Moto G Turbo Edition launched in India with Snapdragon 615 for Rs. 14,499

Moto G Turbo Edition, which was launched in Mexico and Brazil last month, is now available in India for purchase. Motorola has launched the Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone with upgraded features in India today where it will cost Rs. 14,499 (Around $217). This smartphone comes with upgraded features and hardware as compared to the Moto G 3rd generation. Moto G Turbo Edition is now available on Indian e-retailer Flipkart exclusively with a number of launch offers.

Motorola has announced a number of launch offers with the Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition that includes the following: 100 lucky consumers can get 100 percent cash back, exchange offer with up to Rs. 6,000 discount and at last, the offer for Airtel users where the Airtel subscribers will get double data offer with Moto G Turbo Edition.

Moto G Turbo edition comes with a 5-inch HD TFT LCD display having a resolution of 720×1280 pixels and has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well. It is powered by a more powerful 1.5 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor instead of the Snapdragon 410 SoC used in the 3rd generation Moto G. The RAM of the phone is also upgraded to 2GB from 1GB used in 3rd gen Moto G. There is 16GB of inbuilt storage available that can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD storage card.

As of now, Moto G Turbo Edition runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS out-of-the-box and may get the Android Marshmallow in the upcoming days. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and CCT Dual LED flash  and a 5-megapixel front camera is also available with f/2.2 aperture. The camera features includes the following: CMOS, f/2.0, Field of View (FOV) 76 Degrees, Auto Focus, Quick Capture (Twist Wrist to Launch Camera), Tap Anywhere to Capture, Slow Motion Video, Burst Mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Video iHDR, Manual Focus and Exposure Controls, Timer, Hybrid Multi-layer / Absorptive IR Cut Filter, Tap to Focus, Active Viewfinder (Recognizes QR Codes and Barcodes) and the Image Editor.

A 2470mAh battery is available that company claims can last for a full day and also supports the Motorola Turbo Power quick charging feature. It measures 142.1×72.4×11.6mm and weighs 155 grams. The phone supports dual-SIM (LTE + LTE) with dual standby and is available in Black and White colours. Connectivity options available are Bluetooth 4.0, 4G LTE, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wifi, EDGE, GPRS, micro USB v2, 3G