Motorola Moto G (2015) specs

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Design

Smart phone

Device type:
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Operating system:
Candybar

Form factor:
5.59 in x 2.85 in x 0.48 in

Dimensions:
5.47 oz

Weight:
Yes (Water proof)

Rugged:
- Yes (IPx7)
  
  IP certified:
Main body: plastic

Materials:
Keys:
- Yes
  
  Right side:
- Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Black, White

Available color options:

Display

5 in

Physical size :
Other (720x1280 pixels)

Display resolution:
IPS LCD

Technology:
67.05%

Screen-to-body ratio:
16 777 216

Colors:
Yes (Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes)

Touch screen:
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Features:

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

System chip:
ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core,1400 MHz,64-bit)

Processor model:
Yes (Adreno 306)

3D Graphics hardware accelerator:
2 GB

RAM:
- LPDDR3
  
  Type:
16 GB

Built-in storage:
Yes (up to 32 GB)

Memory card support:
- microSDHC, microSD
  
  Type :

Camera

Yes (13 megapixels)

Camera:
Yes (Dual LED)

Flash:
F2

Aperture size:
Autofocus

Hardware Features:
Touch to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging

Software Features:
Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets

Settings:
Burst mode, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Night mode, Scenes

Shooting Modes:
Yes (1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps))

Video capture:
- Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling
  
  Features:
Yes (5 megapixels)

Additional camera:
- High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
  
  Features:

Battery

2470 mAh

Capacity:

Multimedia

Wireless screen share

Screen mirroring:
Music player:
- Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  
  Filter by:
- Album art cover, Background playback
  
  Features:
- MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI
  
  Supported formats :
Video player:
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264
  
  Supports:
3.5mm

Headphones connector:
Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Speakers:

Internet browsing

YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

Built-in online services support:

Cellular

GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS (900, 2100 MHz), LTE (FDD) (Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 )

Network technology:
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA

Data:
Yes

Micro SIM:
Yes

Global roaming:

Phone features

Accelerometer

Sensors:
Service lights, Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Notifications:
Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID

Phonebook:
Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock, Stopwatch, Countdown timer

Organizer:
SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input

Messaging:
Yes

E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
  
  Supports:
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Connectivity

Yes (4.0)

Bluetooth:
Yes (b, g, n)

Wi-Fi 802.11:
- Yes
  
  Mobile Hotspot:
- Yes
  
  Wi-Fi Direct:
Yes (USB 2.0)

USB:
- Mass storage device, USB charging
  
  Features:
- microUSB
  
  Connector type :
microUSB

Charging connector:
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

Positioning:
Yes (Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation)

Navigation:

Regulatory Approval

Yes

Regulatory Approval:
IHDT56QG1

FCC ID value:
link

FCC ID link :
Nov 25, 2015

Date approved:
US SAR:
- 1.06 W/kg
  
  Head:
- 1.12 W/kg
  
  Body:
- 1.40 W/kg
  
  Simultaneous Transmission:
- 1.33 W/kg
  
  Wireless Router:

Availability

Yes (Jul 28, 2015)

Officially announced:
Available

Market status:
Jul 28, 2015

Release date:

US carrier availability

U.S. Cellular (Discontinued (Mar 14, 2017)), Virgin Mobile (Discontinued (Jan 10, 2018))

Carrier:

also know as: Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen.), Motorola XT1540, Motorola XT1548

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Motorola Moto G (2015) 8GB (view this variant) , Created by meetgadget on Jul 13, 2018

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Description: The Motorola Moto G (2015) still packs a 5” display with a 720 x 1280 resolution, giving it a 294 PPI density. This is crisp enough, especially for the class of device, and we are a bit relieved the Motorola didn't try to boost the resolution, which might've ended up overburdening the GPU and battery. The SoC under the hood is a quad-core Snapdragon 410 – Qualcomm's entry-level 64-bit solution, boosting the series out of the 32-bit... read more

Created by meetgadget , Last update by meetgadget , Jul 13, 2018

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Motorola Moto G (2015) specs

Design

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Operating system:

Form factor:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Rugged:

IP certified:

Materials:

Keys:

Right side:

Available color options:

Display

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Display resolution:

Technology:

Screen-to-body ratio:

Colors:

Touch screen:

Features:

Hardware

System chip:

Processor model:

3D Graphics hardware accelerator:

RAM:

Type:

Built-in storage:

Memory card support:

Type :

Camera

Camera:

Flash:

Aperture size:

Hardware Features:

Software Features:

Settings:

Shooting Modes:

Video capture:

Features:

Additional camera:

Features:

Battery

Capacity:

Multimedia

Screen mirroring:

Music player:

Filter by:

Features:

Supported formats :

Video player:

Supports:

Headphones connector:

Speakers:

Internet browsing

Built-in online services support:

Cellular

Network technology:

Data:

Micro SIM:

Global roaming:

Phone features

Sensors:

Notifications:

Phonebook:

Organizer:

Messaging:

E-mail:

Supports:

Connectivity

Bluetooth:

Wi-Fi 802.11:

Mobile Hotspot:

Wi-Fi Direct:

USB:

Features:

Connector type :

Charging connector:

Positioning:

Navigation: