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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
The phone cannot run Google Cardboard as intended 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.
The 3rd generation Moto G received a very positive reception. The Moto G’s performance from its 1.4GHz Snapdragon 410 paired with 2GB of RAM was significantly faster than the 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 with 1GB of RAM in the Moto E, and almost as quick as devices powered by the 1.5GHz Snapdragon 615 such as the Huawei P8 Lite. While the 2nd generation Moto G was regarded as a sidegrade rather than a true successor to the 1st generation since the 2nd generation shared largely the same specifications(albeit for a larger screen and slightly improved camera resolution), the 3rd generation is considered a big improvement over its 1st generation and 2nd generation predecessors.[8] The rear camera photo quality(outside of low light conditions) was much lauded considering the Moto G’s budget price(sharing the same sensor as the much more expensive Nexus 6) and its predecessors’ poor camera performance, as was IPX7 water/dust resistance(unique among the Motorola Moto series as of 2015). Ars Technica proclaimed "the fact that the Moto G is so competent drives home the superfluousness of so many flagship phone features—the move from 720p to 1080p to 1440p and beyond, faster SoCs, ever-thinner metal-and-glass slabs. Those things are all nice to have, but you’d be hard-pressed to argue that any of them are essential