Motorola announces the G5s and G5s Plus starting Rs.13999

The Moto G5 and G5 Plus got an update with the launch of G5s and G5s Plus. This is the first time Motorola has announced an updated version to their popular G series making it their second half mid-range offering of 2017. The G5s will be available for Rs. 13999 and the G5s Plus for Rs. 15999 via Amazon India.

G5s Plus specifications:

Motorola G5s Plus

5.5 inch 1080p (1920×1080) IPS LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
4GB RAM - 64GB storage expandable upto 128GB via sdcard
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SOC with 8 Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.0gHz and based on 14nm process
Adreno 506 GPU
Dual 13MP rear cameras with f/2.0 aperture and dual LED flash. Main sensor is RGB and the other is a depth sensor or Monochrome
Rear camera capable of 4K recording at 30FPS
8MP front facing camera with f/2.0 wide angle lens and LED flash
3000mAh battery with turbo charging (fast charging via 15W charger)
Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n 2.4gHz and 5gHz band support
3.5mm headphone jack and micro USB port
Android Nougat 7.1.1
Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, gyroscope, ambient light, fingerprint
Water repellent nano-coating

The G5s Plus comes with metal unibody design and is identical to the G5 Plus with the only difference in the camera module. The G5 Plus came with 5.2 inch display and the G5s Plus comes with slightly larger 5.5 inch.

The main difference apart from the screen is in the camera department. The G5 came with single 12MP f/1.7 dual pixel lens as against the dual 13MP f/2.0 lens in this case. Although on paper the former seems better however only the real world test can confirm it. The device comes with stock UI based Android 7.1.1 with some Motorola specific features like Moto display and so on.

The rest of the specifications remain identical to the G5 Plus and will be available in Gray and Gold colours.

G5s specifications:

Motorola G5s

5.2 inch 1080p (1920×1080) IPS LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
4GB RAM - 32GB storage expandable upto 128GB via sdcard
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SOC with 8 Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.4gHz and based on 28nm process
Adreno 505 GPU
Single 16MP f/2.0 lens with LED flash
5MP front facing camera with f/2.0 wide angle lens and LED flash
3000mAh battery with turbo charging (fast charging)
Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
3.5mm headphone jack and micro USB port
Android Nougat
Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, gyroscope, ambient light, fingerprint
Metal unibody design

The G5s also has a minor upgrade from the G5 and that is the camera, screen size and battery with 200mAh increase as the G5 had 2800mAh capacity. The G5 came with 13MP sensor and the G5s comes with 16MP. In terms of screen size, the G5s got a minor increment from 5 inch to 5.2 inch. The SOC remains the same as the predecessor. Like the G5s Plus, the G5s also comes with Android Nougat with stock UI and some Moto specific features.

The device will be available via Amazon India and also via some offline stores.

The sale for both these devices starts tonight from 11:59 pm. The G5 will be available for a discounted price of Rs. 11999 and the G5 Plus will be available for Rs. 14999.