Leaked images of a Moto G5 Plus variant give a glimpse of what the Moto G4 successor will look like. (Photo : YouTube / GSMArena)
After the successful release of the Moto G4 handsets in 2016, Lenovo and Motorola are preparing new handsets for its "G5" series. In earlier releases, the tech world has already peeked into the Moto G5 Plus' design. Now, an unannounced Moto G5 has been recently certified by the US regulatory board FCC.
According to the FCC documents, the Moto G5 handset will carry a 3000 mAh battery, with a support for Turbo Charging, Phone Arena reported. The report even furthered with the Moto G5 reported to ship with a DTV Dongle.
No other information is revealed on the phone's physical design, although more leaks online put emphasize on the G5 handset's processor. In the FCC listing, the phone is reported to sport a 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage onboard. In the camera front, the G5 will sport a 13-megapixel rear camera. An NFC support will also be included on the Moto G5 smartphone.
According to GSMArena, the phone's 3000 mAh battery capacity is slightly less than the 3,100 mAh battery in the Plus variant. However, the Moto G5 variant will be provided with fast charging technology, which is capable of outputting 14.4W at either 9V/1.6A or 12V/1.2A, as well as 5V/1.6A.
Furthermore, the Brazilian website Tecnoblog also spotted the said handset carrying an unannounced Moto G5 handset with the model number XT1672. As per its listing, the Moto G5 XT1672 will feature a 5-inch 1080p display while its internals will be powered by a Snapdragon 430 CPU. It will also come with a 2 GB of RAM, coupled with a 32 GB of expandable storage space.
On the software front, the handset runs Android 7.0 Nougat. It also houses a 2800 mAh battery with LTE support. In the optics department, the said handset will sport a 13-megapixel camera on the back panel, and a 5-megapixel front-snapper.
Earlier, the Moto G5 Plus has been leaked on multiple occasions, which unveiled the physical design of the device according to a case maker.
In the said renders of the Moto G5 Plus, the phone will feature a gold color, and wrapped in a flip cover. A rectangular shaped Home button sits below the display, which includes an embedded fingerprint scanner. The camera lens is at the top center of the smartphone's rear panel, while the power button and volume rocker are located on the right side.
In addition, more rumors on the G5 Plus reveal a 5.5-inch full HD Super AMOLED display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It will be fueled by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 625 processor clocked at 2GHz and paired with Adreno 506 GPU. The G5 Plus will sport 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card.
