A Motorola teaser indicates that it will launch for three Moto Edge series smartphones in India on September 8. All the new models will feature the latest in technology. On September 8, Motorola will introduce three smartphones in India. According to the company, the forthcoming phones will be from the Motorola Edge line series. The Moto Edge-2022, the latest smartphone from Motorola, was recently released in the US and Canadian markets.

It is the first phone to debut with Mediatek’s new Dimensity 1050 SoC under the hood. The Moto Edge was priced at $499.99 (approximately Rs. 40,000), which moved the model into the premium segment compared to its predecessor, which was a mid-range handset.

The company posted a short teaser video clip on its official social media accounts indicating the arrival of three new Moto Edge series smartphones on September 8 in India. While specific model details are still under wraps, chances are that the Moto X30 Pro and Moto S30 Pro currently sold in China could be rebranded as Moto Edge series phones for other markets.

Find yourself closer to the edge...September 8 👀#hellomoto #findyouredge pic.twitter.com/DR1eDFvbS8
— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) August 20, 2022

Specifications and Price Estimates for the Moto X30 Pro and Moto S30 Pro

The Moto S30 Pro features a 6.55-inch 53-degree curved OLED full-HD+ display with a 144Hz refresh rate and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ processor.The set offers up to 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage is available for the phone. A 50-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera that also functions as a macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth camera make up the triple back camera arrangement. In addition, a 32-megapixel front-facing camera is used for selfies.

The company has yet to announce prices in India, availability, and other regions.

An NYT expose explains how data from your phone can reveal your personal details

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Giving up your data

In several articles, The New York Times has used location data provided by a company called Cuebiq, which analyses data for advertisers and marketers. This data comes from smartphone users who have agreed to share their locations with certain apps, such as ones that provide weather alerts or information on local gas stations. Cuebiq helps app makers use technology like GPS to determine the location of people’s phones, and in turn, some of the app makers provide data to Cuebiq for it to analyse.

Triangulating details

The fact that companies are collecting, storing, and selling location information about individuals at all presents risks. Hackers or people with access to raw location data could identify or follow a person without consent, by pinpointing, for example, which phone regularly spent time at that person’s home address.

Targeted advertising

Location data from smartphones is used for several purposes, most frequently for targeted advertising. For example, companies may show ads for sneakers to people who often go to a gym. Companies such as Apple and Google use similar information for mapping and traffic monitoring, or to tell people when stores are likely to be busy.

Keeping track

It can be difficult for people to keep track of whether and how their data is being gathered. Android-based devices and iPhones both require apps to ask users to enable location services before collecting the information, but the explanations people see when prompted to give permission are often incomplete or misleading. An app may tell users that granting access to their location will help them get weather alerts, but not mention that the data will be sold. That disclosure is often buried in a densely worded privacy policy.

Opting out

If you want to avoid collection of your location data altogether, your best bet is to evaluate the individual apps on your phone to see whether they are collecting more about you than you would like. Prevent all but your most important apps from gaining access to the data, and allow them to get it only when you are using the app.

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Motorola to launch three new edge series smartphones. Check specifications, date

Three Moto Edge series smartphones are set to launch in India on September 8, according to a Motorola teaser. The most recent technology will be present in all of the new models.