The Moto G was Motorola’s comeback to the mainstream smartphone market and it did quite well too. The handset has been a popular choice among budget smartphone buyers and it recently announced the third generation of the smartphone earlier this year which saw an updated camera and a new design language. But it seems that the small improvements didn’t appeal to a lot of fans. To address this, the company has launched a revamped version of the latest Moto G and called the Moto G Turbo.
The new handset comes with the same looks and design but will now be IP67 rated which means now the handset is water as well as dust resistant. The display will be the same 5-inch HD (1280x720) TFT LCD. However, the processor has been upped to an octa-core Snapdragon 615 from the quad-core Snapdragon 410 along with 2GB of RAM. Rest is pretty much same with 16GB of expandable storage along with a 13MP camera with an LED flash and a front 5MP camera. In terms of battery life, Motorola has kept the same 2470mAh battery but the handset now comes with fast charging or what Motorola likes to call ‘Turbo Charging’ this was not available on the original Moto G 3rd gen. As usual the handset will come with two SIM card slots and will support 4G LTE networks.
Priced at Rs 14,499 the Moto G Turbo is available exclusively on Flipkart in two colours Black and White. Motorola India has also announced some launch offers for the Moto G Turbo where 100 lucky consumers can get 100 percent cash back and can also exchange and old smartphone to get up to Rs 6,000 discount. Airtel subscribers will get double data offer when they but the new handset.
This is a new move by Motorola as the company usually updates its handsets to a new generation rather than bumping up a handset that is already in the market. Earlier this year the company launched two versions of the Moto X (Play and Style) catering to two different kind of consumers. With the new Moto G Turbo Edition it seems that the company wants to fill in the gap between the Moto G 3rd-gen and the Moto X Play. This move also points out to the fact that Motorola is feeling the heat from its competition and is willing to take evasive action to maintain its market share.
