Nexus 6 Rebranded as the Moto X Pro in Motorola’s Return to China
Under Google ownership, Motorola Mobility saw its presence in China diminish exponentially. At the time, Google was pushing to refocus Motorola on the US market and on US manufacturing, and the result was a nearly 80% reduction in Motorola’s Chinese workforce and a borderline indifference to the Chinese market.
Now, with Motorola under Chinese firm Lenovo’s control, Motorola is back in China in a big way, announcing the arrival of its Moto X, Moto X Pro, and Moto G phones for the Chinese market.
The Moto X and G are exactly as you have known them. One is a customizable flagship. The other is one of the best budget smartphones available. So what is this Moto X Pro, then? It’s pretty clearly a rebranded Nexus 6. Per Motorola:
Designed by Motorola and providing the latest Android, Moto X Pro gives you bigger images and better sound with a 6-inch Quad HD display and front-facing stereo speakers for immersive sound. A 13-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization takes high-quality photos in all lighting. Top it off with the latest 2.7GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 805 processor and a 3220 mAh battery that delivers more than 24 hours of power.
Yep. Those seem like Nexus 6 specs to us. Interestingly, though, the Moto X Pro doesn’t appear to have the customization options available to the regular X. This makes sense from a production line standpoint, of course, as it’s economically dubious to offer X-style customizations on what really is just an assembly line Nexus 6.
But Nexus users don’t expect customization. Rather, they expect a good phone that can be purchased unlocked and at a fair price. By rebranding the Nexus as Moto X Pro, however, Motorola is setting up the Pro not as a Nexus alternative to the X, but as a superior device in the same family, yet without some of the aesthetic bells and whistles of the “lesser” X.
There’s no word yet on price, and it will be interesting to see if the price difference between the X and X Pro is similar to the X and Nexus 6, or if the X Pro will be promoted as a more premium device with a sticker to match.
Source: Motorola
Come comment on this article: Nexus 6 Rebranded as the Moto X Pro in Motorola’s Return to China
Motorola returning to China in a big way
Well, we’re starting to see the fruits of Lenovo’s purchase of Motorola. Now that the acquisition is complete, Motorola will be bringing their newest Android handsets to China. The Moto X, Moto X Pro and the Moto G will all be available in China soon.
First up is the Moto X, which will be available in early February. Motorola is actually asking people in China to vote on the initial designs that will be available to the public (Visit this Motorola page on January 7th, 2015 to vote). If you are in China and want to design your own Moto X, you will have to wait for the Moto Maker Design tool to become available after the Spring Festival (The Spring Festival runs from February 19th to February 25th this year).
Next up are the Moto X Pro and the Moto G. The phablet sized Moto X Pro and the affordable Moto G, will hit the market following the Spring Festival in China. The Moto G will include some colorful shells that give the smartphone a personality all it’s own. It will be interesting to see how Motorola’s offerings fare compared to Lenovo’s in the long run.
Source The Official Motorola Blog
The post Motorola returning to China in a big way appeared first on AndroidGuys.
Moto X 2014 now available with 64 GB of memory
Everyone may be winding down their day as they get ready to ring in 2015, but that has not stopped Motorola from posting one last surprise for 2014 on their web site. They have added a new option to Moto Maker that let’s buyers interested in the Moto X (2014) select 64 GB of memory to stuff into their smartphone. In order to take advantage of this expanded memory option, buyers have to get the Pure Edition version, which is probably not a bad option either. Pumping up the memory to 64 GB does add $100 to the price of the device, so the cheapest you can get the device for is $599.99.
The Moto X 2014 made it to the TalkAndroid short list as one of the best smartphones of 2014 and it benefited from receiving the Android Lollipop update super fast. This additional memory option can only sweeten the deal for buyers who want a lot of onboard memory.
If you want to place an order, or at least price out a Moto X (2014), hit the source link below to visit the Motorola Moto Maker site.
source: Motorola
Come comment on this article: Moto X 2014 now available with 64 GB of memory
64GB Moto X Pure Edition now available from Motorola
If you want to buy a Moto X (2nd Gen.) off-contract, your best bet is to go with the unlocked Pure Edition. However, that unfortunately means you’ll be stuck with only 16 or 32GB of on-board storage. And remember, the Moto X doesn’t have any room for expandable storage, so 32GB is the most you can get… well, up until now.
On Twitter earlier today, Motorola announced that the Pure Edition Moto X now comes in a 64GB variant. In fact, the 64GB model is a Pure Edition exclusive, so anyone trying to grab extra storage will need to make their way off-contract. You can purchase the new Pure Edition Moto X variant right now from Moto Maker for $599.99. That’s quite a big price tag, but we’re assuming many users won’t mind paying the extra $100 to up the storage.
Motorola’s Moto X was one of our favorite phones that released in 2014. It features a perfectly-sized 5.2-inch display, speedy software updates, a slew of Motorola’s software enhancements and customizable hardware. If you’d like more information on the Moto X, check out our full review below!
Have you been waiting for a 64GB variant of the Pure Edition Moto X? Let us know if you’re picking one up!
