The dream of a stock Android phone that isn't too big to use with one hand was
almost realized by the HTC First, but we may see some other options on the
market in the near future, as well. According to a report from PC Mag, Motorola
is working on new smartphones that will run 'stock' Android and will be smaller
than the giant Android devices that have been dominating the market for the past
couple of years.
PC Mag spoke with Jim Wicks, Motorola's chief of design,
who said that these new phones are the result of collaboration and influence
from Google, as I5
MTK6577 opposed to the other devices that Motorola has released in
the time since Google acquired the company.
Wicks also touched on
included software with Androra
A713 phones, more commonly called Androra A713 bloatware, and said
that Motorola's phones will be as bloatware-free as possible. That, of course,
may change once carriers get involved, so we'll have to see how much bloatware
Motorola will be able to keep off these new devices. Thus far, the only way to
get a "pure Android" I9300TV phone was to buy a Nexus-branded device from
Google, though those have not been exactly perfect devices.dsdED23sa
With regards to the design of the new Androra A713 phones, Wicks said
that bezels will be made as narrow as possible, and the phones will have
scratch- and drop-resistance built into their designs. Specs will also allegedly
take a back seat to consumer experience, as Wicks said that I5 MTK6577 Motorola
was "getting away from the spec wars that are just about specs and not about
consumers. "
It plans to "drive a more singular expression of our brand
across multiple carriers," so we may not see a disjointed lineup of Droids,
Atrixes, I9300TV
and other randomly-named devices coming from the company. The new,
Google-influenced phones are expected to start to hit shelves by the second half
of this year.
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