The new Motorola Moto X 2016, also known as the Moto X4 is to be launched around a month away. Details about the new flagship Moto phones have already started coming in. A report by Evan Blass, who has often been accurate about the upcoming phones, points that Motorola is preparing two variants of the Moto X 2016. The phones have reportedly been codenamed by the company as Vector and Vertex. The report can be seen here.
Being variants of the same device, the two phones have several similarities but also fairly significant differences. The Vertex is supposed to be the higher-end version with a very thin design and more powerful hardware. It will have a 5.5-inch screen with 1440p resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2 GHz, 13 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, a 2600 mAh battery, 3 GB or 4 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. It will also include an all-metal body with an extremely thin – 5.2mm profile.
In comparison, the Vertex is likely to be a more mainstream device. It will have a 5.5-inch screen with 1080p resolution, an all-metal design with 7mm thick body, a bigger battery of 3500mAh, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor clocked at 2.4GHz, 2 GB or 3 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, 16-megapixel camera but without optical image stabilisation. However, the camera will have laser and phase-detect focus system.
Motorola is not the only company to do a modular phone. Recently at the MWC in Barcelona, LG had launched the G5 that has a mechanism to connect modules to transform the phone into a more specialized device. However, LG’s solution required taking out a chunk of the phone from its bottom. The Motorola’s solution will use modular back-plates that will connect to the Moto X 2016 using the pins on its back cover.
