At its launch event today in Brazil, Lenovo owned Motorolla finally unwrapped the long-awaited Moto G7 family. And while a whole lot of us expect a trio of G7 smartphones today, the brand did unveil four members of the 7th iteration of its mid-range Moto G smartphones. The new entrants are comprised of the usual entry-level model – the Moto G7 Play, the power-packed Moto G7 Power, the base Moto G7, and the most premium of them all – the Moto G7 Plus.
The whole Moto G7 lineup pretty looks alike, sporting similar design with display notches of varying sizes with small bezels, though still considered larger in comparison to modern trendy phones with full-screen or almost full-screen and virtually no bezel around.
Moto G7 Plus
Starting off with the most powerful of the lineup, the Moto G7 plus is the direct sequel to last year plus model. The G7 plus now wears a new look – featuring a somewhat “edge-to-edge” look with what looks like a waterdrop notch for the front-facing camera coupled with a slightly cut-down chin which houses the Motorola logo, but not big enough for the fingerprint sensor which has now been relocated to the Motorola batwing logo at the Gorilla Glass 3 back.
The Moto G7 plus flaunts a 6.2” LCD display with 1,080 x 2,270px resolution, Gorilla Glass 3, and under its hood is the Snapdragon 636 chipset coupled with 3GB RAM, and 64GB of storage expandable up to 512GB.
A major highlight of the G7 plus is the 16+5MP dual camera on the back optimized for low-light shooting. The rear camera is capable of some AI related tasks including Smart Composition and Auto-Smile capture which should help you get the best shots ever. There is also a new Hyperlapse feature which allows you to convert already-shot footage to a fast-motion hyperlapse video. The rear camera can record 4K video at 30fps and 1080p at 30/60/120fps. The 5MP module is a depth sensor for that creamy bokeh in your portrait shots.
Away from the camera, the Moto G7 Plus gets a 3000mAh battery with support for the new 27W TurboPower charging mode. With that, Motorola is assuring you of 12 hours of usage in just 15 minutes of charging.
- 6.2-inch (2270 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Water-repellent P2i coating
- 16MP rear camera with Dual LED flash, f/1.75 aperture, 1.22um pixel size, OIS secondary 5MP camera with f/2.2 aperture
- 12MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1.25um pixel size
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Audio tuned stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 157 x 75.3 x 8.3 mm; Weight: 176g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS, USB Type-C
- 3,000mAh battery with 27W Turbo charging
Moto G7
The Moto G7 and the G7 plus are virtually the same devices, but with some slight variations. They pack the same design, same display sizes, and resolutions, but with different SoC under the hood. While the Moto G7 get the more powerful SD 635, the G7 gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Motorola also stepped down the camera, still a dual setup, but now a combination of a 12-megapixel sensor and 5-megapixel depth sensor. Other features are all similar including a 3000mh battery with Turbopower, and Android 9.
Moto G7 specifications
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- 6.24-inch (2270 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 aspect display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Water-repellent P2i coating
- 12MP rear camera with Dual LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, secondary 5MP camera with f/2.2 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, 3 microphones, Dolby audio
- Dimensions:157 x 75.3 x 8mm; Weight: 172g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
- 3000mAh battery with 15W Turbo charging
Moto G7 Play
While last years Play model was all about battery life, Motorola has shifted that burden to the Moto G7 power, while the G7 play is now all about affordability. So we now have a Moto G7 with smaller battery capacity compare to last years Mot G play.
Unlike the Moto G7 and the G7 plus, the G7 play sports a larger display notch comparable to last years iPhone-esque notch. The device features a 5.7-inch HD screen with the Snapdragon 632 chip paired with only 2GB of RAM on board and 32GB of expandable storage. It gets a 3000mAh battery, a single rear camera, rear fingerprint sensor and equally boots Android 9 out of the box.
Moto G7 Play specifications
- 5.7-inch (1512×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Water-repellent P2i coating
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12um pixel size, PDAF
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions:148.71 x 71.5 x 8.09 mm; Weight: 168g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 3000mAh (Typical) / 2,820mAh (minimum) battery with 10W rapid charging
Moto G7 Power
The Moto G7 Power is best suited for those in need of a phone that can get them through a little more than one day of use., all thanks to its huge 5000mAh battery. Other than that, the Moto G7 Power is just a larger variant of the G7 play featuring a 6.2-inch HD display, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor under its hood while it gets 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage.
Moto G7 Power specifications
- 6.2-inch (1570×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Water-repellent P2i coating
- 12MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.25um pixel size
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions:160.83 x 76 x 9.4 mm; Weight: 198g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh (Typical) battery with 15W Turbo charging