The Moto G series is arguably Motorola’s most popular line of smartphones. This year, no fewer than seven new Moto G phones have been announced, a mix of 4G and 5G models. Motorola isn’t done for the year yet as a leak has revealed details of its next phone which will launch as the Moto G Pure.

The Moto G Pure is a smartphone with a mix of budget and mid-range specs. It also has a design akin to its lower-priced Moto E series as seen in the renders provided by Steve Hemmerstoffer a.k.a. OnLeaks in collaboration with the blog, Zouton.

As seen in the images and video, the Moto G Pure will pack a display with a waterdrop notch and a bigger than average chin. On the back of the phone are two dual cameras and a fingerprint scanner. It also has an audio jack at the top and the spec sheet says that it has a USB-C port.

With respect to its specs, the Moto G Pure will have a 6.5-inch display which is revealed to be an AMOLED panel. Motorola will ship it with an Helio G25 processor and the base model will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The source reports that earlier prototypes of the phone had an Helio P22 chipset before Motorola decided to switch to the Helio G25 for better performance.

For the cameras, we are surprised Motorola isn’t joining the 50MP bandwagon as the Moto G Pure is said to have a 48MP primary camera. The main sensor is paired with a 2MP depth sensor while the waterdrop notch houses a 5MP camera. The rest of the specs include a 4000mAh battery capacity, support for 10W charging, and a dedicated microphone for noise cancelation. A Geekbench listing already revealed that it will run Android 11.

The Moto G Pure will be available in Electric Graphite and Lagoon Green when it launches in the second week of October in North America. Its retail price is reported to be between $300 to $350 which is pretty expensive for a phone with these specs.

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Motorola seems to be gearing up for the launch of a new smartphone dubbed Moto G Pure. The upcoming smartphone is expected to be an entry-level offering in the Moto G lineup. The G Pure recently popped up on GeekBench, revealing some key specifications of Moto’s upcoming budget-oriented smartphone.

The Moto G Pure was spotted on GeekBench with Mediatek’s Helio G25 chipset. The upcoming smartphone would be coming with atleast 3GB of RAM and will be running Android 11 out of the box. The Moto G Pure managed to score 135 in the single-core tests and 501 points in the multi-core tests. The upcoming smartphone would be quite an affordable offering from Motorola targetted towards developing markets considering the hardware.

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The upcoming smartphone from Motorola also appeared in a couple of certifications last month. The smartphone appeared on REL Canada certification bearing the model number XT2163-4. Later, the smartphone was spotted on FCC and Wi-Fi alliance certification, revealing that the Moto G Pure would be running Android 11 out of the box.

The Moto G Pure was also spotted on TUV certification, revealing some key specifications of the smartphone. As per the certification, the smartphone would come with a 4,000mAh battery. Apart from this, there’s not much known about the Moto G Pure, but we expect more details to follow soon as the launch seems imminent.

In related news, Motorola recently announced another G series smartphone, the Moto G50. The Moto G50 comes with a 6.5-inch LCD with an HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 90Hz. The smartphone is powered by Mediatek’s Dimensity 700 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It comes with a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 48MP main camera, 2MP macro camera and 2MP depth sensor. The smartphone comes with a 5,000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging. It runs Motorola My UX on top of Android 11. The Moto G50 retails for AUD 399 (~$289).

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Motorola is known for its Moto G series of smartphones worldwide. The first model in the lineup, simply called Moto G, was unveiled in late 2013 when the company was under Google. Over seven years later, the series has now reached its tenth generation. Hence, according to a report, the Lenovo-owned company has made changes to the branding of the Moto G series.

Last month, Motorola released some Moto G smartphones for the US. But those phones bear ‘2021’ in their names. However, the upcoming models will have a different type of branding, as per TechnikNews.

For those unaware, Motorola is expected to launch three new Moto G handsets very soon. The codenames of these devices are Capri, Capri Plus, and Nio. 

Out of these three, the last model (Nio) is already on sale in China as Motorola Edge S in China. According to Evan Blass (@evleaks), this very same phone will be debuting as Moto G100 in some markets. Hence, it should be that Moto G smartphone, which Motorola teased in December to arrive with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series chipset.

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Further, NBTC certification has revealed that the Capri Plus will launch as Moto G30 in certain markets. Similarly, as per TechnikNews and Adam Conway, the device codenamed Capri will be marketed as Moto G10 in some regions and Moto G10 Power in India.

Additionally, there will be another handset codenamed Java. It is expected to go official as Moto G20 with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. Lastly, either the one called Ibiza or Denver will launch as Moto G40.

