More recently, Motorola has focused on the budget and mid-range market segment. The Moto G and Moto X series smartphones fall into this category. Earlier this year, the company unveiled the Motorola Motorola Edge + flagship smartphone. The company is offering the Snapdragon 865 SOC in these premium Edge series smartphones. This is a premium flagship chipset.
Motorola's new flagship smartphone has not been able to keep up with other brands of devices in the market. It is reported that Motorola is preparing to fix this shortcoming with another flagship smartphone. The new device will be a premium flagship device that is less expensive. There are reports that this new device will be launched as early as 2021.
Motorola 'Neo'
Motorola is developing a new high end smartphone with the model number XT2125, according to a tech news report. There are reports that this smartphone will be called Neo. According to reports, the device will be powered by an octa - core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, similar to Motorola's flagship Motorola Edge +. It has not been confirmed whether the device name will be the same.
There are some reports that the new flagship smartphone that will be released after the Motorola Edge + smartphone will be released in a single storage configuration with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage space. The possibility of releasing the device in another high end variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage space cannot be ruled out. But there are no reports of this.
Motorola Neo will be presented with a display with a resolution of 560 x 1080 pixels. The size of this display is not yet clear. It is reported that this will be an FHD + display. There are indications that this display has a refresh rate of 90Hz. The device will reportedly feature a 16MP Omnivision OV16A1Q wide angle primary sensor and a dual camera setup with an 8MP ultra-wide angle Samsung S5K4H7 sensor.
The new Motorola Neo flagship smartphone is reported to have dual SIM support. The device will run on Android 11 out-of-the-box. The device will be released in the first quarter of 2021 itself. More information on the successor to the Motorola Edge + will be available in the coming days. Motorola is all set to launch a flagship device in the flagship market.