On Moto x/android 4.4, both in cordova app as well as chrome browser, backbutton arrow comes below navicon. Markup is usual sidemenu stuff. Using latest ionic build. I guess if I can correct it in chrome browser, it should get corrected in app also since in android 4.4, cordova uses chromeview.
<ion-pane ion-side-menu-content drag-content="true">
<ion-nav-bar class="bar-dark nav-title-slide-ios7 item-input-inset" align-title="center">
<ion-nav-buttons side="left">
<button menu-toggle="left" class="button button-icon icon ion-navicon"></button>
<ion-nav-back-button class="button-clear">
<i class="icon ion-ios7-arrow-back"></i>
</ion-nav-back-button>
</ion-nav-buttons>
</ion-nav-bar>
<ion-nav-view name="menuContent" animation="slide-left-right"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-pane>