IMoto G5 yethulwe ngeSonto eledlule, ngoFebhuwari 26, ngaphansi kohlaka lweMobile World Congress eBarcelona, inkampani yaseChina iLenovo bekuyisikhathi eside iphethe ukwenziwa kwalawa madivayisi futhi kule nguqulo entsha ikwazile ukuthuthukisa okwedlule amamodeli anemininingwane emincane njengokufika kwensimbi kwi-chassis noma ngemuva kwayo ukugcina intengo kububanzi obuthakazelisa ngempela ngaphandle koshintsho olusetshenzisiwe.
Okwamanje, iwebhusayithi esemthethweni yenkampani ayikalubuyekezi usuku lokuqalisa okungenzeka, kephaku-Amazon usuvele ungathenga ngokutholakala kwakusasa kuma-euro angama-199 kumodeli yawo eyisisekelo. Intengo yileyo eyashiwo ngesikhathi sethulwa futhi ama-euro angama-199 ngemodeli ene-2 GB ye-RAM ne-16 GB yememori yangaphakathi. Endabeni yemodeli ene-3 GB ye-RAM ne-16 GB yememori yangaphakathi, intengo kukhuphukela kuma-euro angama-209, ama-euro ayi-10 ngaphezulu.
Kunoma ikuphi, abaphuma eLenovo ukuhlala bethembekile ezimisweni zabo ngalawa madivayisi, isoftware ebuyekeziwe ene-Android Nougat nezibuyekezo okungenani iminyaka embalwa. Ngokusobala asibhekene nama-smartphones amahle kakhulu esinawo emakethe, kepha singasho ukuthi uma begcina lelo bhalansi esilifuna njalo maphakathi nebanga, izinzuzo ukuze idivayisi ingaphumeleli, ukusekelwa kuzibuyekezo kanye nesevisi yokuthengisa ngemuva nangentengo equkethwe. Imodeli ye-Moto G5 Plus kuzodingeka ilinde isikhashana njengoba singayiboni ithengiswa noma i-Amazon, kepha asicabangi ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ukwethula.