Motorola announces Moto G6 series and Moto E5 series smartphones

When it comes to the budget smartphones, Motorola has been quite generous on bringing the feature-packed phones at affordable prices. Last year’s Moto E4 and E4 Plus were the favorite choice amongst the crowd, who seek for feature-packed phones at cheap prices. With the same motto, Motorola has now brought the new successor to the famous Moto E series, namely known as Moto E5, E5 Plus, and E5 play. Tagging along with these two handsets, Motorola also extended the G series family with the Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play.

Motorola Moto E5 series Smartphones

The Motorola Moto E5 series smartphones are cheaper than the G6 series smartphones in the matter of cost. Among the newly launched trio, Motorola Moto E5 and E5 Plus have adopted the trendy 18:9 aspect ratio. The Moto E5 play, however, has got the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio. All these smartphones have got the HD display and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Motorola Moto E series smartphones are also quite popular for their remarkable battery capacity. And to keep up the pride, Moto E5 and E5 plus are gifted with 4000mAh battery and 5000mAh battery respectively. However, the battery capacity is quite low on the Moto E5 Play with mere 2800mAh battery.

Motorola Moto E5

• Dimension: 4 x 72.2 x 9 mm; Weight: 174g
• Display: 5.7-inch HD+ (720 x 1440 pixels) IPS LCD display with Gorilla glass protection
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
• CPU: Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 308
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 16 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
• Front Camera: 5 MP, f/2.2, LED flash
• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Charger Type: USB Type-C
• Battery: 4000 mAh (Non-removable) with fast charging (5V/2A)
• Price : €149 (Approx. $185, NRs. Rs. 18,500, INR 12,500)

Motorola Moto E5 Plus

• Dimension: 9 x 75.3 x 9.4 mm; Weight: 197g
• Display: 5.99-inch HD+ (720 x 1440 pixels) IPS LCD display with Gorilla glass protection
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
• CPU: Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 308
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 2/3 GB
• Storage: 16/32 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 12 MP (f/2.0, 1.25µm), phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash
• Front Camera: 8 MP, f/2.2, LED flash
• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Charger Type: USB Type-C
• Splash resistant: Yes
• Battery: 5000 mAh (Non-removable) with fast charging (15W)
• Price: €169 (Approx. $210, NRs. Rs. 21,000, INR 14,000) for the base model

Motorola Moto E5 Play

• Dimension: 151 x 74 x 9 mm; Weight: 150g
• Display: 5.2-inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS LCD display
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/ Qualcomm Snapdragon 427
• CPU: Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 308
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 16 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 8 MP (f/2.0, 1.12 µm), autofocus, LED flash
• Front Camera: 5 MP, LED flash
• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
• Charger Type: Micro USB 2.0
• Splash Resistant: Yes
• Battery: 2800 mAh (Removable) with fast charging (5V/2A)
• Price: Exclusive to the USA, price not announced yet

Motorola Moto G6 Series Smartphones

When the hardware is concerned, the Moto G series smartphones have always been better than the E series. And this time, there is no different. The G6 series handsets have got capable internals, quite able to compete against the smartphones in overcrowd smartphone market. It would also be able to please the customers, who seek for the display with 18:9 aspect ratio, which seems to be in fashion these days. All the Moto G6 series smartphones (Motorola Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play) have been gifted with the display which possesses the trendy 18:9 aspect ratio.

Motorola Moto G6

• Dimension: 8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm; Weight: 167g
• Display: 5.7-inch Full HD+ (1080 x 2160 pixels) IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
• CPU: Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 506
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 3/4 GB
• Storage: 32/64 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 12 MP (f/1.8) + 5 MP, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
• Front Camera: 8 MP, LED flash
• Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Splash resistant: Yes
• Charger Type: USB Type-C
• Battery: 3000 mAh (Non-removable) with fast charging
• Price: €250/$249 (Approx. NRs. Rs. 25,000, INR 16,000) for the base model

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

• Dimension: 160 x 75.5 x 8 mm ; Weight: 167g
• Display: 5.9-inch Full HD (1080 x 2160 pixels) IPS LCD display with Gorilla glass protection
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
• CPU: Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
• GPU: Adreno 508
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 4/6 GB
• Storage: 64/128 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 12 MP (f/1.7) + 5 MP, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
• Front Camera: 8 MP, LED flash
• Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Splash resistant: Yes
• Charger Type: USB Type-C
• Battery: 3200 mAh (Non-removable) with fast charging
• Price: €300/$299 (Approx. NRs. Rs. 30,000, INR 19,000) for the base model

Motorola Moto G6 Play

• Dimension: 4 x 72.2 x 9 mm; Weight: 175g
• Display: 5.7-inch HD+ (720 x 1440 pixels) IPS LCD display with Gorilla glass protection
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (USA)
• CPU: Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 / Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 (USA)
• GPU: Adreno 505 / Adreno 308 (USA)
• OS: Android Oreo (V8.0)
• RAM: 2/3 GB
• Storage: 16/32 GB; expandable up to 256 GB
• Rear Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
• Front Camera: 8 MP, LED flash / 5MP, LED flash (USA)
• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Splash resistant: Yes
• Charger Type: Micro USB 2.0
• Battery: 4000 mAh (Non-removable) with fast charging (10W)
• Price: €200/$199 (Approx. NRs. Rs. 20,000, INR 13,000) for the base model