Motorola commits to bringing four Moto Mods to market every quarter, battery mods popular

[Ry]

Hands on with the new Mophie and Incipio Moto Mods for Moto Z | Android Central

Motorola is also committing to bringing four Mods to market every quarter going forward, which is an aggressive cadence for a nascent product category. That doesn't mean you'll see four battery packs, or even four Motorola-released add-ons every three months, but there's a confidence within the company we haven't seen since the first Moto X back in 2013. And it's infectious.

Also, we like batteries and a lot of people are keeping them attached semi-permanently.

Battery add-ons have proven the most popular category in the Moto Mods ecosystem, according to Motorola. Over 40% of those purchased to date have been batteries, and the company says that in an average week, 37 hours are spent with a battery add-on attached to the back of the phone. Many people leave their battery packs attached to the back of their phones on a semi-permanent basis.

 

[YAYTech]

Every quarter... until when? Still, great to hear!

Not too surprising on the battery usage.

 

[wonderbread]

How about having back plates that come with wireless charging.

 

[Ry]

How about having back plates that come with wireless charging.

At 4 per quarter, I can't imagine not seeing one next year.

 

[azdmelani]

More moto mods on the way

https://www.cnet.com/news/lenovo-release-12-moto-mods-per-year/

"12 per year"

 

[Sailindawg]

Re: More moto mods on the way

The car docks could interesting. A magnetic clip car dock that charges at the same time.

 

[CVisk]

How about having back plates that come with wireless charging.

Any news out there yet about this? Seems like would be a very easy mod.

 

[marc3565]

Any news out there yet about this? Seems like would be a very easy mod.

What about this? https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ry-amp-with-wireless-charging/&token=54lUkFfR

 

[ShinyTop]

That has an additional battery pack. A back with just the wireless charging would be much thinner. That is what I want.

 

[markabele]

Would probably only be a difference of about 2 or 3 mm.

 

[anon(6142785)]

So, it's been 2 months since the announcement and still no new Moto mods.

 

[YAYTech]

So, it's been 2 months since the announcement and still no new Moto mods.

I think they introduced the new battery & car dock mods around the time of the announcement, so those probably count toward their intentions for that quarter. And it wouldn't suprise me if it's not super strict on quarters, so you could have some in january (Q1) and some in June (Q2).

 

[anon(6142785)]

Wasn't that incipio and not Moto?

 

[Aquila]

Almost all mods will be brought through partners.

 

[YAYTech]

Plus there are at least a half dozen mods in crowdfunding right now