Moto G5 Release Date Rumoured to Be Shortly After Launch at MWC 2017

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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 18 February 2017 18:21 IST
Highlights
  • Moto G5 and G5 Plus rumoured to debut at MWC 2017
  • Moto G5 expected to be available from first week of March
  • No word on the availability of the Moto G5 Plus

Motorola Moto G4 in Black colour

Moto G5, one of the two Moto handsets rumoured to debut at MWC 2017 in Barcelona later this month, is said to go on sale shortly after its launch. The latest leak on the matter says that the Moto G5 will be released in the UK from the first week of March itself.

This comes from Roland Quandt of winfuture.de who shared a listing on Twitter showing Moto G5 availability as per an e-commerce website in the UK. Unfortunately, there is no word on the availability of the Moto G5 Plus at the moment.

The Moto G5 is expected to be launched in Gold and Grey colours and come with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage. The online retailer is said to be Clove, based in the UK.

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Based on preliminary leaks, the Moto G5 is said to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The handset is likely to come with 32GB of storage while is expected to support microSD card (up to 128GB) expansion. The new Moto G5 leak, however, hints at a basic 16GB variant as well. The Moto G5 is rumoured to sport a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display and sport 13-megapixel rear camera. The handset is said to pack a 5-megapixel front camera and is expected to be backed by a 2800mAh battery.

The Moto G5 Plus, on the other hand, is said to feature a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a pixel density of 403ppi, and is said to come powered by a Snapdragon 625 processor. The handset is further rumoured to pack 4GB of RAM and come with 32GB storage. It is expected to run on Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box. For the camera, the smartphone is said to sport a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera.

Lenovo is widely expected to unveil the rumoured Moto G5 alongside Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the company's February 26 event at the side-lines of MWC 2017 in Barcelona.

 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Light and easy to grip
  • Stock Android Nougat
  • Decent camera
  • Image backups via Google Photos for two years
  • Bad
  • Heating issues
  • Average battery performance
 
KEY SPECS
Display 5.00-inch
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Front Camera 5-megapixel
Rear Camera 13-megapixel
RAM 3GB
Storage 16GB
Battery Capacity 2800mAh
OS Android 7.0
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
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