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 |
wrong specs as there is no NFC in moto g6 and g6 play
Thanks. It has been fixed.