Motorola has started seeding Android Marshmallow update for the Moto E 2nd Gen 4G in India. The update comes as v24,51.39.en.03 and weighs 453MB in size. The update also includes Android Security patch for February Month.

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The Moto E 2nd Gen 4G was released in India in April 2015 running Android 5.0 Lollipop and received Android 5.1 Lollipop update soon after. Motorola announed Android Marshmallow update for a range of Moto devices in October, 2015.



To recall. Moto E 2nd Gen 4G has a 4.5-inch display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core 1.2 GHz processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB expandable storage. It features a 5 MP rear camera and a VGA resolution front-facing camera. This is a Dual SIM 4G LTE smartphone and also 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS support.

Motorola has recently rolled out Android Marshmallow update for Moto G Turbo and Moto G 2nd Gen in India. 

Motorola has sent out media invites for the launch of Moto X Force Smartphone. The event is scheduled for two days February 1st and 2nd.
Moto X Force

The main highlight of this smartphone is its ShatterShield display,  the world's first ShatterProof display which company claims that the smartphone is shock and crack proof and wouldn't break into pieces even when dropped on a slab of concrete, which also comes with 4 Years of warranty. The Moto X Force sports a 5.4-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) display.


This handset boasts an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC under the hood along with 3GB RAM, runs on Stock Android 5.1 Lollipop. The smartphone is available in 32GB and 64GB storage variants. It features a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.  It comes with Single SIM support with 4G LTE,  Wi-Fi,  Bluetooth and GPS. The Moto X Force is powered by a 3,760 mAh battery with Turbo charging and Qi Wireless charging support.

Moto X Force

Motorola has started teasing its much awaited  'Shatterproof' phone Moto X Force launch in India. The handset was expected to be launched at the end of this month,  but now it seems that the Motorola will launch this handset in February 2016. Moto X Force is International variant of Droid Turbo 2 which is Verizon Wireless exclusive in US.

The biggest highlight of this smartphone is that it sports a 'ShatterShield' display which comes with 4 years of warranty. The display is made of an aluminum rigid core, flexible Amoled Screen, and dual-layer touchscreen panel which makes this Smartphone's display so strong as it wouldn't break into pieces even when dropped on a slab of concrete.




Fingerprints are getting very popular these days, Every smartphone Maker is launching devices with Fingerprint scanner. After announcing brand strategy of Moto and Vibe brand, Chen Xudong, SVP & President of Lenovo China and Asia Pacific revealed that;  the devices released this year under Moto brand will feature fingerprint sensor,  that means these will be mid-ranger or High end devices.
Motorola Smartphone

Chen also shared that phones with less than 5-inch screen size will not be launched this year by the company.  According to him, Smartphones with less than 5-inch screen size are not popular outside Europe. Also there will not be more than 15 devices launched under Moto and Vibe brand. Mr Xudong also said that Google will most definitely make a re-entry into China before
the end of the year.

Moto E 2nd Gen which has a 4.5-inch screen should be discontinued or rebranded under Vibe brand. The new announcement comes shortly after Lenovo revealed it's dual-brand strategy under which Moto brand will be used for Company's high-end devices while Vibe will be for budget devices.

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According to reports by CNET, Lenovo will stop using Motorola branding to Moto phones. Motorola COO Rick Osterloh told CNET that the smartphones will be called Lenovo phones. He further explained ''We'll slowly phase out Motorola and focus on Lenovo''.

Lenovo is taking this step as it aims to unify both smartphones business under one name. Motorola brand will be used for lenovo's high end smartphones and Vibe brand for its budget phones, but Motorola will still operate seperately. The reports also states that Moto X and other similar phones will use blue Lenovo logo.

This the official statement from Motorola:

Now, as we have to think more holistically about our entire smartphone portfolio, we’ve made the decision to focus our marketing efforts on “Moto” and “Vibe” as our hero smartphone product brands globally. At the same time we are not abandoning the iconic Motorola brand. Although it will not be the focus of our marketing, it will continue to be used on packaging and elsewhere, so as to ensure that the rich history and association is never lost. The legacy and the goodwill associated with the Motorola brand will also live on through our licensees.

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If you own a Motorola Moto X Play then there is a good news for you, Motorola has recently started pushing out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to Moto X Play in India.

Motorola has also added Moto E 2nd Gen 4G in its device lineup to receive Android Marshmallow update in countries including Latin America, Europe, Canada and Asia but it left behind China.
Motorola Moto X Play Marshmallow

The Android Marshmallow update for Moto X Play comes in version no. v24.11.18 and size is 582.9MB. The update is rolling out in Phases so it might take time to reach the update to your device.  Have you received update, Let us know in the "comment" section.

Ujjwal Kumar

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