Google showed smartphone Moto X
Google and Motorola today introduced the next competitor to the iPhone and Galaxy S4. The new device Motorola X8, formerly known as Moto X, is a premium device based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which is produced entirely in the United States. The companies say that the new device - is the embodiment of innovation, but in reality, many of the functions stated here previously been presented in different versions of smart phones Motorola Droid. new device is based on the 4.7-inch screen, and in the U.S. it will sold in late August for $ 200 with a two-year contract with the major mobile operators. It is expected that at the end of August, the company will release and unlocked version of Moto X at a higher price.
Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola, said that the Moto X - is the first result of investments in Google Motorola Mobility, especially in new technologies related to the design and natural interaction technology. "This is the first device created by Google and Motorola jointly and completely from scratch," - he said. device weighs 132 grams, can work 24 hours on battery or 13 hours of talk time. Users can shoot HD-video in 1080p resolution with 10-megapixel rear camera. Also, the smartphone has a front 2-megapixel camera.
The phone has a capacity of 16 or 32 GB, the latest version in the U.S. with a two-year contract worth $ 250. Upon closer inspection, Moto X starts pretty much smack in the previously disclosed Motorola Droid, such as the Droid Ultra, Maxx or Mini, which is sold in the market. These devices have similar hardware and software stuffing. Moto X differs in that Google for it offers 50 GB of free storage on GDrive. If the users phone book via the website Motorola, then they are provided with ample customization of the function Moto Maker, which allows you to change the appearance of the machine. The company said that the new smartphone a control system Touchless Control, wherein the apparatus controlled by voice commands (even in the sleep mode).
Key phrases are assigned to calls, navigation and internet search. In Motorola say that the voice commands - this is a good outlet for drivers. Inside the smartphone operating system chips X8, which includes the CPU, graphics chip, sensors and auxiliary stuffing. Moto X uses a microprocessor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait as cell phones Droid. Note that there are not using modern Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or 800, the recently announced Qualcomm, and is used more outdated S4. Among the software features can distinguish system Active Display, which allows you to wake up the display in sleep mode for some notifications such as new email , text messages or social networking notifications. Also here the technology of QuickCapture for ultra-fast shooting without pressing special keys and the menu in Motorola's say Moto X comes at a plant in Texas.