Motorola has launched two new smartphones, the Moto G7 and Motorola One in the Indian market today. The Moto G7 is the latest device in the company’s hugely popular Moto G lineup while the Moto One is the second Android One smartphone from the company and is the specced down variant of the Motorola One Power, which was launched in the country last year. While the G7 was launched in Brazil on February 7, the Motorola One was launched in the US last year.
Moto G7
The Moto G7 measures 157 × 75.3 × 7.92mm and weighs in at 174 grams. Design-wise, it has glass on both the front and back of the handset. The smartphone has a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display with 2270 x 1080 px resolution and a waterdrop notch up top. The device has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and supports face unlock technology.
Under the hood, the Moto G7 runs on the 14nm Snapdragon 632 SoC which consists of an Octa-Core CPU and Adreno 506 GPU. The rear of the smartphone has the dual rear camera setup which is comprised of a 12 MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and 5 MP secondary sensor. For selfies, the handset has an 8MP camera housed in the notch on the top of the display. In terms of memory and storage, there is 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage.
The Moto G7 is powered by a 3,000 mAh battery which supports fast charging up to 15W with the bottom mounted USB Type-C port and runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie. The handset also has P2i nano-coating which is certified to protect against liquid spills. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2. The device is available in two colour options namely Clear White and Ceramic Black.
Motorola One
The Motorola One measures 150×72×7.97 mm and weighs 162g. The front is dominated by a 5.9-inch IPS LCD display with 1520 x 720 px resolution and minimal bezels on the sides. There is a substantially wide notch on the top and a chin on the bottom. For biometrics and security, the smartphone has a rear mounted fingerprint sensor and support for face recognition technology.
Under the hood, the Motorola One is kitted with a 14nm Snapdragon 625 SoC. The chipset has an Octa-core CPU and Adreno 506 GPU. In terms of optics, the smartphone has a dual rear camera setup which is comprised of a 13 MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and 2 MP secondary depth sensor. For selfies, the handset has an 8MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture housed in the notch on the top of the display. Like the Moto G7, the device has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage.
The newly announced Motorola One is powered by 3000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging via USB Type-C port. The smartphone is Android One certified and runs on the latest Android 9 Pie. The certification means that the device will get guaranteed two years of regular software updates. Like the Moto G7, it has also has a P2i nano-coating which is certified to protect against liquid spills. The device is available in two colour options namely White and Black.
Pricing & Availability
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The Moto G7 and Motorola One will be available starting today, 25th March across leading offline stores and online on Flipkart for the price of Rs. 16,999. The Motorola One is priced at Rs. 13,999. Initial buyers of the devices will also get a cashback from Jio as a part of a special launch offer.
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