In other words, Motorola’s upcoming Moto G devices will have double-digit branding just like Samsung. In case you have forgotten, the South Korean tech giant has been using this branding only since 2018.

Motorola Moto G Series Branding 2021

• Motorola Capri – Moto G10, Moto G10 Power
• Motorola Capri Plus – Moto G30
• Motorola Nio – Moto G100
• Motorola Java – Moto G20
• Motorola Ibiza/Denver – Moto G40

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2020 isn’t over yet but it already feels like a new year as smartphone companies have announced plans for the next iteration of flagship devices. That is, the plans to bring a flagship with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC next year. The race has begun and hence, let’s look at the list of contenders for the “flagship of the year with Snapdragon 888 processor”.

As always, we have got Chinese companies spearheading the list. In fact, Qualcomm itself has named the SoC based on the ‘888’ sentiment of China. This shows how much the American MNC values the Chinese vendors. Anyway, the list includes brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, Motorola, iQOO, realme, Red Magic, Nubia, ZTE, Redmi.

Xiaomi(Mi 11), Redmi(K40?)

First off, as reported earlier, Lei Jun confirmed that Xiaomi Mi 11 will be the first flagship to launch with Snapdragon 888 SoC. The lineup will probably include Mi 11, and Mi 11 Pro. A leak of specifications shows that the devices will have an AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 20MP selfie shooter, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, in-display fingerprint sensor, and face unlock, RAM likely from 8GB, and storage starting at 128GB as common. However, the devices will differ in Camera, Battery, charging, and Price.

The Mi 11 will have a 4,780mAh battery, 50W wired, and 30W wireless charging, triple-camera with  108MP sensor, 13MP ultrawide, and 5MP Macro lens. The Mi 11 Pro will have a lesser 4,500mAh battery, 120W wired and 80W wireless charging, triple-camera with 48MP OmniVision OV48C sensor, 20MP ultra-wide, 12MP Telephoto(2x-Optical). They are rumored to be announced this month at 4,499($686), and 5,499yuan($838) respectively.

In addition to Xiaomi, Redmi also announced that it will launch the first batch of devices with Snapdragon 888 SoC. In our guess, it could be the K40 series of devices. And with leaks surrounding them already, we don’t think it would take that long. The Redmi K40 is likely to host a 120Hz OLED display, and fast charging tech(maybe 50W wired).

Nubia(Red Magic 6, Z), ZTE(Axon 30)

Nubia(independent entity since 2015) and its ex-affiliate ZTE brands also confirmed that they will launch flagships with Snapdragon 888 SoC next year. Among this, the Red Magic 6 series will be the first gaming smartphone to launch with the SoC. Considering the March launch window of Red Magic 5, we can expect the next iteration to launch around the same time.

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That said, Nubia also announced the Nubia Z, a new series with the flagship SoC. ZTE, on the other hand, confirmed that it is bringing the ZTE Axon 30 with a Snapdragon 888 version. If we recall, the company recently teased the camera features of Axon 30 that is probably coming very soon.

OPPO (Find X3)

OPPO announced the OPPO Find X3 at the INNO DAY 2020 back in November. Later, as Qualcomm announced the new SoC, the company confirmed that the “Find X series will bring an unparalleled new experience to users worldwide”. The device is coming in Q1 2021 and since the Find X3 is already announced, it is safe to assume that Find X3 will host the Snapdragon 888 SoC.

Called the “Full-Path color management system”, the device will support DCI-P3 wide color gamut. And native 10-bit color depth across “capture, storage, and display” to offer accurate colors. Additionally, it will have a JNCD≤0.4, 10-bit HEIF capture & storage, a Sony IMX7xx sensor, and more. Let’s wait for more details.

OnePlus (OnePlus 9 Series)

Although OnePlus officially confirmed it as a high-end flagship launching with Snapdragon 888 in H1 2021, rumors predict that it’s the OnePlus 9 series. And that the series is probably coming in mid-March of 2021. Recent leaks say that the series will also include a OnePlus 9E apart from 9, 9 Pro.

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Anyway, as per the info we have, the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro will have a slightly different design with and without curved displays, respectively. They will likely have an AMOLED 120Hz display(6.72-inch on 9 Pro, 6.65-inch on OnePlus 9), run the latest OxygenOS 11, have faster charging(at least 65W Warp Charge). Regarding the camera, the OnePlus 9 could also have a dual 48MP lens(primary, ultra-wide) on the back. Let’s wait for more leaks in the coming days.

realme (RACE)

realme, one of the fastest-growing brands in the world, announced a Snapdragon 888 flagship codenamed ‘RACE’. Assuming the company’s last realme X50 flagship launched around February, we can expect the same with the ‘RACE’.

