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[Representational Image] Budget Lenovo Moto G5 variant coming to India soon, confirms teaser. In Picture: Moto G5 hands-onIBTImes India / Sami Khan

After launching high-end Moto G5 Plus, Lenovo is gearing up to release the generic Moto G5 model in India.

Lenovo's Moto India Twitter handle has teased a clip confirming that the Moto G5 will soon land in the market. There is no word on the price of the Moto G5, but going by the specifications, it will certainly be priced under Rs. 14,000 and directly compete with popular Redmi Note 4 and Asus Zenfone 3s Max.

Also read: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 review: True Prodigy of Redmi Note 3

Both the phones come with the same design language, including metal cover on the back with huge circular camera module identical to Moto Z series. However, they differ in terms of screen size, camera module, battery capacity and CPU configuration.

Also read: Asus Zenfone 3s Max review: Extreme battery power with eye candy design

The regular Moto G5 model sports a 5.0-inch full HD display and comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU backed by 2GB/3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 13MP camera on the back and a 5MP snapper on the front. It is also said to have a 2,800mAh battery with rapid charging feature.

On the other hand, Moto G5 Plus series boasts a slightly bigger 5.2-inch screen with full HD resolution.

It houses a 14nm architecture-based 64-bit class Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core SoC (System-on-Chip) and feature a 12MP camera on the back, a 5MP front snapper and a 3,000mAh cell with Turbo charging technology.

Budget Moto G5 coming to India soonLenovo's Moto India via Twitter

Key aspect of the both the Moto G5 series is that they support Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based digital butler-- Google Assistant seen in flagship Pixel phone series. However, they are not coming with digital assistant out-of-the-box, it will be delivered via software update in coming days from Google.

Watch this space for latest update on Lenovo Moto G5 series.

Key specifications of Lenovo Moto G5 and the G5 Plus:

Models  Moto G5 Moto G5 Plus
Display 5.0-inch full HD (1920x1080p) screen with Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 441 ppi (pixels per inch)
5.2-inch full HD (1920x1080p) screen with Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 424 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat
Processor 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU 2.0-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core CPU
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 506
RAM 2GB/3GB/4GB 3GB/4GB
Storage 16GB/32GB, expandable up to 128GB 32GB/64GB, expandable up to 128GB
Camera
  • Main: 13MP camera with LED flash, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus)
  • Front: 5MP camera
  • Main: 12MP camera with dual autofocus pixels, LED flash, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus), 4K Video recording
  • Front: 5MP camera
Battery 2,800mAh with Rapid charging technology 3,000mAh with Turbo charging technology
Network 4G-TLE 4G-LTE
Add-ons Dual/Single (depending on the region of sale), Fingerprint sensor, water repellent nano coating, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual/Single (depending on the region of sale), Fingerprint sensor, water repellent nano coating, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Dimensions 144.3 x 73 x 9.5mm 150.2 x 74 x 7.9mm
Weight 145g 155g
Price Under Rs. 14,000 3GB+32GB: Rs. 14,9994GB+32GB: Rs. 16,999