 "4.5-inch Moto G coming to India in January 2014")
After weeks of rumours and speculation, Motorola has finally unveiled the Moto G. Announced at an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the device will be sold on the Google-owned company’s official website in the US. The company will be rolling out the handset without a contract or SIM lock and an unlockable bootloader for $179 (Rs 11,300 approx) for the 8GB model, while the 16GB variant will set users back $199 (Rs 12,600 approx).
Indian users have some good news in store for them, as the announcement saw Motorola finally confirming that it would be re-entering the Indian market with the new smartphone, with a launch slated for “early-January 2014”. The company also announced that the device will come with a dual-SIM variant aimed at select markets. Check out the official video to see what the phone looks like:
A quick look at the specifications reveals that the Moto G sports a 4.5-inch HD ’edge-to-edge’ display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, amounting to a pixel density of 329ppi, and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen. The handset runs Android 4.3 for now, though the company has “guaranteed” that the smartphone will be getting Android 4.4 KitKat by January next year. Under the hood, the device comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (Cortex-A7) processor clocked at 1.2GHz along with an Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM.
For photography, there’s a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash as well as a 1.3-megapixel front shooter. The rear camera comes with HD (720P) video recording support. The handset sports a water-resistant nano-coating on the inside and outside. Rounding up the package is a 2070mAh battery, which the company claims will give 30 percent more talk time than Apple’s current flagship, the iPhone 5s. FM radio support is packed in and the curved back panel is removable.
The company has also announced some accessories, including Shells, Flip Shells, Grip Shells and some music accessories like JBL wireless speakers for the device. Some proprietary features like Motorola Assist, Motorola Migrate have also been integrated. The company is also offering 65GB of free Google Drive storage.
Here’s a quick look at the specifications of the Motorola Moto G:
- 4.5-inch HD “edge-to-edge” display, 720x1280 pixels, 329ppi
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
- 8GB, 16GB internal memory variants
- 5-megapixel rear camera, LED flash; 1.3-megapixel front camera
The Moto G, according to the company, will be available in at least 30 countries with 60 Google partners by 2014. The handset will be available in Brazil from this week, and will be released in Latin America, Europe, Canada and parts of Asia in the coming weeks. The company says it’s working with its partners to ensure that the purchase cost stays as low as possible.
 "Russian drones over Poland: Trump’s tepid reaction a wake-up call for Nato?")
 "As Russia pushes east, Ukraine faces mounting pressure to defend its heartland")
 "Why Mossad was not on board with Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar")
 "Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe")
 "Russian drones over Poland: Trump’s tepid reaction a wake-up call for Nato?")
 "As Russia pushes east, Ukraine faces mounting pressure to defend its heartland")
 "Why Mossad was not on board with Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar")
 "Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe")
