Motorola Moto G (2015), Moto G Turbo Edition get price cuts in India

Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto G (Gen 3) have received price cuts in the Indian market, bringing down the costs of the two smartphones by Rs 2,000.

Moto Turbo, which was launched at Rs 14,999, will now cost Rs 12,999. Similarly, the base 8GB variant of third-generation Moto G will be available at starting price of Rs 9,999, compared to its launch price of Rs 11,999. The 16GB model of MotoG (Gen 3) will cost Rs 10,999.

Additionally, the company has an exchange offer of up to Rs 4,000 for the third-generation Moto G, while Moto G Turbo Edition entails a discount of up to Rs 5,000 upon exchange. Moto X Play entails a discount of up to Rs 7,000 upon exchange. Moto X Style entails a discount of up to Rs 15,000 upon exchange.

The price cuts as well as the cash-back are available exclusively on Flipkart.

Motorola India has not revealed any possible reasons for slashing price of the Moto G (Gen 3), but the recent launch of the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note can be expected to be one of the reasons. In our first impressions of the Vibe K4 Note, we found the Moto G (Gen 3) was one of the biggest competitors.

Motorola Moto X Force Shatterproof Display to launch in India in November

After launching the Moto X Style and the Moto X Play, Motorola has announced another variant of the smartphone, called the Moto X Force. The handset’s USP is its survival capabilities, and the company claims that it boasts an unbreakable display.

Motorola says that a lot of effort is needed to break the Moto X Force’s screen, and boasts that it’s the world’s first shatterproof display. The Moto X Force has a shatterproof display panel courtesy Motorola's ShatterShield technology; the company is even offering a four-year warranty that covers damage to the display. The company has even used two touchscreen layers, so that the smartphone remains usable even if one of the layers is cracked.

Motorola launched the Moto X Force as the Droid Turbo 2, exclusively for Verizon users in the US. The Moto X Force is the global variant, and will go on sale in Latin America, EMEA, and APAC (including India), starting from November.

Specification :

The Moto X Force comes with a 5.4-inch QHD (1440x2560) display.

The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core SoC clocked at 2GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM.

As mentioned above, it comes in 32GB and 64GB inbuilt storage options, with both variants bearing a microSD card slot expand up to 2TB.

There's a 3760mAh battery onboard, which in addition to a claimed battery life of 2-days with "mixed use", also supports Quick Charging.

On the photography front, the handset comes with a 21-megapixel rear-camera with an f/2.0 aperture and dual-LED flash and Phase Detect Autofocus, apart from a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter with flash and an f/2.0 aperature.

The new Motorola smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and not Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The single-SIM capable Moto X Force supports 4G LTE (Cat. 4), 3G, CDMa, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and other standard connectivity options. 

Price :

The Moto X Force is priced at $624 (Rs 40,737 approximately) and $720 (Rs 47,005 approximately) for the 32GB and 64GB variants respectively. These prices are off contract.

This video test for unbreakable display Apple, Samsung and Motorola Moto X Force (Official Motorola Video)


  

LG G4 receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow and next which company roll out update list

LG has announced that the LG G4 will start receiving the Android Marshmallow 6.0 update, starting next week. The announcement was made on its official blog, and stated that the G4 will be the world’s first phone to get the Marshmallow update. It will be rolled out first in Poland, followed by other markets in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Chris Yie, Vice-president and Head of Marketing Communications, LG Mobile said, “By working closely with Google, LG has been able to bring Android 6.0 to the G4 ahead of any of our competitors. While speed alone isn’t an indicator of great service, it does go a long way toward giving consumers the confidence that LG is committed to its existing customers first.”

Some of the features which will be coming to the LG G4 with the Marshmallow update include the ability to control app permissions before and after installation, and 'Doze' mode to improve battery life. Reports of LG working on the Android M update had first emerged earlier this month. Information about the update was spotted on the support page of LG Korea’s website. At that time, it showed Android Marshmallow as one of the options while selecting the Android OS version for LG G4 and G3.

Alongside LG, some other manufacturers have also listed devices which will be receiving the Android M update. HTC’s list includes 12 smartphones, including HTC One M9, One M8, One M9+, One E9+, One ME, One E8, M8 EYE, Butterfly 3, Desire 826, Desire 820, and Desire 816. As for Motorola, the company plans to roll out the update first to Moto Turbo, Droid Turbo, Moto MAXX, Moto X (2nd gen), Moto X Pure Edition (2nd and 3rd gen), Moto X Play, Moto X Style, and Moto G (2nd and 3rd gen).

Source : Digit

Today Motorola Moto X Play launched in India (Killer Phone This Price)

Moto X Play will be manufactured in India : Motorola India GM Amit Boni

Motorola focus on Software to fast update  

Motorola has sold over 5.6 million smartphones in India via Flipkart

Sale at midnight and Exclusive launch offers 

Motorola has today launched the Moto X Play in India. 

Price (INR) : Rs. 18,499 (16 GB)

                      Rs. 19,999 (32 GB)

Moto X Play features a 3,630 mAh battery that the company claims is good enough for up to 30+ hours of mixed usage. Motorola has also included support for Turbo Power, which can charge the battery to 50 percent in just about 15 minutes.

Accessories : Turbo charger priced at Rs 1,000

Specification :

Water proof 

Display :  5.5 inch Full HD (1920x1080) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 

Camera :  Rear 21 MP Dual LED flash and Selfi 5 MP

Full HD recording

Connectivity :   Bluetooth v4, NFC, 4G, Wi-fi 802.11 a/g/b/n

Graphics : Adreno 405, 550 MHz

Processor :  1.7 Ghz Qualcomn Snapdragon 615, Octa core 

OS : Android 5.1.1 Lollipop 

Storage :  16 GB and 32 GB  both variants in Expand memory up to 128 GB using Micro SD