In late June of last year, Amazon introduced its Prime Exclusive program, which offered unlocked phones to Prime members at a discount in exchange for a few Amazon apps and ads on them. It was a rather intriguing concept, and it's proven to be a success. David even used a BLU R1 HD in $60 Prime Exclusive guise for a month to see how a smartphone that cheap would fare. Now, Amazon is releasing another $60 Prime Exclusive phone in the form of the Alcatel A30, as well as the not-$60 Moto G5 Plus.

Like all Moto G5 Plus phones, the Amazon version sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 625, 2GB or 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of storage and a microSD slot, a 12MP f/1.7 camera, a 5MP front-facer, and a 3000mAh battery. There's also Android 7.0 Nougat onboard. The 2GB/32GB variant will go for $184.99, while the 4GB/64GB will cost $55 more at $239.99. The standard 32GB and 64GB versions, which Amazon will also sell, will go for $229.99 and $299.99, respectively. It supports all four major US carriers. It's worth noting that while the phone comes in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colors, only the Lunar Gray model is available under the Prime Exclusive deal.

As you might expect from its $59.99 price tag ($99.99 for the standard version), the Alcatel A30 is decidedly lower-end than the G5 Plus. It features a 5.0-inch 720p display, a Snapdragon 210, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a microSD slot, an 8MP/5MP camera combo, and a 2460mAh battery. It, too, has Android 7.0 Nougat. A two-year Alcatel device protection warranty is mentioned as well. Interestingly, there's a separate "CDMA - VERIZON" model, which means that only Sprint users are left out here in the States.

Both phones are already up for pre-order on Amazon. The G5 Plus will be released on March 31st, while the A30 will be out on April 19th.

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Source: Amazon (Moto G5 Plus), (A30)