Google's budget smartphone Moto G may hit Indian shores in Feb

Moto G features a 4.5-inch HD display, quad-core speed and Android 4.3 Jellybean with a guaranteed upgrade

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 22 2014 | 8:40 PM IST
Google may finally bring its affordable smartphone Moto G to India in February, a month later than the earlier announced launch date.
 
US-based Motorola, which is now owned by search engine giant Google, today said in a post on Twitter: "Moto G launch details for India will be announced on February 5. Stay tuned!".
 
Moto G features a 4.5-inch HD display, quad-core speed and Android 4.3 Jellybean with a guaranteed upgrade.
 

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It also features a 5 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 MP front-facing camera.
 
Equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 processor, Moto G can play full HD videos.
 
The handset will also support latest version of Android, KitKat, which is currently available on Nexus 5.
 
Moto G's 8 GB storage model is priced at $179 (about Rs 11,000). The phone's pricing in India, is, however, unclear at this point in time.
 
Last year in November, Motorola in a blogpost had said: "It (Moto G) will be available in the US, India, the Middle East and more of Asia in early January.
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First Published: Jan 22 2014 | 8:38 PM IST

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