History of Motorola
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It could be said that
Motorola is the unsung hero in the Mobile industry, the bottom line is Motorola
has made its mark in history in spite of its ever changing structure.
 Motorola Mobility perhaps somewhat predictable, was The company is Priced at around $12.5 billion and |
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The company made history when it released the world’s |
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It was actually from 1973, that Motorola seriously At first showing off the DynaTAC (invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola who |
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And then the MicroTAC was released by the end
of the decade but what was most notable was the dramatic drop down in size and
weight, and the movement to the flip phone format.
Motorola really let loose
and released the hounds in 1996 when they released the iconic StarTAC, it was
probably one of the smallest and tiniest practical Phones ever released
its the StarTAC that helped make the clamshell design very popular and was the
first to incorporate the vibrate option on a Mobile borrowed from the company’s
pager side of its business.
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Two thirds of Motorola’s gross revenue by 1998 |
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In 2009 Motorola released its first Android SmartPhone the Motorola DEXT MB220, and its first Android tablet came out in 2011. Comparing the specs of the Motorola DEXT with one of
Motorola’s latest SmartPhones such as the Moto X4 which was launched in November
2017, one can see that they are quite different but yet similar despite the 8 year release gap between them, but whats carried on here is still excellent with tech advancements for better and improved Mobile user experience.
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As a Flagship then, it was powered by 2.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon
630 processor and as for image display the X4 has a 5.20-inch touchscreen
display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 424 pixels
per inch.
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given time e.g travellers, the Motorola Moto X4 is a And all this is powered by a 3000mAh non removable |
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This is the somewhat latest part of Motorola’s |
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To say that Motorola had success with the RAZR would be |
When Apple blew everyone out of the water in 2007
when it reinvented the Mobile Phone into a full blown SmartPhone, Motorola had
no choice, it had to get up-to speed with the SmartPhone revolution, so the
company moved its focus to Google’s Android operating system. Its time
for the early years.
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Motorola, Inc. was created on September 25, 1928 at
Schaumburg, Illinois by two brothers, Joseph and Paul Galvin, they called their
company the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation who bought-out at auction for
$750, the bankrupt Stewart Battery Company’s manufacturing equipment and
battery-eliminator plans.
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By 1962, Motorola had 14,000 employees worldwide
and then by August 2000, Motorola reached its peak employment of 150,000
employees worldwide.
The Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (Motorola’s
original name) in 1930
released the “Motorola” car radio two
years after the company was founded in Chicago. The same year it was
released, the Motorola became Galvin’s first internationally sold product, it
initially offered the battery eliminator that allowed battery-powered home
radios run off of household electricity.
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Wireless network equipment like signal amplifiers |
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In 1947, the company dropped the name Galvin |
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It was the company’s destiny to become MobilePhone makers as they embraced all and the |
said the famous words “one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind” from the Moon‘s surface on a
Motorola transceiver.
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The bottom line here is that with all these
The present “batwing” logo was introduced |
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Motorola developed and supplied many products used |
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In 1991, Motorola showed of the world’s first |
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Standout Motorola Phones
We
would start of with a SmartPhone but this Mobile Phone was exceptional. The Aura used to be a luxury device (and still is NOW) with a $2000 price tag and that’s back in 2008 ok.
Motorola AURA (2008)
Made from premium materials such as stainless
steel
and sapphire to appeal to
large audience if not the high end, even came in a classy wooden box. Had a striking similarity to the V70 from a
few years previous.
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But the bottom line
is that this outlandish mobile represented an entry into the elite world of
luxury high-end mobile phones with a £1,400 price tag that puts even today’s
flagships to shame.
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Motorola tried to replicate the success of the
Razr V3 series by making a new innovative phone. The screen’s opening mechanism
was made possible thanks to its Swiss-made gears composed of Rockwell 50-55
hardened steel and 130 precision ball bearings.
Unique so much so that the engineering is customised, consisting
of a rotating mechanism of more than 200 high-precision different parts, protected
against harsh conditions, made possible with special premium coatings, the same
type used in top-performance racing
engines. All these unique specs made the
AURA a one of-a-kind phone, it looked intricate but yet sophisticated, the
screen was able to display 26 Million different colours. This phone was well
and truly about looks over functionality. No Wi-Fi, 3G or microSD card slot and
back then certainly no apps to show, but it did look pretty special.
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They appropriately name It Milestone in other
regions as that’s what it was for the company.
The Droid stalked up well as a multimedia-enabled smartphone with its touchscreen display and slide-out keyboard. At
the time, the Droid was a fantastic device offering a state-of-the-art experience
with flawless telephone reception.
