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The Moto X Play is finally headed to Verizon, however, the device has reportedly been dubbed as Motorola DROID Maxx 2. REUTERS/SEAN GARDNER

Motorola recently introduced a trio of handsets namely the Moto X Play, Moto X Style and Moto G 2015. Although, many news reports have spoken extensively about the Moto X Style and Moto G, there was no news pertaining to the availability of the Play edition. But now, a new report said that the Moto X Play is headed to the U.S., following the footsteps of the U.K., Germany and Canada.

In the U.S., the Moto X Play will reportedly be offered by Verizon under the brand name “Motorola DROID Maxx 2.” The DROID branded smartphones from Verizon usually carry phenomenal battery unit. For instance, the first-generation Motorola DROID Maxx comes with a huge 3,500 mAh battery, while reportedly providing up to 48 hours of battery life.

Speaking of Moto X Play, the handset houses a solid 3,630 mAh cell and therefore, it is easy to assume that the upcoming refreshed version of DROID device will be called the DROID Maxx 2, Phone Arena reported.

Moving on to the key Moto X Play specifications, the handset is expected to sport a huge 5.5-inch display, packed with 1,080 x 1,920 pixels screen resolution. This display combination translates to a pixel density of 401 ppi. Under the hood, the device would be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chip, in combination with an octa-core CPU, clocked at 1.7 GHz. The graphics side of things is taken care by the Adreno 405 GPU and backed by a good-enough 2 GB of RAM.

When it comes to memory specification, the Moto X Play comes equipped with 32 GB of built-in storage capacity and microSD card support. In addition, the smartphone features an enhanced 21-megapixel rear-facing camera unit, in addition to a 5-megapixel snapper. The device will be running on the latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop firmware.

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