Moto X 2016 phones with modular backplates to be announced at Lenovo Tech World on June 9

Motorola Moto X 2016

Motorola Moto X (2016) and new Droid smartphone with metal body surfaced earlier today. Today Lenovo has announced its Tech World 2016 event where it will unveil the next Moto X flagship smartphone along with its first consumer-ready Project Tango smartphone that was first announced at the CES earlier this year. Continue reading “Moto X 2016 phones with modular backplates to be announced at Lenovo Tech World on June 9”

Moto X (2016) and Droid (2016) smartphones with metal body, fingerprint sensor surface

Motorola Moto X 2016

Live image of the upcoming Motorola Moto X (2016) smartphone surfaced back in December that revealed metal body for the smartphone. Now press images of the Moto X (2016) and the new Droid smartphone that will be heading to Verizon. The new images confirm the metal body and also reveals fingerprint sensor below the display on a huge bezel. There is also Laser autofocus on the back. There is also flash on the front. Continue reading “Moto X (2016) and Droid (2016) smartphones with metal body, fingerprint sensor surface”

Moto G (4th Gen) and Moto G Plus detailed specs surface – Laser AF, Snapdragon 430, 3GB RAM

Moto G4 Plus leak

Motorola recently scheduled an event in India on May 17th, where it is expected to unveil the new Moto G (4th Gen) smartphone and the Moto G / G4 Plus. Even though some specifications of the smartphones were leaked already, new leak reveals that both the phones will have laser auto-focus and will be powered by Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core SoC.

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Google appoints former Motorola exec Rick Osterloh to head new hardware division

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Google has appointed former Motorola executive Rick Osterloh to head its new hardware division. The new hardware division will be responsible for Nexus, Chromecast, OnHub, Pixel C, Chromebook, Glass, and more.

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Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected

Motorola India event invite May 17

Motorola just sent out invites for an event in New Delhi on May 17th. The invite doesn’t reveal any details what it is expected to launch, but it will likely launch the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones at the event. It launched the Moto G (3rd Gen) in India at an event in July last year. Continue reading “Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected”

Moto X (2016) with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks

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Specifications and images of Moto G4 / Moto G (2016) and Moto G4 Plus had already surfaced in benchmarks. Now a new Motorola smartphone with the model number XT1650 has surfaced on Geekbench 3 listing. This could be the upcoming Moto X (2016) smartphone that is said to come with a metal body and a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Moto X (2016) with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks”

Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999

Moto 360 Sport

Motorola introduced the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) and Moto 360 Sport back in September at the IFA. It only launched the  Moto 360 (2nd Gen.)  in India last December, now it has finally launched the Moto 360 Sport in India. The Sport version of the Moto 360 has built-in GPS that works seamlessly with Moto Body to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times and more. It can also work with Android fitness apps. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Motorola Affinity surfaces in import listing, could be Moto E 2016

Motorola has recently imported a smartphone code-named Affinity with a 5-inch screen, reveals Zauba. This doesn’t reveal any other details phone, which could be Moto E (2016) that surfaced on GFXBench as Lenovo XT1700 / XT1706. The phone has imported for Rs. 5164, so it could be priced less than Rs. 6,000. Continue reading “Motorola Affinity surfaces in import listing, could be Moto E 2016”

Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces in press render

Moto G4 Plus leak

Motorola Moto G4 Plus with a fingerprint sensor on the home button surfaced last week, yesterday a prototype of the Moto G4 or Moto G (4th Gen) without the fingerprint sensor surfaced in a hands-on video. Now the first press image of the Moto G4 Plus has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. Continue reading “Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces in press render”

Moto G4 / Moto G (4th Gen) surfaces in hands-on video

Moto G4 leak

Few days after the leak of blurry images for Moto G4 Plus, the Moto G4 or Moto G (4th Gen) with a fingerprint sensor surfaced in live images earlier this week. Now the prototype of the Moto G (4th Gen) smartphone has surfaced in a hands-on video.

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Motorola Moto X Force gets up to Rs. 16000 price cut, available starting at Rs. 34999

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Motorola launched its flagship Moto X Force smartphone with a Moto ShatterShield shatterproof display in India back in February at a price tag of Rs. 49,999. Today the company has announced a price cut of Rs. 15,000 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 16,000 price cut for the 64GB variant in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Force gets up to Rs. 16000 price cut, available starting at Rs. 34999”

Moto G4 with fingerprint sensor surfaces in live images

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Just two days ago, we saw leaked images of Motorola G4 Plus that came with a fingerprint sensor. Now, images of Moto G4 have surfaced and even this phone has a fingerprint sensor at the front.

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Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces

Moto G4 Plus leak

Moto G4 Plus, the successor of last Moto G (3rd Gen) is coming soon and it will include a fingerprint sensor in the home button, according to @evleaks. Earlier this month an image of a Moto smartphone with a fingerprint sensor surfaced online, which could be the Moto G4 Plus or the Moto X Plus. The image shows a similar design as the Moto X Style and also includes a similar front-facing flash. Continue reading “Moto G4 Plus with fingerprint sensor surfaces”

Lenovo XT1700 / XT1706 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM surfaces, could be Moto E 2016

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Lenovo XT1700 / XT1706 have surfaced on GFXBench. Lenovo already promised that it will not discontinue the Moto E or Moto G lineup, so this could be upcoming Moto E (2016) smartphone. Looks like the Moto E series will finally have a 5-inch screen and is powered by a MediaTek SoC for the first time, according to the listing. It is also expected to come with Corning Gorilla Glass protection and water repellent coating. Continue reading “Lenovo XT1700 / XT1706 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM surfaces, could be Moto E 2016”

Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Android 6.0.1 update starts rolling out in India

Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen Android 6.0.1

Motorola has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for the Moto G (3rd Gen) smartphone in India, soon after rolling out the update for Moto X Play in the country. Motorola rolled out the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone earlier this year. The changelog is same as the Moto X Play that brings back camera shutter tone switch to turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter and also launch the camera by double-pressing the power button, but the changelog doesn’t mention support for Unicode 8.0 emojis. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Android 6.0.1 update starts rolling out in India”