At an event earlier this month, Motorola revealed it plans to launch the Moto G in the US early 2014. Though it seems now the company couldn't resist and has made the smartphone available for purchase in the US.
The unlocked Motorola G will be available for $179 (Rs. 11,140 approx.) and $199 (Rs. 12,400 approx.) for the 8GB and 16GB models respectively. The Moto G will actually start being shipped on December 2. The phone has already been launched in Brazil and parts of Europe and it will be also available in a dual-SIM variant later on. Motorola says it plans to launch the phone in 30 countries on 60 different carriers by the beginning of 2014.
The device brings with it a user experience found on the Moto X but on a budget. Starting off with the specifications, the smartphone has a 4.5-inch 1280x720p edge-to-edge display covered in Gorilla Glass 3. The inside of the smartphone has a water-resistant nano-coating making it hardier than most phones in its segment.
Under the hood of the Moto G, we have the Snapdragon 400 chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, Adreno 305 GPU along with 1GB RAM. The smartphone runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean from the get-go and Motorola says that the Android 4.4 Kitkat update will be available in January 2014. The rear of the smartphone has a 5MP camera and the front has a 1.3MP video-calling camera. A 1950mAh battery powers the entire package. Taking a leaf from the Moto X, the smartphone is available in a bunch of colours such as red, yellow, blue and more.
However, CDMA users will have to wait until January to get their hands on the Moto G. Here's a look at our 5 reasons as to why you should wait for the Moto G till its launch in India.
Source: Motorola