Motorola is finally starting their engines for 2018 as they unveil their new generation G devices — The Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play. The company’s new mid-range trio all sport an 18:9 Max Vision display and the signature, but revamped Moto design.
First up let’s look at the G6. The device is powered by a 5.7-inch 18:9 FHD+ IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, 3 or 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, USB Type-C, Android 8.0 Oreo, and a 3,000mAh battery. As for cameras, we get a dual rear setup consisting of a 12MP main and 5MP secondary and a single 8MP front. The device is splash resistant thanks to its p2i water-repellant coating.
The G6 actually has an interesting curved design, reminiscent of the past Galaxy S Edge devices. That’s not to say its bad, it’s actually refreshing to see that Motorola has veered away from their generic design. Although, the protruding circular camera mount is still present.
Next up the bigger Moto G6 Plus. It retains much of the design structure of the G6, only this time we get a slightly bigger screen and beefier specs. Powering the device is a 5.9-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, Adreno 508 GPU, 4 or 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, USB Type-C, Android 8.0 Oreo, and a 3,200mAh battery. As for cameras, we get the same dual 12MP+5MP rear setup of the G6 but with Dual Autofocus Pixel technology and a single 8MP front.
Lastly, the Moto G6 Play, a somewhat toned down version of the previous two. While we get slightly less powerful hardware, the design structure stays the same. It even retains the p2i water-repellant coating and the protruding circular camera mount. Powering the Moto G6 Play is a 5.7-inch 18:9 HD+ IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 processor, Adreno 308 GPU, 2 or 3GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of internal storage, microUSB, Android 8.0 Oreo, and a 4,000mAh battery. As for cameras, we have a single 13MP rear with PDAF and a f/2.0 aperture and a single 5MP front.
Motorola Moto G6 specs:
5.7-inch 18:9 Full HD+ IPS display @ 2160 x 1080 resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 1.8GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
3GB/4GB RAM
32GB/64GB storage
up to 128GB via microSD
12MP + 5MP dual rear cameras with f/1.8, LED flash
8MP front camera
Nano SIM (Dual in select countries)
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz + 5GHz
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
Face Unlock
p2i water-resistant repellant
Android 8.0 Oreo
3,000mAh battery
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm
167 g
Deep Indigo, Black, Blush, Silver
Motorola Moto G6 Plus specs:
5.9-inch 18:9 Full HD+ IPS display @ 2160 x 1080 resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 2.2GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 508 GPU
4GB/6GB RAM
64GB storage
up to 128GB via microSD
12MP + 5MP dual rear cameras with Dual Autofocus Pixel technology, f/1.7, and LED flash
8MP front camera
Nano SIM (Dual in select countries)
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz + 5GHz
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
Face Unlock
p2i water-resistant repellant
Android 8.0 Oreo
3,200mAh battery
160 x 75.5 x 8.0mm
167g
Deep Indigo, Nimbus
Motorola Moto G6 Play specs:
5.7-inch 18:9 HD+ IPS display @ 1440 x 720 resolution
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 1.4GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 308 GPU
2GB/3GB RAM
16GB/32GB storage
up to 128GB via microSD
13MP rear cameras with PDAF, f/2.0 aperture
5MP front camera
Nano SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz + 5GHz
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
microUSB
Fingerprint scanner
p2i water-resistant repellant
Android 8.0 Oreo
4,000mAh battery
155.4 x 72.2 x 9.1 mm
180 g
Deep Indigo, Flash gray
The Moto G6 has a starting price of $249 (~Php ) while the Moto G6 Plus and G6 Play has a starting price of €299 (~ Php ) and $199 (~Php ), respectively. Availability for the trio of smartphones are yet to be announced, although the G6 Plus will be released earlier. Local pricing and availability are yet to be announced.
