Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Specifications
Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
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  • 5.0" 720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 1/2GB RAM Snapdragon 410
  • 2470mAh
Released 2015, July 155g, 11.6mm thickness Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0 8GB/16GB storage, microSDHC
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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 Auto-HDR
Video
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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

User opinions and reviews

  • Nun
  • 19 Dec 2023
  • dSV

It not very good

  • ismarub
  • 07 Dec 2023
  • pHZ

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...

  • thetechfromheaven
  • 16 Apr 2023
  • 8}n

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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