Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Brand: Motorola

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Key Features

5.0 inches

Display

13 MP

Camera

1GB

RAM

2470

Battery

Full Specifications

Overview

Brand
Motorola
Model
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
Released
2015, July. Released 2015, July
Status
Discontinued
Dimensions
142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Body

SIM
Micro-SIM
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)
Dimensions
142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in)

Misc

SAR
1.06 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)
Price
About 170 EUR
Colors
Black, White
Models
XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3
SAR EU
0.68 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)

Comms

NFC
No
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Radio
FM radio
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Tests

Camera
Photo, /, Video
Display
Contrast ratio: 1009:1 (nominal), 2.026 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker
Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 75dB
Performance
Basemark X: 1866
Audio quality
Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 76h

Launch

Status
Discontinued
Announced
2015, July. Released 2015, July

Memory

Internal
8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Battery

Type
Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable

Display

Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm, 2, (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
IPS LCD
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541
4G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

Features

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity

Platform

OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
CPU
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

Main Camera

Video
1080p@30fps, HDR
Single
13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama

Selfie camera

Video
N/A
Single
5 MP, f/2.2
Features
HDR

About Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) is a discontinued device from Motorola's popular line of first class Android phones, released in the 2015.

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) has a wide variety of great specifications such as 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM with Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) , as well as ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The thing that makes this decent smartphone special is its sleek design and an amazing all-screen design with no notches at all.

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