Motorola Moto M is coming to India next, says company

Lenovo-owned Motorola has confirmed that the Moto M smartphone will be launching in India as well. The smartphone went on sale in China earlier this month, and press renders of the device were leaked ahead of its official launch. Motorola India’s Twitter handle tweeted saying, “Something different is coming your way. Stay tuned to know more,” with a picture of device all covered in gold. Given the level of bling in the photo, it’s safe to presume this is the Moto M, since it launched in a gold coloured variant in China.

Motorola Moto M is coming to India soon, confirmed the company in tweets.

Moto M features a a metal unibody design, with antenna bands on the top and bottom of the phone. Dimensions of the Moto M are 151.35 x 75.35 x 7.85 mm and it weighs 163g. The fingerprint scanner is on the back of the device, and it doesn’t have the square button like the one seen on the Moto Z, Moto Z Play smartphones.

Moto M has a 5.5 inch full HD Super AMOLED display at 401 ppi, runs the 64-bit MediaTek P15 octa-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz along with Mali T860 GPU. Moto M phone comes with 4GB LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB storage (supports microSD card slot of up to 128GB).

Check out Motorola India’s tweet below

Something different is coming your way. Stay tuned to know more. #ComingSoonpic.twitter.com/nmqT9p6FO5

— Moto India (@Moto_IND) November 28, 2016

The new Moto phone has a waterproof coating and is splash resistant. The rear camera on the Moto M is 16MP with f/2.0 aperture and 1um pixel size, along with PDAF and dual LED flash. The front camera is 8MP with 1.12um pixel size. This is a dual SIM smartphone and also has a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Battery of Moto M is 3050mAh with fast charge support with type-C USB charging, and OTG support. The smartphone run Android Marshmallow 6.0. In terms of connectivity, Moto M has Bluetooth version 4.1 and WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz band MIMO. It also has Dolby Atmos audio boost feature.

Motorola launched the phone in China at Yuan 1999 which is around Rs 19,990 on conversion, so the pricing will likely be around this range. Unlike last year’s Moto X Play which launched at under Rs 20,000 price band, the company doesn’t have any new offerings in this bracket for 2016. The Moto Z and Moto Z Play are firmly playing in the premium segment, so it is likely the Moto M will likely be the phone in the Rs 20,000 price bracket.

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Moto M Complete Specifications Leaked Alongside Retail Packaging

The much leaked Moto M is highly anticipated and to add to that wait, fresh information about the smartphone has leaked on the Internet again. Last week, the frequently-leaked Moto M was seen in live images, revealing the fingerprint sensor at the back. Other specifications of the smartphone were leaked in September but now, a complete set of specifications is out and we now know most of the specifications.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Moto M was earlier leaked a week ago

• Its said to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow

• The smartphone is said to launch in December this year

As per a new leaked image of specifications, shared by The Android Soul, the Moto M is reported to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. It is also said to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. The smartphone is also reported to pack an Adreno 506 for graphics capabilities in it. The report adds that the Moto M will be launched in December.

Moto M is likely to have a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel or 5-megapixel selfie snapper. The display details have not actually surfaced but the smartphone is reported to sport a 5.5-inch full-HD display, presumably an LCD. The Moto M is also likely to pack either 32GB or 64GB for its lower variant, whereas 128GB could be available in the top-notch model. Expandability via a microSD card is also reported to be there without any specific storage capacity. Notably, The Android Soul reports 4GB LPPDR4 RAM and 64GB storage variant will be launched in China, while the 3GB/4GB LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB storage variant will be made available in the rest of the world.

 The Moto M is also said to have Lenovo-configured 1.5W speakers with SMART amplifier. It should also have 2 microphones, one is audio receptor while the other is the noise canceling unit. A 3.5mm headphone jack is also reported to be present on the top the phone. A massive 5100mAh battery with rapid charging is also tipped.

While this new leak has spilled the beans on most of the specifications of the Moto M, we recommend users to take this news with a pinch of salt.

In the meanwhile, Techdroider, which has in the past provided several leaked images and renders of the Moto M smartphone, has leaked an image of the smartphone's retail packaging. The site's founder tweeted the retail packaging out, and, the Moto M name is clearly visible.

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