It appears Lenovo's[1] Moto brand has started rolling out the stable Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Moto X4[2] in India, as several users have noted the arrival of the update this week. However, there's nothing that distinguishes the rollout from a soak test - a practice of rolling out the update to a limited number of eligible users to check for bugs before a final, wider rollout. We've reached out to Moto[3] for confirmation.
Users report[4] the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Moto X4 carries build number OPW27.2, and also brings the the December Android update. The company also says stability updates have come with the update. Of course, with the jump to Oreo, new features like Auto-fill, Notification Dots, and Picture-in-Picture, amongst others, will also make their way to the smartphone.
The Moto X4 was launched[5] in India just last month, following its unveiling[6] at IFA 2017 earlier this year. Its price in India starts at Rs. 20,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant, while the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 22,999.
The dual-SIM (Nano) Moto X4 was launched with on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) LTPS IPS display with a pixel density of 424ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 630 SoC clocked at up to 2.2GHz, coupled with up to 4GB of RAM.
As for the dual rear camera setup on the Moto X4, Lenovo has chosen a 12-megapixel primary camera with a Dual Autofocus Pixel sensor, an f/2.0 aperture, and 1.4-micron pixels. The setup also consists of a 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle...