Motorola Moto X Pure Edition pre-orders go live tomorrow, prices start at $399.99

Motorola just unveiled that customers in the US will be able to pre-order the Moto X Pure Edition starting tomorrow, September 2. As you may know, the Moto X Pure Edition is the same device that's sold outside of the US as the Moto X Style, and is Motorola's newest flagship smartphone.

Prices for the Moto X Pure Edition will start at $399.99 (unlocked, compatible with all major US carriers). The price includes various customization options, though fancy stuff like leather or wood rear backs will cost extra. Motorola doesn't say when the new handset will start shipping, but this might happen before the end of September.

Compared to the Moto X (2014), the Moto X Pure Edition brings improvements on all fronts (that is, of course, if you consider a larger display an improvement). The new Motorola flagship is splash-resistant, sports a 5.7-inch display with 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD), and unsurprisingly runs near stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow will definitely be available at some point). Powered by a six-core Snapdragon 808 processor, the Moto X Pure Edition further features a 21 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, a 5 MP front-facing camera with its own LED flash, 3 GB of RAM, microSD card support, and a 3000 mAh battery. Will you be getting one?


sources: Motorola, Twitter