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Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola has unveiled a new smartphone -- Moto G9 -- that offers a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP primary sensor, 20W fast charging and a 6.5-inch display.

The Moto G9 retains the company’s water-repellent design that was featured on the Moto G8 and earlier Moto G-series phones.

Moto G9 price in India has been set at Rs 11,499 for the single, 4GB+64GB storage variant. The smartphone comes in two distinct colour options -- Forrest Green and Sapphire Blue -- and will be available for purchase on Flipkart through flash sale.

The dual-sim (Nano) Moto G9 runs on Android 10 and features the 6.5-inch HD+ Max Vision TFT display with 20:9 aspect ratio and 87 per cent screen-to-body ratio.

Under the hood, the phone has an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SOC, along with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM.

The triple rear camera setup comprises the 48MP primary sensor that has an f/1.7 lens and is based on a Quad Pixel technology.

The camera setup also includes a 2MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 lens and a 2MP sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens.

For selfies, there is an 8MP camera sensor at the front, with an f/2.2 lens. The phone also comes preloaded with camera features such as Auto smile capture, HDR, Face beauty, Manual Mode, and RAW photo output.

In terms of storage, the Moto G9 includes 64GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microsd card (up to 512GB).

The smartphone has a range of connectivity options that includes 4G VOLTE, Wi-fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, FM radio, USB Type-c, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, proximity sensor. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

The Moto G9 packs a 5,000mah battery that supports 20W fast charging and is touted to deliver up to two days of battery life on a singlecharge.besides,thephonemeasures165.21×75.73×9.18mm and weigh 200 grams. ■