Lenovo has sent out a press invites in Brazil for an upcoming launch. According to the invite, Motorola is holding a launch event on the 19th of April, where the company is expected to unveil the Moto G6 series of smartphones. Like a typical press invite, it says ‘save the date’ and doesn’t specify any products. However, the invite has a green background, which is similar to the wallpapers of the leaked G6 series of smartphones. Considering the success of the G series in India the company might launch the smartphones in India soon as well.
Along with the Moto G6 series, the company might also launch the Moto E5 series as well. The upcoming Moto G6 and E5 series will be very important to the company’s portfolio. In fact, these mid-tier devices will account for the majority of the sale numbers in the company’s portfolio.
The Moto G6 series has three phones, the Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play. All three phones have a premium full glass unibody design, similar to the Moto X4. Additionally, these are the first set of Moto smartphones to have an 18:9 aspect ratio display.
In the G6 lineup, the Moto G6 Plus will be the priciest of the lot. The smartphone has a 5.93 inch FHD+ 2160 x 1080 px IPS LCD display, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC. Similarly, the Moto G6 has a same 5.93 inch FhD+ display with 2160 x 1080px IPS LCD display, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset. These devices have a dual primary camera setup with a 12MP RGB sensor and a 5MP depth sensor.
The Moto G6 Play will be a budget offering, which has a 5.7 inch HD+ 1440 x 720 px display. Under the hood, the device has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Octa-core chipset. However, unlike the G6 and G6 Plus, the play moniker has a single 13MP camera.
Every passing year, the quality of budget smartphones increases and 2017 was no different. The smartphones under the Rs. 10000 price bracket have become better with little compromises in quality. As 2017 draws to an end, let’s take a look at the top phones launched under the Rs. 10000 category:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
Hands down, one of the most famous smartphones to be launched in 2017, the Redmi Note 4 set the standard for budget phones in India. To Xiaomi’s own admission, the Redmi Note 4 is its most successful phone in India and it still offers a lot in terms of performance in this price category.
The Redmi Note 4 has a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080 px IPS LCD display.
Under the hood, the device has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, Adreno 506 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card.
Powering the device is a massive 4100 mAh battery which charges via a microSD card. The fingerprint sensor, in typical Redmi fashion, sits at the back of the phone just below the camera sensor.
The Redmi Note 4 has a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera.
Moto E4 Plus
The Moto E4 plus has a 5.5 inch 1280 x 720px IPS LCD display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and an oleophobic coating.
The Motorola Moto E4 Plus is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737M processor and has 3GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage along with microSD card expansion.
The phone also runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box and should be updated to the next generation Android by the company, as the UI is mostly stock with some Moto features including the Moto display, some gestures and One-Key Navigation. The front also has a fingerprint sensor along with notification led light.
The Moto E4 Plus is powered by a massive 5000 mAh battery.
For optics, the front has a 5 MP camera with a front flash while the main camera is a 13 MP, f/2.0 with 720p video capture at 30fps.
Lenovo K8 Plus
The Lenovo K8 Plus has a 5.2 inch 1920 x 1080 px IPS LCD display with three touch capacitive navigation buttons below. The device an oleophobic coating to resist fingerprint smudges and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection.
Under the hood, the smartphone has the MediaTek Helio P25 chipset, a 2.6 GHz octa-core processor, Mali T880 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB onboard storage which is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. Similar to the K8 Note, the K8 Plus has a dedicated microSD card slot along with two nano-SIM card slots.
Powering the device is a 4,000 mAh battery and it runs stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat after Lenovo decided to drop the Vibe Pure UI and go the stock OS route. The device has an all-metal unibody design and the fingerprint sensor sits at the back.
The Lenovo K8 Plus sports a vertically placed dual-camera setup, much like the recently launched Lenovo K8 Note. It has a primary 13MP Pure cell sensor mated with a 5MP Samsung BSI sensor dual camera with an f/2.0 aperture and dual LED flash. The smartphone is capable of depth effect shots, bokeh effect shots, and dual ISP images. On the front is an 8MP wide-angle lens with an f/2.0 and an LED flash. Both the front and back camera record 1920 x 1080 px videos at 30 FPS.
Moto G5
Arguably the best camera phone in the price segment, the Moto G5 was launched back in March of 2017 and still holds up well in this price segment.
It has a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080 px IPS LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass on top.
Lenovo-owned Motorola launched the Moto G5 along with the Moto G5 Plus in India in February 2017. Even though in August, Moto G5s and Moto G5s Plus were launched as an incremental upgrade, the Moto G5 at this price is a great option. With stock Android OS and a more than capable Snapdragon 430 chipset, the Moto G5 fits the bill for a lot of consumers. It has 3GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage which can be expanded via microSD card.
It is powered by a 2800 mAh which charges via a micro USB slot.
The Moto G5 has a 13MP f/2.0 camera with phase detect autofocus with a 5 MP front camera. The rear camera records 1080P videos at 30fps while the front camera also records 1080P videos.
The Redmi 5A has a 5 inch LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution.
The Redmi 5A is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset, quad-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, along with 2GB/3GB of RAM, 16GB/32GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card.
The dual-SIM Redmi 5A is powered by a 3000 mAh battery.
The device runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI 9 skin on top.
The Redmi 5A has a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, burst mode, panorama mode, HDR mode, and more. To the front is a 5MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone records 1920 x 1080 px videos.
