Missed out on technology news during the week? You've come to the right place to catch up on everything of note that happened. One of the big highlights of the week was the India launch[1] of the Moto C[2] with 4G VoLTE. After launching the smartphone in May[3], Lenovo launched the Moto C in India at Rs. 5,999, and it will be available via leading offline retailers in over 100 cities across India.
The entry level Moto C comes with 1GB RAM, and 16GB storage, along with 4G VoLTE support and dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) card slots. Aside from this, the company also announced that the Moto G5[4], and the Moto G5 Plus[5], will now be available offline[6]. When launched, Motorola[7] announced that the Moto G5 was an Amazon India[8] exclusive, while the Moto G5 Plus was a Flipkart-only[9] smartphone. However, Gadgets 360 learnt this week that that offline retailers have received stocks of the two phones as well, a development that was later confirmed by Lenovo[10].
Apart from this, Motorola was also in the news for the launch[11] of the new Moto Z2 Play[12], along with new Moto Mods[13]. The phone was launched in the US and comes with a Moto Voice Assistant, aside from the mods. The unlocked Moto Z2 Play will be priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 32,200) in the US, where it will go on sale this summer. There's no word on India launch/ release date yet, though a Moto event is taking place next week where the phone could make an appearance.
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