Chinese technology company Lenovo on Tuesday said it would continue to focus on reaching the top slot in the Indian smartphone market with its Lenovo and Motorola brands.

As part of the strategy, the company will increase its presence in the premium category (priced above ₹20,000) and has launched Moto Z and Moto Z Play to start with, in the Indian market.

While the company has priced Moto Z at ₹39,999, the Moto Z Play is priced at ₹24,999.

The products will be available on Amazon India and Flipkart beginning October 17.

“We are not here to play second fiddle. We want to become number one (in the Indian market),” Aymar de Lencquesaing, Senior Vice-President and Co-President, Mobile Business Group (MBG), said, adding that Lenovo saw its India revenues grow 100 per cent last year and ‘there is no reason that it would not do (grow) so this year’. Lenovo had acquired Motorola from Google for $2.9 billion in 2014.

The smartphones launched on Tuesday come packed with some high-end specs. Some of the features of the 5.5-inch Moto Z smartphone include a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory (expandable up to 2 TB), 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras and 2,600 mAh battery.

The Moto Z Play has a 2 GHz octa-core processor, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal memory (expandable up to 2 TB) and a 3,510 mAh battery.

Both handsets support mods — a set of accessories that attach to the back of the device to add various functionalities to the handset. However, these mods will be available for purchase separately at different prices.

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