Lenovo-owned company, Motorola seems to be clinging to the spotlight lately. It all began when the company released a teaser for some of its upcoming devices on its 44th anniversary, now, rumours are rife about two Motorola devices to be released in the offing; the Moto C and the Moto C plus. Based on leaked images and specifications, it is safe to say that both smartphones are budget smartphones and should both feature front cameras with LED Flash.
The Moto C could come in two variations; a 3G and 4G model with both featuring slight disparities in phone specs. Below is a review of the device’s rumoured specs and since the device has not been officially announced, it would be wise not to take it at face value.
Motorola Moto C Specifications, Review and Highlights
The Moto C device is aimed at the ultra-affordable smartphone category and its low-end specs do well enough to assert this claim. The company would be hoping the Moto C can replicate the success of the Original Moto E device which is another of its ultra-affordable smartphones.
The budget smartphone is expected to feature a 5-inch screen setup with a pixel resolution of 480 * 854. Its design offers something quite simple as a plastic build seems to be quite enough for a smartphone of its calibre.
Its camera setup offers a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and the front-facing camera also possesses same LED flash despite the fact that it’s just a 2MP camera. With the selfie trend still sweeping across the world, it doesn’t really sound like a surprise, at least a 2MP camera with LED flash should be able to deliver nice selfies.
With a 1GB RAM and either of an 8GB or 16GB internal storage which is also expandable using a microSD, the Moto C will reportedly feature a 32-bit 1.3GHz quad-core processor for its 3G model and a 64-bit 1.1GHz quad-core processor for its 4G model both being MediaTek chipsets.
Running on the Android 7.0 OS (Nougat) out of the box, the budget device is magnanimous enough to accommodate a 2350mAh battery offering users an impressive battery performance. We hear again that the Moto C device could come at a very low cost and if that be true, then we could be looking at Motorola’s cheapest smartphone.
Moto C Rumoured Phone Specifications
General
| Device Brand | Motorola |
| Model | Moto C |
| Announced | Not Announced Yet |
| Released | No |
| Status | Certified | Leaks/Rumours |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 GHz |
| 4G Network | LTE, VoLTE |
| SIM Type | – |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
| 2G | GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE Up to 236.8kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA) |
| 4G | Up to 150/50 Mbps |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | – |
| Weight | – |
| Build | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Red, Gold, White |
Display
| Display Type | IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5.0 inches |
| Resolution | 480 * 854 pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | ~196 ppi pixel density |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | n/a |
| Features | Multitouch Screen |
| Secondary Display | n/a |
Camera
| Primary | 5MP |
| Image | Yes |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Features | Autofocus(4G model), Fixed focus(3G model), Geo-tagging |
| Flash | Yes, LED flash (Primary) (Secondary) |
| Secondary | 2MP |
Software
| Operating System | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | n/a |
| Java Support | n/a |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| Chipset | 64-bit MediaTek processor(4G), 32-bit MediaTek processor(3G) |
| CPU | Quad-Core 1.1 GHz(4G), Quad-Core 1.3 GHz(3G) |
| GPU | – |
| RAM (Memory) | 1GB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 16GB/ 8GB |
| Card Slot | Expandable using microSD |
| Sensors | Accelerometer |
| Controls | – |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth v4.0 |
| Bluetooth Profiles | A2DP |
| Infrared | n/a |
| Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Yes; microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | Yes, GPS + A-GPS |
| NFC | n/a |
| HDMI | n/a |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Fast Charging | No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Ion |
| Capacity | 2350mAh |
| Placement | Removable |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
| Music Play | – |
Messaging
| SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
| MMS | Yes |
| Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
| IM | Yes |
Media
| Audio Playback | Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC |
| Video Playback | Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player |
| Video Out | n/a |
| FM Radio | Yes, FM radio |
| Alert Types | Vibration, Ringtones |
| Ring Tones | MP3, WAV |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Handsfree | Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
| – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
Availability and Price of Moto C in China
Since, the smartphone has not been announced yet, little is known about its availability and pricing. Notwithstanding, the Moto C is expected to come in black, white, gold and red colours.
