After many reports of Motorola Chicago offices layoff, it seems like their smartphone series is in danger next. According to our sources, the Motorola Moto X5 handsets with dual cam, 4GB RAM might not be making its appearance this year. Read on to find out why!

Motorola Moto X5 won’t be making its appearance this year!!

Previously, the Motorola Moto X5 handset was one of the highlights of this brand 2018 planing. Regarding the design, the Motorola X4‘s successor sports an iPhone X-like notch and white software button at the bottom of the screen. In details, Motorola X5 specs include a 5.9-inch display. Furthermore, the handset screen also has the 18:9 display ratio and 2160 x 1080 resolution pixels. Under the hood, this Motorola handset takes power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset.

On the other hand, Motorola Moto X5 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. There is also expandable storage up to 256GB via microSD. As for the OS, this Motorola phone runs on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo. How about the photography? Motorola Moto X5 camera equips a dual 12MP (f/2.0, 1.4 µm, PDAF, dual pixel) + 8MP (f/2.2, 1.12 µm, no AF) rear lens. Besides, there is also a dual 16MP + 8 MP selfie shooter. Furthermore, Moto X5 rocks a non-removable Li-Ion 3300mAh juice box.

So what is the news about this handset’s delay? In details, one ex-Motorola employee shared on TheLayoff that “Motorola Mobility (Lenovo) just tapped 50% of their Chicago workforce on the shoulder to let them know they are being laid off.” Furthermore, their supposed last day of work is April 6, which is just under a month. On the other hand, the report states that the Motorola Moto X5 has been cancelled. Motorola is going to shift its complete focus to E, G, and Z series of phones.

What is Motorola’s official statement on Motorola Moto X5’s availability?

Today, Motorola has reached out and denied any rumour about the Moto X5’s cancellation. We can expect the Motorola Moto X5 release date to fall in the second quarter of 2018. As for the cost, Motorola Moto X5 price can start at $489 ~ Rs.31, 252. Are you looking forward to this handset’s debut? Drop a comment to let us know!