Motorola design chief Jim Wicks leaves to join Northwestern University

22 June, 2016
Jim Wicks was a Motorola top dog for since 2001 and was responsible for the Moto X and Moto 360 design.

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  • 23 Jun 2016

Anonymous, 23 Jun 2016That's too bad. The Moto X was one of the best smartphone d... moreits not hurt the Lenovo . in fact maybe few ppl beside him felt the pain. are you the one? put down your name here at least he can remember u.

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    • Ibx
    • 23 Jun 2016

    Another reason why I won't ever buy Motorola cells ever again.
    Plus it's original enginuity is almost extinct, and new ownership of origin country. NLM Hehe

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      • Ibx
      • 23 Jun 2016

      That's too bad. The Moto X was one of the best smartphone designs ever. The Moto Z is boring and like so many other phones. It looks like Motorola's best days may be behind it. And they were just barely getting back on their feet with the Moto X.

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        • r$5
        • 22 Jun 2016

        Take jony Ive with you

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          • Anonymous
          • NwI
          • 22 Jun 2016

          I didnt know why moto phone are ugly

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            • 22 Jun 2016

            Sunny35, 22 Jun 2016Jim be like: So now that I have ruined the designs of the M... moreOr maybe Lenovo did the design and couldn't take anymore and left.

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              • Ltk
              • 22 Jun 2016

              "It will be certainly difficult for Moto to fill the void", I think this is an understatement. If they use chinese designers who are use to only copying other brands that void may never be filled and by looking at the Moto G4 and Moto Z we all know what is going to happen.

                AnonD-468425, 22 Jun 2016So true and soon Motorola would just become the second log... moreAnd the product quality of Motorola phones have also degraded with the Lenovo acquisition. The recently launched Moto G4 Plus seems to quickly heat up to abnormal levels under 15 mins of heavy use. Temperatures rise in the south of 50 degrees!!!

                I was going through the now famous "Heating issues in Moto G4 plus" thread at motorola forums (link: forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-G4-Moto-G4-Plus/bd-p/M­otoG4thGen) and it seems they are now shipping it with a palsy 15 watt charger rather than the 25 watt turbo charger which they did with the first batch of G4+ in India. So remaining the price constant at INR 15K we are now having a low quality wall charger. And it also seems the display quality of the next batch of G4+ have deteriorated a lot.

                So, NO more Lenovo made Motorola's for me.

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                  • p6y
                  • 22 Jun 2016

                  AnonD-98399, 22 Jun 2016its not hurt the Lenovo . in fact maybe few ppl beside him ... morewhat?

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                    • Lrh
                    • 22 Jun 2016

                    i guess its a good thing that aspiring designers will learn from him.

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                      • 22 Jun 2016

                      its not hurt the Lenovo . in fact maybe few ppl beside him felt the pain.
                      in fact , the Vibe X3 , is the failed product , until now day no ppl want to use it.
                      hope to see 6" FHD , 8GB ram , 128GB rom , duo sim , 4 speaker , extrude earphone design , USB 7.1 headset , 5000mah battery , F1.7 camera .

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                        • 22 Jun 2016

                        RishiGuru, 22 Jun 2016One by one some the great names in Motorola are leaving the... moreSo true
                        and soon Motorola would just become the second logo for Lenovo phones

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                          • 22 Jun 2016

                          Sunny35, 22 Jun 2016Jim be like: So now that I have ruined the designs of the M... moreor may be lenovo didn't listned to him when they ruined the Moto G & Z.

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                            • PA7
                            • 22 Jun 2016

                            Good job dude, motorola is very famous at dept of electrical engineering

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                              • D%M
                              • 22 Jun 2016

                              My guess is that he was forcibly ousted by the new brass. Moto X design is awesome, but moto x is dead; now all future motos will be samsung lookalikes. He's probably been job hunting for a while, and now that he got a new position he can finally quit knowing his brainchilds are all dead.

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                                • v{N
                                • 22 Jun 2016

                                idk u or others but recent moto design look like shyte

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                                  • 22 Jun 2016

                                  and hes the lucky one..

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                                    • 22 Jun 2016

                                    Jim be like: So now that I have ruined the designs of the Moto Z and Moto G4, let's leave this company on it's own. :D

                                      One by one some the great names in Motorola are leaving the company. All knows the contribution of these people, and the timeless designs that Motorola used to deliver with their Moto X and G series smartphones before Lenovo took over this company and changed its course.

                                      Motorola was the other name for practicality for me, a manufacturer who designs sturdy, well designed smartphones which we can really use day in day out. Not a show item. Now Lenovo is chasing thinness with their renamed Moto Z lineup, even the recent G4 Plus is so flat and odd looking than the previous G series phones.

                                      So now we have Lenovo G4 Plus, Lenovo Moto X and Lenovo Moto Z managed by the Chinese management.

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                                        • 22 Jun 2016

                                        Anonymous, 22 Jun 2016I wish Tim Cook would leave to join university...lol .. good one ;)