Motorola has launched a new phone to be sold exclusively on Flipkart. Called the Moto Turbo, this new phone will be priced at Rs 41,999 and pre-orders for the same have started on Flipkart with availability from the third week of March. As per the Flipkart listing, the smartphone will start shipping sometime in the third week of March. The e-commerce site has also announced a bunch of offers for buyers including 100 percent cashback for a few buyers, and an extra 10 percent discount for American Express Card users.
The Motorola Moto Turbo sports a 21-megapixel rear autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture and dual-LED flash. The rear camera comes with features such as slow motion video; burst mode; auto HDR; Panorama, and tap to focus. Meanwhile, it can also record 4K videos at 24fps. It includes a 2-megapixel front camera.
Connectivity options on the Moto Turbo include 4G LTE with LTE Cat. 4, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, and GSM/ EDGE/ HSPA+. The smartphone comes only in one storage variant - 64GB.
The phone runs Android Lollipop 5.0 and the company has been providing updates faster than other OEMs. The Moto Turbo comes with a variety of sensors‚ including an accelerometer‚ an ambient light sensor‚ a gyroscope‚ a hall effect sensor‚ a proximity sensor‚ and infrared. Moto Turbo features a rear cover which is made of metalized glass fiber for a durable‚ smooth and glossy finish. The water-repellent nanocoating protects the Moto Turbo from accidental water spills or an unexpected drizzle.
Motorola Moto Turbo Specifications
- 5.2-inch AMOLED display, QHD 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Android 5.0 Lollipop
- Snapdragon 805 processor, 2.7GHz quad-core Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420GPU
- 3GB RAM, 64GB of internal storage, no microSD card slot
- 21MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording, 2MP front-facing camera
- 4G LTE (Band 3 – 1800MHz), 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS (with A-GPS and GLONASS), NFC, microUSB v2.0 port, and 3.5mm headphone jack
- Accelerometer, Ambient-Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall-Effect Sensor, Proximity Sensor, and IR Blaster
- 3,900 mAh battery with turbo charging; 73.3×143.5×8.3 mm, 166 grams
We've come to expect phones from Motorola that pair a sturdy design with a certain ergonomic flair. The Droid Turbo definitely introduces a new material in the black model that we haven't seen before in a phone: a tightly woven cloth backing made of ballistic nylon. It's good to try new things, but this one could have been executed a little better.
To some it may feel tactile, but to us the material felt a little cheap, and instantly made us conscious of the state of grime on our fingers. How do you clean the black Turbo; will snack grease seep into the stitching? Meanwhile, the phone's rubberized sides add contrast, though we found the abrupt transition from textiles to soft-touch plastic a little jarring.
“Motorola has indeed packed a huge powerhouse in this device, which in my experience has been good for two days of standard use, and more than that when used conservatively. I eked three days out of it with the kind of interaction you might expect from a user for whom a phone is just a phone, mostly good for occasional web browsing and checking maps, plus a few brief conversations.”.