Moto G5S and G5S Plus release date, news and rumors

 There's going to be no shortage of Motorola cell phone screen replacement to choose from this year, as following the launch of the impressive Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus earlier in 2017 the company now looks to be coming back with improved versions, known as the Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus.

These new phones are set to offer more than just a slight specs bump, with more high-end designs and in the case of the G5S Plus even a dual-lens camera likely to be included.

We've collected everything there is to know about the two phones so far, so read on below for all the details on the specs, features and likely price and release date.

We could see the Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus very soon, as Motorola is holding an event on July 25.

So far the two phones haven't been confirmed for it. We're fairly certain based on a teaser that we'll see the high-end Moto Z2 Force, but there's every chance that Motorola will use the event to launch other handsets too, so the G5S range could make an appearance.

Then again, the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus only landed a few months ago, so Motorola might want to wait a little longer before launching improved versions.

Whenever the two phones launch it's likely that they will cost slightly more than the £170 (around $210/AU$275) Moto G5 and £249/$229 (around AU$290) Moto G5 Plus, but probably not too much more, as Motorola is sure to want to keep them far more affordable than the upcoming Moto X4 and Moto Z2.

TechRadar's take: July 25 is our best guess for a launch date right now, but with no evidence that the two phones will be shown at Motorola's event we wouldn't be surprised if we have to wait longer.

It looks very likely that the Moto G5S will have a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, while the Moto G5S Plus will have a 5.5-inch 1080p display.

That was all be confirmed by a leaked presentation slide that looked very convincing, and has since been echoed by reliable tipster Evan Blass.

It's not the most exciting aspect of these two ETS as the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus both already have 1080p displays, but the new phones have both seemingly had a size boost, as their predecessors are 5.0 and 5.2 inches respectively.

TechRadar's take: All the rumors are pointing to 5.2-inch and 5.5-inch 1080p displays, and that's a believable size and resolution.

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