Eric Schmidt Photographed Holding a White Moto X

The launch rumour that missed

Talk had been circulating that Motorola would announce the Moto X on the 11th. The day passed without any official word, so that guess turned out to be wrong. This was a rumour, and the real timing was still unknown when the photos surfaced.

What the new photos showed

The pictures were published by an Italian news site and taken at the Allen and Co. business conference. They showed Eric Schmidt holding the Moto X in white, a colour that had already been mentioned as a possible model. The back of the phone appeared to have a textured finish, matching what earlier leaked images had suggested.

Why the images mattered

• The photos came from several angles and were sharp, so the design was easy to study.
• They suggested the phone was close to ready, even though no release date was confirmed.
• They added to the stream of leaks about the first phone Motorola was building under Google.

Status today

The Moto X was later announced officially, and the original model is long obsolete. This article is kept as a record of the pre-launch rumours.