The world waits with bated breath as the official release announcement for the Moto X is a mere day ahead. Motorola and Google’s new love baby promises to be quite a cracker. Quite a few of its features have been leaked ahead of its detailed official release. All these put together give a rough picture of what to expect from the Moto X. And it sounds and looks tasty.
The Moto X’s body will be something unique. Dubbed ‘Magic Glass’, Motorola has found a way to make the phone’s body and the glass screen feel seamless. A layer of Gorilla Glass will be incorporated with special polymer to make the entire body and screen feel like a continuous surface. It is also confirmed that the device will be using the still unconventional nano SIM card.
The Moto X will also feature new technology for its rear camera. It will be adorned with what is called a ‘ClearPixel’ camera. The said camera will have a 10 MP resolution; however, what will set it apart will be its ability to function a lot better than average mobile phones in low-light conditions. It promises to do so by capturing more light than most smartphone camera sensors, using its larger pixel size. A large percentage of the current generation mobile phones have 1.1 micron cameras. The Moto X, however, will have a 1.4 micron pixel camera.
The larger pixels will be able to accommodate more light, therefore giving the camera a performance boost in dimly lit situations. Interestingly, the image processing technology used will be similar to that of Nokia’s Pureview range. The Moto X will superimpose 4 different pixels into a single ‘perfect pixel’; one that holds greater depth and colour accuracy (Nokia has been using similar technology, combining 7 pixels into a single superpixel).
The camera is also expected to record full HD videos with high clarity at frame rates of up to 60 fps. Not to leave the audio lagging behind, Motorola has installed 3 different mics on the device, promising a 3D audio recording experience for the first time ever. The audio-video aspects of the Moto X are certainly mouth-watering, and it could very well mean that Motorola’s first Google-bred device could prove to be a great success.
