The newly-announced Motorola products, unveiled at the IFA 2014 in Berlin just two weeks ago, will now be available for pre-ordering through various sales channels. This includes the new Moto X (through carrier AT&T), the Moto Pure Edition, Moto Hint and Moto Turbo Charger. The other good news is that their round-faced smartwatch, the Moto 360, has been re-stocked after selling out since it was released in the market almost two weeks ago.
The new Moto X (originally thought to be named X+1 or X2), will be available for pre-order through AT&T starting Tuesday this week. Motorola’s new flagship device is an upgrade from the old Moto X, with a bigger 5.2-inch screen 1080p screen resolution and a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor. Meanwhile, the Pure Edition will have an unlocked SIM and an unlockable bootloader for $499.99. This one is the unbranded direct-sale version of the Moto X, for those that don’t want any of the US carriers’ mark on their smartphone.
Motorola’s newly-launched accessories will also be available for pre-order starting Tuesday. The Moto Hint, a discreet wireless earbud that lets you control your smartphone through your voice, will have an SRP of $149.99. The Motorola Turbo Charger is priced at $34.99 and will just take 15 minutes to add 8 more hours of battery life the newer Motorola phones. And as mentioned, the highly-rated Moto 360 smartwatch, running on the Android Wear platform, will be back on sale but with limited quantities only, so expect this to be sold out again in a matter of hours, maybe minutes.
They are also offering a Trade-in program, where you can send in your older Motorola devices and they will mail you a Motorola Visa Prepaid Card worth up to $300 so you’ll be able to make a customised Moto X through their newly-enhanced Moto Maker site, which now has new tools and more options. All of these products (except the AT&T Moto X) will be available for pre-order and sale through the Motorola website.
SOURCE: Motorola
These products were unveiled in Chicago, not at IFA. The announcement just happened to take place while IFA was going on.