Anyway, the device, as confirmed by the company will probably adopt the ‘ACE’ series that was allegedly handed over to the company by OPPO. To corroborate this, a realme device similar to OPPO Ace2 surfaced online recently. According to the leak, the device, having model number RMX2202, will have 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, run realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11.

Vivo (V2056A), iQOO

After the confirmation of launching ‘mobile products’ with Snapdragon 888 SoC officially, a Vivo device hit the Geekbench listing recently. Being a first, the device has a model number V2056A and the benchmark shows 11.06GB(~Typical 12GB) RAM, Android 11 OS(could be OriginOS). While the listing doesn’t give away any other info, we feel that the Vivo would bring the SoC on its next NEX flagship.

This is because the company’s COO Hu Boshan, in a video released on Qualcomm event page, talks about Vivo, and its sub-brand iQOO flagships. He mentions that the company launches NEX, X, S, and iQOO’s performance series of devices with flagship SoC. And will continue to do so with Snapdragon 888.

This strongly suggests that the Snapdragon 888 device could be NEX 4 and iQOO number series(maybe 7). That’s considering the next Vivo X60 is already tipped to launch with Exynos 1080 SoC.

Motorola Moto G series

Lenovo-owned Motorola surprised everyone by announcing a Snapdragon 8xx series-powered “G series” device for 2021. The company says since it’s the 10th anniversary of the Moto G family, it would like to crank it up a notch with the flagship SoC.  While the 8xx could be anything, we can safely assume that it will at least be a Snapdragon 865/888 considering the announcement was at the event.

Motorola also announced a few upcoming Android 11 features like the Video calling using an “ultra-wide lens”, “desktop mode” for gaming, media, productivity. The Media launcher mode will be a separate interface after hooking the device to a TV, Monitor for streaming Apps, Games, Content.

Other Brands to launch Snapdragon 888 devices

• LG
  • LG executive Matthew Crowley confirmed that LG devices will leverage the Snapdragon 888 SoC in 2021. Reminding us of the first 5G in the USA, V50 ThinQ 5G, and LG’s first-swivel LG Wing 5G, the company said it would continue to work with Qualcomm and take advantage of the flagship processors.

• Asus

  • Asus’ GM Brian Chen says the next ROG phone would make use of the flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC in 2021. He says the company would tap into the ultra-fast 5G, performance, and graphics performance of the Qualcomm SoC to make the device a gamer’s delight. However, considering the ROG Phone 3 launched back in July 2020, we aren’t sure if the brand would be so quick to bring the successor.

• Black Shark

  • Luo Yuzhou of Black Shark Tech says that the company will launch the first batch of Black Shark products equipped with Snapdragon 888 in Q1 2021. He says, just like the Black Shark 3, that emphasized on the Snapdragon 865 5G to become the first 5G gaming phone, future products will make use of the faster AI, 5G, and performance of the latest processor.

Sadly, just like 2019, biggies like Samsung, Google, and Sony are missing at the event. In addition to these companies, brands like SHARP, MEIZU have also announced their partnership with Qualcomm. So things are bound to get interesting in the coming months.

Stay tuned and follow our social media to get all the updates on time!

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Motorola had a segment during Qualcomm’s Tech Summit and the phone maker revealed some interesting details for next year. One of the announcements made is that the Moto G series will be getting a model with a Snapdragon 800 series processor in 2021.

The Moto G series will celebrate its 10th year anniversary next year and one of the ways Motorola plans to mark it is by launching a model with a Snapdragon 800 series processor. The announcement was made by Sergio Buniac, the Senior Vice President of Motorola.

While there is no specific mention of what chipset it is, there are speculations that it might be the new Snapdragon 888 processor. There is also a possibility that the phone may actually come with the Snapdragon 865 or Snapdragon 865+ processor that powers this year’s flagship. Regardless, this is a big shift for the Moto G series which usually comes with a Snapdragon 400, Snapdragon 600, or Snapdragon 700 series chipset.

Since the Moto G series is known as a budget series, there is a chance that the upcoming device will have an affordable price tag. This year, Motorola launched affordable Moto G phones with support for 5G such as the Moto G 5G and Moto G 5G Plus. We expect to see new affordable models next year.

Alongside the info about a Snapdragon 800 series Moto G phone, Motorola also revealed that its phones will get a desktop mode which will allow users to connect their phone to a screen and use it as a desktop computer. There will also be a Media Launcher mode which users can turn on when they want to watch content on a TV. This interface lists the streaming apps and games on the phone in an interface similar to Android TV.

