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Motorola Moto X Specs and Price

Pinoy Android — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:36:05 +0000

After Google acquired Motorola for $12.5 Billion there were questions about the future of the company. Google already have the Nexus flagship Smartphones and Tablets which are manufactured by OEM like ASUS, Samsung and LG. Motorola released few devices after the acquisition and many speculated the Motorola will manufacture the Nexus line and will become the flagship devices of Android Operating system but Google announced that Motorola will be still an independent company and will be treated like other Android OEMs.

Here comes the biggest announcement from Motorola – the Moto X. Moto X is the 2013 flagship of Motorola. After so many leaks from various Techblogs it was finally announced. The year 2013 is the year of Quad-Core devices (e.g. Galaxy S4, HTC One, Nexus 4) but the new Moto X is powered by a Dual-Core CPU. If you ask me why Dual-Core? Well, Motorola Moto X is optimized to run the latest Android OS. The Quad-Core CPUs are not fully utilized as Android as far as I know is not really optimized for multi-threading for Quad-Core or Octa-Core, so a 2 core CPU is more than enough to handle the Apps required processing power. The dual-core CPU is clocked at 1.7Ghz which is very fast in today’s standard. The full specs of the Motorola Moto X are as follows:

Android 4.2.2 – Jelly Bean
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro dual-core clocked at 1.7GHz, using Motorola’s X8 Mobile Computing System
2GB of RAM
2200mAh battery
GSM/GPRS/EDGE UMTS/HSPA+ up to 42mbps, CDMA/EVDO Rev. A, 4G LTE
10MP ClearPixel Camera, with Quick Capture, LED Flash, 1080p HD Video, 4X digital zoom, slow motion video, burst mode, auto HDR, Panorama, tap to focus
2MP front-facing camera which does 1080p HD video
16GB internal storage and 32GB interal storage. Also comes with 50GB of Google Drive space
Bluetooth 4.0 LE + EDR, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual band antenna system
Location services: aGPS, AGPS, sGPS, Standalone GPS, eCompass, GLONASS
Colors: Woven Black or Woven White
Weighs 130 grams
Dimensions 65.3mm x 129.3mm x 5.6-104mm (Curve)

Moto X will be manufactured in the USA, big move from Motorola as other OEMs manufacturing plants are in China. Also it will be available only in the US as Google and Motorola did not announce if it will coming to other countries. Price will start from $199-$249 on contract in 5 US Carriers. It will be available in 18 colors.

If you are in the US, are you excited with the new Motorola? Tell us your thought by commenting below.

Motorola RAZR – world’s thinnest smartphone at 7.11mm

Pinoy Android — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:59:25 +0000

Motorola Android phones are rarely seen in Asian market because Motorola is only selling their stuff in US mostly. If in Hong Kong the Android 4.0 ICS and Samsung Galaxy Nexus took the stage, Motorola has their own event in New York unveiling the Motorola RAZR – the world’s thinnest smartphone at 7.1mm. Before the RAZR the thinnest phone is the Galaxy S II at 8.5mm.

According to Androidspin, the Motorola RAZR will be launched this November in Verizon the same day with Google NEXUS Galaxy. If you are a prospect customer and both RAZR and GALAXY Nexus is in the same table which you will choice? The thinnest smartphone or first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone?

Motorola will update the RAZR to Android 4.0 ICS early of 2012 according the Engadget. How fast will Motorola and Google update this phone is a big question. As we all that Motorola Mobility is part of Google.

Motorola RAZR Specs:

7.1 mm thin.
127 grams
Kevlar
Gorilla Glass
Splash Guard
1.2GHZ processor
1GB RAM
4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced qHD display
8MP camrea with 1080pvideo
MotoCast
12.5 hours talk time/8.9 hours video playback
Webtop
1780 mAh battery
Bluetooth 4.0

Image Credit: Engadget via AndroidSpin

Motorola Milestone Froyo Update – Telus Canada

Pinoy Android — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:53:27 +0000

This month is upgrade month! Few weeks back Motorola announced that Telus (Canada) Milestone might get Froyo. This phone was announced Nov. 2009 and some critics saying that this phone will not get Froyo update. And now! It is finally here, the Milestone Froyo update.

Motorola Milestone Specs:
OS: Android 2.1 Eclair (Froyo update available)
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics
Display: 480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches (Gorilla Glass) 16M Colors TFT
Network: 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | HSDPA 900 / 2100
Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
GPS: A-GPS with Motonav software

Image credit: MobileSyrup

Motorola Atrix 4G – Rooted, HowTo

Pinoy Android — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:32:32 +0000

Morotola Atrix 4G is a great device, packed with power but the out of the box Android has limitations set by the carrier that is why we are looking ways to ROOT it!

Rooting is the process of gaining admin rights to the device. Think of this us a computer with guest account, you need to install something but you can’t since you are just a guest user. By having root access you can remove bloatware, install back up apps and have a fully customized Android device.

