Category: Moto

Moto Z2 Play Launched in India – Hands On

Motorola has launched the new Moto Z2 Play in India for Rs. 27999. The new Moto Z2 Play has been launched with the new thinner design the Moto Z2 Play also loses its chunky battery and now sports a 3,000mAh battery. The newer battery is supposedly good for 30 hours of use vs 50 hours seen on the previous generation’s Moto Z Play. The new design brings thickness down to 5.99mm thick, and the weight is 145 gms. The phone still misses the water resistance and comes with a water repellant nano coating.

As far as hardware is concerned, the Moto Z2 Play runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 processor with either a 3 or 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of storage with microSD card support.

The front of the Moto Z2 Play has a 5.5-inch, 1080p AMOLED display along with a 5-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 lens and dual LED flash, the camera shoots 1080p video. The main camera 12-megapixel dual pixel autofocus camera with a f/1.7 lens, very similar in design to that of the G5 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S7. The Moto Z2 play also has laser autofocus and PDAF.

The Moto Z2 play runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box, with several customizations from Moto, including Moto Voice and Moto actions, and a new blue light filter. The new software on the Moto Z2 Play, activates commands with “show me” instead of phrases like “Hey Siri” or “Okay Google” so you can say words like “Show me the time in LA” making it a more natural command.

The new Mods include a new wireless style shell which comes in multiple colors allowing you to drop your phone on any wireless mat to get the phone charging. The TurboPower Pack brings an additional 3,490mAh battery and can charge the phone at 15W speeds. The MOD will not charge through the phone, instead you can charge the phone through the Mod’s inbuilt USB C port.

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June 8, 2017
Moto Z2 Play Launched With Thinner Design

Motorola’s next Z phone is out and the company has started with the Moto Z2 Play and the phone has been launched in several countries. The Moto Z2 Play has been upgraded with certain design aspects but retains the modularity along with new mods which have launched in several markets. The Moto Z2 Play has been launched for $499 and is expected to hit markets like India in June itself.

The launch also brings a few new mods by Motorola (previously Moto), the JBL SoundBoost 2, the Moto TurboPower Pack, Moto Style Shells with Wireless Charging, and the Moto GamePad. The SoundBoost 2, TurboPower Pack, and GamePad are priced at US $79.99, while the wireless charging Style Shells are priced at US $39.99.

With the new thinner design the Moto Z2 Play also loses its chunky battery and now sports a 3,000mAh battery. The newer battery is supposedly good for 30 hours of use vs 50 hours seen ion the previous generations Moto Z Play. The new design brings thickness down to 5.99mm thick, and the weight is 145 gms. The phone still misses the water resistance and comes with a water repellant nano coating.

As far as hardware is concerned, the Moto Z2 Play runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 processor with either a 3 or 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of storage with microSD card support.

The front of the Moto Z2 Play has a 5.5-inch, 1080p AMOLED display along with a 5-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 lens and dual LED flash, the camera shoots 1080p video. The main camera 12-megapixel dual pixel autofocus camera with a f/1.7 lens, very similar in design to that of the G5 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S7. The Moto Z2 play also has laser autofocus, PDAF and dual pixel focus.

The Moto Z2 play runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box, with several customizations from Moto, including Moto Voice and Moto actions, and a new blue light filter. The new software on the Moto Z2 Play, activates commands with “show me” instead of phrases like “Hey Siri” or “Okay Google” so you can say words like “Show me the time in LA” making it a more natural command.

The new Mods include a new wireless style shell which comes in multiple colors allowing you to drop your phone on any wireless mat to get the phone charging. The TurboPower Pack brings an additional 3,490mAh battery and can charge the phone at 15W speeds. The MOD will not charge through the phone, instead you can charge the phone through the Mod’s inbuilt USB C port.

The GamePad allows you to drop any Moto Mod enabled Moto Z phone including the first generation Zs and the new Moto Z2 Play and game on any compatible Android Game. The GamePad Mod includes dual control sticks, a D-pad, and four buttons. Motorola says it was developed in partnership with the gaming division at Lenovo and it has a 1,035mAh battery.

