Now that Android M, or Android 6.0 Marshmallow, has rolled out updates to the Nexus family of devices, as well as few OEM Android smartphones, the Moto X Play in Brazil and India is joining the up-to-date 2015 Moto X Pure Edition in the U.S., as Motorola is reportedly rolling out the Android M update OTA to devices in those countries.

The news comes from Moto X Play users in Brazil and India, who sent screen captures of the updated software information to Android Police, proving the Android M update has at least begun to roll out those particular handsets in those countries. This puts the Moto X Play, at least in those two major markets, ahead of its closest U.S. equivalent in the Android update race.

As it did last year, when it released the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Moto X 2014 edition within weeks of Google's official release of the operating system and that year's Nexus 6, Motorola has again shown how quickly it's bringing the latest Android firmware to its devices. In the U.S., the 2015 Moto X Pure Edition received an OTA update over most carriers several weeks ago in early December.

Meanwhile, most Android device manufacturers, like HTC and Samsung, are still currently in late stages of testing and Android M development, even for 2015 flagships like the HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.

The Moto X Play was unveiled at the same time as its U.S.-based and international cousin, respectively named the Moto X Pure Edition and Moto X Style.

The Moto X Play, available in its unlocked form only outside of the U.S., offers a lower price at the cost of slightly lower specs. Instead of the Quad HD resolution on the Moto X Pure/Style, for example, the Play comes with a 1080p resolution. But it packs a massive 3630mAh Turbo-charge battery that Motorola says lasts for two days on a single charge.

The closest equivalent of the Moto X Play, the Droid Maxx 2, is available only through Verizon. Those Motorola-built handsets in the U.S. have yet to receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.

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