After launching the Z2 Force premium smartphone, Lenovo-owned Motorola on Tuesday officially announced the launch of its most awaited and talked mid-range smartphones — the “Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus in a blog post on company’s official website. The Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus are high mid-range smartphones that basically aimed mainstream smartphone buyers in developing markets. Both the smartphones come equipped with an all-metal unibody design, stunning Full-HD display, a blazing fast octa-core processor, Google’s latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS, and a decent 3,000mAh battery with Turbo Charging technology support for fast charging. According to the company, the “S” in the product names stands for special edition as the two new devices offer several upgrades over the company’s previous Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus.
Pricing and Availability:
The smaller Moto G5S comes with a starting price of EUR 249 (approximately Rs. 18,750/$249), while the bigger Moto G5S Plus variant is priced at EUR 299 (approximately Rs. 22,500/$353). The Moto G5S comes in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colour options, while the Moto G5S Plus will be available in Lunar Gray and Blush Gold colour options. Both the smartphones will be made available for purchase in several countries globally starting this month and will be available in the US this fall.
Design:
In terms of design, both the smartphones have a sophisticated metal design (“crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminium”) and front-mounted fingerprint sensor on the capsule-sized physical home button too. Moto G5S is very identical to the Moto G5S Plus with respect to design. The volume up-down keys and the power/lock button are all placed on the right-hand edge of the devices and a 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the very top edge. Both the handsets sports front LED flash that is housed on the top panel of the display, while the rear panel of the devices features a Motorola’s traditional circular camera unit along with a LED flash. The speaker grille is seen on the very bottom edge of the smartphones along with a microUSB 2.0 charging port sitting in the middle. Both the Moto G5S smartphones feature onscreen navigation buttons.
Moto G5S Specifications and Features:
In terms of specifications, the smaller version of Motorola G5S series, the Moto G5S comes equipped with a 5.2-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a scratch resistance Corning Gorilla glass 3 coating on top. Under the hood, the Moto G5S is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the device is backed up by a 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory storage, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Moto G5S runs on Google’s latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system.
In terms of optics, the Moto G5S features a 16-megapixel rear sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, Phase Detection AutoFocus (PDAF), an LED flash module and full-HD (1080p) video recording support. On the front, the smartphone sports a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter with f/2.0 aperture, fixed focus and an LED flash for capturing bright selfies and video calling even in low light conditions.
In terms of connectivity, the Moto G5S offers various connectivity options including Single-SIM/Dual-SIM configuration, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS, NFC, a 3.5mm audio jack and a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and other connectivity. On the battery front, the device is fuelled by a decent 3,000mAh battery with Turbo Charging support. The company claims that the TurboPower feature on the Moto G5S provides up to 5 hours of battery life on 15 minutes of charging. Sensors on the smartphone include a Fingerprint (front-mounted) sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, and Proximity sensor. Dimensionally, the Moto G5S measures 150 x 73.5 x 8.2mm and weighs 157 grams.
Moto G5S Plus Specifications and Features:
Moving on the bigger version, the Moto G5S Plus flaunts a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a scratch resistance Corning Gorilla glass 3 coating on top. Under the hood, the Moto G5S Plus is powered by a 2.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor clubbed with Adreno 506 image processing unit to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the smartphone comes in two variants based on their RAM and native storage configuration: 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage. Both the native storages can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Moto G5S Plus also runs on Google’s latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system.
For photography, the Moto G5S Plus houses a dual rear camera setup that comes combined with a 13-megapixel RGB sensor and a 13-megapixel Monochrome sensor. The rear camera features include an f/2.0 aperture, Phase Detection AutoFocus (PDAF), dual-tone LED flash and 4K video recording (30fps) support. On the front, the smartphone features an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter with an f/2.0 aperture and a soft LED flash for capturing bright selfies even in low light conditions.
Connectivity options offered by the Moto G5S Plus include Single-SIM/Dual-SIM configuration, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz & 5.0 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS, NFC, a 3.5mm audio jack and a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and data transfer. On the battery front, the Moto G5S Plus comes packed with the same 3,000mAh battery with Turbo Charging support. The company claims that the TurboPower feature on the Moto G5S Plus provides up to 6 hours of battery life on 15 minutes of charging. Dimensionally, the handset measures 153.5 x 76.2 x 8mm and weighs 168 grams.
