Lenovo expected to launch new Moto G phone at MWC 2017

The second gen of Moto G devices are expected to be released this year, in following weeks after Mobile World Congress 2017.

Written by: Deepak Gupta

Updated: January 15, 2017, 8:16 PM IST

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Lenovo owned Moto is reportedly gearing up to launch refreshed products, expected to succeed the G series, at MWC 2017. Moto G series smartphones have been successful at entry-level and offer decent specs and pricing. A press invite sent to media houses earlier today, has tipped of Moto to say ‘hello’ again with a new line-up of smartphone. It is heavily speculated that the device scheduled to unveil on February 26, is Moto G5 Plus.

Moto G first gen devices were rolled out previous year, which earned rave reviews and performed well. The second gen of Moto G devices are expected to be released this year, in following weeks after Mobile World Congress 2017. MWC is annual mobile and smartphone trade show. This year, the annual event will be taking place in Barcelona and many manufacturers such as Samsung, HMD owned Nokia, Xiaomi, LG among others showcase new phones . The teaser image shared by Moto in the media press invite sent, has a Moto phone standing tall, casting a shadow of Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona. Which certainly hints at a new Moto device is to be launched in the Barcelona event.

Earlier this month, leaked images of alleged Moto G5 Plus surfaced. The leak spotted by TechDroider adds weight to speculations of Moto G5 Plus being launched at MWC 2017 by Lenovo. Earlier an OLX lisiting, now removed, also tipped of major details about specifications of much rumored Moto G5 Plus. The device is expected to sport a 5.5 inch Full HD display and run on an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC paired with Adreno 506 GPU. It might be powered by 4GB RAM and offer 32GB internal storage.

Moto G5 Plus handset would possibly pack within a 3080mAh battery and is expected to run Android Nougat out of the box and offer stock UI experience. In terms of camera the device would feature a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front-facing camera. The leaked images also tipped of a physical home button, which would double up as fingerprint scanner as well.

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Lenovo is expected to ship Moto G second generation smartphones in India and Europe ahead of global shipping. Howerver, we recommend readers to take these rumors and leak reports with a pinch of salt, until comes an official word from the company itself.