Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside holds a new Moto G mobile phone
Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside holds a new Moto G mobile phone during its worldwide presentation in Sao Paulo November 13, 2013. The new Motorola phone, which is being aimed at consumers in developing markets like Brazil and India as well as budget-buyers in Western countries, is the second major new product that Motorola has developed since its acquisition by Internet company Google in 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Reuters/Nacho Doce

This year, Lenovo is believed to be set to announce its next flagship device under the Moto brand, the fourth generation of Moto X 2016.

Moto X 2016 – Specualted release date and price

Lenovo has not yet announced the Moto X 2016 release date. For its previous Moto X smartphones, Motorola has not followed a specific release pattern. Thus, it is difficult to predict the release month of the device. Speculations indicate that the Moto X 2016 release date may fall sometime in the coming summer or fall.

According to AndroidPit, the rumoured Moto X 2016 price might range between US$400-450.

Moto X 2016 - Speculated specs and features

Recently, Lenovo has revealed that all the upcoming Motorola smartphones will bear a screen size minimum of five inches.

Taking a cue from the previous releases like Moto X Pure Edition (5.7-inch display) and Moto X Play (5.5-inch display), it can also be assumed that the forthcoming Moto X 2016 will feature a screen measuring between five to six inches with Quad HD resolution.

The rumoured handset is also believed to sport an all-metal design. Lenovo Group SVP Chen Xudong revealed that all Motorola smartphones of 2016 will sport a fingerprint scanner.

Like most flagship smartphones of this year, the fourth generation of Moto X (2016) is also rumoured to be shipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor paired with 3 GB of RAM.

According to Zauba listing, the new Moto X 2016 could be a single-SIM device. Lenovo is speculated to unveil the smartphone with the latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out-of-the-box.

As far as the camera specs are concerned, the Moto X 2016 is anticipated to house a 21-megapixel rear-facing camera along with a 5-MP selfie shooter. There is no substantial reports regarding the battery capacity of the upcoming smartphone.

Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google in January 2014. Now the renowned Chinese smartphone and laptop maker will rename the brand to “Moto by Lenovo.”

“We’ll slowly phase out Motorola and focus on Moto,” said Motorola Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh in an interview with CNET at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas.

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