On 25th March 2021, Motorola introduced a new smartphone in its G-Series as Moto G100. Moto G100 is the most powerful smartphone ever in the G-Series. The expected price of the Motorola Moto G100 in Nepal is NPR 62,000 for the 8/128 GB variants.
Motorola Moto G100 Overview
Moto G100 is the rebranded version of Motorola Edge S, which was introduced in China earlier this year. The new smartphone has a 5G technology, delivering an outstanding gaming experience and an excellent front camera system. It supports the Ready For connectivity suite from Motorola.
Design and Build Quality
Moto G100 has a 6.7-inches CinemaVision display with a refresh rate of 90Hz and a resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels. It also has HDR10 certification. Similarly, it has an aspect ratio of 21:9. The smartphone measures 168.4 x 74 x 9.7 mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 207 grams.
Moto G100 has a water repellent design but lacks an IP rating for water-resistant. It has a quad-camera on the back inside a square module and has a dual selfie camera.
Next, it has a Moto logo on the rear; it looks like a fingerprint scanner. The smartphone is available in three distinct colors – Iridescent Sky, Iridescent Ocean, and Slate Grey.
It supports face unlock and has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The fingerprint sensor is implanted in the power button on the right edge. Similarly, it also has a Google Assistant button on the left.
Performance
Moto G100 packs Snapdragon 870 5G mobile platform, where 1 core clocks at 3.2GHz, 3 cores clocks at 2.4GHz, and 4 cores clocks at 1.8GHz. Adreno 650 handles the graphics of the smartphone.
It has an inbuilt memory of 128 GB combined with 8 GB RAM; the internal storage is expandable up to 1TB via microSD card.
Moto G100 accepts dual Nano-SIM. The company claims the processor loads the graphics twice as fast as any other previously launched Moto G.
The smartphone boots the Android 11 operating system.
Camera
The camera on the rear comprises a 64 MP primary camera, a 16 MP ultra-wide camera, a 2 MP depth camera, and a ToF (Time of Flight) on the back. The primary lens has an aperture of f/1.7, while the ultra-wide camera has f/2.2, and the depth camera has an aperture of f/2.4. Likewise, the ultra-wide camera has a 117-degree field of view.
The rear camera can record the footage in up to 6K at 30fps.
The dual-selfie camera is a 16 MP lens and an 8 MP ultra-wide lens. The front’s primary camera has an aperture of f/2.2, whereas the ultra-wide camera has an aperture of f/2.4.
The front camera can record the video in 1080p at 30fps.
Battery
A 5000 mAh battery enables 40 hours of usage.
It supports 20W fast charging. But the charging speed advises the battery takes a while to power up.
Motorola Moto G100 Specifications
| Dimensions | 168.4 x 74 x 9.7 mm (6.63 x 2.91 x 0.38 in) |
| Display | 6.7-inches IPS LCD, HDR10, 560 nits 1080 x 2520 pixels (~409 ppi density), 21:9 aspect ratio 90Hz refresh rate |
| Weight | 207 grams |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585) |
| GPU | Adreno 650 |
| RAM & Storage | 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage |
| OS | Android 11 |
| Rear Camera | Quad:
6K at 30fps, 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps |
| Front Camera | Dual:
1080p@30fps |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh 20W Fast Charging |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass |
| Color options | Iridescent Sky, Iridescent Ocean, Slate Grey |
Motorola Moto G100 Expected Price in Nepal and Availability
Motorola has not given any information regarding the launch of the Moto G100 in Nepal yet. We expect the price of Moto G100 in Nepal to be around NRP 62,000. However, the price of the smartphone is pretty high for what you get in return.
| Moto G100 Variants | Price in Europe | Expected Price in Nepal |
| Moto G100 (8/128 GB) | GBP 449.99 | NPR 62,000 |
A good competitor to the Motorola Moto G100 can be the recently launched Samsung Galaxy A52 and Samsung Galaxy A72.
