Wrong Information all around...
* I currently own a OnePlus X, just having switched from a Moto G 3rd generation.
First off the OnePlus X is $250 and not $285 and that includes free shipping.
The Moto G 3rd Generation does not have fast charging or NFC and is $70 cheaper than the OnePlus X, and having owned one I can tell you that its display is not easier to read, and is actually much harder to. I would also not consider this a better option as it does not feel as good in the hand, is bulkier, and the OS feels very sluggish. You also have to be careful to remember that this phone is Water Resistant and not Waterproof as the author used the terms interchangeably. Water Resistant means the phone can deal with splashes but not submersion while Waterproof means it can deal with submersion and splashes. It also has a Snapdragon 410, Adreno 306 and 2GB of RAM which is a major downgrade compared to the OnePlus X's Snapdragon 801, Adreno 330 and 3GB of Ram. I would rather work the few extra shifts to buy the OnePlus X.
With the Hauwei Honor 5x its 3000 mAH does not last much longer that the OnePlus X's 2525 mAH battery due to the fact that the Snapdragon 801 is much more energy efficient than the 616. The Honor 5x's Fingerprint scanner is good but I would personally rather had a better display because you use the screen all the time. Where the Honor 5x falls flat on its face is its OS, which does not have an app tray. If you do want to install a custom launcher and gain the interface becomes insanely laggy. Its also has a major downgrade spec wise, only running a Snapdragon 616 and 2 GB of RAM. The only good thing is the upgraded GPU to the Adreno 405.
The OnePlus X does have a plan to upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow which will most likely be early Q2 2016.
Overall this article was poorly written with very little correct information.
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