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Motorola G3
Display
5.5"
Chipset
Snapdragon 801
Main camera
13MP
Battery
3000 mAh
6.5
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Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
4G bands
2, 4, 7, 17 - D851 LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - D850 LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
Speed
HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2014, June
Status
Available
Body
Dimensions
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight
149 g (5.26 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Micro-SIM
Display
Type
True HD-IPS + LCD
Size
5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2(~75.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules
13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Module
2.1 MP, f/2.0
Features
1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only
USB
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging
Wireless (Qi) (optional)
Misc
Colors
Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel
Models
D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K
SAR
0.39 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
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