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The third generation Moto G is an Android smartphone developed by Lenovo's Motorola Mobility, released on July 28, 2015.[2] and was unveiled at a launch event in India.
The third-generation Moto G has a 5-inch display with HD resolution of 1280x720p and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3, a 13-megapixel camera similar to the one from the Nexus 6 with many features including HDR and on screen brightness setting option, a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, the latest version of Android, the phone back is a removable textured plastic, comes in multiple colors available in Motorola's Moto Maker and it is water resistant through the use of nano-coating and internal rubber gaskets, giving it an IPX7 rating, this phone has the capacity to resist water for up to one meter(about three feet)for 30 minutes.[4] The low end model comes with 8GB of storage and 1GB of RAM, and the high end model comes with 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM.[5] This phone also features a 2470 mAh Li-ion non-removable battery. Both models support LTE.
The phone runs a near-stock Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system; this phone could be upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.[6] The phone has both a single-SIM and dual-SIM variant. Motorola launched the device in India priced at ?11499 and ?12999 but users can buy the smartphone as low as ?10499 with Motorola partners program.[7]
The phone cannot run Google Cardboard due to lack of gyroscope(gyro is only available on the 1st Gen XT1039 and the 2nd Gen Moto G). Also, there is a magnetometer/compass in Moto G 3rd Gen as can be shown using apps like compass or CPU-Z to display sensor readings
