Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
  • Released 2015, July 155g, 11.6mm thickness Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0 8GB/16GB storage, microSDHC
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Adreno 306 Micro-SIM About 190.4 USD
  • 5" 720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 1/2GB RAM Snapdragon 410
  • 2470mAh Li-Ion

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) overview

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2015, July. Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) has 5. inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) uses Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) chipset, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Adreno 306 GPU. Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Micro-SIM. It has 13MP Single main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) is about 190.4 USD.

Score the key features of Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 56 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 36 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 63 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541
2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1540
2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 25, 26, 41 - XT1548
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, July
Status Discontinued

BODY

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)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM
  IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

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

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5

MAIN CAMERA

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

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5 MP, f/2.2
Features Auto-HDR

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

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

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, White
Models XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3
SAR 1.06 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
Price About 190.4 USD

TESTS

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

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