Another feature that Motorola mentioned is the support for video calling using the ultrawide angle camera on the phone. This way, users will be able to fit in more people when making a video call.

These features have been reported to come with the Android 11 update but there is a possibility not all the features will be available on all the models.

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If you’re waiting for the Black Friday sale to upgrade your smartphone, then keep your wallet ready as Black Friday smartphone deals are finally here. Major smartphone manufacturers are bringing popular smartphones under the sales category to recover from the yearlong losses amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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There are multiple options in the smartphone market which the buyer can choose as per the needs. We have listed all the popular smartphone deals from Apple, Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and other major OEMs. The flagship devices such as Samsung Galaxy S20FE, OnePlus 8, Pixel 5, and other smartphones are available at up to 55% discounts.

We have categorized deals into two categories – locked and unlocked to make it easy for the readers to distinguish easily.

So without wasting any more time, let’s head to the top smartphone deals this festive season.

Best Smartphone Deals This Black Friday

Locked

The list below consists of all the unlocked devices from various manufacturers.

Apple iPhone 12 /12 Mini

Apple Store Offer – The Cupertino Giant’s latest offering – Apple iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini can be yours at $250 less than the actual retail price if the user’s Trade-In old Apple devices. The offer is applicable only on the official Apple Online Store.

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BestBuy Offer with Verizon, AT&T, and Verizon – However, the users can save $800 on activation and qualified trade-in with AT&T and can save $440 on activation and trade-in with Verizon and T-Mobile.

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iPhone 12 Pro / iPhone 12 Pro Max

Apple Store Offer – The bigger siblings of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini are available at bigger discounts. The trade-off value of these two smartphones is $370 if we opt for Apple Official Store.

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BestBuy Offer with Verizon, AT&T, and Verizon – However, the users can save $800 on activation and trade-on with AT&T. Verizon and T-Mobile are offering $440 off if you trade-in device via Best Buy.

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iPhone 11/ iPhone 11 Pro

Verizon Online Store and Walmart- iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are available at a 50% discount on contract with Verizon. The users can available for discounts on monthly installments. The iPhone 11 64GB variant is available for $24.99 $12.49/mo from Verizon online Store and Walmart.

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Verizon Online Store – The iPhone 11 Pro is available from Verizon at $41/mo and an additional $350 off online, plus $850 off with eligible trade-in at Verizon.

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Apple iPhone SE

AT&T Store – The interested users can grab Apple iPhone SE for free with an unlimited plan and trade-in at AT&T.

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Unlocked

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G – 128GB

Factory Unlocked Galaxy S20 FE is now available for $549 with a 22% discount via Amazon. It is $150 off the actual retail price.

The smartphone carries a triple rear camera module featuring a 12-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide sensor. There’s a 32-megapixel front camera for quality selfies. The 30X space Zoom, Night Mode, Single-Take AI are some exceptional features out of its Pro-Grade Camera.

The smartphone support 5G connectivity. Furthermore, the device features a 6.5-inch FHD Infinity-O display, a 4500 mAh battery with 25W fast charging, 6/8 GB RAM, and 128/256GB internal storage.  You can know more details about the Galaxy S20 FE edition here.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Factory Unlocked – 128GB

The Korean giant is offering a 20% direct discount for Galaxy S20 Unlocked device. The users can grab it for $799 which usually retails for $999.

The smartphone packs a 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED with 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution. Its display supports Corning Gorilla Glass 6. Samsung Galaxy S20 5G packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. A triple camera module with a 12MP primary lens, a 64MP telephoto lens, and a 12MP ultrawide sensor is available on the rear side. There’s a 10MP sensor on the front side for selfies. Know more details about the device here.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

The Korean giant is offering a massive discount on its latest flagship device. The 128GB storage variant is available for the price of $1049.

The magic of the S Pen even more magnified in the latest offering from Samsung. The device carries an intelligent battery and super fast charging. The adaptive Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, 5G support, and advanced processor are some exclusive features of the device.

There’s a large 108MP primary camera on the rear side triple-camera module. Furthermore, there’s a 12MP telescope camera and a 12MP ultrawide sensor. The user can snap beautiful selfies with a 10MP front shooter.

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Other Samsung Smartphone Deals

Amazon | Walmart

Moto G Power – 64GB

It is a mid-range Android smartphone from Motorola offering value-for-money. It is available for the reduced price of $179.99.

Motorola smartphone packs a 16MP triple rear camera module for beautiful panoramas and standard photography. The device carries a 5000 mAh battery which can withstand for 3 days upon a single full charge. A 6.4-inch Full HD+ display is present on the board.  It is powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.

