I had the blue accents on an all black phone initially and didn't like the way it looked. Yours looks great though. Also how does the front of the phone look with the black screen surrounded by white?
[Moto X General] trainplane3:
Welp my wood back that has the bump on the edge is now starting to wear HARD

But good news is that Moto is going to take the return and give me a code to make a new Wood-backed X at the same price I bought it for. So atleast I won't lose out on my $30 off.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
My old Moto X side by side with my exchange. Much happier with the Navy back over the Teak back.
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
One more pic. The mobile app won't let me post 2 pics at a time.
[Moto X General] emailrob:
Well my bamboo back also had bumps on it. Not visible i.e. not colored, but very visible when touching the back. Are they just chucking these backs on? If I get a replacement it will be my fourth one! (OK, first three are my fault as I didn't like the colors!)
[Moto X General] pingpong1109:
We both have the same phones, at least I put my name on the back of mine so I guess we aren't the same.

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I got mine the day after I ordered it. I was shocked.
[Moto X General] kulas2004:
My moto X, teak back, black front, black buttons.
[Moto X General] alphabets:
The navy/white/silver is my setup as well. Love it.

Sent from my Moto X
[Moto X General] Shoops:
When I ordered it was listed as in stock and had estimated delivery date of 5 days. So probably Tuesday or Wednesday of the next week.
[Moto X General] samomamo:
Walnut with all black.
[Moto X General] moustro:
Love that combo! I am going to get the royal blue/white/silver I think. I like the look of cement/white/black but I am concerned about the slick back of the cement. I have read through this whole post. Can anyone comment after having the phone for a while as for the difference in the soft touch back compared to the slick backs?
[Moto X General] elpeterson:
What I like the best over the wood back, which is around or more slick than the light colors, is that the colored backs wrap around the side of the device giving you extra grip there.

To get a handle on the slipperyness of the colors go to a Verizon or ATT store and feel the backs they have on display. That's what I did before I made my decision.
[Moto X General] Kenmichi:
Taken using my N7 and Photosphere app. I'm not used to off-centered cameras. Not a bad photo though!

Go Hokies!
[Moto X General] moustro:
I went to best buy to feel them on display but it's so hard to get a judge without actually holding the phone put together
[Moto X General] Testicopolicious:
I think so,I just got my bamboo and apparently every other bamboo Moto has had this little mark.
[Moto X General] Confidentuno:
I call him Leonardo

Here is my Green back, Blue accents, and black front...I call him Leonardo

Plus a few of my old Crimson and Blue that I'm returning
[Moto X General] kirdroid:
I have to agree that the sides are so slippery on the wood backs. I had the Navy blue back in November and can't recall if it was slippery. I'm too lazy now to send this back again. This one has no issues so I think I will manage till the next version.
[Moto X General] emailrob:
It has maybe five bumps. Each is about 1/8 inch. Is that unusual? Hard to take pictures of it but I can try
[Moto X General] pianoman674:
My Moto X

Mine's pretty basic. I like to keep my phones basic and traditional, but I had to go with the yellow accent color to support my local sports team! It's just black and Gold... ok Metallic Yellow.
[Moto X General] johncorda:
I wish I had gone with that. I did everything the same but bamboo instead of teak. I don't think I can deal with another return again, plus it was hell getting them to resend the $30 off code. I like the black/white/wood combo though, and I'm happy with the look.
[Moto X General] drago10029:
Thanks! The white's match lol. I wish I could show you the front but it looks fine to me. It just makes the sensors, fornt camera and all 3 mics on the phone noticable.

Not a big deal in my opinion. I used to have a white skyrocket also. I hope all this info helps. Also the woven is a lik slippery, also not a big deal to me.
[Moto X General] Flexia32:
Mine just came in. Its bamboo with white front and orange accents
[Moto X General] HeresOtis:
Here's my previous: Bamboo, White front, blue accents

Current: Teak, White front, blue accents
[Moto X General] Melarsa:
My husband went with a walnut/black/silver accents (sorry, no picture) and I was so worried his back would have bumps, but his looks just as smooth as yours. If I didn't require the unlocked bootloader of my VZW Dev Edition I'd have loved to get a walnut. It's a really good looking phone. Glad you got a defect free one too!
[Moto X General] DS03:
Might be swapping out my X due to some ripples in the back cover (woven black) and wanted to know if there are other dark colors available that are just as 'soft' as the woven black or are the other versions a harder/slicker cover? Like can someone compare the woven black to the plain black back? Are all of the non-woven colors the same feel-wise? Thanks.
[Moto X General] emailrob:
If you want to try a replacement, my woven black was perfect.

