Motorola announces another mid-range the Moto X Play with some very good specs: Official Images

In addition to announcing the 2015 variant of the Motorola Moto G, the company also went out announcing two new handsets under the Moto X name. These two named as the Moto X Play and the Moto X Style come with some very excellent mid-range specs, ergonomic design with several color options.

Design and body

The Moto X Play as such hosts a minimalistic design but yet giving it an elegant look. The handset comes with some excellent metal frames, different color options and engravings. For the handset, the company has offered different Moto Shells and Moto Flip Shells as its cases as an extra protection to your handset with different color style options.

Hardware

Looking to its interior, the handset bakes a 64-bit 1.7Ghz octa-core chipset the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 that is seen in most of the mid-rangers these days. In addition, the device has a 2GB of RAM memory with two storage variants of 16/32GB. Both these handset have a expandable microSD card slot of 128GB.

Coming to its display, the handset comes with a 5.5” display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels however the handset doesn’t host a stereo speakers to its front like the one seen in its sibling Moto X Style. Additionally, the device comes with extremely good battery capacity of 3630mAh capacity that the company promises of 48 hours of “mixed usage” along with turbo charging.

Looking to its camera section, the handset to its back has a 21MP primary camera with F2.0 aperture and a dual-tone LED flash while to its front there is a 5MP secondary camera. The handset supports the Quick Capture gestures that allows users to activate camera with the flick of the wrist and again take a selfie shot with the flick again.

User Interface

Looking to its past handsets, the company has always been a direct partner to the Android community loading the stock Android with some of the topped up user experience enhancing features such as the Moto Voice which could be seen on the Moto X Play in the full glory. Thus the handset hosts the latest Android 5.1.1. Lollipop pre-installed in its vanilla form.

Pricing

The handset is said to be coming in the mid-August and would be available with a price tag of $300-$400, the pricing of the device being different for the two storage variants.

In the meanwhile, check out all the official images of the handset below and let us know about your views on the handset.

Motorola announces another mid-range the Moto X Play with some very good specs: Official Images

Motorola Moto G(2015) Info Pricing Released with Expected Amount

There is no surprise when the leaked price list from US Cellular showing the price for Motorola Moto G(2015) off contract surfaced. It is valued at $179.99, not far from the Moto G(2014) version which was released last year at $179.  Eventhough the device only scheduled to be officially announced on July 28, there are a lot of leaked pictures showing around as well as its promo video.

It seems that there are not many difference between Moto G(2015) version and Moto G(2014) version. Moto G(2015) is rumored to be running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and will be featuring a new Messages app from Motorola as well as Moto app which allows users to use voice command and Moto display. An enhancement from the app that is found in the previous version of Moto G(2014).

The design of Moto G(2015) will be similar to the previous model except for the textured rear cover and long strip that is found at the back of the device which most probably made of metal. Moto G(2015) is rumored to have a 5-inch screen display size with a FHD resolution and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, a 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 128GB by inserting additional microSD card and a 1GB RAM. There is also possibility that there is an option of a 16GB internal storage with a 2GB RAM.

Other specifications such as a 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and a 2470mAh battery life size.  With all these specifications and the price, it seems like Moto G (2015) can be considered as a budget phone.

Motorola Moto G(2015) Info Pricing Released with Expected Amount

The 2015 edition of Motorola Moto G likely to be announced on the 28th of July

TecMundo, a Brazilian website has recently stated that the third edition of the Motorola Moto G or we can say the 2015 edition of the Motorola Moto G is likely to be announced on the 28^th of July. The website further states that the availability of the handset could also start from the very day itself!

The price for the handset has been tipped to 899 BRL in Brazil which means that it could cost as low as $179.99 in U.S. markets. Let us take a look at some of the specs for the device.

The Motorola Moto G is tipped to have a 5inch display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution and is said to be powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 chipset to its core. Its other features include a 13MP primary camera and a 5MP front-facing secondary camera. The device is said to come with two memory options. One with a 1GB of RAM memory and 8GB of internal storage and the other with a 2GB of RAM memory and 16GB of internal storage. Both the handsets are likely to have a microSD card support and a battery back-up of 2470mAh. According to TecMundo, the new Moto G is said to be water-resistant with probably a IPx7 certification.

We would certainly like to hear an official word on this from the company. Take a look at some of the renders for the device below.

The 2015 edition of Motorola Moto G likely to be announced on the 28th of July