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Motorola Moto G7 Power – 32GB

Motorola Moto G7 Power is available for $131 at a 47% discount. However, the device carries a 6.2-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor with 3 GB RAM, a dual-rear camera, and a 5000 mAh battery.

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Other Motorola Phones on Black Friday Sale

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OnePlus 8 Pro

It’s a popular smartphone running Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset coupled with 128GB storage and 8 GB RAM. It features a triple-rear camera featuring a 48MP primary camera, 48MP Ultra wide-angle, 16MP front camera, and 5 MP color filter camera. The user can enjoy a 16MP front camera or selfies. A 4510 mAh battery is present with Warp Charge technology.

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Other OnePlus Smartphone Deals

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Google Pixel 3

Google Pixel 3 is now available from Amazon for $379. This not so old device is still a favorite device among several Android users. The camera prowess and smooth user interface enhance the overall experience.

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Enjoy more smartphone deals

Amazon | Walmart | Best Buy | Target

These are some best smartphone deals available this Black Friday. You can even head over to the above mentioned respective stores for more smartphone deals. You can enjoy Black Friday Deals on other products by heading to our dedicated portal.

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A new leak has suggested that Motorola‘s first 5G handset will be from the Moto G series, which has been the company’s offering of budget smartphones since 2013. The leak was first shared by known leakster Evan Blass and offers us a first look at the upcoming handset as well.

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— Evan Blass (@evleaks) June 30, 2020

The new Moto G 5G phone will be the company’s first handset to feature the newer and faster networking standard. According to the leak, the device will sport a 48 megapixel primary camera on the rear and a dual punch hole selfie camera on the front. The leak also shared the image of the device that showcases its square quad camera module on the rear along with the iconic Moto branding.

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Furthermore, the device will have its fingerprint sensor housed on the right side of the device rather than an in-display or its traditional rear mounted fingerprint scanner. Unfortunately, apart from the image and its primary rear camera, other details have not been divulged. Since it is an unconfirmed leak, it is advised to take it with a pinch of salt for now.

However, Motorola had been expected to launch a 5G smartphone and its budget Moto G series might be a good place to start off. Interestingly, the news of the new Moto G 5G phone arrives just a couple of weeks after the announcement of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 690 SoC. Moto G series generally arrive with Snapdragon 600 series processors, so the device might sport a 600 series 5G chip as well.

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Motorola is still in celebration mood as a result of the sales of the Moto G series exceeding 100 million units. The US company has now launched to new G series models to commemorate this monumental feat. The Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus were announced today for the US and Canada markets. The two models are not really new as they have been keeping the tech media space buzzing from several weeks running. However, Motorola dropped the number from the name, opting for G instead of G8.

Both the Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus ar premium mid-range models bt the G Stylus is on top of the line. This isn’t as a result of only the Stylus pen which it bundles along but also due to better camera setup.

The Motorola Moto G Power sports a 6.4-inch LCD display with a FullHD+resolution of 1080p and a punch-hole camera. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and there is 64GB of storage onboard. Motorola has trimmed down the bezels a little this year, but there’s still a noticeable “chin” below the screen.

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The G Power packs a mammoth 5,000mAh battery which Motorola says should get you about three days on a full charge. The device utilises a plastic body and is equipped with stereo speakers. The device has a thickness of 9.63mm. The phone also packs a fingerprint sensor at the back embedded with the Moto logo. There is equally a headphone jack onboard.

For photography, the Moto G Power packs a triple camera setup arranged vertically at the top left corner. The camera includes a  16MP main sensor, a 2MP macro camera, and an 8 MP ultra-wide shooter (118-degrees). The samples shared by Motorola shows the camera setup has some prospect.

The Moto G Stylus packs a similar plastic chassis under a similar 6.4-inch LCD FHD+ display. The fingerprint sensor, processor, and RAM are similar to those of the G Power. But the 4GB RAM teams up with 128GB of internal storage. The device also packs a smaller 4000mAh battery which isn’t too bad. Despite having a stylus pen, the G Stylus is slightly thinner at 9.2mm. Talking of the stylus, it is located at the bottom right edge f the display and it has to be removed manually as there is no pop-up mechanism.

On the camera aspect, the G Stylus features a triple camera setup as well, but the sensors are a bit different. The only camera the new G phones share is the 2MP macro lens. There’s a 48MP main sensor on the G Stylus that defaults to “quad-pixel” binned images at 12MP. Plus, the pixels are larger at 1.6μm compared to the Power’s 1.12μm pixels. There’s also a 16MP action cam with a 117-degree field-of-view. Like the One Action from last year, you can hold the phone vertically and capture landscape video. There’s a button to toggle between “regular” video and the action cam video

Pricing and Availability
The new Moto G models are expected to be released in the US and Canada sometime in the Spring. The G Power will retail for $249.99 while the G Stylus will cost $299.99.