June 2, 2017
Motorola Canada: The Next Bold Motorola Phone to Launch On 1st June

Motorola Canada has tweeted that the company will be launching their next “bold phone” on the 1st of June. While it isn’t clear whether the phone will be launched in just Canada or other parts of the world, the tweet shows a colorful GIF.

Guess what?! We’re announcing the next bold phone from Motorola on June 1st. pic.twitter.com/SCyEkNtPza

— Motorola Canada (@Moto_CAN) May 30, 2017

What phone exactly will launch is unclear, as rumors for the next generation of both Moto Z and Moto X phones have been lingering. We also saw leaked images of the Box of the Moto Z2 Play recently.

Motorola seems to be on point when it comes to refreshing their device lineups, and now with both the Moto Z phones and Moto X phones due for update it could be either or both in this cycle.

June 1, 2017
Moto Z2 Play Leaked Unboxing In Images

Images of what appear to be the Brazilian retail unit of the upcoming Moto Z2 Play have leaked. The leakster has not only leaked the packaging but the full unboxing experience, showing a new color full design on the packaging.

The leak also shows the new slim design of the Moto Z2 Play along with practically every spec of the device. The images show that the Moto Z2 Play show that the phone will have 4 GB of RAM and 64GB of Storage, along with possibly support for microSD, the device also appears to comewith a 3000 mAh battery with TurboPower charging.

The specs also reveal that the Moto Z2 play has a 12 MP dual AF pixel camera along with Laser autofocus, and a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080p display. The Moto Z2 play clearly seems to be built on the Mods platform and will support old and possibly new mods, referred to as Moto Snaps in Brazil.

The Moto Z2 play leaked is the grey model which comes with the black front panel, though it will be offered in a white and gold model, as well as a white and silver model according to leaks.

May 29, 2017
Motorola is Confident That They Would have Caught The Note 7 Battery Flaw

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 held the better half of 2016’s news headlines thanks to faulty batteries and a large outcry from the consumers and the media. However, not all companies feel that the battery issues that Samsung dealt with would have been something of an issue in their production.

During the launch of the HTC U11, the company showed off it’s extensive testing around each and every aspect of production, in which batteries were one of the biggest under scrutiny.

Motorola’s Battery engineer,Russ Gyenes, with 25 years of experience at the company under his belt claims that the 8 point check is something that all battery manufacturers and users should have already had.

“I looked at that eight-point check,” he said. “Why wasn’t this being done by them in the past” .

Motorola has been making smartphones for many years, including the first smartphone which used a battery. The company talked about it’s many battery protocols and how it ensures not only at the testing stage but at each stage of production, including design and manufacture that the batteries comply with the outcome expected from the finished product.

The company’s 118 question audit with each manufacturer of their batteries ensures that the batteries comply to standards set not only by various battery regulatory authorities around the world but with Motorola’s own strict compliance rules. If any of those fail the whole process is stopped at a very early stage so it can be rectified. “It is a showstopper” claimed Russ, “Batteries simply should not fail any audits”.

Russ Gyenes, has been trying to convince Motorola to talk about their battery technology to the consumer, but clearly the interest to do the same was not there prior to the Samsung incident.

May 25, 2017
The Moto Z2 Play Will Be Thinner and Have Less Battery According to new Leak

A new leak of the Moto Z2 Play by Evan Blass shows that while the company is strongly following their modular policy the Moto Z2 Play will slim down considerably but not without losing about 15-20 hours from it’s impressive usage time.

This may not go down well with the fans of the Z Play who were planning an upgrade this year. The design according to the leaks is still reminiscent of the the first-gen Z Play, while the hardware on the inside will see minor improvements. The Moto Z2 Play is expected to run on the Snapdragon 626 at 2.2GHz clock speed with the same Adreno 506 GPU.

