Motorola X Phone With Edge-to-Edge Display Rumored for Google I/O Debut

Motorola X Phone With Edge-to-Edge Display Rumored for Google I/O Debut is a post by Chuong Nguyen from Gotta Be Mobile.

Google usually announces new Nexus hardware in collaboration with its hardware partners at its annual Google I/O developer conference every year, and this year, Google-owned Motorola is expected to debut its X Phone at the same conference according to the latest leaks. Motorola’s X Phone, unlike the unlocked Nexus, will be carrier-targeted, so hopefully Motorola can get cross-carrier support for its X Phone brand beyond the successful Droid collaboration with U.S. partner Verizon Wireless. This means that an X Phone can potentially land on AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel, and Verizon Wireless simultaneously with high-end, lust-worthy specs that rival flagships from HTC, LG, and Samsung in the Android space. Rumored Specs According to those same leaks on Droid Forums, the X Phone will have a near-bezel-less edge-to-edge display similar to what Motorola had done on the Motorola Droid RAZR M. The display is said to be of the 5-inch variety. Though no exact specs on the screen were mentioned, given its launch at Google I/O in May 2013 and the 5-inch spec, we’re guessing this will be a near bezel-less 1080p HD display. This will be significant as it will allow the X Phone to retain a large display area, but without the surrounding bezel area, the phone can be a lot more compact than competing 5-inch models on the market today. It’s unclear what other specs the X Phone will debut with, and the timely launch coinciding with Google I/O may mean that the device will debut with the next version of the Android OS called Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Other Possible Features Other high-end specs for 2013 that could be included in the X Phone would include either quad-core processing or octa-core CPUs, ample 2 GB RAM, and slim and trim designs. If the X Phone gets quad-core processing, this will be a first for a Motorola phone as even the late release of the Droid RAZR HD and Droid RAZR Maxx HD series came with a dual-core Snapdragon processor at a time when quad-core is beginning to gain momentum. Corning also introduced Gorilla Glass 3 earlier this month so that could be another feature consumers are looking for as well for some durability for the glass panel. Other Devices Launching at Google I/O In addition to the X Phone for an I/O launch, there are also a number of other devices that are rumored for this time period, including two Nexus product launches by LG. LG is rumored to deliver the Nexus 5 smartphone for Google after what may be seen as a successful Nexus 4 collaboration, as well as a Nexus 7.7 tablet. The Competitive Smartphone Arena for 2013 It’s unclear if an X Phone debut may mark the end of Motorola’s sub-brands like Droid for Verizon or Atrix for AT&T in the U.S. The X Phone will likely have to compete against the HTC M7, the Samsung Galaxy S4, and the LG Optimus G2, all rumored for debut sometime this year and some of