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Motorola‘s Moto G series is undoubtedly its most popular series. Little wonder the Lenovo-owned company recently rolled out the drums to celebrate the cumulative sales of over 100 million G-series units. The company is already working on three new G-series models – the Moto G8, Moto G8 Power and Moto G Stylus. Tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) has released a picture containing the real renders of the three Moto G8 models.

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The renders show the Moto G8 models will all pack a full-screen design with a punch-hole screen housing the front camera. The tipster says the renders are for the three models which means they will all have the same design, save for some few differences. The Moto G8 seems to have a slightly bigger chunk of bezel at the chin. All three models feature a punch-hole at the top left corner that houses the selfie shooter. At the rear, the models pack a quad camera setup. A fingerprint sensor seems to be embedded under the logo at the back.

As for the expected specs, the Moto G8 is tipped to come with a 6.39-inch display with support for 720 x 1560 pixels HD+ resolution. The G8 Power could be coming with a 6.36-inch display with support for 1080 x 2300 pixels full HD resolution. Both models are said to be powered by the Snapdragon 665 mobile platform.

On the other hand, the Moto G Stylus will have a 6.36-inch 2300 x 1080 display with a hole in the top left corner for the selfie camera. There will be a Snapdragon 665 processor inside and it will be paired with 64GB or 128GB of storage. The device is said to have a Stylus pen, hence the name.

The G8-series is expected to all run Android 10 out of the box. Motorola is yet to disclose when the models will be launched.

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Lenovo has had a busy 2016, releasing many smartphones catering to different segments of the market within the first 8 months of the year. The company has been releasing phones under its own name as well as its subsidiary brands such as ZUK and Moto. We have already seen a number of Moto smartphone this year, but it looks like there’s more. A new Moto M (XT-1662) was spotted in the wild in a new leaked image, revealing the existence of the device.

Motorola seems to be continuing with its traditional design philosophy on the new Moto M. You have the standard round corners with the company branding at the bottom of the display. The bezels look quite slim too, which is good. This particular model already passed through the TENAA certification last month, which revealed a lot of information about the phone. But this seems to be the first time that we are seeing the Moto M has leaked in a real life image.

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Today’s leak confirms that the Moto M will come with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The screen size should be of 5.5-inches with 1080p resolution. Further, at the back, the phone will come with a 16MP camera while up front, there will be an 8MP shooter. Another detail revealed by the leak is the software on board, which is Android 6 Marshmallow. We can’t find a fingerprint sensor up front, but it should be located at the back of the device. TENAA had also confirmed that the phone will come with a 3000mAh battery.

Since this model has passed through TENAA already, it’s possible that the phone is exclusive to the Chinese market. There was another Moto smartphone that was spotted recently, featuring a 4.6-inch display and MT6750 chipset. Both could be announced soon, so stay tuned!

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Usually, Gizmochina’s website is dedicated to the Chinese tech news and reviews, and you may be wondering why we decided to review a device, which is made by Motorola. In case you haven’t heard that this is not an American company anymore since the Chinese tech giant Lenovo has purchased its mobile division.

However, this is not the main reason we decided to review a Motorola Moto G (2015). The thing is that this device has been highly praised as a budget smartphone of the year due to its great price/performance ratio… but since we are the Chinese tech enthusiasts, we all know that there are so many other budget phones that are comparable to the Motorola’s offering. We are not going to be comparing with certain Chinese phones this time but we will judge the Motorola Moto G knowing that there are so many similar Chinese smartphones on the market – both the ones we have already reviewed and haven’t done that yet. Please keep in mind that our review unit has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of ROM (the base model, which starts at $179.99).

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: VIDEO

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Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes in rather cheap looking box and besides the documentation you are getting just a microUSB cable and no power plug.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: DESIGN

As far as design goes, we have a typical Motorola’s design language with rounded corners on the back for a better grip and a frame going around the device. However, this time around it is made of plastic to reduce the cost of the phone.

On the front top we have a 5MP snapper, a sensor light, the earpiece and on the bottom there is a front firing speaker.

The back plate is made of quality textured plastic and here we have a 13MP shooter along dual tone dual LED and signature Motorola’s dimple.

On the right we have a volume rocker and the power key. However, the placement is not super convenient as the power button should have been below the volume rocker, in my opinion.

On the bottom there is a microUSB port and on the top we have a headset jack and secondary mic.

The back plate is removable and under the hood you can find a non-removable 2470Ah battery, SIM card slot and the microSD card slot for storage expansion.

