Lenovo executive: Fingerprint scanners and 5-inch displays on all Motorola smartphones in 2016

The Google Play Store will finally make a comeback in China in 2016, literally after six years! Lenovo chief Chen Xudong made the  announcement  and also added that all Motorola smartphones launching this year will feature a fingerprint scanner.

Lenovo chief also added a few other details regarding the upcoming devices. He stated that all phones this year will at least have a 5-inch screen and will no longer invest time in 4.7-inch displays. Also, Lenovo and Motorola both will merge interfaces into a brand new UI, which we will see in 2017.

Spilling more beans on the upcoming smartphones, Xudong added that Moto devices will be targeted at the high-end market and the Vibe series will target affordable/budget smartphone segment.

Lenovo, which purchased Motorola from Google in 2014 will now be reportedly  ditching the term ‘Motorola’ when it comes to smartphones, and it will instead continue as a division under Lenovo. All the new devices will eventually make a transition to ‘Moto’ branding instead of Motorola.

Lenovo has completed the Motorola acquisition at $2.91 billion. Google had earlier acquired the iconic smartphone brand and its prized patent portfolio in 2012 for $12.5 billion but struggled to reverse Motorola’s years-long decline.