Motorola launches special 'S' series smartphones

Shrankhla Verma

New Delhi: Motorola on Tuesday launched two of its new smartphones under the 'S' series, Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus. 

The 'S' in the series stands for special edition, with improvisations and upgrades over the previously launched phones, Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. The price for Moto G5S and Moto G5S plus roughly convert to Rs 18,900 and Rs 22,700 respectively. 

Just like the other Moto series phones, the highlight of the 'S' series lies in the camera. Moto series never failing customers with the camera experience, now comes with a 16-megapixel primary rear sensor with phase detection auto focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel camera at front with wide-angle lens and LED flash support in its 'S' series.  

Moto G5S Plus comes with a dual camera set up at the back of the phone, with two 13-megapixel sensors with an 8 megapixel front camera. The phones sport a metal body which are splash resistant. The phones also have a fingerprint sensor. 

Specifications for Motorola Moto G5S- 

Specifications	Description
Operating System	Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)
Display Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels
Display	5.2 inches, IPS LCD
Storage Space	32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expansion Slot	microSD, up to 256 GB
Processor	Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430, Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 505
RAM	3 GB
Primary Camera	16 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, dual-LED  flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto HDR
Secondary Camera	5 MP, f/2.0 LED flash
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Connectivity	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

Specifications  for Moto G5S Plus-

Specifications	Description
Operating System	Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)
Display Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels
Display	5.5 inches, IPS LCD
Storage Space	32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB
Expansion Slot	microSD, up to 256 GB
Processor	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625, Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 506
RAM	4GB
Primary Camera	13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, auto HDR
Secondary Camera	8 MP, f/2.0 LED flash
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Connectivity	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

The special edition smartphones will soon be made available for purchase in various countries by this month.