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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
  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 (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, July. Released 2015, July 2017, August
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, October
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in) 148.4 x 73.4 x 8 mm (5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~68.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Android One
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 508
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, no AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps,
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Features Auto-HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX (5.0 after SW update)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired
Misc
Colors Black, White Super Black, Sterling Blue
SAR 1.06 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     1.12 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)     0.81 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3 XT1900-1, XT1900-2, XT1900-3, XT1900-4, XT1900-5, XT1900-6, XT1900-7
Price About 170 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1866 GeekBench: 4136 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 5.8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1009:1 (nominal), 2.026 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1451:1 (nominal), 3.012 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 75dB Voice 67dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 76h Endurance rating 64h

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