Motorola said they will be rolling out the new Android 7.0 Nougat update by the end of this year. The Moto Z and Moto G4 will be the first devices to get the latest version of Android. Motorola has released the full list of eligible devices, check if your device made it to the list
Moto G (4th Gen)
Moto G Plus (4th Gen)
Moto G Play (4th Gen)
Moto X Pure Edition (3rd Gen)
Moto X Style
Moto X Play
Moto X Force
Droid Turbo 2
Droid Maxx 2
Moto Z
Moto Z Droid
Moto Z Force Droid
Moto Z Play
Moto Z Play Droid
Nexus 6
So according to the list fifteen Motorola smartphones will be updated to the Android 7.0 Nougat but it is sad to see that last year's Moto G and Moto E3 won't be getting the update.
Today Lenovo and Motorola has launched their first modular smartphones Moto Z and Moto Z play in India. Motorola launched these smartphones with swappable magnetic back covers. Motorola is calling them “Moto Mods”, Motorola has designed these back panels with various popular partners including JBL, Hasselbad and Incipio, these Mods allows you to attach either a power bank, speakers, camera module or a tiny projector to your smartphone with many third party mods coming soon. Motorola said the Moto Mods are designed to work with upcoming generation of Moto Z smartphones. Both Phones and Moto Mods are available in India.
The Moto Z features a 13 MP Primary camera with OIS and Laser autofocus, 5 MP wide angle secondary camera with flash and a 2600mAh battery with TurboPower charging capable of providing 8 hours of battery life in a 15 minute charge. Check out the spec sheet below,
Display
5.5 inches, 1440 x 2560 pixels (~565 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Camera
13 MP, f/1.8 with laser auto focus and OIS, 5 MP secondary with flash
CPU
Dual-core 2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 530
Storage
RAM
32/64 GB Expandable via microSD card
4 GB RAM
Connectivity
LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, USB Type-C
The Moto Z Play on the other hand comes up with a 16 MP primary camera, 5 MP secondary camera and a Full HD display, 3510mAh battery with TurboPower charging. Unlike Moto Z the Moto Z Play does come with a 3.5mm audio jack something we should not take for granted any more,
Display
5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
Camera
13 MP, f/1.8 with laser auto focus and OIS, 5 MP secondary with flash
CPU
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506
Storage
RAM
32/64 GB Expandable via microSD card
3 GB RAM
Connectivity
LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, USB Type-C
The Moto Z is priced at 39,999 and the Moto Z Play edition is priced at 24,999. Both smartphones will be available on Amazon India and Flipkart from 11:59pm on October 17. The only thing that makes these devices different from the competitors are the Moto Mods. The company also revealed the prices of Moto Mods JBL Soundboost priced at Rs. 6,999, Hasselbad True Zoom is priced Rs. 19,999, Moto Insta-Share Projector is priced at Rs. 19,999, the Incipio offGRID Power Pack is priced at Rs. 5,999, Wood and Ballistic Nylong Motorola Style Shell back covers are priced at Rs.1,099 and the Leather Style Shell is priced at Rs. 1,599.
It is rumored that all new upcoming Nexus phones will come up with the Google's new Nexus launcher. The new Nexus launcher is completely new designed launcher compared to Google Now launcher. You can download the Apk of the new Nexus auncher HERE.
The few biggest changes you will notice are,
There is no dedicated Google search widget, you have to press the "G" icon to enable the Google search
On the top right corner you will find a calender widegt which shows Day, Date and Year. although you can't say its a widget since you won't be able to move or get rid of it.
The another big thing you will notice is the absence of the Home or Menu button. You can access the Application drawer by swiping up from the bottom.
The new application drawer is now transperant instead of solid white color, which is a welcome change.
You can access the Google now cards by enabling Google now app from the launcher setting.
The new Nexus launcher is meant for Nexus devices but, I decided to use it on my Moto G 2nd Generation just to see how it works on non Nexus phone. As expected I am having some issues with it. I was unable to access the Google now cards, I tried multiple times enabling it from the Launcher setting but as you can see in the video, nothing happend. The another big issue is with the wallpaper picker, If you try to pick the wallpaper from the Launcher's home screen the launcher will immediately crash. You can solve the wallpaper picker issue by installing a seprate wallpaper picker.
Lenovo and Motorola have finally announced the new generation of their most affordable smartphone Moto E. Moto E3 comes up with upgraded hardware and Android Marshmallow out of the box.
The display of the Moto E3 is bumped up form 4.5 inches to 5 inches. The Moto E3 features 5" HD display, 1GB of RAM, Quad core processor, 8GB of internal storage and 2800mAh battery. The new Moto E3 will cost£99 and considering the price range it is very clear that Moto E3 is up for some tough competition.
