Why do people love this Motorola mobile?
Moto G 3rd Generation (16GB ROM/ 2GB RAM)
Is it the best budget smartphone you can buy?
Worth an upgrade from Moto G1 and Moto G2?
GEEKBENCH SCORE
SINGLE-CORE 521
MULTI-CORE 1556
Pros
13 Megapixel Camera which is the same sensor that is present in the Motorola’s Nexus 6 takes pretty good photos in this price range phones.
Power off switch and volume rocker both are in same side which at times turns out to be a Con if you need to take snapshot. But when compared with older Moto G devices where you often get confused with volume and power button in this mobile the power button is textured so that even in dark you can easily identify the difference. Old Moto G2 always confuses with volume up and power during nights in dark.
Textured back cover which makes the phone less slippery and the Motorola dimple just below the camera gives really a nice feel.
Removable back though the battery is sealed and non-user-replaceable.
Expandable memory up to 32GB memory card which is now a rare element in higher-end smartphones and flagships.
IPX7-rated water resistant and designed to withstand immersion in up to 3 feet of fresh water for up to 30 minutes provided the back cover is “properly sealed”
Pretty decent front-firing speakers but not stereo speakers that used to be in the Moto G2. Still you never get to cover them when you play games or watch video.
The best feature is the battery of about 2470mAh. This phone has an insane amount of stand by time and screen-on time of about a whooping 6hours. (Note: For power-users)
Very light OS without any special UI or skin running above it. Stock android lollipop experience which is upgradable to Marshmallow anytime soon and for some devices have already got updated.
Classic Motorola features like, DOUBLE-CHOP to trigger the Flash-light ON; DOUBLE-TWIST to wake up the Camera and Active Display to see all of your notifications and clock (though it’s still a glitch)
LTE or 4G support which makes this a complete phone at this price point. Supports OTG as well.
Cons
No 4k recording and no Optical Image Stabilisation.
Outdated 1.4Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and older Adreno 306 GPU.
720p IPS display which has poor viewing angle and dim.
Plastic body which makes you feel handling a cheap phone as most of the flagships come with metallic rails around them.
Thicker and curvier (round) than other phones and it’s a bit heavier.
No dual-band Wi-Fi and has no 5Ghz Wi-Fi and AC. Has only Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot.
No NFC
It’s not a big deal breaker or a flagship killer but a decent budget smartphone where you get for what you pay.
An Apple iPhone 6S user tried using this same phone for more than a day and gave positive comments and so people who used to use budget phones so far and if this is your first smart-phone you will never be feeling any negatives and it’s the best phone out there in the market today without making a hole in your pocket and with features like water resistance it will not burn your bank account if dropped in water. It is definitely worth upgrading from your older Moto G variants because of the improved battery-life, comparatively newer processor and 2GB primary memory.
The white color variant gets dirt easily and a scratch magnet. Most users prefer using a case so as to protect the new look but only for white color it is required.
