Moto G5 India release set for today: Could pose a threat to these smartphones

If you recall Lenovo-owned Motorola first announced two new smartphones, the Moto G5 and G5 Plus at the Mobile World Congress 2017 event in Barcelona. While these smartphones managed to garner great attention with impressive design and features, we had been waiting for the Moto G5 series variants to be launched in the Indian market.

Following its usual strategy, the company introduced the Moto G5 Plus first in India. And while we have been patient, just after few weeks since the lunch of the Moto G5 Plus model, the company has yet again introduced the Moto G5 in India.

Basically this is a downsized version of the Moto G5 Plus. However, most of the features and hardware of Moto G5 does bear great similarity to the Plus variant. As such, the G5 comes with a metal body design and a 5-inch display.

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The smartphone will be offered in two RAM and storage variants. Thus, users will be able to choose from 2GB and 3GB RAM units. Storage options vary from 16GB and 32GB as well. The storage is expandable via microSD card though.

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In terms of optics, the G5 features a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The G5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor and it will draw its power from a 2800 mAh battery. Moreover the smartphone is priced at Rs 12,999.

So now that this device is launched and as it brings all these features at a pocket friendly pricing, this samrtphone will surely give a close competition to many smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Honor, Vivo and others.

Here's a list of Moto G5's potent rivals.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Buy At Price of Rs 10,999Key Specs

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display

2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU

2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage (eMMC 5.0)

4GB RAM with 64GB storage (eMMC 5.0)

expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)

13MP rear camera with PDAF

5MP front-facing camera

4G VoLTE

4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Photo Gallery

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Coolpad Note 5

Buy At Price of Rs 10,999Key Specs

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD fully laminated display, scratch-resistant glass for protection

1.5GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor with Adreno 405 GPU

4GB RAM

32GB internal memory

expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Cool UI 8.0

13MP rear camera with dual LED flash

8MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

4G VoLTE

4010mAh battery

Coolpad Note 5 Photo Gallery

Lenovo K6 Power

Buy At Price of Rs 9,999Key Specs

5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display

Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU

3GB RAM

32GB storage

expandable memory with microSD

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)

13MP rear camera with LED Flash

8MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

4G VoLTE

4000mAh built-in battery

Lenovo K6 Power Photo Gallery

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

Buy At Price of Rs 8,999Key Specs

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display

Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU

2GB LPDDR3 RAM with 16GB (eMMC5.0) internal storage

3GB LPDDR3 (eMMC5.1) RAM with 32GB internal storage

expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)

13MP rear camera with PDAF

5MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor (Redmi 3S Prime), Infrared sensor

4G VoLTE

4000mAh / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime Photo Gallery

Samsung Galaxy J7 2016

Buy At Price of Rs 14,390Key Specs

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display

1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor

2GB RAM

16GB internal memory

expandable up to 128GB with microSD

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Dual SIM

13MP rear camera with LED flash

5MP front-facing camera with LED flash

4G LTE / 3G HSPA+

3300mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Photo Gallery

Honor 6X

Buy At Price of RsKey Specs

5.5-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass IPS display

Octa-core Kirin 655 ( 4 x 2.1GHz + 4 x 1.7GHz) 16nm processor with Mali T830-MP2

3GB / 4GB LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB (eMMC 5.1) storage

4GB RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage

expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+ nano/microSD)

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1

12MP rear camera with LED Flash and 2MP secondary camera

8MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

4G VoLTE

3340mAh (typical) / 3270mAh (minium) battery with support for fast charging

Vivo Y53

Buy At Price of Rs 9,688Key Specs

5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD IPS display

1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU

2GB RAM

16GB internal storage

expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD

Funtouch OS 3.0 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Dual SIM

8MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture

5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture

4G VoLTE

2500mAh battery

Vivo Y53 Photo Gallery

Coolpad Note 5 Lite

Buy At Price of Rs 8,199Key Specs

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display

1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735CP 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU

3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Cool UI 8.0

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)

13MP rear camera with LED Flash

8MP front-facing camera with LED Flash

4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS

2500mAh battery

Coolpad Note 5 Lite Photo Gallery

Vivo Y55S

Buy At Price of Rs 12,490Key Specs

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS 2.5D curved-edge display

1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU

3GB RAM with 16GB internal storage

expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD

Funtouch OS 3.0 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Dual SIM

13MP rear camera with LED Flash

5MP front-facing camera

4G LTE

2730mAh battery

Vivo Y55S Photo Gallery

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