Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Motorola
Phone model
Moto G 8Gb
Year of release
2013

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
130 mm (millimeters)
Body width
66 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
11.6 mm (millimeters)
Weight
143 g (grams)
Volume
99.3 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Replaceable panels
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
CPU clock speed
1200 MHz (megahertz) place #76
Number of processor cores
4
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
1024 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 305
GPU clock speed
450 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
1 GB (gigabytes) place #11
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)
RAM frequency
533 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
1 (single channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 8 GB (gigabytes)
place #19
Extra
  • google drive (50 gb)

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
2070 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
24 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
200 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
24 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
250 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.5 in (inches)
  • 326 ppi
place #112
Screen resolution
1280 x 720 pixels place #85
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
326 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
IPS
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
5 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
2592 x 1944 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix model
Sony IMX214 Exmor RS
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
4.69 x 3.52 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.127 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
7.38
Aperture
f/2
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Exposure compensation
Digital image stabilization
White balance
ISO setting
Scene selection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
1.3 Mp (megapixels) place #29
Maximum photo resolution
1520 x 855 pixels
Aperture
f/2.2
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
CDMA support
CDMA frequencies
  • CDMA 800 MHz
  • CDMA 1900 MHz
CDMA2000 support
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1700 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 700 MHz
  • LTE 800 MHz
  • LTE 850 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1700 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 1900 MHz
  • LTE 2100 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
CDMA2000 standards
  • 1xEV-DO Rev. A (3.1/1.8 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • wi-fi hotspot
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a (IEEE 802.11.a, 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac, 433 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB host support
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
Bluetooth LE support
A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108 МГц
RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
  • picasa
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • 3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2, .3g2)
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt)
  • Xvid
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Built-in stereo speakers
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Maps
  • Google Play Store

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP
  • html5

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.79 W/kg (watts per kilogram)