There was a soak test back in the summer, but since then, nothing at all. Until now, when the official update has started going out.
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Prepaid Moto E4 goes on sale at Verizon for $70, unlocked variant coming soon to a slew of US retailers
Prepaid Verizon service may not usually be high on many wishlists, but when you can get a solid phone like the Moto E4 for $70, it's worth a shot.
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As promised, Nougat starts rolling out to the Moto G4 Play, but surprise, it’s build 7.1.1
Just like Sony, Lenovo seems to be tying up loose Nougat ends before starting work on Android O, with a 7.1.1 update delivered to the Moto G4 Play.
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Upcoming Moto G5 gets hands-on treatment, Moto G5 Plus rendered for Verizon
Now we know everything there is to know about the fast-approaching Moto G5 and G5 Plus, including the latter's likely Verizon support.
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Moto G5 (or G5 Play) strongly expected to feature 5-inch FHD screen, SD430 SoC
In addition to one or two 5.5-inch Full HD Moto G5 variants, Lenovo is also definitely working on at least one 5-inch 1080p flavor.
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Best Buy’s new and old Cyber Monday deals are for everyone
As always, Best Buy was one of the most generous US retailers on Thanksgiving and during the “Black Friday weekend”, not to mention many of its super-compelling holiday deals were available early in limited quantities.
And many still are for Cyber Monday, with several more inaugurated today and up for grabs just in the next few hours. Looking for a couple of solid bets at a quick glance? That’s where we come in, to tell you the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is $100 off list across the board, starting at $700 instead of $800 in a Wi-Fi-only 32GB configuration.
Don’t have that much to spend? Maybe a $170 64GB Apple TV will tickle your fancy, seeing as how it’s discounted by a rare $30 off its regular price. Ultra-affordable Android smartphone enthusiasts can perhaps pick up a Verizon prepaid Moto G4 Play at an all-time low $35, or if they’d rather go the unlocked route, a $100 Asus ZenFone 3 Max or $230 64GB Moto G4 Plus.
Meanwhile, the unlocked Sony Xperia XA and ZTE Axon 7 are not just $50 off, also hooking you up with free $50 and $30 gift cards respectively. Stylish wearable fans can save up to 60 percent on “select” Fossil Q Grant models, and last but not least, modular Moto Z phones purchased on Verizon monthly installment plans come with gratis speaker and battery charger add-ons, as well as $100 savings. Let’s just hope there’s still something in the bank after Black Friday… week.
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Amazon lets you save up to $90 on Prime exclusive Moto G4 for limited time
In the market for a robust budget-conscious Android smartphone this gift-giving season? The popular Moto G4 family includes three such stellar options, and if you’re a proud member of the Amazon Prime club, you can nab the “standard” 32GB SKU for an all-time low price today.
Lockscreen offers and (discreet) ads bring the non-Play, non-Plus 5.5-incher down to just $139.99 with plenty of internal storage space, as well as microSD support. The non-Prime 32GB Moto G4 variant normally costs around $230, so you’re looking at pretty massive $90 savings here.
If you want to cough up even less, the fourth-generation Moto G4 Prime Exclusive Edition goes for $129.99 with 16GB local digital hoarding room, down from a $200 list price. But you’ll probably agree 10 extra bucks are money well spent to double that modest ROM.
Meanwhile, the unlocked low-end Moto G4 Play for all (i.e. not just Amazon Prime subscribers) will set you back $130 after a small $20 discount, and a G4 Plus, again in a non-Prime configuration, can be yours in exchange for $200 with 16GB storage ($50 off list), or $230 when you get a spacious 64GB ROM ($70 savings in store).
Not exactly the Black Friday deals of a lifetime, which is why they’re not explicitly said to expire later today, but you should still hurry if they tickle your fancy.
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New round of early Best Buy Black Friday deals includes $50 Moto G4 Play and dirt-cheap Samsung tabs
While Black Friday is still technically 36 hours or so away at the time of this writing, and the vast majority of Best Buy’s doorbusters dedicated to the occasion have been slated for a Thanksgiving Day inauguration, it’d be a shame not to check out some of the retailer’s already available holiday steals.
