Motorola year-over-year sales double

Ever since Google acquired it, Motorola has been gaining success upon success. While the beginning was a bit shaky, now Motorola is really starting to bring it in, and the recent report only emphasizes it.

According to ABI Research, a market research firm, Motorola has sold 8.6 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2014. Considering it has sold 6.5 in Q1 2014, that's an immense improvement, and even more so if you consider Q2 2013 featured less than half the sales, that's an improvement of over 100% year-over-year.

We would guess this was mainly helped by the booming succes of the Moto G and E in emerging markets. Another thing we Motorola is doing, which might help users stay loyal, is keeping all devices including the Moto E up-to-date, which is something some OEMs tend to forget.

While that is a very impressive improvement, and is definitely showing a good trend for Motorola, you need to consider two things: First of all, 8.6 million isn't that much, considering the Galaxy S5 by itself sold 11 million in its first month. Secondly, this sales are mostly from the Moto G and Moto E. While any sale is good, the profit margin from the Moto E and G is significantly lower than from other mobiles, so Motorola's profits might not jump a similar 100%.

Nonetheless, that shows a very good trend, and selling many devices will certainly help building Motorola's brand name. All that's left is to see whether or not this will continue once Lenovo acquire it. However, considering the Nexus 6 will be produced by Moto, we can expect this trend to continue in the near future.

Source: PCWorld

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Lenovo releases metallic Vibe Z2 Pro; features 6' QHD display

Following the release of the huge Lenovo K920, Lenovo is now releasing a mega flagship at a similar 6' inches dimensions. The flagship features a premium 6' QHD display, with a Snapdragon 801 chipset paired with 3 GB of RAM. What will keep that powerhouse running? Lenovo includes a huge 4,000 mAh battery within the device, and that's keen to keep the phone running for over a day of usage.

The camera will be a 16 MP OIS back-shooter supporting 4K videos. The phone will be running KitKat 4.4.2 based Wave UI 2.0, and will have dual-SIM support. It will have a thin 7.7 mm metal frame, which will definitely feel premium in the hands and sweeten the 6' pill.Here's Lenovo's video tour of the phone:

The handset will be available in Titanium, Gold and Black. It should be available in stores around September, but that's only in China.

Link: Lenovo

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Lenovo K920 mini picture leaked; Features a 'mini' 5.5' screen

Recently, the mini versions of flagships have been getting bigger and bigger, and you can hardly find a 'mini' version below 4.5', which in itself is bigger than the iPhone 5s. That is probably why some companies stopped calling them mini (e.g. LG G3 Beat), but 'mini' will always be the term to describe a smaller version of the flagship.

The Lenovo K920, which we showed you a while ago,  is monstrous with its 6' screen size, a feature which might have caused it to lose some customers that would otherwise be interested in its excellent specs. That's what this version is probably trying to make up for.

This handset's rumored specs bare much similarity to the 16 GB version of the G3, without QHD- 5.5' FHD screen, running Snapdragon 801, 16 GB of storage and 2 GB of RAM, 13 MP back shooter and 5 MP front, all this running 4.4.2 KitKat. If this indeed would have been a mini version it might have been the best of them, but at 5.5' it can hardly be called so.

The Lenovo K920 is supposed to be launched on August 5th, and this phone will probably follow soon-after. The price is estimated to be $323, not too bad. Stay tuned as official details will come in a few days.

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Lenovo's K920 crazy specs revealed, to be announced August 5th

While the K920 has already been showcased a couple months ago at a Lenovo event in China, we now possess the full specs of this device, and it seems Lenovo didn't stop at anything to make this the truly best on-paper phone.

It is definitely Lenovo's best flagship to date- It boasts a 6' QHD display, which will reportedly account for an 83.5% screen-to-size dimensions. For comparison, the super-slim-bezeled LG G3 has a 76.4% ratio and the iPhone 5s a 60.6% ration. That will make it the number one in screen-size ratio, defnitely sweetening the pill of such a large display.

On the inside, you get an LTE-supportive Snapdragon 801 paired with 3 GB of RAM, with a 16 MP OIS back camera and a 5-mp front. Storage capacity is 32 GB, and there is dual-sim support. If you were worried about powering a 6' QHD screen, the massive 4,000 mAh battery should put your mind at ease.

The design of the phone is premium, with a metal body and a thin profile, measuring at just 7.7 mm thick. With that, we can't think of a premium feature this phone doesn't possess; this just has it all.

Only thing to worry about is pricing, which hasn't been revealed yet, and could definitely decide the phone's fate. While the phone's 6' screen is definitely an issue for most, this is an excellent specs-wise phone, and for the right price it would be one of the best there are. We'll get the full details when the phone will be announced on August 5th, so stay tuned.

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