They’ll need to lift their game on software updates for that to happen. Many of their handsets ship with an outdated version of Android, and they rarely see more than one major update.
This is what caused me to switch off Motorola. Their Moto Z phone with the magnet attachment thing was badass. But it was 2 major android versions behind, and was no longer receiving security updated by the third year I owned it.
Custom ROMs work well on supported devices.
No doubt, but custom ROMs aren’t on your average buyers radar.
True, although as far as I can tell they are getting a bit more popular on pixels as more people seek privacy.
Still pennies though
First they’d need to start making good smartphones again.
/typed this on a Motorola phone
I’ve liked my 22 moto
Lenovo laptops are trash so I imagine their phones would be trash too. I’ll stick to Pixel.
ThinkPads are often (but not always) great, but I’d otherwise 100% agree.
Motorola hasn’t had a smartphone I’ve been interested in since the first-gen Moto X, and they were owned by Google at that time
I am never going to buy a phone from a company with strong ties with the CCP, and a history of installing spyware on its products.
only certified grade A American spyware for me please 😤😤😤
Have you got any sources for Motorola phones coming with spyware on them?
“The Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has been sentenced in the USA to pay USD 3.5 m as a fine for installing malware and adware (Superfish) on its laptops without informing its customers. By doing so, Lenovo committed the offence of computer break-in, as it wilfully undermined the security of its computers for users and made them vulnerable to cyber attacks.”
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2017-005922_EN.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45756685
You are probably going to say “but those are Lenovo laptops, not Motorola phones”.
Lenovo owns Motorola. If you want to trust the company feel free to do so.
Get me a decent phone with a jack and unlockable bootloader and yeah, I’d at least give you one sale.
I just want a refreshed Nexus 6. The 16:9 screen and front facing speakers made it so good for watching stuff.
It would help to not have a complete mess of a naming scheme for their phones. It should be:
Moto E: Budget/entry level Moto G: Mid-range Moto Edge/RAZR: Flagship phones
There’s no need to confuse everything by adding 20 different versions of each tier with stylus/power/activ/whatever added to the name.
Go back to making phones like the moto X pure and we’ll talk.
Huh, didn’t know Lenovo bought Motorola
That happened 10 years ago…
I wouldn’t buy another piece of Motorola/Lenovo garbage for any amount of money.
“I would bet a paycheck that in three years we will be number three around the world,” Zielinski said, laying out Lenovo’s ambition with Motorola.
He’d bet a paycheque. Not like he’s betting his job on it.
I’m surprised it’s not already. Had to look it up.
Apple
Samsung
Huawei
Moto
So they plan on overtaking Huawei.
According to IDC, the top three smartphone brands last year were Apple (20.1%), Samsung (19.4%), and Xiaomi (12.5%).
Moto only has 4% market share currently…