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Motorola ATRIX 4G (2011)
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First the Atrix was different as it had the ability to This Phone at the time of its release, was
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Motorola MING A1680
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This was a must have phone for As we know how innovative |
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The Ming is a flip-phone, a clamshell, a SmartPhone plus it has a stylus pen
for extra interface options.
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It was amongst a series of devices
with interesting specifications such as features like a 3.1-inch WVGA display,
5-megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, compass and a 624 MHz Marvel PXA935
processor.
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (2012)
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It had a slide out keyboard which was still
impressive, but however, what it did have was an outstanding battery life even
for today’s standard – which lasted for as much as two days. It was likely the
best Android device to own, especially if you wanted it to last long.
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Users
could instruct the phone with “Conditions” and “Actions “using Smart
Actions. Through this method, it didn’t use any more battery than what your SmartPhone
normally uses, in addition battery life
Improved when using Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) using Bluetooth® enabled
headsets, so basically with Smart Actions Software users could set conditions
that triggered actions, like, why us GPS to get
your location which taxes the battery,
when users can latch onto a signal using nearby cell phone towers to
triangulate your position which taxes the battery less. The bottom line is that increased
overall battery life is achieved but still targeting on its overall
performance and user experience.
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Motorola Droid 4 (2012)
The Droid 4 is considered one of the last great QWERTY smartphones. It
supposedly perfected the mobile keyboard with responsive, tactile, and strong
keys.
The Motorola Droid 4 was
released with Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”
out of the box, then it was gradually updated to Android 4.0 “Ice Cream
Sandwich” and finally to Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean”. It was released February 10, 2012, as the successor to
Motorola’s Droid 3, and is one of the
first to support GLONASS in addition to GPS.
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First, we feel one of the outstanding features of the Droid 4 is |
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First, we feel one of the outstanding features of the Droid 4 is
the edge-lit QWERTY keyboard (keyboardResponsive) The Droid 4 did not only improve
on its predecessors’ keyboards, but also on other SmartPhone brands as well. Motorola redefined the QWERTY keyboard to the
next level, offering die-hard physical QWERTY fans one of the most refined
experiences on the market back then.
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In addition, it WAS the only dual-core LTE smartphone with a |
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Moto X (2013)
It was in
August 2013 when Motorola released the Moto. The pressure was on
Motorola, as the pioneer they are in the Mobile Phone industry, people were
waiting in anticipation on what Motorola was going to release their own
mainstream proper flagship SmartPhone like its rivals had, at a time when the
company was faltering, plus in addition,
it was being billed as a make a break time, the comeback device of
Motorola, so much so that Moto X was Motorola’s first flagship after
becoming a Google-owned company in 2012. Reviews of the Moto X was somewhat good, it
didn’t blow up the market parse, well notice, lukewarm critical acclaim but did not stand out enough against rival makes as expected.
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Still for Motorola the Moto X was a good entry effort into
the flagship “big boy” level, some good innovative user interface
software, performance was sufficient and the display was considered acceptable with
crystal clear Corning glass.
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Nexus 6 (2014)
As the saying goes “if it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it” Motorola took this to heart as all they did was that they
simply took the Moto X and scaled it up to the size of a phablet, gave it more
specs and power to give us the Nexus 6 and they did a good job with it too.
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went large, they went BIG, literally, this was the “era” of the big phone known
as the Phablet, which made sense as the SmartPhone was becoming the main
one-stop-shop, the ultimate all-in-one for personal entertainment, information and utility when on the move or
not, besides that’s what all the
rivals were releasing, so there for the Nexus
6 saw
Motorola 2014 going large when they dropped the Nex 6 device that moved them into
the phablet territory.
What did the Nexus 6 bring to the table? It was a fantastic all-round SmartPhone with
the latest version of Android, good
chipsets with plenty of power, with excellent all-round performance, firm
build backed by an attractive design from the design of the Moto X.
Primarily aimed at heavy flagship mobile
phone users and to true Android fans.
Like we said in the beginning “if it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it” in fact improve it further, then give it a good
undercutting price.
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Moto
Z and Moto Mods (2016)
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contact points on the back of the phone, that sends data and power between the add-on
Mod and the phone. Each Mod
attaches to the back of a Moto Z-series SmartPhone using built-in magnets.
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The Moto Z wasn’t a flagship it was like a pioneer device, – as since then,
even though Motorola foresaw the gap anyway, Moto Mods
has been an eye opener for mobile accessories makers who manufacture these
add-on accessories for phones still continues and as for Motorola, it went well
beyond the original phone, the Moto Z as
the Moto Z2, Z2 Play, Z2 Force and
Z3, Z3 Play followed.
