Motorola’s latest phone Moto X
Motorola and the world’s first mobile phone DynaTAC
Moto X is the latest attempt by Motorola under Google’s ownership to resurect its former position of greatness in mobile phone products.
Those of us who are long of tooth still have memories of the mighty Motorola as the innovator and maker of the first practical mobiles the DynaTAC’s. They shifted the goal posts later on with MicroTAC AMPS and early GSM phones which showed the world how good a compact flip phone could be.
Apart from a few flashes of brilliance like the original RAZR phones in the mid 2000′s Motorola seem to have lost their way. With their purchase by Google for $12.5Bn in mid 2011 Motorola has been set on a course of reform aimed at restoring its past glory while contributing more than just circa $6Bn worth of Intellectual Property Rights to Google.
The Moto X needless to say is a pure Android phone. It has some quite innovative product and sales features and low and behold is being made in Texas USA.There is a full run down on the Moto X and some of the backgroud leading to its creation on Wired web site here. The full specs of the new phone are on GSM Arena here.
You could wish Motorola good luck with their venture but as others like Research in Motion/Blackberry and Nokia are finding it is a hard road back to fame in the mobile phone business.