Motorola's much-hyped budget Android smartphone, Moto G, is up for grabs in India via e-commerce website Shopyourworld.com for Rs. 15,137. The e-commerce site promises to deliver the smartphone (GSM version) within 10 – 14 business days. Motorola is yet to officially launch the smartphone in India.
Motorola, now owned by Google, had created a lot of buzz last month with the new Moto G smartphone. The Motorola Moto G has a 4.5-inch 720p display, runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS (upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat), and is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, Adreno 305 GPU along with 1GB RAM.
The smartphone comes with 8GB of built-in storage. There's a 16GB version as well (Shopyourworld.com is offering the 16GB variant at Rs. 17,089. Scroll down the article for more information). Motorola is also offering an additional 50GB of Google Drive storage free for two years. The Moto G sports a 5MP camera with LED flash and 1.3MP front camera.
In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot and microUSB. The Moto G is powered by a 2070 mAh battery.
The Motorola Moto G is expected to be officially launched in India next month. The smartphone is said to be competing against a range of budget Android smartphones as well as Nokia's entry-level Lumia devices. If you're planning to buy a budget Android smartphone, take a look at our 5 reasons as to why you should wait for the Moto G till its launch in India.
Motorola Moto G listed on Shopyourworld.com
Update: Shopyourworld.com is offering the 16GB version of the Moto G for Rs. 17,089 – which is a much better deal than the 8GB version.
Motorola Moto G 16GB version