Motorola Moto G7: News, Rumors, Specs, And More
Each spring, Lenovo wows us with its Moto G budget phone lineup — and it looks like 2019 will be no exception. While we’re still months away from seeing the new collection, rumors are already beginning to come in.
Here’s everything we know about the Moto G7.
Models
Typically, we see three different G-Series phones each year. In addition to the standard handset, Lenovo creates a Plus model with higher-end specs and a less expensive Play edition. So should we expect this same in 2019? Possibly.
In October 2018, respected mobile leaker Evan Blass tweeted we could expect to see four versions of the upcoming Moto G7. In addition to the typical players, Blass said there would also be a special Power Edition.
However, My Smart Price posted a story stating there would only be two versions of the upcoming smartphone: the Moto G7 and Moto G7 Plus. Granted, there’s very little to go on in the post other than two small logos.
While both sources have a pretty good track record, we’d typically go with the information from Blass. The only problem is that, so far we’re only seeing information about the Moto G7 and G7 Plus. Since we still have several months to go, it’s entirely possible information on other versions will begin to come in.
Design
For the most part, it looks like the Moto G7 and G7 Plus will sport a familiar look. Early renders of the phones, courtesy of Slash Leaks, show the phones are near facsimiles of the 2018 Moto G6 and G6 Plus.
Like their predecessors, the front of the G7 and G7 Plus appear to be all display. There are a few differences to expect in 2019. The Moto G7 will reportedly have a 6-inch FullHD+ display, while the G7 Plus will sport a 6.4 inch screen. And while it looks like the chin bezel will make a return appearance on the 2019 smartphones, the top bezel has been replaced with a teardrop notch.
Both the G7 and G7 Plus appear to have a glass backplate, though it doesn’t look like there will be wireless charging. A prominent dual-camera array and fingerprint sensor sit toward the top center of the phones.
Specifications and camera
Although the Moto G6 lineup was released less than six months ago, rumors about their successors are starting to come in quickly. For the most part, it looks like Lenovo plans on modest upgrades for its G7 budget lineup in 2019.
Most of the hardware information we have on the upcoming Moto G7 and G7 Plus was gleaned from information on the Federal Communications Commission website. Listings for two model numbers, XT1952-2 and XT1965-3, are believed to be the G7 and G7 Plus.
The fillings suggest the two phones will have nearly identical specs. Both appear to have a Snapdragon 660 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage as a base option. That’s a pretty significant processor bump when compared to the Snapdragon 450 processor in the G6, but much more modest when compared to the Snapdragon 630 that runs the G6 Plus.
There’s not a lot of information about the camera just yet. We do expect both phones to have dual sensors on the rear and a single selfie-cam. My Smart Price claims both phones will have a 12 megapixel front-facing camera along with 16 and 5 megapixel dual sensors, though we’d definitely take those numbers with a grain of salt at this point since we’ve not heard similar specs from other sources.
Software
Although many manufacturers choose to use older versions of Android in their budget phones, Lenovo typically bucks that trend. According to Android Authority and several other sites, the upcoming Moto G7 and G7 Plus will ship with Android 9.0 Pie.
In addition to the Motorola’s near-stock version of Android on its G-series smartphones, there are a few addition features that are actually useful. We’d expect to see Moto Actions, Motorola’s awesome gesture interface, make an appearance on the upcoming G7 phones, as well as Moto Voice.
Release and Pricing
When should we expect to see the 2019 Moto G-series lineup? Well, if history is an accurate indicator, we likely will see the phones announced in April or May and released soon thereafter.
Pricing is a crapshoot at this point. Typically, Lenovo has kept all of the G-series phones firmly in budget phone territory, but things changed in 2018 when it smacked a nearly $300 price tag on its’ Moto G6 Plus. When we have a better idea of pricing, we’ll provide an update.
