Moto G8 Plus with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 25MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 13999


Motorola just launched the Moto G8 Plus, the company’s latest phone in the new G8 series in India, after rumors. It packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display, is powered by Snapdragon 665 with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 9 (Pie), which is upgradable to Android 10 and guaranteed security patches for 2 years. It has a 48-megapixel rear camera with Samsung GM1 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, 16MP action camera similar to the one action and a 5MP depth sensor with laser auto focus and 25MP front camera.

It has a plastic back, splash resistant body, rear mounted fingerprint scanner, Dual stereo speakers with Dolby audio and packs a 4000mAh battery that promises 40 hours of battery life on a single charge, and with 15W TurboPower (charger in the box) ultra-fast charging, you can can fuel up fast with 8 hours of power in just 15 minutes, says the company.

Moto G8 Plus specifications

  • 6.3-inch (1080×2280 pixs) Full HD+ LCD screen with 19:9 aspect ratio
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 610 GPU
  • 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • 48MP quad pixel rear camera with LED flash, f/1.79 aperture,0. 8um pixel size, PDAF, 16MP 117-degree Ultra-wide Action camera with 2.0um Quad Pixel technology, f/2.2 aperture,5MP depth sensing camera, laser auto focus
  • 25MP quad pixel front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers with Dolby Audio, dual microphones, FM Radio
  • Splash resistant (IPX2)
  • Dimensions: 158.4x 75.8×9.1 mm; Weight 188g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 4000mAh battery with 15W Turbo Charging

The Moto G8 Plus comes in Cosmic Blue & Crystal Pink colors, is priced at Rs. 13,999 and will go on sale from Flipkart starting 29th October 2019 at 12:00 PM. Check out the unboxing and first impressions here.


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