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This could be the Motorola Moto G

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Arriving after Motorola’s Moto X, the Moto G has been making leaks as a follow-up mid-range device for the holiday season. As the end of the year approaches, we’re getting closer and closer to its supposed announcement and we have a lot of juicy details to make up with already.

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Physically, it looks a lot like the Moto X with a few minor changes such as the speaker placement & the earpiece. It’s also hinted that it may have a removable backplate though that isn’t confirmed yet.

The Moto G is expected to run on a 4.5-inch 720p display, a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU (presumably Snapdragon 200 or 400) and Android 4.3 Jellybean. It’s also going to pack 8GB of internal storage and a 5 megapixel 720p camera paired with a 1.3MP front-facing one.

Motorola Moto G

While the package may seem quite lacking for some, the killer might be its off-contract £134.95 price tag (around Php9,300 converted). Talk says the phone will be making its way internationally too. Anyway, we’ll just have to find out soon and we’ll keep you posted for the official announcement.

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Moto X vs. the world’s flagship phones; specs comparison

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The Motorola Moto X is one of the tech industry’s worst kept secrets, and the hype has been everywhere since the day Google bought Motorola. Now that it’s finally official, let’s have a look on how it stacks up against the competition, especially since Motorola is calling the Moto X its future.

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Motorola Moto X vs. Android competition

MOTO X VS THE WORLD

When compared to its Android counterparts, you’ll find that except for the light weight of the device, the Moto X can’t boast that much when it comes to specs; it has the smallest display among the bunch together with the HTC One & it’s the only device not running on a 1080p display & a quad-core CPU.

It runs 2GB RAM and an Adreno 320 GPU together with the competition, and while it may be running on just a dual-core CPU, the Moto X does feature two more cores for language and contextual computing.

The Galaxy Note 3, Optimus G2 and other phones like the Xperia Z Ultra are already on their way, and those things will pack a lot more power than the ones listed above. Is the Moto X even trying to compete?

Motorola Moto X vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs BlackBerry Z10

MOTO X VS IPHONE LUMIA BLACKBERRY

Unlike its comparison to the Android superphones, the Moto X stands a better chance in a spec shootout with other platformers. While it might have the lowest pixel density, the phone packs the largest screen at 4.7-inches this time, and it has the most updated chipset and the largest battery.

Also, in a megapixel fight, the 10MP shooter easily overtakes the ones on the iPhone 5 and the Z10 (but then again, megapixels aren’t everything).

It’s also the thickest along with the Lumia 1020 at 10.4mm, but other than that, the Moto X doesn’t seem to fail when put side-to-side with its iOS / BlackBerry OS / Windows Phone rivals.

Conclusion

When put beside the big names in Android, the Moto X looks small, weak & underpowered on paper. However, if you put it beside other platformers, it finds itself above them in theory overall. What does this mean for the Motorola Moto X?

Well, great spec sheets don’t immediately translate to great sales and great experiences. The seemingly underpowered iPhone 5 takes a significantly huge share of the market when compared to most phones in this comparison, making them quite irrelevant. We guess the whole reason and story behind the Moto X isn’t the specs; it’s definitely more than that.

Besides, a 720p display on a 4.7-inch display isn’t that bad, is it? Not everyone needs a 5-inch 1080p display, but some might want that simple feeling of contentment for choosing their phone color combination.

Anyways, it seems like Motorola is trying to make a huge leap here, and they’re focusing on the North American market for the meantime; bringing the said phone here to the Philippines can be a problem, especially with all the customization options.

But even if the phone seems irrelevant to the Philippine market, at least we know what Google’s game is – it’s more about the experience now from here on out.

You can read all about the Motorola Moto X here.

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Motorola Moto X now official

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Leaks, talks and speculation has made rounds in the internet for months now, and it’s finally official; the long-awaited Moto X phone from Motorola is now announced, and it packs a lot of software & hardware features from the new Google company.

MOTO X PRESS SHOTS

The Moto X features a 4.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280, all encased in Motorola’s Magic Glass technology – forming a zero-gap transition between the front and the backplate. Powering all of that is Motorola’s X8 Mobile Computing System; a 1.7GHz dual-core MSM8960DT S4 Pro CPU, a quad-core Adreno 320 GPU, a contextual computing processor and a natural language processor – all doing different, separate and specific tasks.

It also has 2GB RAM, 16/32 GB internal memory and a 2,200 mAh battery. However, that’s not really the story here.

Being the first phone to be manufactured in the US, the Moto X runs Android 4.2.2 with Motorola’s near stock skin on top, and it has a lot of software features. For example, you can just say “OK, Google Now” even when the phone is on standby and the device will immediately respond. Also, when on standby, notifications will be displaying on the screen when you need it – not if it’s faced down or in your pocket; when you can see it. For a better understanding, you can check out the video here:

Just as the leaks indicated, the Moto X will feature a 10 megapixel ClearPixel camera which packs 1.4-micron-pixels, which means it can take in more light than other basic smartphones and more. The phone is also capable of 1080p video.

MOTO X

The Motorola Moto X will be available in a lot of colors; from green to red rear panels, black and white front panels and the customizable camera ring and buttons. Backplates made out of wood will also be available sometime in the future. For now, this is exclusive to U.S. carriers.

Motorola Moto X specs:
4.7-inch 720 x 1280 AMOLED display
Motorola X8 Mobile Computing System
1.7GHz dual-core MSM8960DT Snapdragon S4 Pro
Adreno 320 GPU
2GB RAM
16/32GB internal memory
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
10 megapixel camera with LED flash
2.1 megapixel front-facing camera
Android 4.2.2 Jellybean
2,200mAh battery
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm (dimensions)

The phone will be available for a contract price of $199, although it is reported that a Google Play Edition will be available via the Google Play Store soon, unlocked (hinted at a near $600). It is unknown if the phone’s customization options (or even the phone itself) will make it to local shores, since all the manufacturing is happening in the U.S.

Update: The phone is not meant to hit Europe. There is a low chance that the phone will be made available here by Motorola.

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Moto X official ad hints at Build-to-Order smartphones

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After the unveiling of Motorola’s new logo, it seems like we’re getting closer and closer to the company’s next big thing – the Moto X. The company’s latest ad speaks a lot about the long-rumored device, and finally, up to a certain extent, things are confirmed.

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The Moto X will be the first smartphone designed, engineered & assembled in the USA, and Motorola also states that, while it is a challenge, you can design the smartphone yourself.

We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors for the past months about the Moto X being a build-to-order program already, and whether “designing the smartphone yourself” is about external design or hardware specifications is still unknown.

While the Google Play Store isn’t available yet for the Philippines, it is fun to imagine that just by visiting the site, you can buy the phone that features the specs that you need & the design that you want – all under your budget and you get to walk away with it just like that.

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Motorola X resurfaces, rumored to have 10MP camera

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Motorola’s upcoming phone has made the headlines once again and this time EVLeaks has added a handful of meaty details to go along with the earlier leaks.

The handset is speculated to boast a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB worth of ROM. In accordance to the previous reveal, the Moto X is said to have a 4.7-inch display with 720p resolution.

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In addition to this, EVLeaks also mentioned that the handset will sport a 10MP camera at the back and 2MP on the front. Disappointingly, however, the online tipster listed the handset to run on Android Jellybean version 4.2.2 instead of the much-anticipated Key Lime Pie.

According to the statement made by Dennis Woodside of Motorola, the Motorola X or what he’d like to call the “Hero” phone will be unveiled this October. But if these rumors turn out to be true, their franchise centerpiece will need more than just a 10MP camera to go head to head with the big names in the smartphone scene.

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