Motorola Moto G5 and G5 Plus images and specs leaked, coming soon!

Images purported to be of the Motorola Moto G5 and G5 Plus have leaked online. The leak comes in the form of what looks like a screenshot that focuses on the front of the smartphones.

The leak also reveals some of the key specs of the devices - both are powered by octa-core processors, sport 5.5-inch full HD displays, feature 5MP front camera, and come with turbo charging feature.

The areas of difference include main camera (13MP for the G5 and 16MP for the G5 Plus) and storage options (16GB for the G5 and 16/32GB for the Plus variant). Fingerprint sensor is only there on the G5 Plus.

The launch date for both phones is said to be March 8, although which market will get them first wasn't revealed. Needless to say, none of this has been officially confirmed, so take it with a healthy dose of salt.

Google said to be "closely" involved with new Nokia phones

Yesterday, Nokia officially handed the keys to its brand to upcoming phone maker HMD, which already has plans for Android-powered phones and tablets. We looked through the leaders of the new company and it turned out that many of them had long stints at Nokia.

If that isn’t enough to ease your worries that we’ll be disappointed once New Nokia phones launch try this on for size - Google had plenty of input for the new devices. Seeing how warmly the Pixels were accepted raises hopes of a return to form for Nokia handsets.

Details on what was said are private, but it’s clear that HMD’s ambitions are world-spanning. "We are not going to skip any markets in the long term," says President Folrian Seiche. "We want to be one of the key competitive players in the smartphone business," says CEO CEO Arto Nummela.

"We will be extremely true to the Nokia brand," Nummela claims. "The Nokia brand is known for simplicity, ease of use, reliability and quality. These are the elements that we will deliver together with amazing industrial design."

So, what can we expect? “Simplicity” and “Ease of use” suggest we won’t see any heavy meddling with Android like MIUI and company pull off. And (thankfully) the Windows-ified mess of the Nokia X phones is behind us. Perhaps some light modifications over AOSP like using Nokia’s Z Launcher and (given the alleged level of Google involvement) prominent presence of Google Apps (Assistant, Photos, Allo + Duo, etc.).