Lenovo-owned Motorola is expected to unveil the Moto E5 series, Moto G6 series, Moto X5 and Moto Z3 series smartphones this year. However, popular leakster @HeyAndri has suggested that these are the only smartphones to be released by the company this year. He also gave salient information on the major expectations from these smartphones
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- Moto E Series (probably Moto E5, Moto E5 Plus and Moto E5 Play) to come with basic specs and large battery.
- Moto G6 Series to sport two-year-old flagship specs.
- Moto X5 is the flagship high-end phone.
- Moto Z series was designated as “being futuristic tech” which could mean support for on-screen fingerprint sensors which have not been widely used for now as well as support MotoMods accessories along with flagship specs.
From previous reports, Moto E5 will be powered by a MediaTek processor coupled with a 5-inch display. Moto G6 and G6 Plus may be powered by a Snapdragon 630 and 450 chipsets respectively and both phones are expected to highlight a 5.93-inch FHD+ resolution display. As for Moto G6 Play, rumors have it that it will be powered by a low-end Snapdragon 430 chip with a 5.7-inch HD display. The G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play are speculated to cost around $265, $235 and 187 respectively.
Not much information is available for flagship Moto X5 but this smartphone is expected to use an iPhone X-like notch-design coupled with quad cameras. “Futuristic” Moto Z series (Moto Z3 and Z3 Play) are expected to sport the best processor there is in the market – Snapdragon 845 coupled with a 6-inch, 18:9 aspect ratio display. The Z3 models will include support for MotoMods accessories.
I can’t wait for their new lineup to be released, especially since the older ones will get discounted (Moto X4 would make a nice phone if it drops to below $250). I believe that now you can find the Moto G5 Plus for about the same price as the Xiaomi Mi A1, but you will get a smaller screen, yet better camera with the Moto. And I don’t know about you, but Android One is no big deal if you have an abundance of custom ROMs. Kudos to Xiaomi for failing to release kernel sources in time again, though their track record had gotten better (3-6 months late rather than 2-3 years late), I still think it’s a disgrace to the community who may want to further improve the usability of their phones…
I can’t wait for their new lineup to be released, especially since the older ones will get discounted (Moto X4 would make a nice phone if it drops to below $250). I believe that now you can find the Moto G5 Plus for about the same price as the Xiaomi Mi A1, but you will get a smaller screen, yet better camera with the Moto. And I don’t know about you, but Android One is no big deal if you have an abundance of custom ROMs. Kudos to Xiaomi for failing to release kernel sources in time again, though their track record had gotten better (3-6 months late rather than 2-3 years late), I still think it’s a disgrace to the community who may want to further improve the usability of their phones…