Exclusive: Moto G6 and G6 Play To Launch In India On June 4

By Deepak Rajawat • Updated On 4 Jun 2018

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Lenovo-owned Motorola has been actively posting teasers for the upcoming Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play in India without revealing the exact launch date. Earlier in the day, a report emerged stating that the Motorola will launch the both this device on May 21. Now Smartprix has learned from well-placed sources that Moto will launch the Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play on June 4 and not on May 21.

To build up some hype and excitement around its product Motorola India last week posted a tweet that says, “Gear up for the #motog6 and #motog6play, designed with you in mind.” Interestingly, within the tweet, there was a link which redirected to a dedicated landing page with ‘Notify Me’ buttons for both phones. It is worth mentioning here that both these phones have been already launched in China and Brazil.

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Coming to phones, the Moto G6 houses a 5.7-inch FHD+ display with 18:9 screen aspect ratio. The phone comes with a 3D glass back design. The Moto G6 rocks on a 1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 450 chipset and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. Motorola is likely to offer it in 3GB/4GB RAM variants and 32GB/64GB storage options. On optics front, the Moto G6 to feature a feature 12MP + 5MP dual-rear camera setup and an 16MP selfie camera on the front.

The Moto G6 Play, on the other hand, gets an HD+ resolution display of the same size. It runs Android Oreo and is powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor. The Moto G6 Play comes with a 13-megapixel primary camera sensor with f/2.0 aperture and LED, while a similar selfie flash and an 8-megapixel sensor on the front.

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The highlight of Moto G6 Play is its 4,000mAh battery with TurboCharging support whereas its elder sibling has 3000mAh battery, also with TurboCharging support.

Moto G6 Play and G6 Specifications

Model	Moto G6 Play	Moto G6
Display	5.7-inch display with HD+, 18:9 screen aspect ratio	5.7-inch display with Full HD+, 18:9 screen aspect ratio
Processor	1.4GHz octa-core Snapdragon 430 chipset	1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 450 SoC
RAM	3GB	3GB
Internal Storage	32GB, expandable to 128GB	32GB, expandable to 128GB
Software	Android Oreo	Android Oreo
Primary Camera	13MP, f/2.0 aperture, LED flash	12MP+5MP, f/1.7, f/2.2, dual tone LED flash
Secondary Camera	8MP	16MP with selfie flash
Battery	4000mAh battery with turbo-charge support	3000mAh battery with turbo-charge support
Dimension	154.4×72.2×8.95mm; weighs 173 grams	153.7×72.3×8.3mm
Others	Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, fingerprint sensor	Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack, fingerprint sensor
Price	To be announced	To be announced

Deepak Rajawat

Experienced technology journalist with over 7-years of experience. Before embracing online journalism, he has worked with several legacy publications including print editions at Hindustan Times and The Statesman. He also has a keen interest in Sports, which he used to cover with equal enthusiasm in his early career.

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