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Motorola’s May 13th press event will introduce a phone “made to last” and “priced for all”
Mark your calendars for yet another device reveal in weeks to come. Motorola has set a date for May 13th in London, where they’ll be announcing a new phone that is “made to last” and will be “priced for all.” Whatever it is, it sounds like it’ll be affordable, yet powerful. Cheap, yet cool and capable.
There’s no indication whether or not this will be the follow up to last year’s Moto X just yet. The timing would be off, with last year’s model being announced in August for a late summer launch. That doesn’t mean much, though, as all of the flagships from top OEMs this year have come quite a bit earlier than their predecessors.
If it is the follow-up to the Moto X, we’re told it will come with a myriad of customization options through Moto Maker. The standard colored plastic of last year’s model will return alongside premium wood backings.
New to the party are premium leather backings for people who are into that sort of thing. We don’t know much about the phone outside of the lavish looks we expect it to have, though, so we’ll just have to use our imagination until we stumble upon something more solid. Also rumored to be on the way is the Moto E, a rumored entry-level handset from the OEM that should be even more affordable than the Moto G was.
But all of this talk is moot if Motorola’s announcement ends up being totally different, so we’ll be looking ahead to May 13th and circling our calendars for the big day. Be sure to do the same on your end and make sure to circle back to Phandroid for all the latest.
[via Engadget]
Huawei Ascend P7 breaks cover ahead of May 7th press event
It’s phone announcement season, apparently, with yet another OEM looking to put on an event soon. Huawei is holding their own hoedown on May 7th, where we expect the company to reveal their Ascend P7, as well as a possible miniature version of it.
The Ascend P7 is Huawei’s most interesting flagship yet. It’s said to be coming with a 5-inch 1080p HD display, a 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel rear camera and and 8 megapixel front camera (yowza!), as well as a 2500mAh battery. You can also expect Huawei to push the bar on slimness, as they’ll be looking to continue their tradition of trimming phones beyond 7mm of girth.
And would you look at that — a new leak already gives us a clean look at the thing. The UI in the photo definitely suggests KitKat, as the Ascend P7 is flaunting those transparent system status bars and navigation bars quite proudly. Anything else we want to know about this phone will likely have to wait until next week.
[CNBeta via PhoneArena]
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