Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanquing has confirmed that the latest Moto phone will be launched on June 9. He, however, did not specify whether the new handset will be Moto G4 or Moto X 2016.
It has been almost a year since Lenovo has launched a new handset and, hence, the announcement comes as a welcome surprise for fans. However, the model to be launched continues to be a mystery. The next-gen Moto G as well as Moto X has been in the new for a while now. Lenovo also has plans to launch the entry level Moto E this summer. Hence, speculations are rife that any of these three handsets may see the light of the day on June 9, Inferse reported.
Meanwhile, there is scarce information regarding the specs of the Moto G. However, it is confirmed that the handset will be released in two models. The vanilla Moto G4 will be a smaller device compared to the Moto G Plus. It is expected that the Moto G4 will sport a 5-inch display.
On the other hand, the Moto G Plus is expected to incorporate a fingerprint scanner that is likely to be embedded in a physical home button just below the front display. It is expected that this Moto G model will offer stiff competition to other budget Chinese smartphones like the Honor or the LeEco, which also feature a fingerprint scanner. Meanwhile, popular tipster @svleaks published a purported image purported of the Moto G4.
Details pertaining to the Moto X are also equally scarce. However, a leaked shot of the purported smartphone displayed a handset with the Moto logo with a fingerprint scanner enabled physical home button at the top left corner just below the display. In addition, the Moto X is likely to sport a 5.5-inch display with a Quad HD resolution, a USB Type-C connector in addition to a front-facing flash.
In addition, the Moto X 2016 is rumored to run with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and the handset is likely to boast a 21-megapixel rear snapper and 5-megapixel front camera for selfies. The other speculated specs and features of the handset include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, 3GB of RAM, a modest 3630 mAh battery unit, The Bitbag reported
With the news of a new Moto phone launch, Lenovo has started offering a new discount on Moto X Pure. Now, a Moto X Pure Edition handset can be availed for $349.99 at the Jonathan Alder. Originally, the phone carried a price tag of $399.99.
Watch the video on Motorola Moto X (2016) speculated specs, features, release date and price below: