Motorola might replace its Moto X lineup with Moto Z

If recent reports are to be believed, there won’t be any Moto X-branded smartphones in the future. Motorola released flagship handsets under the brand name of Moto X since 2013. The journey started with the launch of the first generation of Moto X featuring a 4.7-inch display, Snapdragon S4 Pro with 2GB of RAM.

According to Evan Blass (via Venture Beat), Motorola is planning to replace its Moto X line-up with a new ‘Moto Z’ series. The promotional materials of the the Lenovo-owned company hint at revamped brand name for the Moto 2016 smartphone models.

The report claims that the Moto Z series will introduce two smartphones codenamed Vector Thin and Vertex. The premium model will be named as Moto Z Style (Vector Thin ) and the other variant will be known as Moto Z Play (Vertex).

He added that the new series will come with modular backplates. The accessories for the new line-up will be sold under the name of MotoMods instead of Amps as rumoured earlier. Both the handsets would reportedly be differentiated by camera capabilities.

Blass also predicted that the Verizon-branded Droid Turbo and Droid Maxx will be renamed to Moto Z Play Droid Edition.

The new series of Moto Z smartphone along with its modular accessories are expected to be launched at the Lenovo Tech World show starting on June 9 in San Francisco.

In related news, on Tuesday, Motorola announced its Moto G4 or Moto G 2016 series of smartphones. The new line up brings in Moto G4 and G4 Plus handsets.

The 4th generation of Moto G sports 5.5-inch display with Full HD resolution protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The smartphone is available in 2GB/16GB and 3GB/32GB storage configurations.

The Moto G4 Plus packs the Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor with Adreno 405. It is the first Moto G smartphone to feature a fingerprint sensor. The premium version is also shipped with generous 3,000mAh battery.

Both the variants of the Moto G4 run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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