Nexus 5 or Moto X?

[cos]

I'm going to replace my Galaxy Nexus, and keep the T-Mobile service I currently have. Given that, do you have an opinion on whether the Moto X or Nexus 5 is better, and why?

Reviews mostly seem to have a hard time choosing one over the other. What I care about:
* Battery life. Reviews are also confused about that, some say the Moto X has longer battery life and some say the Nexus 5.
* Being able to use the unlocked phone internationally (I won't get a locked phone).

* Good, non-jittery GPS that's good enough for navigation/Waze (this is one place the Galaxy Nexus fails very badly)
* Non-laggy app performance
* Easy to read display mainly for maps - but as long as it's not worse than the Galaxy Nexus, I'll like the display.

What I don't care about:
* Rooting. I don't plan to do that.
* Streaming music. I mainly use my iPad to carry music & podcasts around, for the car or for flights. No phone battery is good enough for this use, IMO; iPads last forever.

Edit: Thanks ckd, pir, lizkayl, sariel_t, for bits of helpful info. I ended up choosing Moto X. My main reasons were longer battery life and a smaller more comfortable to hold phone, though I've heard that I'll also really like the "active notifications", and that the camera is much faster.

Comments

[lizkayl.livejournal.com]

Best review I've seen. http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/01/moto-x-or-nexus-5/

I just got the moto X. But I'm on verizon, loved the feel of it in my hand/size, am happy with the fact it comes with kitkat, and was happy with the temp price (in contract) of $99. Nexus requires me to get a new service plan which was not on my to-do list. My husband just picked up a Note, but if you already have an IPad, it's a bit overkill.

[cos]

Your choice was easier because you can't use the Nexus 5 with Verizon, right?

I think I'd prefer the smaller size of the Moto X, but it's not a big enough difference to make the decision based on it. And I like having an iOS device and an Android device, and getting to use apps from both sides :)

[lizkayl.livejournal.com]

I've got an Ipad mini for the apps-both-sides reason (and to feed my webcomic addiction, in bed). but yeah, the Moto X was an easy choice with me having Verizon. I was looking at Galaxy 4, but it was too big for me to be comfortable with.