Motorola Moto X Play launches in India

The Moto X Play has just launched in India, that’s the latest reasonably price smartphone from Motorola which was unveiled alongside the more expensive Moto X Style back in July. The phone comes with a budget friendly price tag starting at Rs.18,499 ($278).

For a quick recap, the Moto X Play is equipped with a 5.5-inch Full HD display, octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage with 128GB microSD card support, a 21 megapixel rear camera and 5 megapixel front camera, along with a huge 3,630mAh battery. The phone also comes with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box, dual-SIM support and a water repellent coating, just in case it gets a little wet.

The Indian launch was teased by FlipKart last week with a dedicated page and a countdown timer. As you would expect then, the Moto X Play is available exclusively through FlipKart. The retailer is also throwing in a variety of launch day offers, including 100% cash back for 100 random Flipkart Ping users, Flipkart e-gift vouchers worth Rs. 1,000, and movie vouchers from BookMyShow worth Rs. 500. These offers will be available until September 20^th.

FlipKart will be selling the 16GB Moto X Play for Rs. 18,499 ($278), while the 32GB model costs Rs. 19,999 ($301), both in your choice of black or white colors. The sale begins at midnight tonight.