It looks like Chinese-bred smartphone brand Xiaomi's budget range of smartphones would come under intense competition in India, as the release date of Motorola E3 a.k.a Moto E 2016 a.k.a Moto E 3rd gen is now known. The latter will land in Indian shores as early as Sept.19.
Lenovo's Moto E 2016 is currently an exhibit at the IFA 2016 in Berlin. The smartphone was earlier launched in the United Kingdom where it grabbed eyeballs amidst top technology names like Apple, Samsung and more.
Another of Lenovo's expected smartphones, the Moto E Power, is also said to be launched in India soon, but the release date of this handset is yet to be confirmed.
With the Lenovo-Motorola E3 now releasing earlier than expected, the Indian smartphone segment could witness an all Chinese value-for-money handset domination. The Chinese brands may even be seen battling biggies like Samsung, Apple and Huawei to carve a niche for themselves in an over-crowded market.
As far as the technical specifications of Motorola Moto E3 are concerned, the value-for-money device offers the following key hardware aspects:
- 5-inch display having resolution of 720 x 1280 and pixel density of 294 ppi
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating platform
- 1 GHz quad-core Mediatek SoC
- 8 MP rear camera
- 5 MP front snapper
- 1 GB RAM
- 8 GB internal storage
- MicroSD card slot for expansion of internal storage up to 32 GB
- LTE, HSPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and microUSB connectivity
- 2800 mAh Lithium-Ion battery.
