Moto X ay may morph into Verizon’s Droid Maxx 2

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Published 24 Aug 2015

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The Moto X ay may be coming to the U.S. after all. 

According to a roid report, one of Motorola’s newest smartphones will get rebred as the Droid Maxx 2, a follow-up to the long-lasting device from Verizon’s angry robot series.

The Moto X ay launched this summer as the more budget-friendly cousin of the Moto X Style, though only the latter will come to the U.S. as the Moto X re ition. The Moto X ay is being sold to international buyers.

The precise specs of the Moto X ay may or may not get reconfigured as part of a Verizon rebr. The device as announced by Motorola included a 5.5-inch full HD display, 21-megapixel rear-facing camera, dual D flash, a substantial 3,650mAh battery.

The report suggests a Droid Maxx 2 model would include wireless charging (something not found on the Moto X re ition) a plastic OD display, which Verizon plans to market as “unbreakable.”

It’s the same type of technology that used to bend its G4 display.

The story behind the story: The Droid series is a Verizon exclusive, with a very specific aesthetic marketing effort. The “Droid Does” motto has always appealed to those who are antithetical to the ione, instead preferring a device with long battery life a more robust build quality. This move would help get Motorola’s Moto X ay into the U.S. give Verizon a new improved Droid to sell in stores.