Moto G5S Midnight Blue Variant Launched in India, Gets an Introductory Discount

Lenovo's Moto brand has launched a new variant of recently introduced Moto G5S, the company said. The new variant, priced at Rs. 14,999, comes in Midnight Blue colour option. As an introductory offer, the company is selling the Moto G5S Midnight Blue variant at Rs. 12,999 this Diwali season.

The Moto G5S Midnight Blue colour variant is available for purchase from retail stores and Moto Hubs. The introductory price of Rs. 12,999 as well as several EMI schemes will end on October 21, the company said, after which it will charge customers 14,999. The Moto G5S was launched in India in August at a price point of Rs. 13,999. Until now it was available in only Lunar Grey and Fine Gold colour variants.

For a refresh, the Moto G5S features a 5.2-inch full-HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection in an all-metal body form factor. It is powered by Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) SoC clocked at 1.4GHz, and 4GB of RAM. There is 32GB of inbuilt storage, and the handset supports memory cards (up to 128GB) to increase the storage.

The dual-SIM capable Moto G5S supports 4G VoLTE, and has a fingerprint scanner on the front side. The company claims that the pope has water repellent nano-coating and that the 3000mAh battery supports Turbo Charging.

On the photography front, the Moto G5S houses a 16-megapixel camera with dual-tone LED flash, and f/2.0 aperture. It supports video recording in full-HD (1920x1080 pixels). There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture for selfies.