page_title: Motorola Mobility
section_title: Moto G
hierarchical_section_title: Motorola Mobility / Products / Google Era / Moto G
caption_attribution_description: English: Moto G4 Plus XT1641 LATAM Model with 16 MP Camera
context_page_description: Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as simply Motorola, is an American consumer electronics and telecommunications company that is owned by Lenovo. The company primarily manufactures smartphones and other mobile devices running the Android operating system developed by Google.
  Motorola Mobility was formed on January 4, 2011, after a split of Motorola into two separate companies, with Motorola Mobility assuming the company's consumer-oriented product lines, while Motorola Solutions assuming the company's enterprise-oriented product lines.
  In May 2012 Google acquired Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion; the main intent of the purchase was to gain Motorola's patent portfolio, in order to protect other Android vendors from litigation. Under Google, Motorola increased its focus on the entry-level smartphone market, and under the Google ATAP division, began development on Project Ara—a platform for modular smartphones with interchangeable components. Shortly after the purchase, Google sold Motorola Mobility's cable modem and set-top box business to Arris Group.
  Google's ownership of the company was short-lived.
context_section_description: On November 13, 2013, Motorola Mobility unveiled the Moto G (1st generation), a relatively low-cost smartphone. The Moto G has been launched in several markets, including the UK, United States, France, Germany, India and parts of Latin America and Asia. The Moto G is available in the United States, unlocked, for a starting price of US$179. The device is geared toward global markets and some US models support 4G LTE. Unlike the Moto X, the Moto G is not manufactured in the United States.
  On September 5, 2014, Motorola Mobility released its successor to the 2013 version of the Moto G, called the Moto G (2nd generation). It came with a larger screen, higher resolution camera, along with dual front-facing stereo speakers.
  On July 28, 2015, Motorola Mobility released the third generation of the Moto G series, called the Moto G (3rd generation), in a worldwide press conference in New Delhi, India. It retained the same screen as before but upgraded the processor and RAM. Furthermore, it has an IPx7 water-resistance certification and comes into two variants - 1GB RAM / 8GB ROM and 2GB RAM / 16GB ROM. The device also has the latest (at the time) Android Lollipop OS v5.1.1.
  In May 2016, Motorola released three fourth generation Moto G smartphones: Moto G⁴, Moto G⁴ Plus, and Moto G⁴ Play.
  On February 26, 2017, Motorola Mobility released two fifth generation Moto G smartphones during Mobile World Congress: Moto G⁵ and Moto G⁵ Plus.
  On August 1, 2017, Motorola added two 'special edition' models to the Moto G lineup, the Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus.
  In May 2018, Motorola released the sixth generation of the Moto G line up in three variants, the G6, G6 Plus and the G6 Play. The G6 and G6 Plus have two rear cameras, capable of taking 4k video (Plus model only), and a larger screen with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The specification ranges from 3/32GB to 6/128GB.
  In February 2019, Motorola launched the Moto G7 with 3 extra variants, (The Moto G7 Play, Moto G7 Power and the Moto G7 Plus). It has a 6.2 Inch screen, 0.5 inches bigger than The 5.7 inch screen of its predecessor, the Moto G6. The G7 also has two rear cameras, the same as its predecessor. It's said to have a brighter and clearer display than the G6, but with most of the same features. The G7 also has a heavily upgraded mid-range Snapdragon 632 processor compared with the G6 which has a budget Snapdragon 450 Processor. Additionally, the Moto G7 features a hefty 4GB of RAM packed into the budget-friendly device. This is a 1GB upgrade from the G6 which featured 3GB of RAM . Since its Market entry in 2013, the Moto G Series has continued to provide powerful mid-range smartphones for a budget-friendly price.
caption: Moto G4 Plus
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