*Update – Motorola officially launched the Moto G Smartphone in India exclusively through India’s top online retailer Flipkart. Moto G 8GB model is priced at Rs 12,499 and the 16GB priced at Rs 13,999.

Here it is, the much awaited smartphone from once a Google company, the Moto G gets very competitive pricing from Motorola. According to a unlisted Flipkart page Moto G 8GB variant is priced at Rs 12,499 and the 16GB priced at Rs 13,999. Currently both listing has been taken down by Flipkart and we except it to come online within some hours. [Moto G 8GB, Moto G 16GB]

The pricing seems to be very competitive when compared to other Android smartphones under the Rs 15K pricing. It will surely put heavy pressure on Samsung and lots of Indian mobile vendors especially Micromax, Karbon and Lava.

Moto G get priced at Rs 12,999 for 8GB & 14,499 for 16GB on Flipkart

Flipkart has listed the Moto G smartphone on its website along with some exclusive offers. If you are looking to get hold of the smartphone on the day of launch (preferably on February 5th) Flipkart will be offering you a chance to win 100% cash back as store credits. In addition you will also get flat 70% off on the colourful Moto G coversRs 1000 off on clothing and finally Rs 500 off on eBooks purchased from Flipkart.

On the specification front Moto G features a 4.5 inch 720p HD edge-to-edge display, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU and Adreno 350 GPU with 1GB RAM, Android 4.3 Jellybean OS with guaranteed Android 4.4 KitKat update, waterproof nano coating, 5 megapixel shooter with LED flash, 8Gb and 16GB internal storage option and lots of customization options. As excepted for Indian market Motorola has released a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) version of the smartphone. You can read more about Moto G at our previous article on it.

  • 4.5 inch720p HD display with 329 ppi (1280 x 720)
  • 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB RAM
  • Adreno 350 GPU
  • Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
  • Android 4.3 ( upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat)
  • 8GB/16GB Internal storage
  • 5MP rear camer and 1.3MP front camera
  • GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, GLONASS
  • 2070mAh battery