After announcing Moto G (3rd Gen) at a separate event in India, Motorola has now officially took the wraps of the next smartphone at an ongoing event in London. Called Moto X Style, the smartphone is the successor to the Moto X (2014). According to Motorola, the Moto X Style will be available at some point in September.
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Motorola has also revealed that there will be a Pure Edition for the Style, exclusively in the U.S. The Moto X Pure Edition will be available from Motorola, Best Buy and Amazon for $399.99 and will come with universal LTE branding that will let it work across all major carriers in the U.S. There is no word on pricing details of Moto X Style yet.
Like other Motorola flagship devices, the Moto X Style will also come with Moto Maker customization support that will offer 18 different inlays that includes Premium Horween leather and Natural wood backs along with metallic accents and engraving.
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As far as specifications are concerned, the Moto X Play comes with a 5.7-inch Quad HD TFT LCD display with 73% screen-to-body ratio, Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.8 GHz hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor, Adreno 418 GPU, 3GB RAM and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. The Style measures 153.9 x 76.2 x 6.1 to 11.06 mm (curve) and weights 179 grams.
On the imaging front, the Moto X Style comes with an 21MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, and an 5MP front facing camera with 87-degree wide angle lens and front LED flash. Other specification include 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB storage space, expandable using a microSD card, which is a first for the Moto X line.
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Lastly, the Style features a 3,000mAh battery, with Motorola's TurboPower 25 charger, for faster battery charging, up to 10 hours of power in just 15 minutes. Connectivity front includes support for 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac + MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS + GLONASS and NFC.
Similar to other Motorola smartphones, the new X Style also comes with water repellent coating and front facing speakers with Smartbost. Motorola has also revealed that it share the roll out details in Asia Pacific, including China and India later this year.
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