Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Released 2015, July
155g, 11.6mm thickness
Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0
8GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.0"
720x1280 pixels
13MP
1080p
2GB RAM
Snapdragon 410
2470mAh
Li-Ion

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	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - XT1541
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1540
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1548
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, July
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, July

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	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM
		- IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm² (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	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	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

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

Selfie camera	Single	5 MP, f/2.2
	Features	Auto-HDR
	Video

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
		- MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player - MP4/H.264 player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2470 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Black, White
	Price	About 170 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 619 / 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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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) - user opinions and reviews

dimo
pwT
20 Oct 2018

Have this phone from 2,5 year's. Now is my backup device. Btw still use it, have an second sim that not use very often. Can say that have great support. Great devs. Now on 8.1 Oreo with Lineage os. Stable, fast great performance. Good battery life. ...

anon
YMn
23 Sep 2018

AFAIK, they won't be providing official update anymore. Install a custom ROM like lineage os.

Mel
QtP
17 Sep 2018

NEED HELP/IDEAS. As you'll read, I'm not tech savvy. I've had the Moto G3 for over 3 years now. Its been a nice phone but I haven't been able to do updates for over a year now. I bought the 8bg thinking that would be ok because I also got an SD card....