At the Moto G launch back in November, Motorola announced that the Moto G would be available in India early January 2014, but it didn’t happen. Motorola would launch Moto G, the company’s latest affordable Android smartphone in India in the last week of this month, according to a latest report from TOI. The Moto G has a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and the update to Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) has already started rolling out in the U.S and Europe gradually starting from last month.
Motorola has also introduced the Moto G Google Play Edition few hours back in the U.S. which runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) out of the box. Motorola also plans to launch a dual SIM version of the Moto G in Brazil and India this year.
Motorola Moto G specifications
- 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
- Dual SIM (Optional)
- Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with option to upgrade to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps
- 1.3MP front-facing camera
- 6.0-11.6 mm thick (curve) and weighs 143 grams
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 720p HD video playback
- 1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory
- 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
- 2070 mAh battery
Motorola has already roped in a distribution partner for the launch in India later this month, according to the report. The big question is the Indian pricing. It is priced at $179 for the 8GB version and the 16GB version costs $199. We already reviewed the smartphone last month. Check out our Motorola Moto G review, if you are planning to get the phone.