Before Motorola could officially announce the release date of Moto X Style in India, Flipkart has jumped the gun by revealing the launch date of the flagship smartphone.

Flipkart, Motorola's e-commerce partner, has confirmed that the new Moto X Style will be launched on Thursday, 8 October. 

"Beautility lies in being free, Get ready to party in flat 15 minutes flat with Moto X Style on the 8th of October 2015 Stay tuned", reads the Flipkart's dedicated Moto X Style page.

Moto X Style was originally unveiled along with Moto X Play in July. The latter got released in India on 15 September, and now the former is set to hit stores this week.

Moto X Style sports a 5.7-inch QHD (2560x1440p) display and runs on the latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS backed by 3GB RAM, 16GB/32GB/64GB internal storage and a 3000 mAh battery.

It comes packed with Motorola's custom mobile computing system integrated with 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (Hexa-core) CPU (MSM8992), natural language processor and contextual computing processor.

Key Specifications of Motorola Moto X Style and Play:

Models Motorola Moto X Style Motorola Moto X Play
Display 5.7-inch QHD (2560x1440p) TFT LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 520 ppi (pixels per inch)
5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield
  • Pixel density: 403 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS
Processor Motorola Mobile Computing System including a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 with Hexa-core CPU (MSM8992), Natural Language Processor, and Contextual Computing Processor Motorola Mobile Computing System including 1.7GHz QualcommSnapdragon 615 Octa-core CPU, Natural Language Processor, Contextual Computing Processor
GPU Adreno 418 GPU 550 MHz Adreno 405 GPU
RAM 3GB 2GB
Storage capacity 16GB/32GB/64GB (expandable up to 128GB) 16GB/32GB (expandable up to 128GB)
Camera
  • Main: 21.0-megapixel camera with Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash with dual LED flash, Burst mode, night mode, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto-Focus), 4K video recording, Quick capture (twirl smartphone twice to launch camera), Video HDR (for both 4K and full HD)
  • Front: 5.0-megapixel with wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture, 1.4µm pixel for better low light image capture, night mode option, flash, slow motion video
  • Main: 21.0-megapixel camera with Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash with dual LED flash, Burst mode, night mode, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto-Focus), 4K video recording, Quick capture (twirl smartphone twice to launch camera), Video HDR (for both 4K and full HD)
  • Front: 5.0-megapixel with wide-angle lens
Battery 3000 mAh;TurboPower feature lets the battery to get supercharged within 15 minutes, which is enough run the phone for close to 10 hours 3630 mAh can power the phone for up to 48 hours under mixed usage.
Network 4G-LTE (Cat 6.) up to 300mbps download speed 4G-LTE
Add-ons Water-repellant nano coating, Nano-SIM slot, Bluetooth v4.1 LE, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + MIMO), front facing stereo speakers with Smartboost, NFC (Near Field Communication), micro-USB, GPS, Water-repellant nano coating, Dual Nano-SIM slots, Bluetooth v4.0 LE, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + MIMO), front facing stereo speakers, NFC (Near Field Communication), micro-USB, GPS,
Dimensions 153.9 x 76.2 x 6.1 to 11.06 mm 148.0 x 75.0 x 8.9-10.9 mm
Weight 179 g 169 g
Price Yet to revealed
  • 16GB: Rs.18,499/-
  • 32GB: Rs. 19,999/-