Motorola’s 2017 roadmap revealed – Moto G5 S+ with dual rear cameras, E4 Plus with 5000mAh battery and more


Motorola 2017 roadmap

Motorola introduced Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones back in February at the MWC 2017. Last week a presentation slide from China surfaced showing some details of the Moto X 2017 that is said to release as Moto X4. Now another slide shows entire Motorola’s 2017 roadmap that lists some specifications of Moto Z2 Play, Moto Z2 Force, Moto X4, Moto G5S, Moto G5S Plus, Moto E4, Moto E4 Plus, Moto C and Moto C Plus smartphones.

Even though specifications of most of these phones have been revealed already, the slide reveals that the Moto G5S will pack a 5.2-inch 1080p display and have a metal body, while the Moto G5S+ will have a slightly large 5.5-inch 1080p display and dual rear cameras for the first time in the ‘Moto G’ series.

It also confirms specifications for other smartphone, including 1Gbps LTE support and ShatterShield, shatterproof display for Moto Z2 Force and support for Moto Mods for the ‘Z series’ similar to last year’s Moto Z smartphones.

Moto X4 rumored specifications

  • 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display
  • 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 with Adreno 512 GPU
  • 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
  • Dual SIM
  • Dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, 4K video recording
  • Front-facing camera
  • Water and dust resistant body (IP68)
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 2×2 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS, GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 3800mAh battery with Turbo Charging

Moto Z2 Play rumored specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display
  • 2.2GHz GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 processor with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
  • Dual SIM
  • 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Dual-Pixel Autofocus, Sony IMX362 sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 4K video recording
  • 5MP front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5695 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, dual-tone LED flash
  • Water repellent nano-coating
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 6mm thick; Weight:145 g
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC
  • 3000mAh battery with Turbo charging

Moto E4 (XT176x) rumored specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737M 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB  internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 144.7 x 72.3 x 8.99mm; Weight: 151g
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC (optional)
  • 2800mAh battery

Moto E4 Plus (XT177x) rumored specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737M 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
  • 2GB / 3GB RAM, 16GB  internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
  • 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 155.0 x 72.3 x 9.55mm; Weight: 198g
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC (optional)
  • 5000mAh battery

Moto C rumored specifications

  • 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display
  • 3G – 1.3GHz quad-core 32-bit MediaTek processor
  • 4G – 1.1GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB  internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • 5MP rear camera with LED Flash (Fixed focus (3G) / Auto Focus (4G))
  • 2MP front-facing camera with LED flash
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 144.5 x 72 x 9.3mm
  • 3G / 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2350mAh battery

Moto C Plus rumored specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HDdisplay
  • 1.3GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
  • 2MP front-facing camera with LED flash
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 145.5 x 73.5 x 9.1~10.2mm
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 4000mAh battery

These new Motorola’s 2017 lineup are expected to go official sometime in Q2 or Q3 of 2017.

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