Motorola announces finalists of the Moto Mod design competition

10 February 2017
Several mods made it to the final round of “Transform the Smartphone Challenge” out of 700 submissions from 55 countries.

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  • 31 Mar 2017

AnonD-538000, 11 Feb 2017How about a GTX-1080i Mod? GTA V will surely be enjoyable o... moreYou do need to add a controller to play.

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    • AnonD-234645
    • nYT
    • 31 Mar 2017

    I'd make a mod that adds a 3.5mm jack. And expands the CPU prowess with ANOTHET sd820 that is implemented it. Stacking to 8 cores and two Adreno 530, 8 GB ram and 64/128 GB. And 2000 mAh bonus.

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      • Stan
      • ktG
      • 12 Feb 2017

      AnonD-538000, 11 Feb 2017Well if it comes into existence, they'll surely make it pra... moreThere are plenty of those devices out there already. Called a solar charger power bank, where you have an external battery and a solar charger slapped to the back of it. The reviews about the solar panel's capabilities are universal - it doesn't work most of the time, and when it does, it barely works. So if you really need a solar panel, why not buy a 20w foldable panel, with a 5v USB built in? When folded, It's the size of an 8" tablet, and the thickness of two tablets stacked on top of each other. With that kind of power, you can charge two smartphones in parallel, even on a not particularly sunny day. And if that's not enough, you can find 40w and 60w models as well. They're the size of a 10" tablet, when folded.

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        • AnonD-538000
        • gM$
        • 11 Feb 2017

        How about a GTX-1080i Mod? GTA V will surely be enjoyable on the Moto z.

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          • AnonD-538000
          • gM$
          • 11 Feb 2017

          Stan, 11 Feb 2017That size solar charger would put out about 1W of power on ... moreWell if it comes into existence, they'll surely make it practically useful.

            Thanks for immitiating Jolla concept of the other half but to admit it is a nice thing to have a variety of cases to be used in different ascpects.

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              • Iuc
              • 11 Feb 2017

              I'm surprised nobody thought of shoving a 1" Exmor RS into a mod. Now that kind of mod i'd buy for sure! Heck, name it Zeiss for all I care. The current hasselblad mod is worse than a built in camera, at the same focal length.

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                • Iuc
                • 11 Feb 2017

                AnonD-558092, 10 Feb 2017That solar battery charging mod sure looks tempting! If tha... moreThat size solar charger would put out about 1W of power on a very sunny day, in a direct sunlight, at 90 degrees angle of incidence. Now a 3 amp phone battery is about 3.6V*3A=10.8W. This means that you'd need 11 hours of a direct sunlight, and keeping the angle right at all times, in order to charge the phone. In regular outdoor conditions it might take 3 days to charge it. Indoors, it's not even going to be enough to charge the battery for extra 30 minutes of usage, per day.
                This mod is as useless as it gets!

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                  • 2SQ
                  • 11 Feb 2017

                  "Be sure to check out the Moto Mods Indiegogo collection page regularly for the latest list as remaining finalists launch their crowdfunding pages."
                  There are remaining finalists too.

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                    • spR
                    • 10 Feb 2017

                    meanwhile LG disowned G5... Koreans and their soap opera

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                      • 2SQ
                      • 10 Feb 2017

                      Anonymous, 10 Feb 2017How about an always-on xvideos screen mod ?It was rejected

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                        • AnonD-491921
                        • utF
                        • 10 Feb 2017

                        AnonD-491921, 10 Feb 2017Most of the finalists didnt received their moto Z and MDK r... moreJudging by the lack of MDKS and concept stage respectively

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                          • Anonymous
                          • U{p
                          • 10 Feb 2017

                          How about an always-on xvideos screen mod ?

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                            • utF
                            • 10 Feb 2017

                            AnonD-632062, 10 Feb 2017These finalists prove that the MotoMods are already more th... moreMost of the finalists didnt received their moto Z and MDK respectievely

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                              • AnonD-558092
                              • 5h8
                              • 10 Feb 2017

                              That solar battery charging mod sure looks tempting! If that passes through, I'm going to ask for a permanent promotion where the thin Moto Z will come with a free solar charger. This will compensate for the poor battery, and by far.

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                                • AnonD-523334
                                • 7k7
                                • 10 Feb 2017

                                Love the mysterious retro feel in moto z's design. Hate that square button.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 6jr
                                  • 10 Feb 2017

                                  Motorola : Going in great lengths to make a phone modular offering a handful of add-ons eventually, except of the one that would impact the longevity of the phone (battery).

                                  Because why make a component that may extend the life (and thus lower the future sales) of a phone removable?

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                                    • AnonD-632062
                                    • 3Yc
                                    • 10 Feb 2017

                                    These finalists prove that the MotoMods are already more thriving (probably because of their better implementation) than the LG G5's confounded "Friends" attempt, which couldn't garner more developers (or further interest, for that matter).

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                                      • AnonD-632062
                                      • 3Yc
                                      • 10 Feb 2017

                                      LuciferMorningstar, 10 Feb 2017Why most of the design have a hole ?someone explain The hole is present so the camera hump of the phone can properly align and fit with the Moto Mod.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3DR
                                        • 10 Feb 2017

                                        LuciferMorningstar, 10 Feb 2017Why most of the design have a hole ?someone explain For the camera. They're case mods.