Moto X+1 Release Date, Specs, Rumors: Is the Moto Maxx the Latest Moto X?

A new Motorola patent could provide a hint about the upcoming Moto X+1.
Moto X+1 Release Date, Specs, Rumors: Is the Moto Maxx the Latest Moto X?
Motorola Moto X smartphones, using Google's Android software, are shown, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at a press preview in New York. The back of the phone is available in 18 colors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
7/31/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

A new Motorola patent could provide a hint about the upcoming Moto X+1.

It is almost a year since Motorola launched the “Moto” line of smartphones with the Moto X, and recently, there have been some rumors of a Moto X+1 which will take over the Moto X as the new flagship phone.

This Moto X+1 will be released in August, according to rumors.

Lately, Motorola has trademarked a Moto Maxx, a name that could very well be used for a new smartphone.

Motorola’s normally reserves the “Maxx” tag for phones with huge batteries and extensive battery lives. For instance, the latest “Maxx” phone, the DROID MAXX, has a 3,500 mAh battery that can, according to Motorola, last for up to 48 hours on one charge.

The existence of such a phone brings up a number of possibilities.

First, the Moto Maxx could be a “Maxx” version of the Moto X+1, or it could be the rumored Moto X+1 itself, if timing of the trademark and the rumored Moto X+1 release date are anything to go by. In this scenario, the Moto Maxx could possibly be the the first “Maxx” phone that is eligible for the Motomaker customizable treatment.

Of course, the Moto Maxx could also be the next phone in the DROID line, and Motorola are simply securing the trademark for the name early.

Here are some rumored specifications of the Moto X+1:

Display: 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080p

Processor: Quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 330

Memory: 1.7 GB RAM

Storage: 24 GB

Camera: 12 mega-pixel rear, 2 mega-pixel front

Battery: 2,800 mAh

OS: Android KitKat 4.4.4

Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.
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