Moto has finally announced special edition Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus smartphones, after several rumors. The Moto G5S is the successor of the Moto G5 with the same Snapdragon 430, but this has a slightly larger 5.2-inch 1080p screen and a better 16MP rear camera The G5S Plus is the successor of G5 Plus with 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with selective focus mode for portraits, adding blurred background effect, selective black and white coloring, replace background mode and more and an improved 8-megapixel front camera with flash.
Both the phones have a metal unibody design, fingerprint sensor on the front and a 3000mAh battery with support for Turbo charging, but these only have micro USB ports and not USB Type-C ports like the Moto Z series. The Moto G5S Plus easier gets new Night Display and Quick Reply, two new Moto Experiences.
Moto G5S specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 1.4GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128 GB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording
- 5MP front-facing camera with flash, f/2.0 aperture
- Water repellent nano-coating
- Bottom-ported loudspeaker
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 150×73.5×8.2mm to 9.5 mm; Weight:157g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC
- 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging
Moto G5S Plus specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128 GB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 13MP (RGB) + 13MP (monochrome) dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
- 8MP front-facing camera with flash, f/2.0 aperture
- Water repellent nano-coating
- Bottom-ported loudspeaker
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 153.5×76.2x8mm to 9.5 mm; Weight:168g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC
- 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging
The Moto G5S comes in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colors and starts at starts at 249 Euros (US$ 294 / Rs. 18,850 approx.) and the Moto G5S Plus comes in Lunar Gray and Blush Gold colors and starts at 299 Euros (US$ 353 / Rs. 22,640 approx.). These phones will roll out in several countries globally starting this month and will be available in the US this fall.