Several images that claim to show the Moto G (3rd Gen.) have popped up from various online sources. Google+ user Neo Lee
has shared four photos that are said to have come from “a Chinese
digital forum,” showing the front and back of a mysterious Motorola
phone running Android 5.1.1. The device identifies itself as “XT1543”
and has a design that’s reminiscent of past Moto G phones, with rounded
corners and a dimple on its backside with the Motorola logo. However,
the phone’s also got a silver insert that includes the aforementioned
dimple as well as the camera and flash.
Meanwhile, a YouTube video (which
has since been removed) spilled what may be some of the specs of
Motorola’s new Moto G. The phone is said to include a 5-inch display,
Snapdragon 410 processor, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front
cameras, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, LTE, and a microSD slot. A separate Reddit leak
that surfaced in May also mentioned that the new G will have 1GB of
RAM, adding that it’ll have “an oval shape around the camera similar to
LG phones, but thinner.”
According to these leaks, the new Moto G will be a modest upgrade
from its predecessor, offering a similar display and RAM but with
slightly-improved cameras and processor. That may not make for a
super-exciting update, but so long as Motorola keeps the phone around
the same price as past Moto G models, the Moto G (3rd Gen.) could follow
in the footsteps of its predecessors as one of the best affordable
Android phones available.