Motorola Moto G goes official

Motorola has finally announced the mid-range Moto G. The Moto G looks identical to the Moto X, it has a smaller 4.5" display but still with 720p resolution and the display is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Motorola has even wrapped the insides of the Moto G with a water-resistant nano-coating.

Specs wise, the Moto G is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 Cortex-A7 processor, Adreno 305 GPU and 1 GB of RAM.

At the back, the Moto G has a 5 MP camera with 720p video recording. There's also an 1.3 MP shooter at the front too. It is also has a 2,070 mAh battery and Motorola claims that the Moto G has 30% longer talk time. There are two options for the internal storage - 8 GB and 16 GB, however both version will not having microSD card slot.

The Moto G is runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Motorola says that they will update the phone to Android 4.4 KitKat in January 2014. It has comfortable curved back and 19 customization options, including interchangeable Motorola Shells and Flip Shells in seven colours as well as Grip Shells in five colours.

The Moto G goes on sale this week in Brazil and parts of Europe and will be available within the next few weeks throughout Latin America, Europe, Canada and parts of Asia. It will be available in the US, India, the Middle East and more of Asia in early January. Moto G will be in more than 30 countries with 60 partners by 2014. The Moto G is priced at USD$179 for 8 GB version and USD$199 for 16 GB which is quite cheap, we hope to see it in Malaysia with reasonable pricing.

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