Overall, the phone sits very comfortably in the hand and the textured back helps with a grip. While the plastic doesn’t add any premium looks but the phone is well made and I have no complaints about its built quality.

But if you don’t like the standard looks of the Moto G, you can customise the phone the way you want by changing the colours of the front and back, customise accent colours, add your own engravings and so on. Keep in mind  that basic customisation options come at a $30 extra and the upgrade of specs will cost you even more.

If you don’t want to spend extra cash customising the handset, you are still getting a feature that it is not that widely spread among the budget phones – a water resistance. The Moto G has an IPX7 rating meaning that you can submerge the phone up to 1 m and keep it underwater up to 30 mins.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: DISPLAY

The Motorola Moto G sports a 5” 720P panel, which is not bad but not great either. It is bright, colour reproduction is okay but a bit on a colder side. What’s frustrating is that this is clearly not the most pixel dense display as you can clearly see the individual pixels, which is a shame. That is visible during all the daily tasks like web browsing or simply scrolling through the settings menu. Other downsides would be a subpar sunlight visibility and average viewing angles. A great thing that the display is covered by the Gorilla Glass 3.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: UI

The Motorola Moto G runs on Android 5.1 Lolipop. It is almost stock Android UI with zero bloatware but with some added extra functionality by Motorola like Moto Assist, Moto Actions and Moto Display.

One of the most useful are the ability to chop the phone twice to turn on and off the flashlight and twist the phone twice to open up the camera. I found the flashlight feature work almost perfectly and the camera feature works okay too.

Other useful features come from the Moto Display as it wakes up the display when notifications arrive. While it may be useful for a lot of people I personally turned it off as I simply don’t like seeing new notification every 5 minutes.

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There is one annoying issue with the software though. For some reason, the MacBook does not recognise the device once it is connected. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.

Also, Motorola is pretty confident about its software as I haven’t received any software updates in more than a month of using this device.

Overall, the performance is snappy and responsive unless you run too many apps in the background on the 1GB model I have. To avoid that, I suggest you paying extra and going with 2GB variant.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The Moto G has a quad-core Snapdragon 410 chip, which is clocked at 1.4GHz, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable storage. If you opt in for a higher end model, you will get 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. Of course, that comes for the extra money.

I was pleasantly surprised that the Moto G can handle 3D gaming quite well. While the graphics don’t look that good as on higher-end phones but the loading times are fast and the stutter levels are low.

Also, the phone doesn’t have overheating issues even after extensive periods of gaming.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: MULTIMEDIA

The Moto G can handle Full-HD content without any issues or lags. The loudspeaker quality is very good for a budget phone. It is placed on the front side, which is always a welcome feature. Also, it is very loud and the sound quality is really good for a budget phone.

While the sound quality via earphones is not the best but it is good for this price tag of the device.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: CAMERA

The phone comes with a very simple camera app, which is responsive, easy to use and has a few shooting modes and settings to play with. The shutter speed is pretty fast.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: IMAGE QUALITY

The 13MP camera on the back is actually capable of producing some nice looking images when there is plenty of light. The pictures have a good amount of detail, they look sharp and the colour reproduction is decent. Even the dynamic range is handled quite well most of the times.

However, when the sun goes down, the troubles start. It all begins with the artificial lighting as quite a lot of noise kicks it and the level of details goes down.

The night shots do not impress at all. There is just so much noise in each picture and the sharpness is lost compared to daylight images. While it is not the worst performer but I actually expected a bit more from the camera in low-light scenarios.

The 5MP selfie snapper is not the best out there, but it gets the job done for social media.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: VIDEO QUALITY

The 1080p video is far from the best but it is actually pretty good. Well, the footage could look a bit sharper but the colours, auto-exposure work fine, the video does not look very shaky and there is a continuous auto-focus but it is very slow. SEE A VIDEO REVIEW FOR A 1080P VIDEO SAMPLE.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: BATTERY LIFE

The 2470Ah non-removable battery doesn’t need to feed a high pixel density display and a powerful chip. The result of it – the battery life is just fantastic. On a light use I could get over 6 hours of screen-on time and on the heavy use, the time reduces to 4-4.5 hours.

What is even more important – the standby times. Literally, this phone can stay powered on for days in standby mode.

Overall, the battery life is really impressive it be may one of the best we’ve seen in the budget phones category.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: CONNECTIVITY

I have no complaints about any of the connectivity options. The call quality is very good, which is common to the most of the phones made by Motorola. Also, GPS is fast and accurate and Wifi, Bluetooth work just fine.