My bamboo wasn't and its being replaced.
[Moto X General] aptalca:
The best thing you can do is to go to BestBuy. My BestBuy had a special Moto X setup that displayed all different color back options where you can feel them. The weird thing was, even different colors had slightly different texture and slipperiness. My wife got the turquoise and it was actually one of the most slippery backs out of the basic colors.
[Moto X General] danger2u:
here is my awesome Moto x
[Moto X General] nm3210:
The brighter colors all have a "smooth finish" while the darker ones have a "soft, non-slip surface". It says this in MotoMaker, so just make sure to read the color description...
[Moto X General] alexferdean:
I didn't see that anywhere in the motomaker page. Can anyone else confirm that the turquoise is indeed slippery? I want to go turquoise but I'd like it to be grippy.

Sent from my S3
[Moto X General] detonation:
You can see the description of the color under the "Back Color" heading, which will specify if its matte/soft touch texture or the smooth slippery texture. Most of the dark colors are a soft touch.

The Turquoise is slippery, the description is under the "Back Color" heading. "Vibrant color with a smooth finish" smooth = slippery.
[Moto X General] laur3n.newm4n:
It does say it in Motomaker.

I went to Verizon and felt the turquoise, it was more smooth and not soft touch.
[Moto X General] alexferdean:
But woven white is smooth also? Or soft touch? Can someone please tell me? I really like the turquoise but I don't like to drop it. I had an Xperia S and I guess it's the same feeling on the back with moto x smooth finishes. I didn't like that on Xperia S.

Sent from my S3
[Moto X General] Ryno77:
Woven white is smooth, not soft.
[Moto X General] Solutions Etcetera:
If you want the grippiest back, go with the woven black... It's almost like rubber.
[Moto X General] stricklerjosh:
If the weather down here would cooperate I might get my new moto x. Black front, royal blue back and black accents. Can't wait. They let me swap out my all white one. I hate white phones.
[Moto X General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I've got black front, royal blue back and orange accents.

MOTO X Slapped
[Moto X General] eallan:
Woven black is way smoother than royal blue.
[Moto X General] stonesaber:
I feel your pain. I'm waiting on my ebony/black/silver replacement for my bamboo/white/orange. The snow has killed any movement.
[Moto X General] Testicopolicious:
Waiting on my Bamboo/white/blue to replace my Bamboo/white/silver!
[Moto X General] Ajj915:
Does anyone know how many times they will let you exchange? I am sending back my walnut/black/silver one. Too Slippery for me and the fitment of the wood wasnt that good. There was almost a gap on one side where it met up with the black. I just ordered a white/white/orange one. I have never had a white phone before. So I don't know if I will like it. Will they let me exchange that one too if I hate it?
[Moto X General] Testicopolicious:
When I asked if I could do a second exchange they said I could but only because the Motorola support agent screwed up and I got a second one due to her mistake. It turns out you can't really do a second exchange as it violates their return policy, you get one exchange but if you get lucky the agent may accidentally say you can get a second exchange. Good luck!
[Moto X General] Ajj915:
Let's hope I like the white.
[Moto X General] helldogg75:
I ordered the exact color scheme. Didn't believe I would like it. It's really nice. You might be OK. I'll try to upload a picture. Took this with my Atrix HD. It looks better in person.
[Moto X General] Ajj915:
Looking good. Any pics of the back? Come to think of it my one and only white phone in my life was also my first Motorola. The V2288 back in 2001.
[Moto X General] sicmadek:
anyone know if the yellow back will show dirty easily? im sending my bamboo back to exchange for a non wood back. mine has a small stain in the white border around the bamboo. there is a gap on the side where the front and back meets. there is also a greenish tint around the bamboo where it meets the white. the obvious one is that the front and back plates arent even close to the same white color. on one side of the phone look pretty close but on the other side the white of the back plate is way of from the front.
[Moto X General] Soldier 2.0:
That's so cool. I customized my boot animation with "moto x" all lower case just like you did. I didn't engrave it because I bought the GSM unlocked version and I thought it would look odd with the ebony wood back.
[Moto X General] abhishekoza:
Bezel on black moto x?

The online images I saw of white moto x has side bezel. The images for black does not show it to me. Can anyone confirm whether black one has bezel?
[Moto X General] kona786:
they are both the same, the white bezel is just alot more noticeable.