Motorola confirms Moto G launch for India in early January

While Motorola had earlier said that the Moto G will be coming to the Indian market in early January, the company now confirms it further. Replying to a tweet by @rajkumar_geek asking the possible launch of the Moto G in India, Motorola officially confirmed the device should hit Indian markets in next couple of weeks.

The company has already started rolling out Android KitKat update to Moto G users in select regions. This means, the smartphone could come with Android 4.4 KitKat, right out of the box, making it the second such phone after the Nexus 5.

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The device has already gathered loads of accolades for its performance, build and price. Priced at $179 which amounts to approximately Rs 10,900 for an 8GB off-contract unit, the Moto G puts every other budget Android smartphone to shame. We also learned last week that Motorola is taking a thin-margin approach to the Moto G, which costs Google $123 in terms of component and assembly costs. This means Motorola has an operating profit margin of about 5 per cent for each Moto G sold. So the company is not afraid of making sacrifices to get its phone to more corners.

A ton of accessories

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 company has also announced some accessories, including Shells, Flip Shells, Grip Shells and some music accessories like JBL wireless speakers for the device.