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Motorola was in dire straits when it was caused by Google back in 2012, as its phones failed to compete with the Galaxies and iPhones of the world. Google oversaw the launch of the original Moto X, which many feel was a turning bespeak for the company. Now, Motorola is owned by Lenovo and it'southward nearly time for a refresh of the Moto X. Multiple leaks are pointing to a radical redesign focused on a system of modular accessories, because plainly modular phones are the gimmick of 2016.

In the first of the recent Moto X leaks, we saw a device that looked very dissimilar than the last few Motorola flagships. The back panel was completely flat and made of metallic, rather than the curved plastic, wood, and leather of current phones. The trademark Motorola dimple was likewise gone, much to my personal dismay. That pocket-sized depression serves as an excellent place for your finger thanks to the ergonomics of "internal stabilization." That's a big aid with mitt-stretching phablets.

On the lesser of this rear panel nosotros run across 16 electrical contacts, and sources now say these are for connecting modular accessories called Amps. If that sounds familiar, that'southward because Motorola isn't the only OEM to have this thought in 2016. LG did something similar with the G5. On that telephone, the bottom of the phone comes completely off and can be replaced with a camera grip or Hi-Fi audio module. However, you need to close the phone off, swap the battery, and await for it to boot support to bandy G5 modules. Those two modules aren't even very compelling (and the Hi-Fi isn't available in the US). Motorola'south system has the potential to be much more friendly.

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Co-ordinate to the leaks, in that location volition exist 6 unlike attachments for the new Moto Ten, including a simple stylized cover that comes with the telephone, a dedicated photographic camera module with optical zoom, a pico projector, a battery pack, stereo speakers, and a wide-angle camera lens with rugged case. You'll be able to simply snap these on the rear of the device without a full reboot. The Amps will snap onto the dorsum of the phone, going all the fashion from peak to bottom. They'll probably be held in place with magnets.

Pricing volition be key. LG wants $70 for the camera grip and well-nigh $200 for the How-do-you-do-Fi. I accept a hard fourth dimension believing people are going to buy very many $100-200 accessories for their phone.

We likewise take it on good authorization now that in that location will be two Moto X phones this year, both compatible with the aforementioned modules. The Moto 10 Vector Thin (higher up correct) will be the flagship with a five.5-inch 1440p AMOLED, Snapdragon 820, and 4GB of RAM. The Moto X Vertex (above left) will have a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED, Snapdragon 625, and 3GB of RAM. Oddly, the Vector Sparse volition be and so sparse (5.5mm) that it'll just have a 2600mAh bombardment (the current Moto 10 is 3000mAh). The Vertex volition exist a lilliputian thicker (7mm) with a 3500mAh battery. Both phones have a fingerprint sensor on the front below the screen besides.

But wait, there's that modular adequacy. Even though the Moto X Vector Thin allegedly has a pretty small battery, you lot can only buy that battery Amp and attach it. Oh, and Motorola is ditching the stereo speakers on these phones, but you can get the stereo speaker Amp. Frankly, this is starting to sound similar DLC for your smartphone. It strikes me equally very foreign that Motorola/Lenovo might be artificially limiting a telephone in order to sell yous modules.

Lenovo is gear up to host its Tech World event on June ninth where it volition prove off its new Projection Tango telephone, likewise as something from Motorola that volition "transform mobile in a snap." That sounds like a modular telephone announcement.