Moto G Fast and Moto E are official: Affordable champs!

What's new about these two? Let's explore.

Don't get confused by the rather promising name, the Moto G Fast is not a flagship device. It's an adequate mid-range phone with a lively design that's a very obvious nod to the younger, tech-savvier generation thanks to the trendy punch-hole design. However, it makes little sense that the device will only be available in the Pearl White color option at launch - a little more variety wouldn't have hurt. 

In a typical Motorola fashion, the phone has a rear-positioned capacitive fingerprint scanner embellished by the Motorola logo. The phone is also water-repellent, though the company did not disclose if it has a proper IP rating. 

The Moto G Fast is equipped with a 6.4” HD+ LCD display, an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. All of that will carry a $199.99 price tag, which is quite an adequate pricing for what you're getting. Given the affordable nature of the Moto G Fast and hardware that leaves something to be desired, it makes perfect sense that the device also comes with a microSD card slot for storage expansion and a headphone jack present at the top of the phone. After all, customers that are looking into the $199.99 Moto G Fast are unlikely to splurge another $100 or so on Bluetooth earbuds.

Camera-wise, the Moto G Fast is equipped with three cameras at the rear. The main one is a 16MP  wide-angle camera with an f/1.7 aperture and 1.12μm pixels, the second unit is an 8MP ultra-wide angle snapper, and finally, we've got a dedicated 2MP macro camera that has a minimum focus distance of 2cm. The Moto G Fast is capable of recording UHD videos at 30fps, but FHD 1080p ones are available in either 30 or 60fps. You can also record ultra-wide FHD videos at up to 30fps. 

Here's a rundown of all the hardware specs:

As we already established, the Moto G Fast will start at $199.99. The device will officially launch June 12 on Best Buy, B&H Photo, Walmart, Amazon.com and Motorola.com (MSRP: $199.99) with subsequent availability at Boost Mobile. Pre-orders will kick off today, June 5. In Canada, the device will be sold at TELUS, Bell, Rogers, Fido, Koodo and Virgin later this summer.

Just like the Moto G Fast, the Moto E will launch on June 12 and will be available for pre-order on June 5. The $149.99 makes it an extremely affordable phone that should be domineering the entry-level range. The new Moto E will be available at Best Buy, B&H Photo, Walmart, Amazon.com and Motorola.com (MSRP: $149.99) with subsequent availability at T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Boost Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Consumer Cellular, Xfinity Mobile, Republic Wireless, and certified prepaid on Verizon. Across the border in Canada, the phone will be sold at TELUS, Bell, Rogers, Virgin, Lucky Mobile, Fido, chatr, SaskTel, Videotron, Freedom Mobile later in the summer.