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We re-review the Motorola Moto G3, a.k.a. Moto G 3rd Generation in 2016, a full year after its release, to see if it's still one of the best-value budget mobile phones around.The first Moto G phone (now nearly three years old, eep) properly stirred our un...
Still smooth performer, Dependable camera...
New model about to launch...
The Moto G 4th-Generation might be about to launch, but last year's handset is still a steal at well under £200 SIM-free. Of course, it's likely to drop in price come next month when the latest Moto G is unveiled by Motorola, so try and hang on if you can...
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The new third-generation Moto G fixes many of the issues it experienced during its sophomore slump. For starters, it now supports 4G LTE in its base...
Battery life, Expandable storage, LTE, Performance, Price...
Hazy display coating, 32bit OS, Nonremovable battery...
The Moto G (3rd gen) is a significant upgrade over the previous generation in every way that matters. Battery life is excellent and it comes with some of the best cameras available for its price. System performance is good, but hardcore gamers will be d...
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This site is no stranger to testing some of the more affordable handsets out on the market . While many of them receive favorable reviews, it's usually with the caveat that it really isn't that great of a phone, but it's just hard to knock something so ch...
Motorola's software offering, even if it is a little handicapped, Great battery life, Extremely affordable...
Chunky build, Not all of Motorola's fancier software features available, Middling camera...
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Home News Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 2015 Review – The Best Budget Smartphone... News Review Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 2015 Review – The Best Budget Smartphone of 2015? REALLY? By Linus - Sep 23, 2015 1094 2 SHARE Facebook Twitter Usually, Gizmochina's website...
So, there you have it, the highly praised 3rd Gen Motorola Moto G. While I wouldn't be so sure that this is a true budget phone of the year as we have some other great offerings like the Meizu M2 Note, Asus Zenfone 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and some other ph...
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The new Moto G is ready to weather any storm with you, literally, thanks to IPX7-rated protection and Corning Gorilla Glass, so you're safe from accidental drops into water 2 as well as unsightly scrapes and scratches on your display. With an all-day batt...
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In 2013, Motorola launched the first-generation Moto G, and with very respectable hardware and a price tag of just $180 off-contract, it was easily the best budget smartphone of the year. In 2014, it was a similar story: Motorola launched the second-gen M...
Great improvements to performance, battery life and the camera. Solid, water resistant design now with Moto Maker customizability. All models now come with LTE. Excellent value for money.
Regression in display quality. Motorola's camera app is terrible.
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The new Moto G for 2015 is on a platform all by itself. Costing just $179 many will assume this is a cheap phone, but it's far from it. In fact, the Moto G delivers an excellent Android smartphone experience that covers all the essentials, has a big 5-inc...
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I loved the feel of the original Moto X. I thought the smaller form factor, with the smooth back was a dream to hold and use. However, I have since switched to larger phones, and even though the Moto G 215 is taller , this phone is feels really good in th...
The Moto G 2015 follows in the steps of its predecessor and big brother, by offering a great combination of specs, decent camera, and customization options to bring one of the best mid-range devices to the forefront. Now, just as a note, there are two dif...
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Since the company reemerged in 2013, Motorola has been trying to prove that specifications mean nothing on paper. Motorola's portfolio was slashed and now the company offers just three phone to cover different segments — high-end, mid-range, and entry-lev...
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Motorola is on a mission. For the last two years, it's been trying to suss out the finest blend of silicon and style it could get away with selling for just $180. And for the last two years the company has had winners on its hands -- can you say "best-sel...
Fast, fluid performance, Camera is a big leap over last year's model, Finally has US LTE support, That price!...
Camera is weak in low light, Notification light is gone, Base model only has 1GB of RAM...
Oh, how far we've come. Smartphone makers are really trying to nail the "high-quality, low-cost" formula this year, and they're working up ways to sell straight to consumers too. Even with all that new competition, the Motorola Moto G's blend of performa...
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Motorola's original Moto G was one of the first Android devices to offer what one could honestly call a good user experience at a price of around $200. It had a 4.5" 720p display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 400 SoC, a 5MP rear camera, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of me...
As far as design and build quality goes, if you're a fan of Motorola's industrial design you'll like the 2015 Moto G, and if you don't like it your mind isn't likely to be changed by it. I think the Moto G has a good feel in the hand and it's not as slipp...
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"G" as in good. Motorola gives the third generation of its Moto G a refined face lift, and delivers a superb money-performance bundle: A decent camera, long battery life, and up-to-date operating system. What's more, the device is now waterproof...
Personalized design, Decent Bluetooth range, Superb screen, Good GPS performance, Decent camera, Expandable storage...
but only by 32 GB, Tight storage (8 GB model), Few HSPA frequencies, No NFC, No DLNA, Miracast, Slim Port or MHL, Few included accessories...
Motorola again delivers a good mid-range smartphone with its new Moto G, which convinces with strikingly good key features. The battery life and primary camera are really good and are difficult to match in this price range. The HD screen is also appealing...
