Motorola - Moto G (3rd Generation) 4G with 16GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) - Black

The Motorola Moto G (3rd generation) is the best budget phone I've ever owned! I absolutely love this thing! I'm not the type of person to spend $600 on a cell phone because I don't use it for anything extensive, just the basic functions like calling, texting, checking emails, browsing Pinterest, listening to music, and I take a lot of pictures of my pups, so it's not worth spending a huge amount of money on a phone for myself. That being said, this phone is great for the functions I need it to do and the price wasn't super cheap, but affordable. I paid $219 for it and it was worth every penny. PROS: The phone has a 13MP camera and takes beautiful pictures for what's considered a budget phone, I attached some pictures I took with the camera. I opted to buy the slightly more expensive Moto G with the 16GB storage and 2GB RAM and IMHO the extra RAM is definitely worth the extra cost. I have several gaming and other apps on my phone and there's no lag in any of them. The phone loads and browses SUPER fast! I also like that there is no bloatware preloaded on to this phone, so you can download the apps that YOU want and not have to deal with all the junk apps that the other manufacturers preload on there. The battery life is absolutely amazing. I think the longest I've gone without charging my phone was 4 days and I'm constantly messing around on it, so I would consider that to be excellent battery life. Again, I think that's because it doesn't have all of that bloatware that runs in the background like other phones have even when the phone is asleep. I was pleasantly surprised at how incredibly loud and high quality the phone speaker is and I love that the speaker is on the front of the phone not the back like many others. I can actually clearly hear my music when I'm showering, the sound is not muffled at all by the running water. The phone is equipped with gorilla glass for the screen and is also waterproof for up to 30 minutes, so it's very durable; however, I would never test the validity of how waterproof it is on purpose. And finally, I love that you can buy different colored interchangeable battery covers for the back of the phone, so you can customize it to your taste and style without paying a premium price for a phone just because it's labeled "limited edition". CONS I can only think of two very minute cons and those include: -The battery is not removable (but neither is the iPhone's and the iPhone is much more expensive to replace). -This is not a con for me, but it might be for other people, is how basic the phone is on startup. However, I like the fact that I can add and delete whatever apps I want to rather than being stuck with apps that I never use and are just taking up space and slowing down my phone. If you're looking for a fast, fully functional phone with a great camera, high quality sound, and long battery life at an affordable price, you can't go wrong with the Motorola Moto G (3rd gen).

This phone is absolutely terrific for its price. First off, I'm very knowledgeable about phones and especially the three main different OS's available on the market, iOS, Android and windows mobile. I currently use the 3 of them. Simply said this phone is rugged, compact, great to handle, excellent battery, absolutely superb phone call quality on both sides of the call including in speakerphone mode while driving with an opened window, fast without any lag in app and switching apps, and much more. However, here are the genius things about it, first of all this little guy is rated ipx 7 wich means able to be submerged in clear water up to 3 feet for 30 minutes!!! Then, the gestures, the gestures :) chop chop and flashlight is on. Chop chop and flashlight is off. Double twist and camera is on, double twist again and front camera is on. Absolutely superb. Gestures that actually work and make sense, gestures you'll use everyday multiple times in fact. But then...here comes the software side of it. Considering that at the time of my writhing this review the statistics claim that 0.7% of Android phones worldwide are running Marshmallow think that you are a one percenter as this phone is already Marshmallow for quite a few weeks and to be clear, Marshmallow is nothing to sneeze at as this is as far as I'm concerned the first time Android matters to me due to Google FINALLY bringing in the restrictions ability to the permissions requests by the app developers. That's a big deal! And lots more about Marshmallow makrnit a great Android "upgrade' rather than "update". In conclusion, a very easy phone to absolutely recommend

I won't repeat what so many others have said - will just summarize. But will point out one thing some are not just FYI... there are two versions of this phone: One around $179 and the other around $219.00. The more expensive of the two will get you an extra gig of RAM (2) and more storage (16 gigs) instead of just 1 gig of RAM and 8 gigs of storage in the cheaper model. If all you do is check email and text, it really won't matter, but if you use apps like Periscope for instance, you will see a difference. Also in overall speed of the phone. So if you can afford it, I'd splurge for the more expensive of the two. You can still add a micro SD card for photo/video storage in either model. The 5" screen is not a full HD screen but still plenty bright and sharp for what it is. Not great but good cameras (much improved over previous Moto phones, though). Battery will get you through the day if you're a light to medium user - heavy users MIGHT have to top off in the early evening. If you're a gamer or use intensive apps in general, I'd recommend splurging on the unlocked Moto X Pure which can run from $299 to $499 depending on sales which BB puts on quite a bit on them. Larger Quad HD screen, 3 gigs or RAM, and a faster processor. But regardless, the Moto G 3rd generation, for the price, is not a bad choice for the average cell phone user. Side note: As a couple of people have pointed out, when you're setting up the phone, check for system updates. It WILL update to Android 6.0 - get that out of the way before you start using it. Less hiccups later that way and it's done.

