Cameras have by no means been a robust go well with for Motorola, nevertheless it’s giving particular emphasis to the brand new “Photo Enhancement Engine” that is unique to the Razr+. The firm says it “uses AI” to provide finer picture particulars, higher dynamic vary, improved bokeh, and extra superior noise discount, all on the uncompressed uncooked picture knowledge. The Razr+ additionally will get a number of further digicam options, reminiscent of Adaptive Stabilization for smoother movies, Action Shot for while you seize shifting topics, Long Exposure to create gentle trails, and Super Zoom, which boosts your zoomed-in images. I’m unsure how a lot “AI” has to do with a few of these.
There are two generative AI options, too: Style Sync and Image Canvas. The former allows you to snap an image of your outfit (or any type of particular texture), and it will generate 4 photographs utilizing that sample that you could then use as a wallpaper. Magic Canvas allows you to generate photographs through a textual content immediate. These two options can be found on each Razrs.
Later within the fall, Motorola will launch “Moto AI,” which it says is powered by both in-house and Google’s large language models. This will include features like “Catch me up,” which will summarize your clutter of notifications so you can focus on what’s important. A “Pay attention” feature will enable the phone to start recording instantly and transcribe and summarize the recording automatically. Then there’s “Remember this,” which can save onscreen information that you can ask the device for later.
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Unfortunately, all this AI power doesn’t help Motorola improve its software update policy. These new Razr smartphones will only get three Android OS updates (they launch with Android 14), and four years of security updates.
For comparison, Google and Samsung offer seven years of software updates on their flagship phones. Longer software support means more features down the road, bug fixes, and security patches.
Accompanying these new telephones is the Moto Tag, a small AirTags-like accent that helps Bluetooth LE and ultra-wideband tech to assist find misplaced units. It makes use of Google’s Find My Device community and can work with any Android telephone. However, in case you use it with a Moto smartphone, you may press the multifunction button on the Tag to remotely seize a photograph.