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The Moto G gets a little better every year. Now in its third generation , Motorola's mid-range handset is still our favorite affordable smartphone, with the most recent version notching a score of 87 out of 100 in our review (that's up from 86 last year a...
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What makes a great Android phone? Is it the software? Its camera? Is it how good YouTube looks on its relatively small screen? I personally think a great phone is one that can do all those things really damn well. It doesn't have to be covered in metal an...
Battery pack will get you through the day, Sold unlocked and supports a variety of LTE bands...
Display is hard to see in direct sunlight, No NFC means no Android Pay capabilities...
The third-generation Moto G offers plenty in its condensed little package: a 5-inch display, long-lasting battery pack, capable camera, and a bloat-free version of Android. Best of all, it's fully customizable with Motorola's Moto Maker...
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Motorola continues to run the low-cost mid-range smartphone game with their 3rd-generation Moto G here in the year 2015. When they released the first Moto G we were skeptical - how could a smartphone that doesn't cost more than a couple hundred dollars be...
Motorola retains its championship belt for best low-cost smartphone in the world with the Moto G 2015 (3rd edition). While we were hesitant to upgrade from the Moto G to the 2nd edition Moto G, here the jump is great enough to make. Even those of you who...
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It's not that we are too good for them or don't see their importance, but we typically don't review mid-range Android phones like the Moto G (3rd gen) . We tend to stick to the high-end guys, the ones that most of our readers get all sorts of opinionated...
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Motorola calls it the Moto G (3rd Generation), but we know it as the Moto G 2015. Whatever you call it, Motorola's latest entry-level smartphone bumps up the features but keeps the affordable price tag. From additional durability to a more premium design...
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Andrew CunninghamThe third-generation Moto G (left) next to the original.Andrew CunninghamThe third-generation Moto G (left) next to the original.Andrew CunninghamThe back.Andrew CunninghamThe rear shells still peel off.Andrew CunninghamMicro USB on the b...
At $180 and $220 unlocked, the Moto G still offers a good deal for the price, Snapdragon 410 is a solid upgrade to the old Snapdragon 400's CPU performance, LTE, Much better battery life than the secondgeneration model, Solid and wellbuilt plastic frame f...
Qualcomm's lowend GPU performance is becoming more of a problem, $180 base model comes with half the storage and, more crucially, half the RAM, Singleband 802.11n WiFi was underwhelming in 2013, and it's downright obnoxious now, Motorola's update track re...
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The Moto G is definitely Motorola's cash cow and has been probably since its inception about 3 years ago. Motorola pulled the curtain back on the 2015 lineup of devices last week. We were in attendance and we left w/ their new 2015 Moto G to check out and...
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The budget Moto G has always been a good value, but some missing features might have held it back from consideration in previous generations. Not so with this year's model , which makes key upgrades while staying incredibly affordable for a quality, mid-t...
Curved back makes it easy to grip and hold, build quality looks and feels more premium this time around, backplates are customizable and removable, the phone is IPX7 certified and waterproof, very good display, camera has been improved and now is above av...
Battery is not removable, no NFC...
Motorola has improved the Moto G everywhere it needed improvement. To that effect, the camera is vastly better, it's now waterproof, the battery capacity has been increased, and the build quality feels even more premium this time around. As a matter of...
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I bought my parents their first smartphones two years ago. They each got a brand new Nexus 4 because it was cheap ($199), ran Android and had a big (but not too big) screen.Their phones are now starting to fall apart and as the software has been updated...
Inexpensive Waterresistant design Higher quality design Smooth performance Stock Android Fast cameras that take good photos Double chop gesture to launch Flashlight Customizable options through Moto Maker...
Processor and battery life didn't see any real boosts 8GB of internal storage is too little 2GB model costs $40 extra Stereo speakers replaced with mono...
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The third generation of the low-cost all-star arrivesWhen Motorola introduced its latest series of smartphones last week, all eyes were on the Moto X. For several years, the Moto X has been Motorola's top-of-the-line phone — the one we all look to when di...
Very cheap, Great performance, Stylish design...
Inconsistent camera, Dull display, Large body...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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The Moto G is for people who want the best mid-range handset money can buy. No other phone provides as much value for the dollar as the Moto G, and it puts much of the competition to shame. Body Motorola's middleweight contender has always represented a...
The Moto G is a hard smartphone to beat. It's a winner on almost all fronts, and its $180 price tag gives it a killer edge over competing handsets. In the plus column: it's waterproof; is customizable through Moto Maker; offers good battery life, signal p...
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“The Moto G 3rd-gen is no wimp when it comes to photography skills”If you ask us, one of the most compelling features the third iteration of the Moto G (unboxing | first impressions) has in its favour is its waterproof design. The addition of this one fea...
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Motorola calls it the “Moto G (3rd generation).” We call it the “Moto G 2015.” Some people call it the “Moto G3″ … but that's confusing . Whatever you call it, the newest iteration of Motorola's best-selling smartphone is more fully featured than ever bef...
Motorola has a tendency to linger on its successes. After all, this is the company that famously rode the RAZR train into the ground, the company whose six-year-old Droid lineup has dwindled from must-have to so-so , the company that's been acquired tw...