After offering the US unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 for an all-time low price of $550, free fast charge wireless pad included, and a $600 128GB Surface Pro 4 keyboard bundle a couple of weeks back, then throwing in $300 gift cards with LG G5 purchases, BB today discreetly knocks the Moto G4 Play off to $49.99.
There’s obviously one big catch, namely an obligation to activate the 5-inch phone on a prepaid Verizon plan, but still, you’re looking at LTE connectivity, near-stock Android Marshmallow with Nougat decidedly on the way, 16GB expandable storage, 2GB RAM, and decent 2,800 mAh battery capacity.
Normally, the Big Red prepaid G4 Play costs $85, although we’ve seen it discounted to $65 not long ago. Never to $50, of course.
At the same time, you can procure a wide range of Samsung tablets at marked-down prices, including a $70 Galaxy Tab E Lite, $90 Tab A (2016) 7.0, $200 Tab A 10.1, and $400 Galaxy View, the latter of which used to cost a whopping $550. Oh, and if you happen to pass by a Best Buy physical store, do inquire about this Galaxy S7 trade-in program promising $450 in gift cards for any “working smartphone” replaced with a brand-new Samsung flagship on a Verizon, AT&T or Sprint monthly installment plan.
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Verizon prepaid Moto G4 Play with 2GB RAM and 4G LTE marked down to $65 at Best Buy
Unlocked is always better than on-contract or prepaid. But how much better? You can absolutely make do with a couple of strings attached when there’s an $85 discount in store.$85 off a fairly recent $150 release, mind you, bringing the price of the Motorola Moto G4 Play all the way down to $64.99. Your only string attached is the obligation to sign up to a prepaid Verizon plan, which in turn guarantees you full 4G LTE support on the nation’s largest such network.Of course, you could also opt for ...
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Moto G4 Play on Verizon Prepaid now just $85
The top device deal going on at Verizon’s prepaid division right now is the recently released budget-to-the-bones device from Lenovo’s Motorola.The Moto G4 Play (or the Moto G Play Droid, because Verizon) went on sale at a discount from its list price of $199.99 — which is a good sign, because Amazon has pre-orders up at $150. Instead, prospective ...
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Motorola opens Moto G4 Play US pre-orders at $150, Amazon ads drop price to $100
With all the recent high-end Moto Z-series releases, Moto Mods, and the customizable G4 and G4 Plus providing such solid bang for your buck, it wouldn’t be at all surprising if you forgot about the even lower-cost,
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Hong Kong has the Moto E3 Power
If you’re looking for something that’ll work between Lantau Island, Aberdeen and the Lo Wu border crossing on the cheap, Motorola has a more sustainable option for you.The Moto E3 Power is now on sale in, of all places, the city of Hong Kong. If you’re thinking that it looks like the Moto G4 Play, you’d certainly not be mistaken. It’s just a little smaller.We have some spec differentiation here, like a MediaTek MTK6735 as opposed to a Snapdragon 410 — ...
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Motorola monthly security patches dropped for “efficient” bundles
Lenovo-owned Motorola has dropped its monthly update schedule for its smartphones, favoring a “most efficient” one.When it launched its Moto Z line of handsets last month, a company spokesperson did promise security patches from Android Security Bulletins. Phones ...
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What will Lenovo’s Brexit moves be? Tough and typical
The bookies can battle it out between Leadsom and May. Jeremy Corbyn can flip all the Labour tables he wants. And the Liberal Dems… well, never mind them. But until the political fallout from the public’s decision to exit the European Union has been actualized, it seems that companies will be riding the flux of uncertainty in the meantime.On a small scale, OnePlus has upped the price of its latest mobile flagship by £20. Larger companies like
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Moto Maker and North American availability for Moto G4 detailed
Motorola celebrated the birth of its Moto G⁴ triplets in India today and we seem to still be in baby shower mode.Profiles of the Moto G⁴ models have officially gone up on Motorola’s website, but there’s a telling comparison chart at the bottom of the Moto G family page. Both the standard Moto G⁴ and the Moto G⁴ Style have different eight back coloring options that can be chosen through Moto Maker. It’s down from the 10 the
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