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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
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  • Released 2015, July
    155g, 11.6mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0
    8GB/16GB storage, microSDHC
  • 0.1% 22,715,027 hits
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 1/2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 410
  • 2470mAh
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Also known as Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Motorola Moto G3

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 HDR
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning 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
Misc 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 170 EUR
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 (old)
Endurance rating 76h

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Moto G (3rd gen) review: Good as gold

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Introduction It is hardly a surprise that the third generation Motorola Moto G is one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2015. After all, in less than two years after the first iteration of...

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  • 19 Dec 2023

It not very good

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  • 07 Dec 2023

I have bought two moto g 2015 with 1gb ram. To tinker with old phones. I have found that with roms above 8.1 it tends to crash if I use web browsers or do two things at once. I don't understand. Because I also have several 2015 Moto E, which eve...

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  • 16 Apr 2023

G30 is my backup phone! I havent throughly tested the camera but I'm surprised that G30 took more updates than my Edge+

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