Lenovo-owned Motorola has unveiled a new colour variant of the Moto E4 Plus, which the company launched in July 2017 in India. The Moto E4 Plus in Oxford Blue colour will go on sale from 21st September on Flipkart exclusively during the Big Billion Days Sale at a price of Rs 9999.
The Motorola Moto E4 Plus is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737M processor and has 3GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage along with microSD card expansion. The Moto E4 plus has a 5.5 inch 1280 x 720px IPS LCD display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and an oleophobic coating.The phone also runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box and should be updated to the next generation Android by the company, as the UI is mostly stock with some Moto features including the Moto display, some gestures and One-Key Navigation. The front also has a fingerprint sensor along with notification LED light.
For optics, the front has a 5 MP camera with a front flash while the main camera is a 13 MP with an f/2.0 aperture. The battery on the E4 Plus is a massive 5000 mAh battery and owners will get dual-SIM capability with VOLTE.
The new variant will be availble on Flipkart exclusively as of now, and its availability in Moto Hub retail stores has not been confirmed.
Motorola has launched the Moto E4 plus in India at a price of Rs. 9999 . The phone group of the E series falls in between the C and the G series from the brand completing their budget offering for the year with the Moto G5s slated for later this month or early August.
The Motorola Moto E4 Plus is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737M processor and has 3GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage along with microSD card expansion. The Moto E4 plus has a 5.5 inch 1280 x 720px IPS LCD display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and an oleophobic coating.
The phone also runs Android 7.1.1 out of the box and should be updated to the next generation Android by the company, as the UI is mostly stock with some Moto features including the Moto display, some gestures and One-Key Navigation. The front also has a fingerprint sensor along with notification led light.
For optics the front has a 5 MP camera with a front flash while the main camera is a 13 MP, f/2.0 with 720p video capture at 30fps. The battery on the E4 Plus is a massive 5000 mAh battery and owners will get dual-SIM capability with VOLTE.
The Moto E4 Plus goes on sale tonight 12 July at 11:59 on Flipkart here
Launch offers for the Moto E4 Plus include a discount on Moto Pulse 2 headphones, Free data with JIO and IDEA along with free 2 month subscription to Hotstar. You also can opt in for the exchange offers, while the phone will be launched with an assured buy back of Rs. 4000
Motorola is all set to launch the new Moto E4 and the E4 plus in India. The phone that features a whopping 5000 mAh battery is being teased by Motorola India’s twitter. Claiming that the biggest horror today is a dead battery.
The Moto E4 Plus was launched earlier in June in certain markets and is expected to hit India within a fortnight. The Moto E4 and E4 Plus will launch in India priced under the Moto G series and above the Moto C Plus that was launched recently by the company.
The Moto E4 Plus features a 5.5 inch 1280 x 720px IPS LCD display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone runs on 3GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage along with microSD expandability for up to 128 GB.
For optics the E4 Plus has a 13 MP, f/2.0 AF main camera with 1.12 µm pixel size, and a 5 MP, f/2.2 front camera with a 1.4 µm pixel size.
The smaller sibling the Moto E4 gets a 5 inch IPS display with the same resolution, along with Gorilla Glass 3. The E4 also gets the same chipset with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage with microSD expandability for up to 128 GB. In the cameras the E4 gets an 8MP main shooter with an f/2.2 aperture , with the same front camera as the Moto E4 Plus.
The Moto E4 will be priced considerably lower than the Moto E4 Plus and the smaller phone also features a smaller 2800 mAh battery.
Both the E4 and E4 Plus have front mounted fingerprint sensors just under the front display.
Lenovo’s Motorola has announced the launch of its baseline phones the Moto E4 and Moto E4 plus in the US, expected to hit the Indian market soon. The Moto E4 and Moto E4 Plus’ announcement comes after Motorola launched the Moto Z2 play last week.
The Moto E4 has a 5” 1280x720px display along with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, or, Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 depending on region. The Moto E4 has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of onboard storage along with expandability via a microSD card slot and single or dual SIM slots again depending on the region of the launch.
The phone runs on a 2800 mAh battery and features Moto Turbo power with 10W charger included in the box. The main camera on the Moto E4 is a 8 MP shooter with an ƒ / 2.2 aperture 1.12 um micron pixel size. The main camera captures 1080p video. The front camera is a 5 Mp shooter with the same ƒ / 2.2 aperture and 1.4 um micron pixel size. The Moto E4 will be available in two color options including the Licorice Black which resembles a matte black finish and the Fine Gold color.
The Moto E4 plus on the other hand features a larger 5.5 inch display with a 1280x720px resolution. The Moto E4 plus will only be available with the Quad-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 with 2 GB RAM and 16/ 32 GB storage options. The phone has a massive 5000 mAh battery and supports the 10W charging provided by the Moto TurboPower charger in the box.
The plus variant gets a 13 MP camera with an ƒ / 2.0 aperture and 1.12 um micron pixel size along with 1080p video capture. While on the front you get the same 5 Mp shooter with ƒ / 2.2 aperture and 1.4 um micron pixel size.
Both the Moto E4 and Moto E4 plus have forward firing LED flash / or a selfie light. The E4 plus will miss the matte black color for Iron Gray and Fine Gold color options. While both phones have a water repellent nano coating, and still contain usual connectivity options like the 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB connector.
The Moto E4 plus has been launched in the US for a starting price of $174 ( Rs. 11300) while the E4 starts at $129 (Rs. 8300). However, expect the company to launch the phone in India for a price of around Rs. 6500-7000 for the Moto E4.