On the memory front the upgrade to both RAM and storage is expected with a 4GB RAM and 64GB onboard combination. The Display on the Moto Z2 Play is expected to be the exact same 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080p display.

On the optics front the Z2 Play will feature the same 5 MP camera but the rear camera will feature the newer 12 MP f1.7 sensor seen on the Moto G Plus with some improvements on image processing and clicking capabilities. The Moto Z2 Play is expected to launch in two colors i.e. Lunar Gray and Fine Gold and will ship with refreshed Moto Z and Moto Z Force along with new E Series, X Series and Moto C phones in the coming months.

May 6, 2017

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro vs Moto Z Play vs Micromax Dual 5 Specs Comparison

Samsung’s new Galaxy C7 Pro is quite similar in specifications to the Moto Z Play and the Micromax Dual 5 which was recently launched in India. Lets take a look at the specifications of the phones.

Specificaitons	Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro	Moto Z Play	Micromax Dual 5
Display	5.7 inch Super AMOLED	5.5 inch Super AMOLED	5.5 inch Super AMOLED
Resolution	1920 x 1080 px	1920 x 1080 px	1920 x 1080 px
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625	Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
GPU	Adreno 506	Adreno 506	Adreno 510
Main Camera	16-megapixel f/1.9	16 MP, f/2.0	Dual 13 MP f/1.8
Front Camera	16-megapixel f/1.9	5 MP, f/2.2 + Flash	13 MP + Flash
RAM	4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Storage	64 GB	32 GB	128 GB
Battery	3300 mAh	3510 mAh	3200 mAh
Price	Rs. 27990	Rs. 24999	Rs. 24999
Sim Storage	Dual + SD	Dual + SD	Dual + SD
Additional		Can be Used with Moto Mods	EAL 5 Security Two Damage Repair Free

On a pure specification to price ratio the Micromax Dual 5 stands at a winning position and while despite being launched only for the Online market the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro is the most expensive out of the lot. Those looking for modularity and a fantastic battery experience can choose the Moto Z play. While the Micromax Dual 5 also does offer up additional security features, dual cameras and a whopping 128 GB of Storage despite the dedicated microSD slot. Purely on the basis of features + Price advantage the Dual 5 turns out to be the best for the offline market.

While primarily designed for the the offline market the Micromax Dual 5 will be sold online as well, and the Moto Z Play is available both online and offline. While considering the Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro the OnePlus 3, available for the same price offers a better Android experience and best specifications for the price.

However, a lot of people may want to buy a Samsung device, simply for the the way images are processed and the good service and support.

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro review will be out shortly, till then you can watch our review of the Moto Z Play and the Micromax Dual 5 below.

April 7, 2017

Moto G5 Launched in India Exclusive to Amazon
After the successful launch of the Moto G5 Plus, Moto has today launched the Moto G5 in India. The phone is exclusive to Amazon and will sell only to Amazon Prime members in the initial sale. The Moto G5 is available in 16GB or 32GB of storage capacities with support for microSD cards up to 256GB. Depending on the model you either get 2 GB or 3 GB of RAM.

The Moto G5 supports dual-SIM capability along with VoLTE. The Moto G5 has a removable and replaceable 2,800mAh battery. Moto G5 is available for a price of Rs 11999 you can order it by clicking this link after midnight : http://amzn.to/2nX1NsU

Here are some of the launch offers:
- Rs. 1000 Cash Back for Amazon Prime Members
- First Two Days of Sale only for Prime Members.
- Rs. 1000 Cashback on HDFC Credit Cards.
- Extra Rs. 500 off when you exchange with your old phone.
- Free 16 GB Sandisk microSD
- Free 28 GB 4G data from IDEA
- Every 10 Customer gets Sennheiser CX180
Features on the phones include Moto Display for notifications, and the Moto gestures, just as other Moto phones. The Moto G5 too will get Google Assistant as an update to Google’s App.

