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Moto turns the power on with g57 launch that packs shock value for Rs 12,999
MUMBAI: If power had a price tag, Motorola just slapped a pleasantly shocking one on it. The company has fired up India’s budget segment by launching the moto g57 POWER at an effective price of Rs 12,999*, a number that feels almost mischievous given the specs it’s carrying.
The smartphone arrives with a global first: the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (4nm) chipset makes its worldwide debut on the g57 POWER, giving buyers a device built for smooth multitasking, fast 5G performance (across 11 5G bands), and snappy gaming. It pairs this with 8GB RAM, expandable to 24GB via RAM Boost, and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, making the phone feel far pricier than its sticker suggests.
Photography gets a serious upgrade too. Motorola has loaded it with the segment’s best 50MP Sony LYTIA 600 sensor, accompanied by the segment’s highest 8MP ultrawide camera and an advanced 2-in-1 ambient sensor. The phone leans into moto ai, enabling Auto Night Vision, AI Photo Enhancement, AI Portrait, Auto Smile Capture and the full suite of Google Photos tools including Magic Eraser, Magic Editor and Photo Unblur. For a budget device, the camera credentials border on cheeky.
But the real showstopper is the 7000mAh silicon-carbon battery, the segment’s highest. Motorola claims up to 60 hours of runtime, giving users more than two days of steady usage. The silicon-carbon tech also allows a slimmer design with better heat regulation and longer battery health, proving big batteries don’t need bulky backs.
Entertainment gets its own performance boost with a 6.72-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, boosted to 1050 nits HBM, along with Dolby Atmos stereo speakers, Bass Boost, Hi-Res Audio and SGS Eye Protection. And durability is no afterthought: users get Corning Gorilla Glass 7i (a first in the segment), MIL-STD-810H toughness and IP64 protection against dust and splashes.
The moto g57 POWER also earns the crown for being the segment’s first smartphone to ship with Android 16, with Motorola promising Android 17 and three years of SMRs, making the software experience as future-proof as the hardware is beefy. Add Smart Connect 2.0, Moto Secure with ThinkShield, Family Space and Moto Unplugged, and the device positions itself as a full ecosystem play.
Design-wise, Motorola is keeping things stylish with flat edges and Pantone-curated vegan leather in three shades Regatta, Fluidity and Corsair giving the phone a premium look and satisfying grip that stand out in a crowded budget field.
Sales have officially kicked off from 3 December, 12 pm on Flipkart, Motorola.in and leading retail stores. The phone, launched at Rs 14,999, gets a Rs 1,000 bank offer and a Rs 1,000 limited-period launch discount, bringing the deal price down to Rs 12,999*.
For prepaid users, Reliance Jio is offering benefits worth Rs 10,000, including Rs 2,000 cashback and Rs 8,000 worth of partner coupons on the Rs 449 plan.
With the g57 POWER, Motorola isn’t just sparking competition, it’s rewiring expectations of what a budget phone can deliver. In a market obsessed with specs-per-rupee, this one swings for the fences and lands cleanly.
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
