Motorola is planning to follow Samsung and LG's lead by introducing two new flagship smartphones with Quad HD displays. The handsets are headed to Verizon and appear to be part of its popular Droid lineup.
When LG unveiled last year's flagship G3 smartphone, it became the first major smartphone manufacturer to ship a handset with a stunning 2560 x 1440 Quad HD display. The company was praised by tech reviewers and consumers for stepping up its game in terms of using such a high-resolution display, when most Android manufacturers were content with shipping their top smartphones with 1920 x 1080 Full HD displays.
It didn't take long before fellow Android rivals, Samsung and Google made the jump to Quad HD displays with the introduction of the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, and Nexus 6. It appears as if 2015 is quickly becoming the year of Quad HD-equipped smartphones, now that Samsung has introduced its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, which both boast Quad HD displays, in addition to LG who has already shipped its new G4 with the same high resolution display.
A new Reddit post claims that Motorola will join Samsung, LG, and Google by introducing two new flagship smartphones for Verizon that will feature Quad HD displays.
The first smartphone, code-named "Clark," has a model number of XT1578 and features a 5.25-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD display with a pixel density of 560 pixels per inch (ppi). The handset is packing a hexa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and is running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.
Motorola's other smartphone is code-named "Kinzie," has a model number of XT1585, and features a smaller 4.6-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD display. Since this device has a smaller display, its pixel density is higher, coming it at 640 pixels per inch (ppi). The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's latest quad-core Snapdragon 810 processor and is running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.
While it hasn't been confirmed, the Motorola "Clark" and "Kinzie" will be part of Verizon's exclusive upcoming 2015 Droid series. We'll be sure to keep you posted as new information becomes available.
