One of the biggest pulls for someone to purchase one of the Moto Z devices is the ever growing list of Moto Mods. Today, Moto announced some new mods that may intrigue some new and existing users of the Moto Z line.
The most notable announcement is the Amazon Alexa mod integration. This will allow users who purchase the add-on to control their Amazon Alexa directly from their phone. So simple tasks such as checking the weather, setting a reminder, or adding to your grocery list are all accomplished directly through Alexa. It ended this piece with a teaser that there is more to come with the relationship between Motorola and Alexa.
The tech giant also announced new mods such as the PowerPac mod, which will extend the battery life/capabilities of your device; Wireless charging mod; and aTurbo-power mod. It also mentioned a GamePad mod which, as you probably guessed, adds physical controls and additional battery life to your device to allow for a better mobile gaming experience.
Moto ended the announcement by stating that this will not be the end of the mod development. What mods would you like to see them release? What would you like to say to motorola about their current mods? Leave you thoughts below for the world to read.
The Finnish company with 150-years history is well-known for its ability to reinvent itself. It has stood by Microsoft and its Windows Phone ambitions, but that chapter is in the past. Now Nokia with HMD at its side is finally giving fans what they’ve been asking for all along – a Nokia phone with Android onboard. Actually three phones and a surprise guest star.
Nokia also mentioned the is coming to its Android phones and more, so it seems like the partnership between the Fins and Google is a strong one.
The Tab S3 is the newest in Samsung’s tablet portfolio. It seems like Samsung is really the only one producing Android tablets at this point. The specs stack up nicely against the competitors. Here they are:
The Galaxy Book is Samsung’s first foray into Windows convertibles. The Galaxy Book is designed to be a powerful work centered tablet for on-the-go professionals that are looking for a computing experience not tied to a desktop. This seems like a direct response (albeit late) to the Apple iPad Pro.
The two devices have only slight differences in battery and camera. The G5 features a 12MP shooter and a 2800mAh battery while the G5 Plus has a 12MP camera and a 3000mAh battery. Both devices will support fast charging and come with a 10W rapid charger in the box that is capable of charging up the battery with hours worth of juice in only a couple of minutes.
While the Moto G5 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, the G5 Plus will be powered by the Snapdragon 625 which has featured in the Moto Z Play and Blackberry KeyOne. The G5’s SD430 will be clocked at 1.4GHz, while the G5 Plus’ SD625 will be clocked at 2.0GHz.
Both of the devices will now be made of metal and will be available in Lunar Gray or Fine Gold and will be available in March in various countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America. The Moto G starts at $200 with prices rising up to about $300 for the Moto G Plus.
Google Assistant on the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG V20, and HTC 10
While we haven’t seen nearly as many leaks about the P10 and P10 plus as say the LG G6 or Samsung Galaxy S8, we have seen a few floating around the internet. What all of those leaks seemed to have missed is the movement of the fingerprint sensor. The sensor that used to be featured on the rear of the device will move to the front, much like that of the HTC 10 or OnePlus 3T.
Huawei continues its partnership with Leica on its dual-rear camera but also adds a Leica branded front-facing camera as well. The rear lenses are a 12MP shooter for colors and a 20MP lens monochrome sensor that is designed to capture as much light as possible. Huawei went as far to say that the P10 and P10 will have studio like lighting, but that’s a big claim that we’ll have to determine in our full review.
Both cameras come with high touted facial detection but where they differ is the aperture. The P10 has an aperture of f/2.2 while the P10 has an aperture of f/1.8. The front-facing camera is said to offer an adaptive selfie feature that can tell how many people are in the shot and adjust the angle to suit.
The two most notable features of the LG G6 are the display and the physical construction of the device and they go hand-in-hand.
A 5.7″ is gigantic. And, normally you need a gigantic phone to hold a gigantic display but LG is calling this a one-handed phone. An ergonomics team at Penn State tested the LG G6 for stability when holding the phone in various grips. They also tested muscle fatigue for holding the phone for long periods of time and LG came out with the highest marks possible in all categories. Again, we’ll wait for our full review to see just exactly how one-handed this thing actually is.
Gone is the painted over aluminum and removable bottom and here in its place is an attractive aluminum and glass sandwich that comes in black, platinum, and white. LG calls the design minimalistic and based on what I’ve seen so far I would agree. The smooth to the touch metal frame wraps around the perimeter of the phone which means for the first time in four years, the G6 will have an embedded battery.