The Motorola Mobility reorganization is now in full swing, indicating that the previously announced July release date of the Moto X 2016 is all but confirmed. The sequel to the Moto X 2015 is said to be "more innovative and more attractive," than the past models with metal chassis and Android N as its headline feature upgrades.
Lenovo, which bought Motorola from Google, said this week that two senior executives will head the Motorola mobile business with one taking charge of the China operation and the other focusing on international markets. The move, according to 9to5Google, is in line with Lenovo's recent announcement that the Motorola brand will retire eventually in favor of the catchier Moto label.
Along that line, preparation for the Moto X 2016 rollout is perceived to be already underway as the same report indicated that the upcoming flagship will unbox with significant feature upgrades from its predecessors.
During the CES 2016, Lenovo has hinted that the next Moto X will represent a big leap from the 2015 build. Gone will be the contoured design and its place is a slim and plane profile with the mixture of glass and metal as the dominant casing materials.
Lenovo is also looking to increase its presence in key markets, starting with the United States, and redesigning the Moto lineup is part of the grand scheme. It is understood that apart from making the next Moto X slim and light like its rivals, the upcoming device will unpack with biometric features starting with a fingerprint sensor.
The Moto X 2016 is also believed to sport a screen larger than 5-inch, indicating that Lenovo intends to challenge the smartphone leadership of both Apple and Samsung. The power beneath the handset is yet to be revealed but it is likely to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820, which is emerging as the processing chip of choice by 2016 flagship smartphones.
As for the next Moto X innovative features reportedly promised by Lenovo, the Chinese firm is yet to discuss the details on the subject but the handset is expected to unbox with the latest Android build, likely Android N or version 7.0 of the Google mobile operating system. Google is slated to stage its annual I/O event May 18 and the next Android is seen to be revealed using the occasion with the actual launch to follow shortly.
So the chance is quite high that on its supposed July release date, the Moto X 2016 will come out of the box serving Android N and like the in the previous models the OS will be rendered in nearly stock version.