Motorola had a segment during Qualcomm’s Tech Summit and the phone maker revealed some interesting details for next year. One of the announcements made is that the Moto G series will be getting a model with a Snapdragon 800 series processor in 2021.

The Moto G series will celebrate its 10th year anniversary next year and one of the ways Motorola plans to mark it is by launching a model with a Snapdragon 800 series processor. The announcement was made by Sergio Buniac, the Senior Vice President of Motorola.

While there is no specific mention of what chipset it is, there are speculations that it might be the new Snapdragon 888 processor. There is also a possibility that the phone may actually come with the Snapdragon 865 or Snapdragon 865+ processor that powers this year’s flagship. Regardless, this is a big shift for the Moto G series which usually comes with a Snapdragon 400, Snapdragon 600, or Snapdragon 700 series chipset.

Since the Moto G series is known as a budget series, there is a chance that the upcoming device will have an affordable price tag. This year, Motorola launched affordable Moto G phones with support for 5G such as the Moto G 5G and Moto G 5G Plus. We expect to see new affordable models next year.

Alongside the info about a Snapdragon 800 series Moto G phone, Motorola also revealed that its phones will get a desktop mode which will allow users to connect their phone to a screen and use it as a desktop computer. There will also be a Media Launcher mode which users can turn on when they want to watch content on a TV. This interface lists the streaming apps and games on the phone in an interface similar to Android TV.

Another feature that Motorola mentioned is the support for video calling using the ultrawide angle camera on the phone. This way, users will be able to fit in more people when making a video call.

These features have been reported to come with the Android 11 update but there is a possibility not all the features will be available on all the models.

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