Notable users designgears and Getaphixx from xda-dev forum were the first to root the Motorola Atrx 4G prior to its release last February.

The process is safe, but PinoyDROID can not be held responsible for anything nasty that happens to your Atrix 4G. Make sure you’ve done your research prior to rooting your Atrix 4G! Check out the rooting instructions below. The HowTo instruction is courtesy of BriefMobile.

How To Motorola Atrix 4G Root:

Operating systems that are already compatible and ready to root Atrix 4G

Windows Vista
Windows 7
Ubuntu Hardy (8.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)
Ubuntu Lucid (10.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Maverick (10.10)
Debian Lenny (5.0)
Debian Squeeze (testing)
Debian Sid (unstable)
Debian Experimental

If you don’t have one of these,

You need .NET Framework 2.0 or Mono v1.2.6
More information on Linux or Mac (need Mono v1.2.6)
Windows XP: Download .NET Framework 2.0

Install Motorola drivers on your computer
- Mount the device for Media Sync.
- Then switch to Motorola Phone Portal
- Motorola Helper will install proper drivers.
- Go here and download and install the proper drivers if you cannot get your phone recognized.
  - If you must perform this step, you’ll need to install the Motorola Media Link program, then reboot your computer and device before trying to connect
  - Alternatively, download the more lightweight 64-bit drivers or 32-bit drivers for Windows computers.

Download Super One Click v1.6.5

1. After installing the drivers, meeting the prerequisites, and downloading CLShortFuse’s Super One Click, proceed to the next step.
2. Extract the Super One Click package to a folder on your computer
3. Place your phone into USB Debugging mode
* Menu >> Settings >> Applications >> Development >> Enable “USB debugging”
4. Connect the device to your computer via USB cable
5. Do NOT mount your device’s SD card
6. Run the Super One Click program
7. Simply click the “Root” button in Super One Click
8. Before rebooting, click “Allow Non Market Apps”
9. Reboot your device

Congratulations! You now have a rooted Motorola Atrix 4G!

Source:
BriefMobile – the source of the rooting instruction.
XDA-Forum – Official thread of the Motorola Atrx 4G Rooting

Motorola Atrix 4G – price, specs, video, review

Pinoy Android — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:50:44 +0000

Motorola Atrix 4G was first unveiled at 2011 CES in Las Vegas, powered by a dual core Arm Cortex-A9 and ULP GeForce CPU (Nvidia Tegra 2) processor. The out of the box Android is Froyo, and most likely will be updated to Gingerbread as it hits the market. This is a fast smartphone with its 1GIG RAM and it has 16GIG internal storage plus up to 32GIG expandable memory via microSD.

The display size is a 4-inch (Gorilla Glass display) @ 540 x 960 pixels. 5MP camera with autofocus and LED Flash. For its connectivity it support for EDGE, GPRS, 3G over HSDPA WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1. Even though it is 4G it supports GSM as well, so it will work here in the Philippine mobile networks

Atrix 4G is perfect for HD multimedia, it supports 720 MP4/H.263/H.264.WMV/Xvid/DivX @ 30 fps playback. It has FM Stereo with RDS.

Motorola Atrix 4G review courtesy of engadget.

Motorola Atrix 4G specs:

Android: Froyo
CPU: Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor
GPU: ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
RAM: 1GIG RAM
Storage: 16GIG Internal + up tp 32GIG via microSD
Network: 2G (GSM), 3G (HSDPA)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, Wifi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, USB 2.0
Camera: 5MP Auto-Focus + LED Flash

The Motorola Atrix 4G price is $499.99 USD for open line and talkandroid posted that amazon is offering it for $129.99 – 2 year plan.

So, if you are looking for a new Android Phone, this is a perfect phone because it can work in any network with its GSM and 3G support.

Motorola Droid X2 leaked pics and specs

Pinoy Android — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:01:50 +0000

I was reading some blog post at AndroidCentral and this phone caught my attention – Droid X2. The Motorola Droid X2 also known as the Droid Squared and still under test for its FCC certification .

Even though Motorola Android phones has not yet arrived in the Philippine market, I gave much attention to this phone since the leaks came out few months back. The specs is stunning for a smartphone since its specification is almost of a tablet specs already. Its predecessor Droid X is running under 1.0 GHz TI OMAP3630-1000 and now Motorola uses Nvidia Tegra 2 for this smartphone. I am assuming that this Motorola Android will be fitted with Android 2.3 or Android 2.4 Gingerbread.

NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor
1GB RAM
QHD LCD Display – 540 x 960 Resolution
3G Only – No LTE/4G
8MP Rear Facing Camera (No Front Cam)
Android 2.2 – Android 2.3 likely before launch
New Moto Blur
FM Radio
No Hardware Camera button

via [AndroidCentral]

Photo credit: theMobiZone