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Hasselblad True Zoom
Hasselblad
Moto Mod camera helps to transform the Moto Z it into a “proper”
camera. They called it “True Zoom”, very
simple to clip on using the magnetic facility, then using the normal camera app
and you’re ready to go, as we have” plug n play”, here its simply “clip n snap”.
Produced by Hasselblad and Motorola, but first who is Hasselblad? They are a leading manufacturer of
digital medium format cameras and lenses renowned for their iconic design, however True Zoom was engineered
by Motorola rather than the prestigious Swedish camera maker who primarily use
metal to produce cameras. The True Zoom has some plastic incorporated into it,
making it ultra-lightweight, which is excellent for the sake of portability, after
all it attaches to a mobile phone.
With a
10x optical zoom lens, from a 25-250mm equivalent that allows it zoom-in
without dropping quality until it gets to the 10x limit. Featuring f/3.5-f/6.5 aperture is modest with its highest
resolution video capture which sits at 1080p30.
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JBL SoundBoost / SoundBoost 2
To make
the SoundBoost speaker, Motorola joined with JBL an American company that manufactures high-end Premium audio equipment such as wireless
Bluetooth speakers, Android & iOS headphones,
subwoofers, home theatre systems including loudspeakers and headphone Speakers, which take your
music to the next level. They created the SoundBoost, with
Built-in kickstand.
A stereo
loudspeaker with two three-watt drivers and for 2017 they dropped SoundBoost 2,
with fabric-covered, splashproof. The Mod amplifies the phone’s sound Giving
your SmartPhone a boost with powerful stereo sound. Snap on the speaker and it plays instantly.
No pairing. No hassle.
Moto Insta-Share projector
The projector, Motorola calls the Moto
Insta-Share Projector, that can beam a video or image measuring up to 70-inches diagonally
from any angle, onto any surface. It also has a built-in loudspeaker and built-in stand With an ultra-thin design, the Insta–Share Projector
goes wherever you go. Slip it into your pocket or bag. The Moto Insta–Share
Projector magnetically snaps easily onto the Moto Z phone so you can
immediately start projecting photos or that video, basically your own private
portable cinema in your hand.
Moto GamePad
This Moto Mod works with Moto Z phones that are compatible, they called it The Moto Gamepad, it’s a rigid cradle that Transforms any moto z into a handheld gaming console literally in just
one Snap-On movement, it syncs and begins functioning as soon as you snap your
phone on the connection port consisting of authentic physical buttons and
controls for that true game Play experience of the latest games on the move.
The Moto GamePad has all the physical controls of a true gaming device.
The Gamepad’s has its own charging capabilities with a 1,035mAh battery
on-board using A USB-C charging port is
used to charge the battery, which can last up to eight hours of gameplay.
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Moto 360 Camera
The Moto 360 Camera is a Moto Mod that allows recording 360-degree
video at 4K resolution with two 12-megapixel cameras and can also
record 3D audio using four built-in microphones.
Motorola released the Moto Z2 Force in 2017, August 10, with
the snap on 360-degree camera that can work with any phone in the Moto Z line-up. When one angle isn’t enough, it allows the
user to capture everything by just Snapping on the 360
degree camera, and capture interactive
video, audio, and images from every direction.
Polaroid Insta-Share Printer
The Insta-Share
printer, can print images on real papers so you can stick them onto your fridge
rather than your Facebook page. Polaroids
for those who don’t know or remember is the ability to take a photo anywhere
and have it appear on paper right there before your eyes with no need to
process. Users can re-live the past with
the Polaroid Insta-Share Printer. It
transforms your moto z into a super-portable
Polaroid camera just Snap, print and share. Anywhere.
Livermorium Slider Keyboard Moto Mod
Here with this Mod, the Livermorium
Slider Keyboard Moto Mod allows dedicated fast typing good for business and
students, just clip on and slide out the angled keyboard.
Incipio
Vehicle Dock
When driving
around in your car and you need to access your phone for what ever reason, its
vital to do it safely when using a Z
series phone, that’s where the Incipio Vehicle Dock transforms your phone into
an in car display and functioning device, look at it as your in-car personal
assistant.
Just clip
the phone into the dock and Android Auto launches, including full music control,
navigation and more.
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The bottom line is if anyone ever doubted if the new Razr was a
flagship, the price tag of $1500 was the main indicator that it was. The
main reason why the new Razr was so expensive (Moto Razr has a hinge 4 years in the making) is due to the intricate
hinge system and the flexible OLED display screen. We saw something similar with a
rotating mechanism of more than 200 high-precision different parts with the
Motorola AURA. The Aura used to be a
luxury device (and still is) with a huge $2000
price tag and that’s back in 2008.
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