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Motorola Moto G (2015)

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Released · Jul 28, 2015

5.0-inch · 1280x720px

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

This device is also known as Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen.), Motorola XT1540, Motorola XT1548, Motorola XT1540

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Availability
Officially announced	Jul 28, 2015

Design
Dimensions	5.59 x 2.85 x 0.48 inches 142 x 72.4 x 12.2 mm
Weight	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials	Back: Plastic
Resistance	Water; IPx7
Features	Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, White

Display
Size	5.0-inch, 67.05% screen-to-body
Type	IPS LCD
Resolution	1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors	16 777 216
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	19 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 410 8916
Processor	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Memory	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1GB/8GB
Storage expansion	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)
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Battery
Type	2470 mAh

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling
Front	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	8, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Micro SIM
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Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 25, 2015 FCC ID value: IHDT56QG1
Measured SAR	Head: 1.06 W/kg Body: 1.12 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.40 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.33 W/kg
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	1GB/8GB

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	17, 5, 4, 2, 7
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands	12, 17, 5, 26, 4, 2, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 09, 2015 FCC ID value: IHDT56QG6
Measured SAR	Head: 1.41 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg

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Overall User Rating

(11 reviews)

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

Performance

9.1

Display

8.5

Battery life and charging

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