Specifications
Display
5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (~294
ppi pixel density)
Camera
13 MP, f/1.8 with laser auto
focus and OIS, 5 MP secondary with flash
Yesterday at San Francisco Lenovo and Motorola has launched
their first modular smartphones Moto Z and Moto Z force. Motorola launched
these smartphones with swappable magnetic back covers. Motorola is calling them
“Moto Mods”, Motorola has designed these back panels with various popular
partners including JBL and Incipio, these Mods allows you to attach either a power bank, speakers or a tiny projector with many third party mods coming soon. . Motorola said the Moto Mods are designed to
work with upcoming generation of Moto Z
smartphones. Both Phones and Moto Mods will be available from this summer.
The Moto Z features a 13 MP Primary camera with OIS and
Laser autofocus, 5 MP wide angle secondary camera with flash and a 2600mAh
battery with TurboPower charging capable of providing 8 hours of battery life
in a 15 minute charge. Check out the spec sheet below,
Display
5.5 inches, 1440 x
2560 pixels (~565 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996
Snapdragon 820
Camera
13 MP, f/1.8 with
laser auto focus and
OIS, 5 MP secondary with flash
CPU
Dual-core 2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 530
Storage
RAM
32/64 GB Expandable
via microSD card
4 GB RAM
Connectivity
LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, USB Type-C
The Moto Z force on the other hand comes up with a 21 MP
primary camera, 5 MP secondary camera and a QHD display with ShatterSheild
technology, 3500mAh battery with TurboPower charging capable of providing 15
hours of battery life in a 15 minute charge. . Both Moto Z and Moto Z force have a USB-C connector
and no 3.5mm Headphone Jack. Check out the spec sheet below,
Display
5.5 inches, 1440 x
2560 pixels (~565 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996
Snapdragon 820
Camera
21 MP, f/1.8 with
laser auto focus and
OIS, 5 MP secondary with flash
CPU
Dual-core 2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 530
Storage
RAM
32/256 GB
Expandable via microSD card
4 GB RAM
Connectivity
LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, USB Type-C
Today Motorola launched two variants of its upcoming popular budget smartphone the Moto G with improved camera and hardware and a fingerprint sensor. New Moto G comes in two variants the regular Moto G4 and a powerful Plus edition. Both devices will be Amazon exclusive.
The Moto G4 Plus will come in two options, 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal memory priced at 13,499 and much powerful 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal memory which is priced at 14,999. Motorola will start selling the Moto G4 Plus on Amazon.in from midnight.
Motorola hasn't revealed the pricing details of the regular Moto G4 but considering the pricing of Plus edition, it is most likely to be priced around 11999-12999. Moto G4 will be available from next month.
The new generation of Motorola's Moto G is scheduled to announce on May 17 at a press event held in India. According to reports Motorola will launch two variants, the regular Moto G and a Plus edition. Unlike last year's Moto G and more rugged Moto G turbo edition, this year Motorola and Lenovo are giving us a regular and more powerful Plus edition variant.
The regular Moto G will feature 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 13MP primary camera with laser Autofocus on the other hand the Plus variant will come up with 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage and a 16MP primary camera with laser Autofocus. Both devices feature improved 5MP front facing camera.
The new models will reportedly come up with a fingerprint scanner. No news about the processor, GPU, display or battery of the device, but it looks like the Plus variant will feature a FullHD display and probably a 3000mAh battery.
Today Motorola has dropped the price of it's iconic budget smartphone Moto G 3rd generation, Moto G 3rd generation is now available at 9,999 on Amazon India. Moto G is the device that changed the face of budget smartphone market. Now there are lot of competitors in the budget smartphone market but let's not forget who make the revolutionary change.
Motorola's Moto G is facing the tough competition from the products like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Letv Le 1S and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note. All the other competitors are providing the better display and bigger battery than Moto G in the same price range.
Specifications:
OS
Android, Lollipop( Up gradable to Marshmallow)
RAM
2 GB
Display
5-inch 1280 x 720 pixels
Camera
13MP primary, 5MP secondary
CPU
1.4GHz Snapdragon 410 64-bit quad core
Storage
16GB internal memory
Battery
2470mAh li-ion poly
Protection
Advanced water resistance IPX7
The Moto G 3rd generation lacks some features like a Fingerprint scanner, FullHD display panel and a giant battery. Motorola is a well known brand and Moto G is probably the most popular budget phone in the world. So at the end it is the customer choice to decide which of these device actually suits their requirement. You want the decent phone with good spec and trustworthy Brand tag or you want Bang for the buck device?
