Usually we get leaks regarding one or two smartphones from a company at a time but now Lenovo's entire Moto lineup for 2017 seems to have popped up on the Internet in the form of a leaked presentation slide. As per the leaked image, the company will be launching nine smartphones spread across Moto Z, Moto X, Moto G, Moto E, and Moto C Series targeted at different buyers during the year. If you're wondering why the Moto G would still be an upcoming phone, after the launch of the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus, it appears a new Moto GS series is in the offing. Separately, a video of Lenovo's Moto X4 presentation has been leaked while seven of the company's upcoming smartphones have been tipped to feature Android Nougat.
First coming to the leaked image of entire Moto lineup. The presentation slide was obtained by well-known tipster Evan Blass and shows the names of the Lenovo's Moto-branded smartphones spread across 5 series. The new Moto C Series has been leaked several times in the recent past. In the leaked slide, the Moto C series has been described to cover 'Unlimited Essentials' in two models - Moto C and Moto C Plus. While Moto C will feature a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) display, the Moto C Plus will come with a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display and a 4000mAh battery.
Moving to the popular Moto E Series, described to offer 'Unlimited Value', Lenovo will launch Moto E and Moto E Plus smartphones this year. The Moto E will sport a 5-inch HD display, 2.5D curved glass, and for the first time in this series - fingerprint sensor. On the other hand, Moto E Plus smartphone will come with a 5.5- inch display and a massive 5000mAh battery.
While the company launched Moto G5 earlier this year, it is expected to launch new smartphones in its G series that has been said to come as 'Unlimited Premium'. The leaked presentation image suggests that Lenovo will launch Moto GS and GS+ smartphones this year but Evan Blass says that the phones will be named Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus instead. In its branding, Moto usually only appends the generation along with the smartphone series, i.e, calling the Moto G5 the Moto G fifth generation. Thus, Blass' naming clarification makes perfect sense when pointing a new GS-series. The Moto G5S will come with a 5.2-inch full-HD display and full metal body while the Moto G5S Plus will sport a 5.5-inch full-HD display and a dual-camera setup.
The source of information comes from famous leakster Evan Blass. Apart, from the change in name, Blass did not reveal other details of the phone. In yet another leaked presentation, spotted by liliputing, the Moto X (2017) specifications and features have surfaced.
According to the presentation slides, the Moto X (2017) aka Moto X4 will come with a dual-rear camera setup along with a dual-LED flash and laser auto focus. Apart from this, the slides reveal that the smartphone will feature a 5.5 inch display, Qualcomm’s recently launched Snapdragon 660 octa-core SoC built on 14nm process, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. It is expected to house a 3,800mAh battery with support for fast charging. Additionally, a fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication and IP68 rating for water and dust resistance is also expected.
In the photography department, the Moto X4 could sport twin 13-megapixel snappers at the back. It is not clear if Motorola will go for an RGB + monochrome sensor combination, or go for a standard + telephoto lens combination. The resolution of the front-facing camera is not known at the moment. The phone is expected to run on Android 7.1 Nougat out-of-the-box.
Finally coming to Moto Z series, which has been said to feature 'Unlimited Capabilities', Lenovo will launch its Moto Z Play and Moto Z Force smartphones in 2017. While Moto Z Play will come with a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display and feature support for Moto Mods, the Moto Z Force will sport a ShatterShield screen and feature support for gigabit LTE and Moto Mods. As Gigabit LTE is currently supported only by Snapdragon 835 SoC, the Moto Z Force will feature the aforementioned processor if not a newer variant.
Separately, Lenovo's 7 Moto-branded smartphones with model numbers beginning from XT have now received Wi-Fi certification from Wi-Fi Alliance, as pointed out in a report by MobileXpose. The model numbers in consideration are XT1770, XT1772, XT1773, XT1724, XT1725, XT1726, and XT1721. Interestingly, the phones have been suggested to come with Android 7.0/7.1.1 Nougat versions. These phones are expected to be launched in the Moto C or Moto E series and will all be powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC.
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