Moto X Play launched in India starting at Rs 18,499; features 5.5-inch display, 21MP camera

Motorola has launched the Moto X Play smartphone today at an event in New Delhi. The Moto X Play 16GB variant will be priced at Rs 18,499 while the 32GB variant will be priced at Rs 19,999. Both devices will go on sale starting today at 12am via e-commerce website Flipkart. At the same event, the company also announced that the Moto X Style is expected to launch soon. In terms of specifications, the Moto X Play will come with a 5.5-inch full HD display thereby giving it a pixel density of 400 ppi.The device will come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC featuring a 1.7GHz octa-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Just like the Moto X Style, this will also feature 4G LTE support, Android 5.1.1 with the same Motorola software features, 21MP rear and 5MP front facing camera.  The video capture mode of the the Moto X Play is limited to full HD mode and its front camera won’t get a dedicate flash unit. But the Play will come with a staggering 3,630mAh battery which according to Motorola will offer a 48 hours of mixed use time. The Moto X Play is expected to come in 16GB and 32GB variants only with the option to expand the storage via a microSD card slot.