Motorola’s march toward mobility
We owe a lot to Motorola and its team of inventors and engineers. The company made breakthroughs in portable radio and brought us one of the first-ever cellphones. It launched the flip phone, the clamshell and the wildly popular RAZR V3. There have been some ups and downs along the way, and the company’s endured more than its share of corporate hand-changing, but with its Moto series and Nexus 6, it’s now back amongst the smartphone elite. In this week’s Rewind, we take a look at some of the milestones in Motorola’s quest for portable communicators.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Wireless, Google
Android 5.0 Lollipop commences for Moto X
This month is shaping up to be one of the best months Android has ever had. With new Nexus devices hitting the shelves soon and a major update to Android, fans have plenty to choose from. Typically with new Nexus comes new Android and as usual new Android comes to Nexus first. This year Google allowed developers and manufacturers to use the new Android months before release. This allows phones and apps to update faster than ever.
With recent news Android 5.0 aka lollipop was set for release last week on Nexus devices all the way back to the Nexus 4. Apparently there was a slight hiccup to the release in the form of battery bugs that Google quickly saw and subsequently pulled the update. That has not stopped other device makers to release 5.0 for there devices ahead of Google.
Over the weekend Motorola had started a soak test for the Moto X. The soak test did not have a lot of information about it until recently Moto itself leaked a log on their help portal for the Moto X (2014). This is not too much a surprise considering Motorola’s strong ties with Google. The Moto X (2013) was also one of the first devices to receive KitKat 4.4. the information leak has been pulled rather quickly however various sources have captured an image of the change log. Over on the Xda side a user has already released a copy of the 5.0 update for Moto X pure edition.
This is an exciting year for Android marking whats is shaping up to be one of the fastest roll outs of new software outside of Nexus devices. Google has just about updated all there apps for material design and we are seeing other apps follow suit. AndroidGuys will keep you informed on any new information regarding Android 5.0 as soon as we receive it.
The post Android 5.0 Lollipop commences for Moto X appeared first on AndroidGuys.
Google opening Motorola’s Spotlight Story animated shorts for all Android devices
Among the many things that the original Moto X was praised for was the Spotlight Story animated shorts. They were fully interactive from from the boot animation onward, arriving at random points. First was Windy Day and then came Buggy Night. It was strictly limited to Motorola devices. However, it turns out that the Spotlight Story animated shorts will be heading to all Android devices in 2015. Why? Because the feature belongs to the Advanced Technologies and Products (ATAP) division that Google retained after selling Motorola.
The next animated short is Duet. Disney animator Glen Keane is developing the story that shows two people connect and fall in love, but starting from meeting each other at a young age. This animated short will arrive first for the Moto X and Moto X by the end of this year before heading off to all other devices. Then, also in 2015, a live action animated short part of the Spotlight Story series will be released.
Source: Medium
Via: TechnoBuffalo
Come comment on this article: Google opening Motorola’s Spotlight Story animated shorts for all Android devices
[VIDEO] Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Moto X Pure Edition looks amazing in 9 minute demo
Yesterday, there was talk of Motorola pre-emptively putting up pages for soak tests of the Android Lollipop update to the Moto X and Moto G. Of course, those pages have since been taken down, but today we have something even better to share. Droid-life has managed to get their hands on the soak test itself which shows Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Moto X Pure Edition and have even captured the update for those who are lucky enough to have the Pure Edition of the Moto X (2nd gen). Check out the 9 minute video below which details a lot of the changes that come with this latest update:
As you can probably see, both Google and Motorola have made quite a few changes since their last software iteration. Naturally, the Lollipop update overhauls the entire interface of Android itself, but Motorola appears to have also streamlined its presence in areas like notifications and gestures. It’s definitely an impressive showing, and is a great tease of things to come for Motorola devices and presumably also Nexus devices seeing as Motorola’s devices run almost stock Android software.
What do you think of Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Moto X Pure Edition? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Droid-life, XDA
//<![CDATA[
ord = window.ord || Math.floor(Math.random()*1E16);
document.write('‘);
//]]>
The post [VIDEO] Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Moto X Pure Edition looks amazing in 9 minute demo appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
Verizon Offers Football Leather Moto X
For all you football fans out there waiting for your pigskin phone, your wait is over. Verizon has added the Football Leather option to the online Moto Maker website. There was already a leather option, but this option looks and feels like a real football.
If you want to show your love of the gridiron, you’ll have to cough up a few extra bucks—twenty-five of them to be exact. However, that will be a small price to pay for true football fans. Head over to Moto Maker and check it out!
Source: Verizon Wireless
Come comment on this article: Verizon Offers Football Leather Moto X
Motorola customizes a Moto X for Heidi Klum to match her extravagant Halloween costume
Halloween has come and gone again for another year with plenty of crazy and awesome costumes circulating the Internet in its aftermath. One of the craziest costumes from the day definitely has to be Heidi Klum’s butterfly costume which looked equal parts accurate, elegant and kinda freaky. But what you might not have known about that outfit is that Motorola chimed in and customized a Moto X for Heidi Klum that matched her extravagant costume, a nice ploy to market its Moto Maker and its ability to customize its appearance however you want. Here’s another closer shot of the customized device:
The 2014 Moto X is of course one of Motorola’s many devices that it has announced in the last month which includes the Moto G, Moto X, Moto 360, Motorola DROID Turbo and of course the Motorola-manufactured Nexus 6. For now though, the Moto X represents Motorola’s own flagship device and much like its predecessor, proves that Motorola is very much on the ball in this fast paced world of smartphones.
What do you think of this customized Moto X for Heidi Klum? Even better, what did you think of Klum’s costume? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Motorola Blog
//<![CDATA[
ord = window.ord || Math.floor(Math.random()*1E16);
document.write('‘);
//]]>
The post Motorola customizes a Moto X for Heidi Klum to match her extravagant Halloween costume appeared first on AndroidSPIN.
AIVAnet 