Motorola Moto G Successor Will Also Be Called Moto G

Motorola is hosting an event in India on September 5 where it will launch the successor to the popular Moto G. Earlier today; the smartphone was spotted on an Indian import manifest indicating that India would be one of the first markets where the phone would be launched. While the device was earlier referred to as the Moto G2, we now have evidence that it would simply be called “Moto G.”

We have come across a photo taken at a Flipkart warehouse that shows the box of the Moto G successor and surprisingly the name on the box is Moto G. Flipkart has been Motorola’s exclusive retail partner and it seems the arrangement will continue with the second generation smartphones as well. Earlier today, we also came across a report claiming that the successor to the Moto X will be called “The new Moto X.”

From what we know so far, the forthcoming Moto G will feature a 5-inch 720p display and a Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB RAM. The smartphone is also expected to feature an upgraded 8-megapixel primary camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, water and dust resistance, dual-SIM connectivity, and most importantly microSD card slot to expand the internal storage. In terms of design, it will feature narrower bezels and Moto E-like front facing speaker.

The Moto G will face some tough competition from the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, which will go on sale tomorrow on Flipkart. Xiaomi’s entry-level smartphone offers similar specifications but is priced at only Rs 5,999.