Motorola’s next affordable 5G phone ‘Moto G 5G’ is coming soon

Motorola is reportedly working on a new affordable 5G smartphone. Codenamed Kiev, some details of the phone have already leaked online. Now, a new report claims the upcoming Motorola phone will launch as ‘Moto G 5G’. The phone is likely to launch alongside Moto G9 Power. The upcoming phone is said to be a watered-down version of Moto G 5G Plus, which launched in July this year.

According to Gizmochina (via techniknews), Motorola Kiev will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 690 processor coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB built-in storage. As said earlier, it will also support 5G. The phone is rumoured to come with an OLED display with full HD resolution. The screen is said to offer a 60Hz refresh rate.

In the photography department, Motorola Kiev is said to come with as many as three cameras on the back. The setup is said to consist of a 48-megapixel Samsung GM1 primary sensor, 8-megapixel sensor, and 2-megapixel depth sensor. It will come with a 16-megapixel selfie camera.

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Other rumoured features of the phone include a microSD card slot for additional storage and NFC. On the software front, it will reportedly run on Android 10.

Motorola Kiev aka Moto G 5G will follow the Moto G 5G Plus that launched earlier this year. Priced at EUR 249 ( ₹29,400), Moto G 5G Plus is one of the most affordable 5G handsets in the market. Moto G 5G Plus offers a 6.67-inch full HD+ 90Hz display, HDR 10, and 21:9 aspect ratio. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

For performance, the phone relies on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765 processor coupled with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB built-in storage. A 5,000mAh battery with 20W fast charging support powers the phone.