Motorola phones and the Moto 360 smartwatch, including Nexus collaborations.
The much-anticipated Moto Z, Moto Z Play, and Moto Mods reach Singapore from November 2016. The Moto Z, in Charcoal Ash or Washed Oak shells, retails for S$899, powered by a Snapdragon 820 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.
Motorola returned to Singapore on 24th August 2016, launching a portfolio of six devices, including the Moto X Force at S$899 and Moto X Style at S$799. This review focuses on the mid-range Moto G4 Plus, priced at S$499.
After almost two weeks using the Moto 360 (Second Generation) instead of my Apple Watch, I miss the Apple Watch only a little, mainly its ability to act on notifications. On iOS, Android Wear's notification handling is more limited.
Thanks to Lenovo, I was seeded the Moto 360 (Second Generation) as a Christmas present, choosing the Large 46mm with Cognac Leather at S$549. It went on sale in Singapore on 15th December 2015 across three models.
The second-generation Moto 360 is now available in Singapore at selected Newstead, Challenger, Best Denki, Courts, and Lenovo stores. Unlike the US store, where you can customise case, bezel, and band, Singapore offers only three predefined variations.
The Motorola Moto 360, announced in the US in March 2014, became officially available in Singapore on 23rd February 2015 at a recommended S$380, in black only. Reportedly it's exclusive to Rakuten and MSTATION, though I doubt that.
I bought my Nexus 6 from MobyShop for S$870, trading in my 16GB Nexus 5 for S$200, so I paid S$670 net. Holding it, the aluminium frame lends a premium feel; for once a Nexus phone doesn't look cheap.
Four months after its launch, the Nexus 6 is now officially available in Singapore at a recommended S$998. Only the 32GB variant is sold, in both Midnight Blue and Cloud White, exclusively through open retail channels rather than telcos.
The Motorola XOOM 2 (3G/Wi-Fi, 32GB) is now available in Singapore as of 13th January 2012, at a recommended S$978. It runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb on a 10.1-inch 1280x800 Gorilla Glass display, with a splash-guard and flattened edges.
The Motorola RAZR goes on sale in Singapore from tomorrow, 11th November 2011, at a recommended S$888 without contract, and at all three local telcos, SingTel, StarHub, and M1. I tried it at last week's media event.
Wow, Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion, which took me completely by surprise. It seems future Nexus phones may be made by Motorola. I half expect Microsoft to acquire Nokia next, for US$27 billion or less.
Motorola's XOOM Wi-Fi reaches Challenger, Courts, Newstead, Best Denki, Harvey Norman and Mustafa this Friday at S$888. Running Android 3.0 Honeycomb, it packs a larger, higher-resolution display in a smaller form factor with dual cameras.
SingTel sent me the Motorola BackFlip to review last month, but my busy schedule delayed it, sorry. I'll cover only the physical design, since its OS and software closely match the Motorola Dext I reviewed five months ago.
The Motorola DEXT with MOTOBLUR is Motorola's social phone and another SingTel exclusive, much like INQ's Mini 3G and Chat 3G. Motorola took a fresh approach with its own MOTOBLUR service, essentially their take on Apple's MobileMe.