While companies like OnePlus[1] and Vivo[2] already opted for proprietary face unlock features[3] to take on Apple's iPhone X[4], Lenovo[5] brand Moto[6] brand is now reportedly preparing an even closer iPhone X competitor that would sport a notch and dual camera setup on the front. The new Moto offering, rumoured to be called Moto X5, is expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018[7] in Barcelona next month. The company is also purportedly developing the Moto Z3, Moto Z3 Play, and its first 5G Moto Mod[8] alongside three new Moto G variants, leaked as the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus, and Moto G6 Play. All of these smartphones have been tipped in a leaked renders.
As featured in the first of the leaked marketing render, courtesy[9] Droid Life, the Moto X5 appears to be one of the closest Android-running rivals of the iPhone X. The smartphone has a thin-bezel display panel that has a room for the frontal notch, similar to the one featured on the iPhone X, with two camera sensors on either sides of an earpiece. The camera sensors are likely to be used to take enhanced selfies as well as to enable face unlocking functionality with some advancements over the Face Unlock debuted on the OnePlus 5T[10] and some recent Vivo smartphones, including the Vivo X20[11] and Vivo V7+[12]. Also, the leaked render points to Moto's Smart AI and Moto XP that would be some artificial intelligence (AI) powered features to distinguish the user experience.
Photo Credit: Droid Life
Interestingly, the rumoured Moto...