Sao Paulo (CNN) -- Motorola unveiled its new relatively low-cost smart phone on Wednesday, aimed at consumers in emerging markets and those on a tight budget everywhere. But the one country noticeably missing from the rollout of Moto G was China, thanks to the unfriendly relations with Motorola's parent company Google. The Moto G will cost just $179 without a contract in the United States, about a third the cost of an iPhone 5c and about half the cost of a Galaxy S4 Mini. Motorola launched the new device in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a presentation beamed around the globe.
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Motorola launches new phone to attract new markets
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The Moto G will be about a third of the cost of an iPhone 5c
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The new phone was launched in Sao Paulo
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China is the one major market not included in the rollout
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