Motorola will launch the Moto G42 on July 11: Price, availability and specifications

Motorola has announced that the Moto G42 will launch on July 11. Here is everything you need to know about the device.

The phone will come in two colours: Metallic Rose and Atlantic Green. (Image credit: Motorola)

Motorola announced the Moto G42, which will go on sale in the country on July 11. The phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset. The smartphone will weigh about 174.5 grams and is IP52 water repellent.

The Moto G42 will come with a 6.4-inch AMOLED hole-punch display with FHD+ (2400 x 1080) resolution that will support a DCI-P3 colour gamut. The phone will have stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

It comes with a triple rear-camera setup with a primary 50MP (f/1.8, 0.64μm) sensor with phase detection autofocus, a secondary 8MP (f/2.2, 1.12μm) which doubles up as an ultrawide and depth and a tertiary 2MP (f/2.4, 1.75μm) camera for macro photography. The primary camera comes with “Quad Pixel” technology which according to Motorola will help the phone click sharper and more vibrant images in low-light situations. The front camera is a 16MP (f/2.2, 1.0μm) unit.

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The Moto G42 will be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor that can turbo up to 2.4GHz. It will come with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The phone will come with near-stock Android 12 and Motorola promises an assured upgrade to Android 13 and 3 years of security updates.

It will have a 5,000mAh battery that supports 20W “TurboPower” charging. The phone can be unlocked using the side fingerprint reader of face unlock and it will come with a 3.5mm audio jack.

Motorola Moto G42: Price, availability and offers

Starting July 11, the phone will be available on Flipkart and leading retail stores. It is only available as a 4GB+64GB variant and will cost Rs 13,999. The phone will come in two colours: Metallic Rose and Atlantic Green. SBI credit card users can avail of a Rs 1,000 cashback on the phone. Reliance Jio customers can avail of Jio recharges of up to Rs 2,000 along with a Rs 569 discount on annual membership of Zee5 when purchasing the phone.