Motorola publishes full list of Nougat-eligible phones, third-gen Moto G notably absent

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

It seems old habits die hard over in Motorola’s decimated Illinois camp, as Lenovo’s daughter company likely tried to send this subliminal message its Google relations remain close by issuing an important public announcement virtually simultaneous with the Pixel event.At first glance, the “full list” of Moto smartphones with Android 7.0 Nougat on the way feels rather lengthy, but don’t let appearances fool you. El Goog no ...

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Blass specs out two Moto X 2016 phones with more evidence they’re Project Tango fruits

Posted on by Jules Wang

Looks like “modular” is in fact the buzzword of the year.At least, we can see a continuation of the trend if we trust VentureBeat‘s Evan Blass with some more information about this year’s Moto X (or Moto Xs?). This follows on from the renders we saw of the devices along with a potential DROID Turbo 3 from HellomotoHK earlier.“A person who was briefed on the plans” said ...

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Flipkart celebrates two years of Indian Motorola sales with smartphone and smartwatch deals

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Western Motorola buffs already have reason to envy their India-based counterparts, as Marshmallow updates are coming left and right in the latter market, including for the regional Moto G Turbo Edition and, most recently, the standard G second-gen.But now nation-leading online retailer Flipkart takes things to the next level, also offering a slew of discounts on Moto gear to honor the second ...

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First alleged photo of the Moto X 2016 shows off radically redesigned rear cover

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The bang for buck champions of the Android smartphone décor these past couple of years have never enthused with their high-end designs, optional wood and leather backs notwithstanding. Motorola kept the aesthetic gambles to a minimum on all three generations of its Moto X flagships, but now Lenovo counts on the Illinois-based OEM to reverse declining ...

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Motorola ‘fully’ rolls out Marshmallow for Moto X Pure Edition on three carriers

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

It’s really no wonder version 6.0 barely surfaced in last month’s Android distribution chart, essentially tying Froyo’s market share, given you can still count the number of non-Nexus, non-Android One devices widely updated to Marshmallow on the fingers of one hand.There’s the LG G4,

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Droid Maxx 2 specs: a little déjà vu, now with a Verizon logo

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

“Wait a second. Droid Maxx 2 specs? Haven’t you guys been telling me for weeks now that the Droid Maxx 2 is just going to be the US version of the Moto X Play? And didn’t you already go over the full hardware picture for that phone back when it launched?” You are a quick one, you know that? And you’re absolutely right: the Droid Maxx 2 we saw Verizon and Motorola show off today is pretty much the same phone the rest of the world already has. For a brief moment it looked like ...

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Google confirms: Moto X Play hitting Verizon as Droid Maxx 2

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Back in late August, about a month after the Motorola Moxo X Play made its international debut, we started hearing rumblings about a possible US release under a different name. We heard that Verizon was interested in bringing Motorola’s latest phones to its lineup, but not without a little rebranding: the Moto X Play would be the new Droid Maxx 2. Later we saw some apparent Moto X Play back panels with Verizon logos, and ...

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Lenovo “Lemon X” a last gasp before Motorola-ization?

Posted on by Jules Wang

In the face of Lenovo’s and subsidiary Motorola’s major cuts in workforce and a redoubling of the latter’s brand on the mobile division’s output, this development came without warning. Yet, we’ve come to start relying on leakers who have begun building their credibility with us. Then again, a leak is a leak, so we should all be taking the grain of salt we’ve been ...

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Fresh rumors fill in Moto X Force blanks: $630 price, microSD, LED flash front cam

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The 2015 Moto X lineup for the first time consists of two separate models, the ultra-high-end X Style and slightly lower-end but longer-lasting X Play. One key demographic neither phone targets however is made up of lovers of the outdoors, and general butterfingered individuals who tend to drop and destroy their costly handhelds.Enter the Moto X Force, aka

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Motorola “Bounce” may launch as Moto X Force, with new render incoming

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

With the launch of the new Moto 360 models, including the Moto 360 Sport, we’ve certainly had our fill of official Motorola news today, but heading out into rumor territory brings us even more interesting new developments. A couple days back we got to check out the render of a phone that had more than a passing resemblance to the Moto X Play, though with a few obvious external changes, as well as some more capable-sounding ...

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Leaked pics offer complete look at Motorola Droid Maxx 2 for Verizon

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The last few days have been thick with rumors about Verizon’s plans for new Motorola hardware, suggesting among other things that the carrier is getting ready to give the US its only taste of the Moto X Play in the form of the exclusive Droid Maxx 2. Yesterday some images of back panels very much in the design of the Moto X Play, only with Verizon and Droid branding, arrived to help support that theory, and today we see it ...

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Verizon-branded Motorola back panels may support Droid Maxx 2 rumors

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

From the way Motorola introduced its latest Moto X-series hardware a few weeks back, it was easy to get the impression that when it comes to the US, the story isn’t quite over. After all, the rest of the world is getting two new Moto X models, so why are shoppers in the States stuck with just the Pure Edition (Moto X Style)? One compelling theory suggests that the US will see the arrival of the Moto X Play after all, but in a slightly different form, taking the role of a carrier exclusive. Over the weekend, ...

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Moto X Play coming to the US as the Verizon DROID Maxx 2, Droid Turbo 2 tipped

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

When Motorola announced the Moto X Play on July 28 (together with the Style/Pure), many were disappointed that the manufacturer revealed no plans to make the Moto X Play available in the US. As the phone is making its way to retailers (and lucky early owners’ hands), there was a

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Moto X Play gets ready to land internationally

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

All too often, US smartphone users find themselves getting access to devices and services no one else has – or at least, getting them before everyone else. So maybe there was a bit of karma in Motorola’s announcement of its latest Moto X smartphones, where for a change of pace it almost seemed like the US was getting the short end of the stick: while other nations will get their hands on the Moto X Play with its extra-large ...

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Fresh evidence arrives for Motorola (Droid) Turbo 2 at Verizon

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

What’s Motorola’s ultimate strategy for the US smartphone market? With this year’s new Moto X (the Pure Edition for US shoppers), the company is stepping even further away from the traditional smartphone sales model, dropping the idea of in-store carrier sales entirely and going out on its own as it sells the phone direct, off-contract, and leaving it up to the user to decide which carrier to go with. But could there be more to it than that? While the Moto X proper may go the direct-sales route, Motorola’s special relationship with Verizon seems far from over, and ...

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