The Moto G has built up quite a lot of hype year after year, and for the third year running it’s managed to live up to the hype. The Moto G is a device with a very promising looking price tag, but despite this, it still has the respectable qualities of a flagship phone.

Build Quality

Whilst the Moto G 3rd Gen still has all the hallmarks of the G series, this time round it feels slightly more premium than handsets before it. The device has a sleeker, sturdier build quality that, whilst perhaps not as premium grade as some top tier handsets such as the LG G4, HTC One M9 or Galaxy Edge, it still looks like it could contend with the build quality of handsets from  two or three ago.

Display

With a 5 inch IPS panel with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the display on the Moto G 3rd Gen isn’t going to blow expectations out of the water. With that being said, the display on this device isn’t bad, and for the price point you can’t really expect much more.

What’s surprising is that the IPS panel has some great color accuracy and even greater viewing angles - that budget display feeling you get from most low end handsets just can’t be seen on the Moto G 3rd Gen.

Software

The Moto G 3rd Gen runs stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop - as a result, you won’t be getting any cool manufacturer exclusive apps like S Health or LG’s Knock Code, but instead you’ll be getting a buttery smooth experience that isn’t weighed down by bloatware or flashy interface transitions.

For those wanting a pure, unedited Android experience, the Moto G is one of the best choices for that this year. If you need unlock codes for your Moto G 3rd Gen just visit here!

Hardware

Inside of the Moto G you’ll find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset with a 1.4GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 processor, Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

This set up isn’t hugely amazing, and honestly will have some trouble dealing with high intensive games and apps.

Running the stock Android operating will be a piece of cake however. Watch out for the cheaper version of the Moto G 3rd Gen which only comes with 1GB of RAM and a weaker processor - this model may have some issues with running smoothly 24/7.

The Moto G also has a 2,470mAh battery, which for the most part will get you through the day without many complaints. Feel free to check our list for unlock codes, any phone models will do.

Conclusion

The Moto G has a great build quality, a fairly decent display, top of the line software and enough hardware to make running Android slippery smooth.

Despite all these good talking points, the smartphone is attractively cheap. There are some drawbacks that make it a rough choice against flagships of 2015 however.

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