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It was almost two years ago, when Motorola held an event in Brazil to announce a new smartphone. Which turned out to be the original Moto G. At the time, it was an amazing smartphone for its price, which is still just $179 unlocked and off contract. Since...
Price: In this price range, there are a lot of competitors these days. Like the ASUS Zenfone 2, and the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3. But Motorola continues to deliver with the Moto G, Performance: Yeah it's running a Snapdragon 410, but don't discount the 410...
Camera: While it has improved, I'm not sure everyone is going to love this camera, No Moto Voice: Arguably one of Motorola's best features, is missing here. Not a huge surprise but would have love to have it available on the Moto G, No Waving for Moto Dis...
The Moto G first launched as a “cheap” flagship. While it didn't have the specs of its older brother the Moto X, it still performed quite well. It also got fast updates, and gave its users everything it needed. 2 years later and the Moto G still delive...
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The phone has a 5MP front camera that's perfectly suited to today's selfie-mania. It's also quite good for video chat and you won't look hideously pixelated or washed out when catching up with distant friends and family. The front camera has an f/2.2 lens...
Affordable, has 4G LTE, unlocked for use with any carrier (except Verizon), lots of color options, clean Android and good support.
It's a budgetpriced phone, you won't get the best of anything here...
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The Moto G has always gotten the basics right: low price, long battery life, and good call quality. That's made the previous two versions some of the most popular entry-level smartphones in the world. The third-generation unlocked Moto G ($179.9...
Excellent battery life. Elegant software. Customizable. Durable. Loud earpiece.
Not the strongest signal. Somewhat tinny speakers...
The new Motorola Moto G doesn't cost much, but it's all the smartphone many people will need...
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This has been the summer of summers for strong mid-range propositions, evident by the amount of sub-$300 priced devices we've seen come to market. Smartphones like the Asus Zenfone 2, Huawei P8 Lite, Microsoft Lumia 640, and Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 have...
Can't beat its $180 starting price, IPX7 certification for water resistance, Customizable design courtesy of Moto Maker, Near stock Android experience, Motorola software enhancements continue to be meaningful, Outstanding battery life, Good call quality...
Super long recharge time, Sharp tone with speaker at the loudest volume, Weak 1080p video recording quality, Choppy graphics processing...
It's only getting tougher for phones in the mid-range category to make an indelible mark in the industry, especially when the last few months have yielded some awesome and value-conscious phones already. For the third-generation Moto G, however, it simply...
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Motorola didn't mess too much with the Moto G's already solid design. The phone has a sturdy plastic body, now featuring a thin, ribbed texture on the curved back plate.Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's Guide Also new to the back is a long, oval metallic accent...
Brigh, accurate display, Solid overall performance, Long battery life, Useful Moto Actions app, Customizable design...
Slightly heavier than competition, Camera struggles in low light...
The Moto G is an excellent budget Android phone, sporting a chic design, a bold 5-inch display and all-day battery life...
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If you asked me three years ago what kind of smartphone you could get for a couple hundred bucks off-contract, my answer would have been easy: You could get one that, to put it delicately, is a total piece of crap.My, how things have changed.In my pocket...
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The original Moto G paved the way and set the bar for good quality yet cheap Android smartphones, and here in 2015 with the all-new 3rd Gen Moto G, the company has done it again. Only this time they raised the bar and delivered a smartphone that has a pre...
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Motorola just announced the new Moto G (3rd Gen, 2015) officially and as we promised, here's our detailed review. We already showed you how “the flagship in the mid-range” looks in detail and shared its synthetic benchmark CPU and GPU performance.But what...
IPX7 – Protected against water immersion for 30 minutes to a depth of 1 meter, Stylish looks and comfortable design, Long battery life, No PWM across all brightness levels, 95% sRGB color gamut coverage, 13MP back camera, Good storage speeds, twice as fas...
No jump in GPU performance...
We can't go without praising Motorola for the work they've done. They certainly seem to be headed in the right direction. Instead of going after higher resolutions and unnecessary performance bumps which aren't that important, Motorola has put some thinki...
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Motorola Moto G 3rd-gen (2015) Review (hands-on): We feel up the new Moto G 3, which packs some massively updated flagship-quality camera tech and a fresh new water-resistant body.At first glance, Motorola's 3rd-generation Moto G looks unsurprisingly simi...
Premium camera, Smooth performance, Water resistant...
Cheaper rivals have sharper screens, Older processor...
The 3rd-generation Moto G is already proving itself a solid budget handset, with a brilliant camera and thankfully smooth performance - at least, so far. The 5-inch screen may not be as razor-sharp as we'd hoped, but for anyone who loves snapping their ev...
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Samsung also took this opportunity to take the curved edge concept from the Note Edge a step further and put it on both sides. Although it adds little to functionality, no one can deny it is certainty neat to look at, especially as content falls off the s...
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The Motorola Moto Go Second Generation features Android technology, a 5-inch LCD display, two cameras and access to most apps. However, with no LTE support in the United States, only 294 pixels per inch and a maximum 720p video recording, it does have a f...
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