The Moto G5 has been launched with fine gold and the lunar gray color as options .
April 4, 2017
Moto G5 To Go On Sale on 5th April Amazon Exclusive

Moto will launch the Moto G5 in India on the 4th of April with the phone going on sale Midnight of the 4th-5th April. The phone is a cheaper alternative to the recently launched Moto G5 Plus which sells at Rs.14999 as a flipkart exclusive.

Moto will sell the Moto G5 on Amazon.in in India, and the price is expected to be around the Rs. 10,000 price mark (not confirmed). The Moto G5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset and has a 5 inch 1920 x 1080p display protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

The main camera also gets a change to a 13 MP camera without the dual pixel tech, and without the camera bump. The front camera remains a 5 MP shooter. Moto has a good set of launches planned ahead this year, with the recently leaked Moto X and upcoming revisions to the Moto Z and Moto Z Play, their budget Friendly Moto E will be changed to a metal design this summer.

March 29, 2017
Moto X 2017 Leaks Online with Dual Camera and Metal Body

Moto’s next Moto X has leaked in images online, with a metal unibody similar to that of the Moto G5 Plus, however, the camera housing shows a dual camera setup. The back is curved and shows the Moto logo thankfully sitting in a dimple and not flush like the Moto G Plus.

The images of the recovery mode of the phone show that the phone is running a Snapdragon 625 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The screen is expected to be a 5.5. inch display. The Moto X has not been updated in a while and the Moto X Force was the last phone launched by Moto in India, which was over one year ago.

The new Moto X is expected to be launched early May and may see revisions to the hardware by the time it launches. However, for a market like India, Moto may launch the phone just slightly above the Moto G5 Plus which features almost the same specifications minus the dual camera setup. Dual Cameras seem to be the trend in 2017, with homegrown brand Micromax also set to launch their own dual camera phone on the 30th of March.

March 28, 2017
Moto G5 Plus and Moto G5 Both to Get the Sapphire Blue Colour

The Moto G5 Plus was launched recently in India, and the Moto G5 is Expected to hit the country in the coming weeks. While both the grey and gold variants of the phone went on sale, the Moto G5 Plus is also expected in a Blue colour. Dubbed the sapphire blue variant, both the Moto G5 Plus and Moto G5 will get this interesting matte blue finish.

The blue colour variant of the Moto G5 Plus is expected to launch with the Moto G5 when it goes on sale in India in the coming weeks. The leaks of the new Moto G5 colour were pushed by Roland Quandt, who later said that the Moto G5 Plus too will have a blue colour variant.

The Moto G5 Plus runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset and has a 5.2 inch Full HD 1920 x 1080px display which is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The Moto G5 Plus has a 12 MP Dual Pixel main camera which captures 4k video. The phone runs on Android 7 Nougat and is presently on sale in India here : Moto G5 Plus .

The Moto G5 runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 with a 5 inch 1920 x 1080p display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Phone is expected to go on sale in the coming weeks.

March 23, 2017
Lenovo Confirms Launch of Moto G5 Plus in India March 15th

Lenovo has just sent out invites for the launch of the Moto G5 plus in India, while the invite doesn’t say much, we had already reported that the phones will be launched in India mid march. The Moto G5 and G5 Plus run Android Nougat out of the box and, the regular G5 has a Snapdragon 430 processor, while the G5 Plus gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU and 650 MHz Adreno 506 GPU.

The Moto G5 has a 5-inch LCD display, while the G5 Plus has a bigger 5.2-inch screen, both of which have a 1920 x 1080 px resolution. The optics on the Moto G5 consist of a 13-megapixel f/2.0 system with phase detect autofocus with a 5 Mp front camera, the G5 Plus, however, gets a 12-megapixel f/1.7 camera with dual-focus pixels and can record 4K video, while the G5 is limited to 1080 p Full HD. The Moto G5 Plus too has a 5 MP front camera.

We expect these phones to launch around the Rs. 15000 price bracket, stay tined for more info. You can follow the full MWC launch story here.

