Motorola 2013 and 2014 devices to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update “really soon”

Motorola has promised that Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its devices from 2013 and 2014 will come “really soon”. This was announced by Motorola software engineer Luciano Carvalho on a Google+ post.

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Motorola Moto G 4G LTE now available from Three UK

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Motorola’s budget Moto G handset was one of the best value-for-money devices when it was announced back at the end of 2013 but came without support for the next-generation 4G LTE network. The Moto G 4G was announced six months later with some feature upgrades and this handset is now available in the UK from network Three. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G 4G LTE now available from Three UK”

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 64GB Pure Edition released in the US

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Motorola released the Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition in the US few months back. Now the company has released the 64GB variant of the smartphone in US. Since it is a Pure Edition, the smartphone doesn’t come with any contract. Motorola launched the 32GB variant of the Moto X (2nd Gen) in India last month, few weeks after launching the 16GB variant. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 64GB Pure Edition released in the US”

Motorola Moto G LTE (2nd Gen) shows up on official website

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Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) with LTE support has surfaced on the official Motorola website in Brazil. The 4G LTE version has the same 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), but it comes with slightly larger 2390mAh battery, compared to 2070mAh in the 3G version. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G LTE (2nd Gen) shows up on official website”

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999

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Motorola has launched the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB variant in India, as it promised. The 16GB variant that was launched back in September for Rs. 31,999 has received a price cut and is available for Rs. 29,999. The wood and leather back variants are now available for Rs. 31,999. The Moto X (2nd Gen) has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone got Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update few days back. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999”

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India

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Motorola just announced that it has started rolling out  Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Moto X (2nd Gen) in India. The Lollipop update brings all-new material design, better touch screen interactions, quick notifications on the lock screen and more. As usual the OS is almost stock with added features from Motorola. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India”

Motorola Moto X (2014) 32GB variant to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 22nd

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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) with 16GB of internal storage went on sale in India back in September for Rs. 31,999. New Moto X with leather back and bamboo finish went on sale later for Rs. 33,999. Today Flipkart has announced that the 32GB variant of the Moto X (2014) will go on sale in India on December 22nd. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2014) 32GB variant to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 22nd”

Google Nexus 6 Benchmarks

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Google Nexus 6 smartphone made by Motorola was officially launched in India last week, priced at  Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU clocked at 600 MHz. It has 3GB RAM, a 5.96-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD display and runs on Android 5.0. We did not add Quadrant and Linpack benchmarks since the scores were very low compared to other Snapdragon 805-powered devices. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Motorola to roll out affordable 4G smartphones in India in 2015: Report

Motorola will launch budget 4G smartphones in India in 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times. The company will release affordable handsets in India and Brazil that support 4G network.

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Google Nexus 6 Unboxing

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Google introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone made by Motorola back in October, along with the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player. It went on pre-order on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999 and it was officially launched earlier this week. We ordered a 32GB variant of the Nexus 6 last month on Flipkart, which finally got delivered few days back. Check out the unboxing below.

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Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update

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It turns out that yesterday’s rumor about Android Wear smartwatches being next in line for Lollipop update was indeed true. Today, Google has officially announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Wear smartwatch platform. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update”

Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999

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Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola went on pre-order in India on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 48,999 for the 64GB variant. Today Google and Motorola officially launched the Nexus 6 smartphone at the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) event in India. The Nexus 6 comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors. As announced previously, it comes with offers from Flipkart that includes, up to Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for old smartphones, 3 months Flipkart First subscription, Rs. 1500 cash back for HDFC/ICICI credit card users for  6, 9 and 12 month EMI and free pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs. 2100. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999”

Google Nexus 6 Gallery, Quick Look

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When the Google Nexus 6 was announced back in October, it probably featured on many users’ wishlists but a much delayed launch and some confusion around pricing and date has likely affected this. The Nexus 6 has only just gone on sale in the UK – thanks to O2 – and over the weekend, I had a chance to have a very brief hands on with Google’s new smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 Gallery, Quick Look”