Motorola's much awaited Android smartphone Moto G has been launched in India at a price point of Rs 12,499 for the 8GB variant and Rs 13,999 for the 16GB storage variant.
The company took to twitter to confirm the news. "Moto G is now available in India, exclusively on Flipkart. Order it today to take advantage of launch offers," it said.
Available exclusively on Flipkart initially, As a promotional gesture, the online retailer is offering Rs.500 discounts on e-Books, Rs.1000-off on the clothing, flat 70-percent off on cover-cases and some lucky consumers will also stand a chance to win 100-percent cash back (in terms of store credit) with the purchase of Moto G. [offer is for limited period only]
At the moment the 16GB model has been listed on Flipkart ( with 1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories Motorola India Warranty and Free Transit Insurance.)
Apart from Flipkart, Snapdeal is also retailing Moto G. As of now, the pre-order booking has been closed due non-availability of stocks. It recorded 1000 orders within 2 hours of listing the Moto G on 4 February, reported BGR.
Feature-rich Moto G flaunts a 4.5-inch HD (1270x720p) LCD screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield and houses dual-SIM slots. It run on the Android v4.3 Jelly Bean (guaranteed to get KitKat update) powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series quad-core processor backed by 1GB RAM and comes in 8GG and 16GB variants.
With the launch, Motorola Moto G is expected to give a stiff challenge to low-cost Indian smartphones like Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200, Lava Iris Pro 30, Karbonn Titanium S5 plus and others.
Motorola G Specifications:
| Model | Motorola Moto G (Dual-SIM model confirmed for India) |
| Display | 4.5-inch HD (1270x720p) LCD screen with 329 ppi (pixels per inch), comes protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield. |
| OS | Android v4.3, Guaranteed update of Android v4.4 KitKat |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series quad-core processor with 1.2GHz CPU speed |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | 8GB/16 GB variants ( no microSD card slot) |
| Camera | Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash Front: 1.3-megapixel camera |
| Network | 3G |
| Battery | 2,070 mAh |
| Add-ons | Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n),Bluetooth v4.0, USB, NFC, GPS |
| Dimensions | 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm |
| Weight | 143 g |
| Price | 8GB: Rs.12,999 & 16GB: Rs.14,499 |
