While I haven't looked at this specific example, my rule of thumb is usually to trust Anandtech because their writers are often actual engineers that understand

While I haven't looked at this specific example, my rule of thumb is usually to trust Anandtech because their writers are often actual engineers that understand the hardware and software changes and have some discussion and speculation based on that information. Elsewhere you usually just find writing based on hands-on anecdotes and technical information that was simply spoon-fed to the reviewer. As an aside, I love my 2013 VZW Moto X DE. Between Motorola's goodies and Xposed + GravityBox, I don't have to bother with custom ROMs [for now].