Motorola Moto G India launch details to be announced on February 5

New Delhi: The much-awaited Motorola Moto G smartphone, which was earlier scheduled to be available in January, is now expected to be available next month. Motorola said it will announce the Moto G India launch details on February 5.

The company posted this nugget on its Facebook page, as well as tweeted the same from its official Twitter handle. The tweet (with an image featuring Motorola's logo in foreground and The Taj Mahal in background) reads, "Moto G launch details for India will be announced on February 5. Stay tuned!"

Motorola is expected to officially sell its smartphone in India via e-commerce stores. There is no information on pricing yet, but the phone is expected to be priced under Rs 15,000.

While the company is yet to make an official announcement, the phone has already made its way to an e-commerce store. The budget smartphone Moto G is available on the e-commerce site Shopyourworld.com. The website is selling the 8GB model for Rs 15,137 and the 16GB model for Rs 17,089. The websites says the phone will be delivered in 10-14 business days.

The phone has a 4.5-inch HD display( 1280 x 720 HD) and is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU. The phone runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS. The companys says the phone will be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat at the beginning of 2014. It has a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 1.3 megapixel front camera.

With the introduction of the latest Moto G, Motorola seems to be aiming at consumers in developing markets such as India. The company is betting that low-cost smartphones can provide the spark to rekindle its struggling business.

Motorola Moto G specifications:

- 4.5-inch HD display; 1280 x 720 HD, 329 ppi

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU

- Android 4.3 Jellybean with a guaranteed upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat at the beginning of 2014

- 8 GB standard; 16 GB version available; Two years 50 GB storage free on Google Drive

- Height 129.9 mm; Width 65.9 mm; Depth 6.0-11.6 mm (curve); Weight 143 grams

- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, 2070 mAh

- Rear camera: 5 megapixel at 4:3 and 3.8 MP at 16:9 (user-configurable); LED flash; 4X digital zoom

- Front camera: 1.3 megapixel