After launching the E4 Plus in India last month, now it seems like that the Lenovo-backed Motorola is all set to launch its latest high mid-range smartphone, dubbed as the “Moto G5s Plus” in the Indian tech market on Tuesday, August 29. The company has already started sending out media invites for its upcoming camera-centric smartphone launch event, which is scheduled to be held on August 29 at 12 pm IST. On the other hand, the e-commerce website Amazon India, through a teaser on their website, has announced that their e-commerce platform will be the exclusive retail partner for the Moto G5s Plus device. Amazon India has already put up a dedicated web page with ‘Notify Me’ live button, where interested customers can register for notifications about the Motorola’s next mid-range smartphone. Besides this, Moto India has also shared a teaser video on its official Twitter account, citing that, “Get ready to find your focus & unleash your creativity as we unveil the #MotoG5sPlus, only on @amazonIN on 29/08!”. Unfortunately, the pricing details and the availability of the Moto G5s Plus have not been revealed by the company yet but as expected it might be revealed on the day of launching.
Get ready to find your focus & unleash your creativity as we unveil the #MotoG5sPlus, only on @amazonIN on 29/08! https://t.co/Nf3eC7UZkO pic.twitter.com/kwTXv6tBdm
— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) August 22, 2017
To recall, Motorola launched their high mid-range G5s Plus smartphone in Europe earlier this month with a price tag of EUR 299 (approximately Rs. 22,500/$353), along with company’s another mid-range device Moto G5s. In the Indian smartphone market, the Moto G5s Plus will likely to be priced somewhere in between the Rs. 18,000 and Rs. 20,000. Unfortunately, the company has made no official announcements about the Moto G5s India launch date.
Moto G5s Plus Design, Specifications and Features:
In terms of design, the Moto G5s Plus has 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 Plus is very identical to the Moto G5s 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. The Moto G5s sports a 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 module. The speaker grille is seen on the very bottom edge of the smartphone along with a microUSB 2.0 charging port sitting in the middle. The smartphone also features onscreen navigation buttons.
In terms of specifications, the Moto G5s Plus flaunts a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 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 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 Dual-SIM, 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.
