Google, once a search engine is now well established software and hardware maker is going to bring affordable Android smartphone to developing nations, from its own handset manufacturing unit, Motorola which was acquired by Google in 2011.

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moto-G-IndiaMotorola shrinked its handset business in India by that time and now Google-owned Motorola is all set to takeover its market position. Motorola is going to launch its much-hyped affordable Moto G in India in coming days. In US Moto G is selling for $179 (8GB) and $199 (16GB). That is translated into INR 11,000 and INR 12,500 approx. respectively.

Under the hood:
Motorola keeps Moto G simple. It ships with Android 4.3 in Brazil and Europe but Motorola promised a Kitkat 4.4 update by 2014. As Indian launch is by January 2014, we hope Moto G might be the first handsets with KitKat in the country.

It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC with quad core 1.2GHz Cortex A7 processor, Andreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM. Its 4.5 inch display with 720 x 1280p has 326 ppi and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. There is no microSD slot (like all Nexus phones) but it comes in 8/16GB storage capacity.

There are some usual features: 5MP rear camera with LED flash, video recording at 720p, front 1.3MP shooter, HSPA+ 21Mbps, Bluetooth v4.0, WiFi, WiFi hotspot, active noise cancellation mic, 3.5 mm audio jack, GPS via A-GPS & GLONASS, accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor and Li-Ion 2070 mAh battery. It misses NFC but who is using it in India. It’s little bulky at 143gm. Google will offer 50GB Drive storage as Cloud.