Motorola today launched the Moto G5s and the Moto G5s Plus in India. These two handsets replace Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus which were launched in India earlier this year.
Comparing with the Moto G5 Plus, the G5s Plus comes with a dual rear camera setup which is currently a trend being followed by all. The secondary camera adds the same artificial Blur effect to the photos which had been brought into light by iPhone 7 Plus first.
Comparing the two phones side by side, the G5s Plus seems like a better deal but it surely comes with a higher price. Moto G5s comes with 5.2-inch FHD display with a 16MP rear camera and 5MP front camera whereas Moto G5 Plus comes with 5.5-inch FHD display with 13MP each dual rear camera and 8MP front camera. Apart from this, Moto G5s comes with Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform the one running Nokia 6 and Moto G5s Plus is powered by Snapdragon 625 mobile platform. The Moto G5s will only retail in 4GB RAM and 32GB storage model whereas Moto G5 Plus will retail in 4GB RAM/64GB storage respectively. Both smartphones come with water repellent nano-coating in an all metal design. Both of them will support expandable storage up to 128GB via microSD card. Here is a complete list of specifications below.
Moto G5s specifications
- 5.2-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 1.4GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD card
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording
- 5MP front-facing camera with flash, f/2.0 aperture
- Dimensions: 150×73.5×8.2mm to 9.5 mm; Weight:157g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC
- 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging
Moto G5s Plus specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB on-board storage, further expandable up to 128 GB with microSD card
- Android 7.1 Nougat
- 13MP (RGB) + 13MP (monochrome) dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
- 8MP front-facing camera with flash, f/2.0 aperture
- Dimensions: 153.5×76.2x8mm to 9.5 mm; Weight:168g
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC
- 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging
Pricing and Availability
The Moto G5s and Moto G5s Plus is priced at ₹13,999 and ₹15,999 respectively. Both smartphones will be available from tonight exclusively on Amazon.in and Moto Hub stores. Moto G5s will also be available from offline retail stores across the country.
