Moto G5S Plus, Moto G5S Launched in India

Lenovo on Tuesday launched the Moto G5S Plus and Moto G5S in India. The former smartphone is an Amazon India-exclusive, while the latter will also be available via offline stores. The highlight of the two smartphones is the rear camera. While the Moto G5S Plus bears a dual rear camera setup (with two 13-megapixel sensors) the Moto G5S sports a single rear camera setup (with a 16-megapixel sensor); both feature front flash modules.

The two smartphones, called the ‘special edition of the Moto G5 series’, were launched globally earlier this month. They both also sport fingerprint sensors on their home button, and bear metal unibody designs. Moto G5S Plus and Moto G5S both bear water-repellent nano-coating, making them splash-proof. They both ship with TurboPower chargers as well, for fast charging.

Moto G5S Plus price in India, availability, launch offers

The Moto G5S Plus price in India in India is Rs. 15,999. It will be available in Lunar Gray and Blush Gold colour variants exclusively via Amazon India at 11:59pm IST on Tuesday itself; it will also be sold via Moto Hub offline stores in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. Launch offers include extra Rs. 1,000 off on exchanging your old smartphone, No Cost EMIs on all credit cards, a discounted Rs. 499 price for the Moto Sports headphones, up to 80 percent off (up to Rs. 300) on the Amazon Kindle app, and up to 50GB additional 4G data. Alongside, the company announced the Moto G5 Plus price in India has been dropped to Rs. 14,999, down from Rs. 15,999.

Moto G5S Plus specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Moto G5S Plus runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box, and it sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core SoC clocked up to 2GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM. As we mentioned, the smartphone bears a dual rear camera setup with two 13-megapixel sensors with an f/2.0 aperture, depth editing software, and colour correcting dual-LED flash. On the front, it bears an 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, wide-angle lens, and an LED flash.

The Moto G5S Plus bears 64GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Connectivity options on the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The smartphone runs on a 3000mAh battery that with the TurboPower charger can in 15 minutes provide up to 6 hours of battery life. It weighs 168 grams and measures 153.5×76.2x8mm.

Moto G5S price in India, availability, launch offers

The Moto G5S price in India is Rs. 13,999. It will be available in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colour variants, and will go on sale via Amazon, Moto Hub, leading large format retailers, and retailer partners from 11:59pm IST on Tuesday itself.

Moto G5S specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Moto G5S runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box, and it sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core SoC clocked up to 1.4GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM. As we mentioned, the smartphone bears a single rear camera with a 16-megapixel sensor, PDAF, an f/2.0 aperture, and LED flash. On the front, it bears a 5-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, wide-angle lens, and an LED flash.

The Moto G5S Plus bears 32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Connectivity options on the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The smartphone runs on a 3000mAh battery that with the TurboPower charger can in 15 minutes provide up to 6 hours of battery life. It weighs 157 grams and measures 150×73.5×8.2mm.