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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
  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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, July 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Auto-HDR Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 1.06 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3 SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 170 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1866 Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: 1009:1 (nominal), 2.026 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 76h Endurance rating 83h

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