14 DAY TRIAL // Motorola is known to be working on new Moto Z2 smartphones, but it seems that those aren’t the only devices that the company is currently developing. According to Android Police, Motorola intends to release a tablet, one that would feature a so-called “Productivity Mode.”
The new Productivity Mode on Motorola’s tablet would allow users to pin apps to the navigation bar and thus switch from one app to another in an easier way. Therefore, users would no longer have to access the multitasking menu, and they will thus navigate more easily on the tablet.
To close a certain application, users would simply need to long press and drag the icon upwards. Apps that aren’t closed will continue to work in the background, thus taking up memory. A visual characteristic of Productivity Mode is that it moves all navigation buttons to one side of the screen, so that users would access them more easily.
In addition, the App Drawer would have a dedicated button on the navigation bar. Productivity Mode would be enabled by default, but users will be able to disable it if they wish. The Productivity Mode was also featured on Lenovo’s Yoga Book that arrived last year.
The new Motorola tablet will have a premium look
Sadly, the report didn’t provide details about internal components on the new Motorola tablet, but it did reveal that it would have a size of 9 to 10 inches and a premium look and feel. Some versions of the tablet would come with built-in mobile data connectivity.
The last tablet that Motorola released was back in 2011, and since then, the company has stayed away from the tablet market. In fact, the market of such mobile devices has shrunk considerably over the past few years, but there are still some manufacturers, like Samsung and Huawei, that sell such devices.
A recent study revealed that at the beginning of 2017, the tablet market recorded its 10th straight quarter of declining shipments year over year. With the right specs and Lenovo Yoga Book features, the new Motorola tablet could be well received on the market.