Leaks suggest Moto M to launch soon with a metal body and 5100mAh battery

Lenovo took over Moto and managed to bring in an interesting product in the form of the Moto Z along with Moto Mods. Motorola also has some interesting offerings in the budget segment including the popular Moto G range and the Moto E range. Now we are hearing that a new Moto series is arriving which will sit between the budget range and the higher-end Moto Z range . The new Moto M has leaked and there is quite a lot of info. Firstly it will feature a metal body design. Yup, we haven’t seen such a phone from Motorola ever since it jumped into the smartphone business. [caption id=“attachment_344252” align=“aligncenter” width=“543”]  Image: GSMArena[/caption] According to a set of leaked specs, the Moto M will be powered by a Snapdragon 625 processor with two variants, one for China with 4GB RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage and a second international one, with a choice between 3GB or 4GB RAM and 32GB or 128GB of storage. There will be a microSD card slot as well to further expand the storage. The display info is not confirmed but it is believed to be a 5.5-inch 1080p panel. One of the most attractive features will be its hefty 5,100mAh battery, which should make it a battery beast. Sadly it has more of a Moto G/E design rather than the Moto Z, so no support for Mods. [caption id=“attachment_344253” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”]  Image: The Android Soul[/caption] It will be the first smartphone from Moto to have a round fingerprint scanner at the back. Other features suggest a single 1.5W speaker, 3.5mm audio jack, a pair of microphones for proper noise cancellation and Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box with an expected update to Nougat. No confirmation about the cameras but could be a 16MP rear with 5MP/8MP front combo. The new Moto M is rumoured to go official in the month of December.