Motorola Moto G (3 Gen, 2015 model) Review: CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, the highly praised 3rd Gen Motorola Moto G. While I wouldn’t be so sure that this is a true budget phone of the year as we have some other great offerings like the Meizu M2 Note, Asus Zenfone 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and some other phones from China, the Moto G has quite a lot to offer.

For the starting price of $179.99, you are getting a phone that it is well built despite the choice of plastic in its construction. Also, it has a good camera for daylight images, snappy UI performance, the latest Android version with a high chance of getting the latest software updates fast.

In addition, you are getting a decent loudspeaker for media consumption and you will be able to enjoy that for a long time as the Moto G has one of the best in class battery life. A huge plus is that this phone is water resistant and we don’t see that too often in budget phones category.

However, you have to consider the shortcomings like a low quality screen, not impressive camera performance indoors and in the low-light and a plasticky design of the phone.

All in all, the Moto G is a decent offering for a price. However, it is not the only smartphone you should look for in this price category.

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Back at CES 2015, Motorola surprised everyone by announcing that its best models, the Moto G, Moto X and Moto X Pro (Repackaged Nexus 6) will enter China this year. The company didn’t announce a particular time frame, but recently it sent out invitations for a special event for these phones at the Beijing Convention Center on January 26.

Now, the first device in the lineup, the Moto G has passed through TENAA, which means we have lots of details about this upcoming device. Of course, as it turns out, the Moto G Chinese variant will be the international Moto G 2014 edition. The specs and design are the same, so there are no surprises here.

According to the listing, the new Moto G will have the model number ‘xt1079’ and will be priced aggressively at 1500 Yuan which comes to around $241. This is almost the same price as the model that retails in other countries and will definitely attract a lot of attention from the Chinese consumers. Although the device will be announced later this month, the release is expected only around March this year.

Moto G 2014 turns out to be a great offering at its price range. The phone features a 5-inch 720p display protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 and comes with a Snapdragon 400 chipset with four cores clocked at 1.2GHz and Adreno 305 GPU. There will be 1GB RAM on board with 8GB / 16GB storage options which can be further expanded via MicroSD card slot.

The dimensions of this device is slightly larger than the 2013 model — 70.7 x 141.5 x 11 mm. Also, its a bit heavier than its predecessor at 149 grams. For camera, you have an 8MP sensor with LED flash at the back and a 2MP shooter up front. The rear camera is capable of recording 720 HD videos. There is a 2070 mAh battery on board which reportedly powers the device for around 24 hours with mixed usage. Moto G will have two different variants — Single SIM and Dual SIM.

Overall, the device turns out to be a great offering in the Chinese budget segment and it could be quite successful in the domestic market.

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Chinese Company Huawei announced today that it is introducing 3 new mobiles in Indian Market. The released handsets include the Honor 3C, the Ascend G6 and the Ascend G750. The Honore 3C is considered the Huawei’s counterpart of Moto G. Moto G is considered the best phone in its price range category. The handset has been marketed at Rs. 14,000 or $250. It is in the ambit of Phablet category. It has 5-inch screen with 720 x 1280 high-definition LTPS (Low Temperature Poly-Silicon). Moto G’s price is Rs 12,999 for the 8 GB version and for 16 GB version the price is 13,999.
The Media Tek processor’s speed is 1.3 Ghz quad-core with a Mall 400 GPU. It sports 2GB of RAM. Some experts considered it contender to Moto G’s 8 GB version. The Moto G has processor’s speed of 1.2 Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400. 1GB of RAM and 8GB expandable storage.
Honor 3C set some good results which could be considered equivalent of Google’s Nexus 4. The dual SIM Honor 3C has Android Jelly Bean with a touch of Huawei’s Emotion User Interface on it. It has 8MP back camera. Which has blue glass filters. Similarly some other photography related enhancements. It has 5 Megapixels front camera.
In phablet category Huawei also introduced Ascend G750, which is priced at Rs. 24,999. It has 1.7 Ghz octa-core Media Tek MT 6592 processor. The high end processor is the main reason for the price hike. It sports 8GB storage which could be extended through microSD. Its rear camera has resolution of 13 MP with LED Flash. Front camera is 5 MP. The color choice is Deep black and Pure White.

The last camera in the trio is Ascend G6, which Huawei unveiled in Mobile World Congress in December. The price of the handset is Rs. 16,999. It has 540 x 960, 4.5 inch qHD display. It has features similar to Honor 3C which includes 1.2 Ghz processor. Android Jelly Bean with Emotion on Huawei’s UI. 8 MP rear camera and 5 megapixel front camera is good for selfies. The high price is due to quad-core Qualcomm chipset.

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