February 27, 2017
Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus Launched with Metal Body

Lenovo launched the Moto G5 and Moto G5 plus at MWC 2017, the revision to the popular Moto G series phones now sport an aluminum unibody design along with pricing that can excite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo6bFoC_3f8

The Moto G5 and G5 Plus will run Android Nougat out of the box and, the regular G5 has a Snapdragon 430 processor, while the G5 Plus gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU and 650 MHz Adreno 506 GPU. The G5 has a 5-inch LCD display, while the G5 Plus has a bigger 5.2-inch screen, both of which have a 1920 x 1080 px resolution.

The optics on the Moto G5 consist of a 13-megapixel f/2.0 system with phase detect autofocus with a 5 Mp front camera, the G5 Plus, however, gets a 12-megapixel f/1.7 camera with dual-focus pixels and can record 4K video, while the G5 is limited to 1080 p Full HD. The Moto G5 Plus too has a 5 MP front camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASpz0-PrQXs

The Moto G5 is available in 16GB or 32GB of storage capacities with support for microSD cards up to 256GB. The G5 Plus will have options between 32GB or 64GB with expandability unto 256GB. Depending on the model you either get 2 GB, 3GB or 4 GB of RAM. Both the Moto G5 and G5 plus will support dual-SIM capability along with VoLTE. The Moto G5 has a removable and replaceable 2,800mAh battery while the Moto G5 Plus gets a sealed 3,000mAh battery.

Features on the phones include Moto Display for notifications, and the Moto gestures, just as other Moto phones.Both the Moto G5 and G5 Plus will get the Google Assistant when they launch later this quarter.

The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus will launch worldwide including India in March in with two color options that include the fine gold which is almost identical to the Moto M and the Lunar gray color.The Moto G5 will start at €199 (Rs. 14000) with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage, while the G5 Plus will set you back Rs. 15000 with 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage.Motorola is expected to launch these phones in India Mid-March, stay tuned for more info.

February 26, 2017
Moto G5 and G5 Plus to Be Cheaper and Made out of Metal

Lenovo Owned Moto is gunning for the glory of their best selling handset as the prepare the revision for 2017. The Moto G5 and G5 plus said to succeed the Moto G4 and G4 plus and to be launched at MWC 2017 will bring about a lot of changes for the category hit.

Lenovo will reduce the pricing in certain regions of the Moto G5 and G5 Plus. The Moto G5 will be available in 2GB + 16GB for 189 Euro and 3GB + 16GB for 209 Euro which is considerably lower than the 240 Euro price for the Moto G4. What is interesting is that Lenovo may do this by supplementing the Snapdragon chipset with a cheaper Mediatek chipset, a move that may not go down well with the fans of the Moto G series.

Previous leaks tell us that the Moto G5 will have a 1.7 aperture equipped Sony IMX362 primary camera sensor with PDAF and a 5.2 inch 1080p display with a 3000 mAh battery. Images show that the fingerprint sensor will remain in the front along with an all metal unibody design, which is much like the Moto M. The Snapdragon chipset might still be in play in sensitive markets like India, however, prices may be increased.

The Moto G5 launch is said to happen on Feb 26th and the phone is expected to launch in India a week post the MWC announcement. Expect pricing to fall well under the Rs. 15000 price mark.

February 14, 2017
Moto Z with Snapdragon 835 Shows Up In Leaks

Moto might be planning a revision of the Moto Z with a faster and more competent chipset. Sporting a Snapdragon 835 the new Moto Z leaked on benchmarking site GeekBench scoring 6207 on the multicore benchmark.

The RAM remains the same at 4GB which may just mean that the processor is the only area seeing improvements. Moto could be refreshing the lineup to keep in trend with the constant new arrivals slated in the coming few months.

Smartphones running flagship hardware are expected from Samsung, LG , HTC and even Nokia around the time of MWC, and this might be an excellent time for Moto to refresh their hardware and show off their abilities.

This could also be a completely revamped Moto Z phone with the same identifier running completely refreshed hardware. For now just the benchmark will do.

January 21, 2017