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Published on April 27th, 2017 | by Admin

Premium for All: Meet the All New Moto G5 Plus and G5

To Be Available Starting 27th April for $449, $399 and $299

Sydney, 27th April 2017: Don’t compromise on style, performance and premium experiences with our fifth-generation Moto G5 Plus, the first smartphone with a head-turning, metal design that looks as great as it performs.

Moto G5 Plus

The Moto G5 Plus flaunts a combination of advance features and premium design. Fast processors, great battery life, rapid charging, fingerprint reader, and advanced camera features all wrapped up in one device at an affordable price. An unexpected combination, because different is better.

Get a premium look with metal design

Replace the plastic device now with the first ever Moto G series phone that flaunts a premium looking durable metal casing in a high grade aluminium finish. The new 2017 Moto G5 Plus design language is inspired from the premium Moto Z family and comes with a high-grade aluminum finish that’s been diamond cut and bead-blasted to perfection. The device comes with a 13.2cm (5.2) screen in full HD with 1080p and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3.

Most advanced camera in its class

Moto G5 Plus will bring out the photographer in you by offering you the most advanced camera. Featuring a flagship level camera sensor with Dual Autofocus Pixels, the Moto G5 Plus allows you to lock onto your target in the blink of an eye, so you never miss a shot. This 12 MP camera with a circular saturn ring design takes beautiful photos even on dark, cloudy days. The large aperture f/1.7 and bigger pixels combine to let in up to 25% more light than the previous generation.

Refined camera software with beautification mode

Moto G5 Plus comes with the beautification mode which allows the user to enhance selfies by smoothing the skin to reduce blemishes or wrinkles.

Perfect photographs ruined by people with closed eyes? The camera software in Moto G5 Plus includes our signature “Best Shot” feature which captures multiple shots before and after the screen is touched, analyzing the issues like blurred subjects or blinking eyes, before recommending the best picture to keep. Further, the camera also features the professional mode allows adjustment of various aspects like focus, white balance, shutter, ISO & exposure compensation making it a treat for photography lovers.

Never Slow Down

You would want your device to be a one stop shop for all your needs. Ensuring speed allows you to run multiple applications is crucial. The Moto G5 Plus runs on Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 625 processor with a 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU, 650 MHz Adreno 506 GPU ensuring the content runs smoothly.

Long lasting battery

With an all-day** 3,000 mAh battery, you can go from morning to night without needing to charge. When it’s time to power up, never slow down and fuel up fast with TurboPower™ charging — up to six hours of battery life in just 15 minutes**. Rest assured that Moto G5 Plus can keep up with your busiest days.

Fast fingerprint reader

Keeping the information on your phone secure is very important but remembering PINs and passwords can be a pain. With the Moto G5 Plus, there won’t be the hassle of constantly changing pins and passwords for privacy and having to remember a new one every time. Moto G5 Plus fingerprint reader makes it so much more convenient to lock and unlock all of your content. Also, motions and gestures can be used to activate features giving its consumer immense ease of use.

Moto G5 Plus also includes Moto Actions and a new experience: One Button Nav, which lets you quickly navigate through screens using the fingerprint reader.  Moto G5 Plus is NFC enabled, so you’ll be able to use it to make mobile payments where it is supported. At participating stores, all you’ll need to do is place your phone near an NFC terminal and use your fingerprint. It’s fast and easy—and there’s no need to carry cash or credit cards.

Moto G5

The Moto G5 is an attractive and stylish premium design with high grade aluminum flaunting a 12.7cm (5.0) screen in full HD with 1080p (1080 x 1920 IPS) and 441ppi resolution to provide you an improved entertainment experience.

The Moto G5 packs a best in class camera sensor which comes with a phase detection autofocus (PDAF) 13MP rear camera, a large f/2.0 aperture, LED flash to make clicking pictures in low light easier and 5MP wide-angle lens designed for group selfies. The device features a refined camera experience with the signature Best Shot software, beautification mode, and professional mode. 

With an all-day battery, entertain yourself from morning to night without plugging in. Enjoy Kindle books, movies, TV shows and game stutter-free on the Moto G5, which comes with a speedy 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and powerful graphics capabilities for your non-stop entertainment.

The new Moto G5’s fingerprint sensor lets you unlock your phone, wake it up and even authorize purchases online, with just a touch of your finger. Enjoy Moto Experiences with Moto Display and Moto Actions.

Pricing & Availability

The Moto G5 Plus 3GB Ram/16GB Rom will be available at JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys Stores, Officeworks and www.motorola.com.au starting 27th April priced at $399 and the 4GB Ram/32GB Rom will be available at www.motorola.com.au at $449.

The Moto G5 will be available at Harvey Norman, The Good Guys Stores, Officeworks and www.motorola.com.au starting 27th April priced at $299.

About Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility LLC was acquired by Lenovo Group Holdings in 2015.  Motorola Mobility is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lenovo, and is responsible for designing and manufacturing all Moto branded mobile handsets. For more information, visit Motorola.com.au

Technical specifications for Moto G5 Plus

Operating system Android(TM) 7.0, Nougat
System architecture/Processor Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 625 processor with 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU and
650 MHz Adreno 506 GPU
Memory (RAM) 3GB Ram/16GB Rom or 4GB Ram/322GB Rom
Storage (ROM) 16 GB, 32 GB internal, up to 128GB microSD Card support
Dimensions Height: 150.2 mm
Width: 74.0 mm
Depth: 7.7 mm to 9.7 mm
Weight 155g
Display 5.2”
Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080)
424 ppi
Corning(TM) Gorilla(TM) Glass 3
Battery All-day battery† (3000 mAh)
TurboPower(TM) for up to 6 hours of power in 15 minutes of charging†
Water protection Water repellent nano-coating§
Networks 4G LTE (Cat 6)
UMTS / HSPA+
GSM / EDGE
Bands (by model) Moto G Plus – XT1685
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ (850,850Japan, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
4G LTE (B1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41)

†Band coverage varies by model, country, and carrier.

Rear camera • 12 MP with Dual Autofocus Pixels
• ƒ/1.7 aperture
• Color balancing dual LED flash
• 8X digital zoom for photos, 4X for video
• Drag to focus & exposure
• Quick Capture
• Tap (anywhere) to capture
• Best Shot
• Professional Mode
• Burst mode
• Auto HDR
• Panorama
• Video stabilization
• 4K Ultra HD video capture (30 fps)
• Slow Motion video
Front camera • 5 MP
• Wide-angle lens
• f/2.2 aperture
• Display flash
• Professional mode
• Beautification mode
Video capture 4K Ultra HD (30 fps)
Speakers/Microphones Front-ported loud speaker
2-Mics
SIM card Dual nano-SIM
Connectivity Micro USB, 3.5mm headset jack
Bluetooth® technology Bluetooth version 4.2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)
Location services GPS
A-GPS
GLONASS
NFC Yes
Sensors Fingerprint reader
Acceleromter
Gyroscope
Ambient Light
Proximity
Base color Lunar Gray or Fine Gold

*Actual available capacity of user storage and internal memory is less because the operating system, software and other functions utilize part of this capacity.  The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.

**Battery must be substantially depleted; charging rate slows as charging progresses. All battery life claims are approximate and based on an average user profile that includes both usage and standby. Actual battery performance will vary and depends on many factors including signal strength, network configuration, age of battery, operating temperature, features selected, device settings, voice, data, and other application usage patterns.

Technical specs for Moto G5

Operating system Android(TM) 7.0, Nougat
System architecture/Processor Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 430 (MSM8937) processor with octa-core CPU supporting up to 1.4 GHz, Adreno 505 with GPU supporting up to 450 MHz **
Memory (RAM) 2GB
Storage (ROM) 16 GB, up to 128 GB microSD Card support
Dimensions Height: 144.3 mm
Width: 73 mm
Depth: 9.5 mm
Weight 144.5g
Display 5.0”
1080p Full HD (1920×1080)
441 ppi
Battery All-day battery* (2800 mAh)
10W rapid charger*
Water protection Water repellent nano-coating§
Networks 4G LTE (Cat 4)
UMTS / HSPA+
GSM / EDGE
Bands (by model) GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), 4G LTE (B1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40)
*Band coverage varies by model, country, and carrier.
Rear camera • 13 MP
• Phase detect auto-focus (PDAF)
• ƒ/2.0 aperture
• LED flash
• 8X digital zoom for photos, 4X digital zoom for video
• Drag to focus & exposure
• Quick Capture
• Tap (anywhere) to capture
• Best Shot
• Professional Mode
• Burst mode
• Auto HDR
• Panorama
• Video stabilization
• Slow motion video
• 1080p HD video (30 fps)
Front camera • 5 MP
• Wide-angle lens
• ƒ/2.2 aperture
• Display flash
• Professional mode
• Beautification Mode
SIM card Dual Nano SIM
Connectivity Micro USB, 3.5mm headset jack
Bluetooth® technology Bluetooth version 4.2 BR/EDR+BLE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
   
Speakers/Microphones Front-ported loud speaker
2-Mics
Video capture 1080p (30fps)
Location services GPS
A-GPS
GLONASS
Sensors Fingerprint reader
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Ambient Light
Proximity
Colors Lunar gray or Fine gold

1Storage and memory options vary by region.  Actual available capacity of user storage and internal memory is less because the operating system, software and other functions utilize part of this capacity.  The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.

2All battery life claims are approximate and based on a mixed-use profile (which includes both usage and standby time) under optimal network conditions.  Actual battery performance will vary and depends on many factors including signal strength, network configuration, age of battery, operating temperature, features selected, device settings, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.


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