Evleaks says durable, waterproof Moto G ‘Forte’ coming soon

Motorola Moto G, which is among the best selling smartphones in India, will soon get a rugged, waterproof variant. A tweet talking about the upcoming Moto G Forte comes from none other than the prolific tipster evLeaks, known to reveal accurate information about yet-to-be-launched devices.

Motorola Moto G Forte, llegará a Latinoamérica con durabilidad mejorada.pic.twitter.com/xqyUe9atSw

— @evleaks (@evleaksES) March 28, 2014

The Moto G retails at Rs 12,499 for the 8GB and Rs 13,999 for the 16GB. This makes it the best, value-for-money offering under Rs 15,000 and quite possibly under Rs 20,000 as well. Flipkart calls it the fastest selling device on its site.

As the device is already a great success across the world, looks like Motorola is now planning to churn out several variants of the device. According to the tweet, the Moto G Forte is already headed to Latin America. Though there is no word on India launch, we can expect the device to reach the Indian shores too. It is still unknown if the company plans to improve the features further with the new model, but it is speculated that the device may retain the same specs sheet.

It remains to be seen how much the waterproof and durable design for the Moto G will affect its price. The device has received rave reviews for its build, performance at a price that’s a bargain. But whether the Moto G Forte have a much higher price is as yet unknown, though it’s unlikely that Motorola will price it much higher, since it would tread into Moto X territory. In India, the Moto X was launched India, for Rs 23,999, so expect the Moto G Forte to be around the Rs 16,000 range, if it comes to India.