Motorola launched the Moto G9 series last year. All the devices in the lineup debuted with Android 10. Now, months after their release, three models, namely Moto G9, Moto G9 Power, and Moto G9 Play have finally started receiving the Android 11 update.

According to a report by PiunikaWeb, Motorola, the sub-brand of Lenovo, has started rolling out the Android 11 update for Moto G9, Moto G9 Power, and Moto G9 Play. Like any other OTA system update, the latest software update for these handsets is being seeded out in batches.

In simpler words, the new update is only available for a select few users in certain regions. Anyway, the update should reach all the users in different regions in the coming days.

Going by the update track record of Motorola, Android 11 should be the first and the last major update for Moto G9, Moto G9 Power, and Moto G9 Play. But these handsets will likely receive security updates for quite a while.

A few years back, Motorola was known for its software support. At times, the company used to deliver security patches before Google rolls out for Nexus devices. The firm was even quicker at rolling out Android updates.

Right now, if you are looking for an Android smartphone with proper timely software updates, a Samsung Galaxy smartphone in your budget should be the right pick.

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Lenovo is no longer a popular player in the smartphone market. Ever since the company acquired Motorola, it has been focussing more on that brand rather than its own due to nostalgia and brand power associated with its subsidiary. The Chinese company has now reached a certain point that it is rebranding Motorola devices as its own. The newly certified Lenovo K12 Note is nothing but a rebadged Moto G9 Play/Moto G9 (India).

According to Google Play Console, the upcoming Lenovo K12 Note is codenamed guamp. It will sport an HD+ (720 x 1600 pixels) with 280 DPI. Under the hood, it will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset and 4GB RAM. Last but not least, it will run Android 10 out of the box.

The above mentioned specs and the image included in the listing confirms that this phone is indeed a rebranded Moto G9 Play. This Motorola device debuted in late August in Europe and last week in the UK. 

What’s even more interesting is that this very same Moto G9 Play handset is sold as the vanilla Moto G9 in India. That means Lenovo is selling it with three different names across the world. That said, we are not certain where the K12 Note will launch first.

A few years back, Lenovo K series smartphones were one of the best budget phones available in the market. Those devices would compete directly with Xiaomi Redmi series phones. Unfortunately, slowly and steadily, the company not only gave up on this popular series but also its entire smartphone lineup.

Back in July, Lenovo released its first gaming smartphone called Legion Duel. Sadly, it is still limited to China and the company is yet to confirm if it will ever hit global markets.

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Motorola has unveiled the Moto G9 Plus and Moto G9 Play in the UK. The two mid-range smartphones have earlier been launched at different times in Brazil and also in Europe.  The Moto G9 Plus carries a price tag of £259 in the UK while it will sell for €269 in Europe and selected Latin American countries. The phone is expected to be sold on Amazon UK and Motorola UK but is not yet available.

On the other hand, the Moto G9 Play hits the UK is two colour options – Sapphire Blue and Forest Green colours. It carries a decent £159.99 price tag and is on sale on Amazon UK or through Motorola’s official website.

The Moto G9 Play features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with a waterdrop notch, HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a Snapdragon 662 chipset paired with 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It comes with 64GB of internal storage which is expandable via microSD card.

The G9 Play comes preinstalled with My UX based Android 10 OS. The phone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 20W TurboCharge fast charging through USB-C. For photography, there is an 8-megapixel  front camera and a triple rear camera setup made up of a 48-megapixel + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth)combo. The phone has a rear-facing fingerprint sensor. The other features that can be found on the device are dedicated Google Assistant hardware key, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, and 3.5mm headphone slot.

On the other hand, the Moto G9 Plus packs an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G chipset backed by 4GB of RAM and there is 128GB of storage onboard. The storage can be expanded via a microSD slot. The phone sports a 6.8-inch MaxVision HDR10 display with FullHD+ resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and a punch hole at the top left corner. The punch-hole houses a 16MP f/20 camera.Moto G9 Plus

As for the optics, the Moto G9 Plus sports quad rear cameras which are a combination of 64MP (primary with f/1.8 aperture) + 8MP (118 ° ultra-wide with f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (macro with f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (depth with f/2.2 aperture) and the front camera is a 16MP f/2.0 shooter. It sports a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and on the software front, it runs on Android 10.

The mid-range smartphone draws power from a large 5000mAh battery with 30W TurboPower fast charging. For connectivity it comes with dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz +5GHz), NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + GLONASS and a USB Type-C port.

The phone comes in two colour options – Rose Gold and Indigo Blue.

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Yesterday, Motorola unveiled the Motorola Moto G9 smartphone in India. It debuted as the first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 662 mid-range chipset. Soon after its launch, there were rumors that the phone will be heading to European markets as Moto G9 Play. The news has come true as the Lenovo-owned company has announced the Moto G9 Play as a rebadged version of India’s Moto G9.

Moto G9 Play specifications and features

The Moto G9 Play has an IPS LCD panel with a waterdrop notch. The 6.5-inch screen delivers HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The Snapdragon 662 chipset that fuels the device is accompanied by 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It comes with an internal storage of 64 GB and it has a microSD card for additional storage.

The Moto G9 Play comes preinstalled with My UX based Android 10 OS. The phone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 20W TurboCharge fast charging through USB-C.

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It has a front camera of 8-megapixel and its rear has a 48-megapixel + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth) triple camera setup. The phone has a rear-facing fingerprint sensor. The other features that can be found on the device are dedicated Google Assistant hardware key, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, and 3.5mm headphone slot.

Moto G9 Play price and availability

Apart from the Sapphire Blue and Forest Green color variants that are available in India, the Moto G9 Play also comes in an exclusive Spring Pink color. The handset is priced at 169 euros in Germany.

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Motorola has recently launched the Moto G 5G Plus smartphone as its first 5G-ready G-series smartphone. The Lenovo-owned company could be planning to launch the Moto G9 series soon. Recently, a third-party listing of the upcoming Moto G9 Plus was spotted. Now, a Geekbench listing of the Moto G9 Play has appeared with some specs.

On Geekbench 5, the Motorola Moto G9 Play has scored 313 in the single-core test and 1370 in the multi-core test.  The phone’s codename ‘guamp’ is seen mentioned in the field for Motherboard in the listing. It is powered by a Snapdragon chipset. However, the exact name of the SoC is not known yet.

The octa-core chipset that fuels the Moto G9 Play clocks at 1.80GHz. The publication that first spotted the Geekbench listing has speculated that it could be driven by the Snapdragon 660 chipset. The predecessor Moto G8 Play was fueled by MediaTek Helio G70.

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It is advisable to wait for further reports to know the exact details of the chipset present inside the Moto G9 Play. The Geekbench listing further reveals that it has 4 GB of RAM and it is preinstalled with Android 10 OS. The other details of the phone are not known yet.

Last year, Motorola had launched the Moto G8 Play with Moto G8 Plus in October. Hence, there is a possibility that the recently spotted Moto G9 Plus may debut with Moto G9 Play in the next few months. The online retailer listing of the G9 that was spotted recently revealed that it has 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and is priced at 227 euros.

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