Motorola Moto G launch in India by January of 2014

The new Motorola phone is being aimed at consumers in developing markets like India and Brazil as well as budget-buyers in Western countries.

The Motorola Moto G will be available in at least 30 countries with 60 Google partners by early of January, 2014. 

The phone will be powered with a 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and have 1 GB of RAM for faster multi-tasking. The Motorola Moto G runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Operating System and will get an Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade in January 2014. The Moto G has a 4.5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top and offers a resolution of 1280x720 at a pixel density of 329 pixels per inch.

There is a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and Autofocus. The camera on this device features Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama and HDR. It is also capable of shooting HD videos at 720p. On the front side it has a 1.3MP camera for video calling and self portraits.

This mobile has FM radio features for Indian markets too. The handset sports a water-resistant nano-coating on the inside and outside. The phone will also have connectivity features such as GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0 and Micro USB v2.0. 

The Moto G comes in 8GB and 16GB variants in multiple colors and there is no support of microSD memory card. 

The company is also offering 65GB of Google Drive storage for free for two years.

Specifications

• Operating System : Android OS v4.3 (Jelly Bean) upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat) 
• Chipset : Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 
• CPU : Quad-Core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 
• GPU : Adreno 305
• Mass Memory : 1 Gb RAM 
• Dimensions : 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm (5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 in) 
• Internal Memory : 8/16 Gb 
• Weight : 143 g

Display 

• Type : Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M colors 
• Size : 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 PPI Pixel Density) 
• Multitouch : Yes 
• Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Connectivity

• GPRS : Yes
• EDGE : Yes
• WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth : Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
• USB : microUSB v2.0

Camera 

• Primary : 5 MP with Autofocus, LED flash
• Video Camera Resolution : 2592х1944 pixels
• Features : Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
• Video Recording : 720p@30fps
• Secondary Camera : 1.3 MP

Other Features

• Sensors : Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass 
• Messaging : SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM 
• Browser : HTML5 
• Radio : FM radio 
• GPS : Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS 
• Java : via Java MIDP emulator 
• Colors : Black (Front Panel), 7 Color Options (Back Panel) 
• Google Drive (50 GB storage)

Organizer

• SNS Integration
• Photo Viewer/Editor
• Document Viewer
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail
• YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa
• Voice Memo/Dial
• Predictive Text Input

Battery

• Battery : Li-Ion 2070 mAh Battery 
• Talk Time : Up to 24 h

It is expected that Motorola Moto G will launch around Rs.12000 for the 8 GB and around Rs. 13500 for 16 GB model in India.