At the ongoing MWC 2017, Moto has announced two budget smartphones, the Moto G5 and the Moto G5 Plus. Both these smartphones have a unibody metal design, they come with a Full HD display and water repellent nano-coating to take in a bit of water on them. The G5 has a 5-inch display and the Moto G5 Plus comes in a slightly bigger 5.2-inch display. Both smartphones are equipped with a Fingerprint scanner.
The Moto G5 comes with a 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF along with 5MP front-facing camera, while G5 Plus comes with a 12MP rear camera with Dual-Pixel Autofocus, dual-tone LED flash, f/1.7 aperture and also support for 4K video recording. There is a 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. The G5 is packed with 2800mAh battery and G5 Plus houses a 3000mAh battery. 
Moto G5 Specs
- 5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 processor with Adreno 505 GPU
- 2/3GB RAM
- 16/32GB internal storage with MicroSD card support up to 128GB
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Water repellent nano-coating
- Thickness:9.5 mm and weight:144.5g
2800mAh battery with Turbocharging
Moto G5 Plus specifications
- 5.2-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor with Adreno 506 GPU
- 2/3/4GB RAM
- 32/64GB internal storage with MicroSD card support up to 128GB
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 12MP rear camera with Dual-Pixel Autofocus, dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX362 sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 4K video recording support
- 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- 3000mAh battery with Turbocharging
- Water repellent nano-coating
- Fingerprint sensor
- Thickness:7.9 mm and weight:155 g
The Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus come in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colors. The Moto G5 starts at 199 Euros (INR 14,005) for 2GB RAM/16GB storage. The Moto G5 Plus starts at US$ 229 (INR 15,260) for the 2GB RAM/32GB storage and 279 Euros (INR 19,630) for 3GB RAM/32GB storage. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version is available only in some markets. They will be available beginning in March.
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