Motorola Mobility, a Lenovo owned brand, on Monday launched a new mid-range handset, dubbed as the “Moto Green Pomelo” in the Chinese tech market. Moto Green Pomelo is very identical to the company’s recently launched Moto G5S in terms of design, specifications and features. The smartphone also has a Pomelo fruit logo at the bottom of the rear panel. However, the Moto Green Pomelo has been launched in China with a price tag of CNY 1599 (approximately Rs. 15,700) and will be available in China in Cool Black and Rose Gold colour options. As of now, the company has made no official announcements about the pricing details and availability of the Moto Green Pomelo for other tech markets including India.
In terms of design, the Moto Green Pomelo has a sophisticated metal design (“crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminium”) and a front-mounted fingerprint sensor that is housed underneath the capsule-sized physical Home Button of the device. The volume up-down keys and the power/lock button are all placed on the right-hand edge of the device, while a 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the very top edge of the smartphone. The Moto Green Pomelo also sports a selfie flash that is housed on the top panel of the display, while the rear panel of the device 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 smartphone along with a microUSB 2.0 charging port sitting in the middle.
Moto Green Pomelo Specifications & Features:
In terms of specifications, the Moto Green Pomelo comes equipped with a 5.2-inch full-HD display with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a scratch resistance Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top of the display. The smartphone draws its power from a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, which comes coupled with Adreno 505 GPU to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the device is backed up by a 4GB 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 Green Pomelo runs ZUI 3.1 custom UI skin, based on Google’s Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system.
In terms of optics, the smartphone features a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), and a single LED flash. On the front, the Moto Green Pomelo sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture. Just like the regular version, the front camera is also accompanied by an LED flash for capturing bright selfies and video calling even in low light conditions.
In terms of connectivity, the Moto Green Pomelo supports dual-SIM dual standby using a hybrid dual SIM slot. Apart from this, the handset also offers various connectivity options including 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, 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 device is fuelled by a decent 3,000mAh battery with fast charging support using the company’s proprietary 15W TurboCharger. Sensors on the smartphone include an Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor, Fingerprint (front-mounted) sensor, and Proximity sensor.
