Background
Modern Motorola phones are made by Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo.
The ThinkPhone is a flagship smartphone released by Motorola in 2023. It was announced at CES 2023 and was available both for enterprises and consumers to purchase by May with an MSRP of $700. It was available in one color and included a TurboPower 68W charger, USB Type-C cable, SIM tool, and plastic case.
This phone marks the first Motorola device featuring parent company Lenovo's ThinkPad branding. It also features several software features designed to work with ThinkPads, such as "Advanced Webcam," a functional equivalent to Apple's Continuity Camera.
Identification
The ThinkPhone can be identified with its distinct ThinkPad-inspired design with accompanying "ThinkPhone by motorola" badge on the bottom-right corner of the back panel. Its model number is XT2309.
Technical Specifications
Display:
- 6.6-inch 1080 x 2400 pOLED
- 144Hz adaptive refresh rate
- 720Hz PWM polling
- 360Hz touch sampling
- 1200 nits peak brightness (HDR10+)
- 10 bit color, DCI-P3 color space
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus glass
Processor:
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Memory:
- 8GB/12GB LPDDR5
Storage:
- 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 3.1
Element resistance:
- IP68 dust + water resistant (1.5m of water for 30 min)
- Drop-to-concrete resistant (drop from 1.3m)
- MIL-STD-810H compliant
Wireless Connectivity:
- Cellular Network: 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA, 4G LTE, 5G sub-6 (with compatible nano SIM card)
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX HD and aptX Adaptive
- NFC
Triple primary camera:
- 50MP wide angle
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1/1.5" optical format
- ƒ/1.8 aperture
- 1.0μm pixel size / Quad Pixel Technology for 2.0μm
- Omni-directional PDAF
- 8K UHD (30fps), 4K UHD (60/30fps), FHD (60/30fps)
- 4K UHD HDR10 (30fps)
- Slow motion: FHD (960/240/120fps)
- 13MP ultrawide angle (120° FOV)
- Macro mode
- ƒ/2.2 aperture
- 1.12μm pixel size
- 4K UHD (30fps), FHD (60/30fps)
- 2MP depth sensor
Front (selfie) camera:
- 32MP
- ƒ/2.45 aperture
- 0.7μm pixel size / Quad Pixel Technology for 1.4μm
- 4K UHD (30fps), FHD (60/30fps)
Ports:
- 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C port for data and charging
Sensors:
- Optical fingerprint reader (under display)
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
- Ambient Light
- Barometer (North America only)
Battery:
- Built-in 5000mAh lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 68W charging (using included TurboPower charger)
- Up to 15W wireless charging
Dimensions:
- Height: 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
- Width: 74.4 mm (2.93 in)
- Thickness: 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
- Weight: 189 g (0.42 lbs)
Software:
- Android 13
- 3 years of Android versions and 4 years of security updates promised