Motorola Moto X+1 to have Snapdragon 801 processor

Motorola is on the verge of launching its next generation Moto X smartphone. The device is dubbed as Moto X+1 smartphone. It is the successor of the Moto X smartphone launched a year ago. The Moto X launched last year was a very good device with average specs but brilliant user experience. Looking at the current trend, which mostly goes by high specs, the company has decided to beef up the Moto X series with the latest X+1 smartphone.

The Moto X+1 looks a beast on paper with its top notch specs; it has a Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB RAM, 32/64GB storage and 5.2-inch full HD display. Other details of the device are scarce right now and we expect the final details to leak out soon.

The Moto X originally came with a Dual-Core processor and 2GB RAM without memory expansion option. The Moto X+1 will be placed above Moto X and will be the flagship of Motorola for this year. The device will again not have a micro SD card slot but OTG is certainly on its list. The specs come in light courtesy of Geekbench, a popular benchmarking website which almost every major manufacturer uses to check out the benchmarks of its products.

Are you interested in Motorola’s flagship this year? Let us know your first impressions of the specs of the Moto X+1 smartphone.

Nokia Lumia 530 up for preorder in India

Nokia announced the Lumia 530 smartphone recently but the company did not announce the price. It just gave a hint that the price of the device will be under Rs 8000 category but Indian online retailer Snapdeal has already put this device for preorder on their site. Snapdeal while skipping mention of the price, has said that the device will start selling in the 3rd week of August.

The Nokia Lumia 530 is the successor model of the popular Lumia 520 and Lumia 525 smartphones. In terms of specs it is not a true successor of the Lumia 525 smartphone, the specs are lower end and Nokia has cut down heavily on internal storage department.

Lumia 530 would come with the latest Windows Phone 8.1 OS and will have 4GB ROM on board. Like Lumia 520 this one too will have 512MB of RAM, the rear camera will have the same 5-MP resolution but the focus will be fixed. There is no front facing camera on this device and it will have a 1,430mAH battery for power supply. Connectivity options are to include Dual SIM slots, 3G, Wifi and Bluetooth.

What do you think has Nokia done with the Lumia 530? Has it failed to bring a true successor or is it just a smart move to provide cheap smartphone? Let us know your reactions.