Back Covers, Grip Shells, and Flip Covers will be available for the smartphone

Feb 5, 2014 09:58 GMT  ·  By

Earlier today, Mobile phone maker Motorola has officially announced the upcoming availability of the Moto G smartphone on the market in India, where users will be able to purchase the phone starting with tomorrow.

The handset will be available exclusively through online retailer Flipkart, which will also provide users with the possibility to grab accessories for it.

In fact, the company has already listed a series of covers for Moto G on its website, with a “coming soon” tag next to them, but it is offering specifics on the cost they will feature.

Those of you who purchase the Moto G from Flipkart will also be able to grab Back Covers, Grip Shells, and Flip Covers for the device from the retailer.

The Moto G will be available starting at Rs. 12,499 ($200/€148) for the 8GB model, with the 16GB variant priced at Rs. 13,999 ($224/€166).

The Moto G Back Cover will be available for Rs. 899 ($14.39/€10.66), the Moto G Grip Cover will cost Rs. 1,099 ($17.60/€13.03), while the Moto G Flip Cover will go for Rs. 1,599 ($25.60/€18.95).

As fonearena notes, Flipkart also announced that the Back Covers for Moto G would be available at 70% less for those who purchase them along with the smartphone tomorrow, February 6. Both the smartphone and the accessories for it will become available in India at midnight.

For those out of the loop, we should note that the Moto G was announced with a 4.5-inch 720p touchscreen display and with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor inside.

The smartphone also sports 1GB of RAM, along with the aforementioned internal memory options, but no microSD memory card slot.

On the back, Moto G features a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and HD video recording, complemented by a 1.3MP front camera for making video calls while on the go.

The smartphone also comes with 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity capabilities, built-in GPS receiver, GLONASS, and a 2070mAh battery. Moto G runs under Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, though it should receive Android 4.4 KitKat soon.