The Indian arm of American technology major Motorola Mobility has reportedly re-launched the first generation Moto G and Moto X in the subcontinent via Flipkart, with substantial price cuts.
Motorola's exclusive e-commerce affiliate Flipkart has re-introduced Moto X (Gen 1.) - Black, White and Teak models - for ₹17,999, and Moto G (Gen 1.) 16GB and 8GB for ₹9,999 and ₹8,999 respectively.
This move by the e-retailer is seen as a result of the American company announcing Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Moto series devices.
Soon after Google unveiled the new OS, Motorola confirmed the release of the candy-flavoured OS to Moto X (Gen 2. and Gen 1.), Moto G (Gen 2. and Gen 1.), Moto G with 4G LTE, Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini later this year.
[Also Read: Android 5.0 Lollipop OS Update Coming to Moto G, Moto E and 7 Other Smartphones, Confirms Motorola]
Despite being old in the market, both Moto G and Moto X have enough tricks up their sleeves and - with Android Lollipop confirmed to get released to these devices - they are smart buys for price-sensitive middle class and tech savvy working class youth, who are looking for budget and affordable mid-range phones.
That's not all; Flipkart is not done with the Big Billion Day sale. The company, as a precursor to upcoming Diwali, has kick-started 'Electronics Mela'. It has slashed 10 percent price on Moto E as well. The phone now costs ₹6,299.
Key specifications of Motorola Moto G (Gen 1.), Moto X (Gen 1.) and Moto E:
| Models | Motorola Moto G (Gen 1.) | Motorola Moto X (Gen 1.) | Motorola Moto E |
| Display | 4.5-inch HD (1270x720p) LCD screen with 329 ppi (pixels per inch), comes protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield. | 4.7-inch AMOLED (RGB) screen with HD 720p display resolutions,Pixel density : 316 ppi | 4.3-inch qHD (960x540p) screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3Pixel density : 256 ppi |
| OS | Android v4.4.4 KitKat (Android 5.0 Lollipop guaranteed) | Android v4.4.4 KitKat (Android 5.0 Lollipop guaranteed) | Android v4.4.4 KitKat (Android 5.0 Lollipop guaranteed) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series quad-core processor with 1.2GHz CPU speed | 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro dual-core CPU with one natural language processor core and a contextual processor core(custom Motorola X8 Mobile computing system architecture) | 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 series dual-core CPU |
| GPU | Adreno 305 | Adreno 320 (four-cores) graphics engine | 400MHz Adreno 302 GPU |
| RAM | 1GB | 2GB | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | 8GB/16 GB variants ( no microSD card slot) | 16 GB (non-expandable) | 4GB, expandable up to 32GB |
| Camera | Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flashFront: 1.3-megapixel camera | Main: 10.0-megapixel CLEAR PIXEL (RGBC) camera, LED flash,Full HD 1080p video recordingFront: 2.0-megapixel camera with full HD 1080p video recording ability | Main: 5.0-megapixel camera (no flash)Front : no camera |
| Battery | 3G | 3G | 3G |
| Network | 2,070 mAh | 2200 mAh | 1980 mAh (Li-Ion);Can provide power for close to 24 hours under mixed media usage |
| Add-ons | Water-repellent coating, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v4.0, USB, GPS | Water-repellent body coating, Bluetooth v4.0 LE + EDR, USB v2.0, Wi-Fi :802.11 a/b/g/n/ ac (dual band capability), GPRS, EDGE | Dual-SIM slots (micro), Bluetooth v4.0 (with LE), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-USB v2.0, microSD card slot, FM radio, |
| Dimensions | 129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm | Height: 129.3 mmWidth: 65.3 mmCurve: 5.6-10.4 mm | 124.8x 64.8 x 12.3 mm |
| Weight | 143 g | 130 g | 142 g |
| *Price | Old Price:8GB: ₹10,499 & 16GB: ₹11,999New Price:8GB: ₹8,999/-16GB: ₹9,999/- | Old Price:16GB (plastic): ₹23,99916GB (custom Wood panel): ₹25,999New Price:All models costs ₹17,999/- | Old Price: ₹6,999New Price:₹6,299/- |
*Price and availability of the devices are expected to change with time.
