The new Moto G specs: a close look at the midrange monster

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

A lot of you are probably wondering how much power Motorola was able to cram into its new budget midranger, so we decided to compose a list of the new Moto G specs in order to please you. Below is a full list of the specs of the phone, some of which are quite surprising considering the phone’s pricing – the camera’s quite decent for this price range, and the processor (as we’ve seen on many midrangers thus far) is no slouch. Combine all of that with Motorola’s buttery smooth operating system, and you’ve got a winner on your hands.In case you haven’t ...

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The new Moto G from Motorola goes official, a great phone at a great price

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Motorola’s most popular phone ever was the Moto G, because with that phone, the company proved that cheap hardware doesn’t have to equal terrible performance. As evidenced by our review of that product, we were quite fond of it, and some of us wouldn’t even mind using it every single day in place of a powerful flagship. Now the Moto G is getting a successor, as the new Moto G looks to improve even further upon last ...

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Motorola announces the new Moto X, its latest stylish flagship

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This whirlwind IFA 2014 week is continuing today with another bombshell, this time from Motorola. The company has just gone official with the new Moto X, its stylish successor to last year’s well-reviewed Moto X. The device stands for about the same things as its predecessor, but there are a couple crucial changes that may or may not make the phone worth the buy. ...

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Motorola’s Moto 360 is finally here, the first round Android Wear watch on the market

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We’ve been anticipating it for months, ever since Google announced an early preview of the Android Wear SDK, and it’s now finally here. In a matter of mere hours (perhaps less, if you can convince Best Buy to sell it to you early), you’ll be able to pick yourself up a brand new Motorola Moto 360.As it turns out, much of the speculation and many of the leaks about the Moto 360 were spot on. The modern-day timepiece offers up a detachable leather band, though you may not want to remove the one that comes with it – it’s custom-built with genuine Horween leather ...

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Motorola’s new accessories: first impressions

Posted on by Adam Doud

The Motorola event did not just feature the Moto X, Moto G, and Moto 360. There were a couple of more surprises in store. In addition to the triple crown of the Moto event, Motorola also rolled out the Moto Power Pack Micro and the Moto Hint (the latter pictured above encased). Our thoughts on Motorola’s new accessories are right ...

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Alcatel Onetouch Hero 8 rolls out as mid-sized tablet

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

A little earlier today we brought you news of the first Alcatel Onetouch smartphone to debut at IFA 2014 this year, the six-inch Hero 2. While it didn’t look like much of a show-stopper, it managed to combine a metal build with a big screen and decent battery, not to mention the inclusion of a stylus – even if it was capacitive. Now we’ve got one more model from the manufacturer to share with you, as it announces the Hero 8 tablet.The Hero 8 has (surprise, surprise) an eight-inch screen, and ...

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Alcatel Onetouch delivers Hero 2 six-inch stylus-equipped phablet

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After new devices today from Microsoft, HTC, Huawei, and more, it’s now Alcatel Onetouch’s turn to start showcasing some hardware of its own, and it’s getting us started with its latest phablet, the six-inch Hero 2.The Hero 2 features a six-inch 1080p display, runs a 2GHz octa-core SoC, and has a 13.1MP main camera with 5MP front-facer. There’s only one 16GB storage option, but that’s user-expandable via microSD. The phone packs 2GB of RAM, has a 3100mAh batter, and will arrive running Android ...

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Huawei Ascend Mate 7 unboxing (Video)

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Metal construction. A Kirin 925 SoC. 4100mAh of battery capacity. Spec, by spec, Huawei captivated us in Berlin earlier today as it announced its Ascend Mate 7. We grabbed a hold of this latest flagship phablet and slipped away from the show floor to give the Mate 7 a little one-on-one attention for a Pocketnow unboxing video.Once the hustle and bustle of IFA dies down, we’ll be bringing you a full review of the Mate 7, and that’s a good thing, as it’s going to take quite a bit of time to ...

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Huawei Ascend G7 hands-on (Video)

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One of the two all-new Androids Huawei launched at its IFA press event earlier today, the Ascend G7 sets out to be an affordable option for smartphone shoppers looking for a phone a little on the larger side of things. The 5.5-incher has to keep a few specs dialed-back in order to still hit the 300 EUR price point Huawei’s going with, like the presence of just a 720p display, but does it still have what it takes to be an attractive phone you might what to buy for yourself? Let’s take a look at the ...

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Samsung is missing the boat with the Note 4

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Samsung just unveiled the all new Galaxy Note 4 – the phablet that all other phablets aspire to beat. At least that’s apparently what Samsung thinks, and wants the industry to believe.At its event, Samsung seemed to treat the Note 4 with much more care – and even reverence – than than it gave the Galaxy S brand. Currently Samsung holds its own with the Galaxy S, and it needs to expand. That’s the key in this industry: expand, or die. If you’re not making new products in ...

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Sapphire and ceramic: Huawei upgrades Ascend P7 with new materials

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Already at IFA this morning we’ve seen Huawei introduce the Ascend Mate 7 and Ascend G7, and while those help fulfill some of the Huawei rumors we’d been hearing leading up to this week, there was one more big one: the company had been officially teasing the launch of an updated version of its existing Ascend P7 handset with a ...

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Huawei Ascend G7 launches as metallic mid-ranger

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The six-inch Ascend Mate 7 phablet isn’t Huawei’s only new device ready to premiere in Berlin today, and while that one may very well be up in the flagship space, the manufacturer came prepared to introduce models hitting a variety of price points. We’ve just seen it go official with a new mid-ranger, the 5.5-inch Ascend G7.Like the Ascend Mate 7, one of the big selling points Huawei is pushing for the Ascend G7 is the phone’s metallic construction, giving it a premium look and feel. ...

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Huawei officially reveals Ascend Mate 7 phablet

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Nearly a month ago we were checking out an early Huawei IFA 2014 teaser, featuring the shadowy image of a handset that -when the light hit it just right- seemed to form the shape of the numeral 7. Was this a sign? A seven-inch screen, perhaps? Rumors were quick to say “no,” insisting that this was a six-inch model, and that the 7 referred to the phone’s name. Well, today Huawei’s IFA event is finally upon us, and we get an answer to that mystery as the company announces its ...

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Sony explains why the Xperia Z3 isn’t quad HD

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Yesterday saw Sony launch its latest Android flagship, the Xperia Z3, and while the phone helps refine the hardware Sony brought us in previous models like the Z2, it doesn’t necessarily take a lot of bold steps in new directions. In recent months, we’ve finally started to see quad HD 2K displays start to show up on top-tier handsets from big-name Android OEMs, from the LG G3 back in May, to the Note 4 we just got. So why did Sony elect to stick with a 1080p screen on the Z3, especially after ...

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Lenovo VIBE X2, VIBE Z2 announced at IFA

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

Lenovo, the company that bought Motorola, is also present at the International Radio Show in Berlin, and, it has announced two smartphones at its special event today. We’re looking at the “fashion-forward VIBE X2″, and the VIBE Z2, the phone that “perfects the selfie” — after the Sony Xperia C3, and this morning’s Lumia 735.The Lenovo VIBE X2, pictured above, features a five-inch ...

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