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Motorola Moto X Camera Samples

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Motorola launched the Moto X in India last month. You might have already seen the unboxing and benchmarks of the device few months back. We brought you the photo gallery of the device recently. Here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. The Moto X has a 10.5-megapixel OmniVision (OV10820) 1/2.5″ 1.4 um sensor with an f2.4 lens. This captures captures RAW images using a RGBC (red / green / blue / clear) color filter and the chip automatically converts the image into Bayer format. The new RGB Clear (RGBC) color filter that is used for the first time promises better low-light performance. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Camera Samples”

Moto X Photo Gallery

First announced in August 2013, the Moto X finally made its way to Indian shores and hit retail last month. The phone uses a unique chipset that is called the X8 Mobile Computing system that allows it to be contextually aware. Powering the phone is a 1.7Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC with an Adreno 320 GPU. This is paired with two separate co-processor units that are responsible for Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Contextual Awareness. These coprocessors give the Moto X its always listening capabilities that really come into life when combined with Google Now’s contextual capabilities. There’s 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage built in. At the back, the phone has a 10.5MP camera with a 1/2.5″ 1.4um sensor. Continue reading “Moto X Photo Gallery”

Google Project Ara gets featured in MIT Technology Review

What started as a viral video is now in serious development in hands of Google which owns Android which is the most popular smartphone operating system. Phonebloks, the concept of modular smartphone, went viral towards late 2013 and sometime later, Motorola, then owned by Google, took the matter into its hands and started Project Ara – Modular smartphone.

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Motorola Moto X successor Moto X+1 rumored to be coming with a Leather back

Motorola Moto X was a phone that brought Motorola back into the smartphone game in the US and they recently launched the device along with Flipkart in India. Prior to the Moto X launch and after the Moto G launch, Motorola’s ownership has changed twice – first they were owned by Google and now, they are owned by the Chinese manufacturer Lenovo.

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Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones

Flipkart Moto G Exchange offer

Motorola partnered with Flipkart to launch the Moto G in India back in February starting at Rs. 12,499. Flipkart has introduced a new exchange offer that lets you exchange your old phones to get a discount of Rs. 2000 when you purchase Moto G. This is applicable for both 8GB and 16GB variants. Flipkart has also listed the eligible phones for exchange that includes phones from manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo, Lenovo and more. Continue reading “Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones”

Motorola Moto G Forte launched in Mexico, it’s just a Moto G with a Grip Shell

Motorola Moto G Forte

Motorola Moto G Forte that was leaked last week has gone official in Mexico. It is just the Motorola Moto G smartphone with a grip shell as we expected. The Motorola Grip Shell for the Moto G was first launched in the U.S. earlier this year and it was launched in India along with the Moto G in February for Rs. 1099. Now it is available for Rs. 999. The Grip Shell has a rubber frame that protects the phone from bumps and drops. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Forte launched in Mexico, it’s just a Moto G with a Grip Shell”

Motorola updates Moto G and Moto X Boot screens with ‘Powered by Android’ logo

Moto G and Moto X Powered by Google

Motorola has pushed an update to Motorola Boot Services app that adds new ‘Powered by Android’ boot screen logo to Moto G and Moto X smartphones instead of old ‘a Google company’ logo. There were reports that Google has made ‘Powered by Android’ boot logo mandatory for all new Android smartphones that comes with Google Mobile Services. Continue reading “Motorola updates Moto G and Moto X Boot screens with ‘Powered by Android’ logo”

Motorola Moto G Forte durable smartphone leaked

Motorola Moto G

Motorola would launch Moto G Forte with improved durability than the Moto G for Latin America. Popular leakster @evleaks has posted an image of the smartphone from @evleaksES account. Motorola unveiled the Moto G back in November last year and the dual SIM variant was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Forte durable smartphone leaked”

Motorola Camera now lets you capture images with volume keys, Gallery and Assist gets new features

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Motorola has updatedits apps for Moto X, Moto G and Droid phones with new features. The new update for the camera app (v3.2) lets users with Moto X, Moto G, or Droid Ultra capture images using volume keys, instead of touching the screen. Motorola has offered 48 updates since the Moto X launch in August, says the company. Continue reading “Motorola Camera now lets you capture images with volume keys, Gallery and Assist gets new features”

Moto 360 compatible with Android 4.3 and higher version devices

Moto 360

Made of stainless steel, the Moto 360 Android Wear watch is designed to communicate and look good on the wrist while it does that. In a hangout broadcasted live on Motorola’s YouTube Channel, Jim Wicks, Lead Designer of the Moto 360, disclosed few features of the Android-wear watch, on Wednesday. Continue reading “Moto 360 compatible with Android 4.3 and higher version devices”

Motorola Moto X launched in India for Rs. 23999

Motorola has partnered with Flipkart once again to launch the Moto X in India, as it promised earlier this week. It was announced back in August 2013 and packs a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Motorola Moto X launched in India for Rs. 23999”

Motorola announces Moto 360, the first circular smartwatch powered by Android Wear

Right after Google announced that Android is coming to wearables with Android Wear, Motorola has brought itself to the fore of this new Android Wear ecosystem by announcing its first Smartwatch – the Moto 360. As you might have guessed from the name, the Moto 360 has a circular display, which is a first for smartwatches. Android Wear marks an interesting development in the smartphone, although this has been rumoured for quite a while now. Powered by Google Now as its main contextual engine, Android Wear enables wearables like the Moto 360 to take at-a-glance information to the next level.

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Motorola Moto X coming to Flipkart starting at Rs. 23,999 from March 19th

Motorola Moto X is a phone that has been hard to find outside the States, but things are changing soon. Motorola launched the budget range Moto G in India last month exclusively via Flipkart and it went on to become its most sold smartphone ever. After the hugely successful Moto G launch, Flipkart teased that they were the exclusively bringing in another Motorola device – Motorola Moto X. After a week of teasing, Flipkart has finally announced via their Twitter account that the Motorola Moto X would go on sale on March 19 and will be available for Rs. 23,999.

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Flipkart details Moto X launch day offers

Flipkart is still the exclusive retailer for Motorola Moto G in India and it has been nearly 50 days since the launch. They have already started teasing their next exclusive device – Motorola Moto X. Motorola Moto X was Motorola’s first smartphone among the two smartphones that it manufactured under Google’s ownership and it was announced way back in August 2013 and was launched in USA then.

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Flipkart teases Moto X launch day offers, to reveal details in a couple of days

Motorola had revealed its plans to introduce the Moto X in India, during the Mobile World Congress event, and it also had said that, much like the Moto G, the X too will be launched through Flipkart. As a confirmation, Flipkart has now started to tease the Moto X launch on Twitter, adding that there will be exclusive launch day offers and that the launch details will be revealed in a couple of days. With the success of Moto G, Flipkart goes ahead with yet another exclusive launch, but this time, the reception might not be as overwhelming. This is mainly because the phone is already late to the market, and its initial pricing in the US was off the mark, making a really capable device flop in the market. But now that the prices have come down drastically, it will be interesting to see how well it is priced for the Indian market.

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