Moto G100 with 6.7-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870 5G, 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, 5000mAh battery announced


Motorola announced Moto G100, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone, as expected. It is the  global version of the Motorola edge s that was introduced in China earlier this year. It packs a 6.7-inch 21:9 aspect ratito Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel 100° ultra-wide front cameras inside the punch hole. The phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 870 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM for global markets and up to 12GB RAM in Brazil, 5G SA/NSA support with Snapdragon X55 Modem and runs Android 11.

The phone comes with a 64-megapixel main camera, 16-megapixel 121° ultra-wide-angle lens that is also capable of capturing 2.8cm macro images, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a ToF sensor,  features side-mounted fingerprint scanner that is embedded into the power button, and pack a 5000mAh battery with 20W turbo charging.

Moto G100 specifications

  • 6.7-inch (2520× 1080 pixels)  Full HD+ LCD screen with 21:9 aspect ratio, 90Hz refresh rate, 560 nits brightness, HDR10, DCI-P3 Color Gamut
  • Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
  •  8GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPPDDR5 RAM, 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with micrSD
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano /  microSD)
  • Android 11
  • 64MP Quad Pixel  rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, PDAF, LED flash, 16MP 117° ultra-wide angle lens with PDAF, 2.8cm macro, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, TOF advanced Laser Autofocus, audio zoom, Ring flash
  • 16MP Quad Pixel  front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 8MP 118° ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Google Assistant button
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Bottom-ported speaker
  • Splash resistant (P2i)
  • Dimensions:168.38 x 73.97 x 9.69mm; Weight: 207g
  • 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (L1 + L5), NFC, USB Type-C
  • 5000mAh (Typical) battery with 20W turbo charging

The Moto G100 comes in Iridescent Ocean and Iridescent Sky colours, is priced at €499.99 (US$ 588 / Rs. 42,770 approx.)  / £449.99 (US$ 618 / Rs. 44,920 approx.) and is rolling out in Europe, UK and Latin America. The phone includes the Ready For dock and a connector cable.

Ready For Dock

The company also introduced Ready For dock, which holds the smartphone in portrait or landscape mode, flexible hinge design and an integrated fan keeps things cool while keeping your workspace free from clutter.

Soon the company plans to add additional flexibility to the platform by allowing wireless accessibility from a PC. It is also working on new Ready For experiences to the Lenovo ThinkReality A3 AR smart glasses, which would allow for extended Ready For mobile desktop, video, gaming and entertainment experiences in augmented reality when connecting the moto g100 to monitors, keyboards and Lenovo’s AR glasses. The Ready For dock will work with moto g100 and motorola edge+.


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