The Moto G (3rd Generation) is an excellent phone for people who are looking for all the core features in a smartphone at a more affordable price. One recommendation: opt for the 16GB model because it also has 2 GB of memory. Without very many additional applications installed, the memory usage on my phone hovers around 1.0 - 1.2 GB of memory in use. I suspect that the 8GB storage / 1GB memory phone would not be nearly as enjoyable to use. The phone is responsive and smooth-operating. I find the screen to be clear, bright, and sharp. The rear-facing camera takes good pictures in bright light situations, but it's not great in lower light. The speaker is fairly loud and sounds better than my last phone did. The battery has good capacity, with me averaging only 35 - 40% battery use through a typical day of light to moderate use, meaning that I can get 2 days of use out of the phone before having to recharge. The ability to add an SD card for more storage is also a plus, particularly if you take a lot of pictures or load a lot of music on your phone. I really like that Motorola keeps this phone's software very close to a pure Android experience. I also was very happy to receive an update to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) the first day I started using it. I have been using the phone on T-Mobile for over a month, and my experience so far is that the 4G network speeds are good and audio quality is good. One negative for me is that this phone doesn't support WiFi calling like many of the phones that T-Mobile sells directly. My goal was to find an Android phone with all the core features I need for daily use without spending an arm and a leg. This Moto G (3rd Generation) is exactly what I was looking for.

I bought this phone to replace my aging Razr M that I had been using on Verizon. With this phone I switched to ATT. This phone is larger than the M but smaller than many other phone avaiable today. Screen iseasily readble but I find I can no longer do all of operation I want with one hand. I need to hold the phone in one hand and operate with the other. Battery life has been fantastic. On days that Imake call, useblue tooth, navigate with GPS and use other apps I can last the entire day on one charge. My "normal" days are much lighter use and I get 2 to 4 days on a charge especially if I shut it off at night, Note that this phone does not have the gyroscope sensor so you cannot use it with Google Cardboard. ALso there is not built in voice recognition. You need enable google and inernet access to ask it to call someone in your phone book. For these things I knocked one star off. Note I did find an app called VoiceDial that does a passable job of voice recognition for calls with requiring an internet connection. Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS all seem to work fine on this phone. ATT - signing up with them was a nightmare and the first bill is double what they said it would be. My advice about switch to ATT - don't do it.

I had a moto x which died a horrible death. AT&T stopped carrying Motorola cell smartphones so I went to Best Buy to purchase this phone. I love the size and feel of the phone, which is slightly larger than my moto x. I haven't had it long, but performance and wifi have been very good. The camera is amazing (better than my moto x). The screen is not supposed to be as nice as other phones, but it has not bothered me yet.. I really like the fact that the SD card can be formatted as additional storage for apps & photos. The phone has also already upgraded to Marshmallow from Lollipop. The one potential downside is charging time. I had the phone plugged in while I was downloading and updating apps and the battery did not appear to charge. I stopped using the phone and the phone started charging, but this could be an indication that charge times might be longer than my moto x. I did, however, start using the phone right out of the box without fully charging it first. One thing I haven't tried yet is the GPS. Hopefully it will be as good as my moto x. For $220, it is hard to beat.

I bought this for my fiance since she hated her other phones. I owned 1st gen moto x before , and felt comfortable going with Motorola. Overall I am impressed with the phone. Motorola has been staying consistent with their models which is good. They finally fixed the camera issues they been having for years, and that made her happy since she takes a lot of photos. The one problem I have with the phone is they removed the talking function from the phone. You use to be able to set it up where if a call or text comes in the phone will announce the caller or sender, also it can read the message for you. But with the 6.0 update they removed that function. Well even before because it wasn't working before the update too. But this is still a great phone. Plus being unlocked and from Motorola you will have timely updates.

I have to admit, this was a 2nd choice for a phone, mainly to look for a slightly cheaper brand. But that being said, for an unlocked phone, it is well worth the money. its cell performance is actually quite good, whether in call sound quality, or actually using all types of apps from games to practical ones like Waze, and even to those used in the field of meteorology like Radarscope. the only thing that keeps it from being a 5 is that I can't get rid of the indicator saying the back cover isn't perfectly sealed when I did everything like I was supposed to. and some advice when getting the phone setup right after purchase: upgrade to android 6.0 right away via your wifi at home before doing anything else, that way you're fresh with it. and use the migration app to bring things from your old phone to this one, as motorola's app did quite well in the migration of photos and files from my samsung rugby pro.