Q: Is the Moto X the heir apparent for us GNex users?
A: No.
Explanation: I had briefly considered this myself, realized the S4 is far superior, then gave the subject no further consideration.
...Seriously, a lower resolution camera, lower resolution display, smaller screen, dual core, NON-REMOVABLE battery. These simply do not stack up against other available competitors and are not very appealing. I don't know about you all, but I personally expected way more from the moto x especially considering that it was this super secret project and comes in the wake of the S4 and HTC One. I realize its a mid-range phone and is being sold as such, but it just feels very anti-climactic with Google buying Motorola and all the secrecy and rumors and everything else that is going on in the world of smart phones.
I expected something amazing and instead was presented with something that seems like my Gnex (literally, it looks really similar) with an upgraded processor, camera, and more RAM... with the same display and a battery that I can't take out. Not to mention is outclassed by the competition. It's not that I think this phone is a POS, I don't, in fact if we look at the numbers it schools my Gnex, that's not what this is about. Its that I think this phone got/is getting way too much hype for being a mid range phone, when we have superior alternatives.