Hands-on Review:- The Moto E (2nd Gen)

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1. Introduction

Almost a year later we are getting the second generation Moto E, which improves on the basics established by its affordable predecessor. The Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) continues the legacy of a lag-free Android system provided by a powerful hardware set on a bargain price. This time however, the build quality is noticeably better and the screen size is more adequate. .

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2. What I liked about it

-The Moto E (2nd Gen) feels solid and well put together. The rubberized finish is great as is the textured grippy frame. The upgrade to the previous generation is night and day.

-The larger display is still far from stellar, retaining the same 540 x 960px resolution. Colors and contrast are very good but the maximum brightness is underwhelming.

-Battery life is excellent with an endurance rating of 82h.The vanilla Android 5 Lollipop is buttery smooth, while Moto Display is a very nice addition. Motorola also promises timely Android updates for the next two years.

-Performance-wise, the Moto E (2nd Gen) doubles the power of its predecessor, no matter which model you will be opting for. The 4G LTE Moto E (2nd Gen) has a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chip, which is the best hardware you can get in this price range.

-The speaker on the Moto E (2nd Gen) scored a Good mark, being only a hair below the Very good mark. While it isn't as loud as the previous Moto E, its sound quality is better.

-The audio quality is very good.

-The camera is a plain 5MP unit, but this time there's auto focus. There is plenty of detail, the contrast and colors are ok, but the white balance is often off.720p videos turn out OK, again, considering the 5MP camera. The detail is less than the still pictures and the inaccurate white balance remains.

3. Main disadvantages

-Battery is not user-replaceable3G model comes with a dated chipset

-No dual-band Wi-Fi

-Uses 32-bit Android OS despite 64-bit CPU

4. My experience

It makes no sense to future-proof yourself with the new Moto E 4G now. That is also because there are a handful of other phones that offer similar specs but at lower price points. Consider this one only if you start using the Moto E with a 4G SIM card from day one and really love the Moto branding. Also, even after shifting to 4G, you would want to download games, watch videos and do stuffs that you were not able to do with 3G speeds. But can the Moto E 4G deliver it? I don’t think so.

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5. Specifications

Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto E2, Motorola Moto E+1

Moto E XT1527, XT1511 - for USA

Moto E XT1505, XT1524 - Global models

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH

Announced2015, February

Status  Available. Released 2015, February

BODY

Dimensions129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)

Weight145 g (5.11 oz)

SIM

Micro-SIM

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 4.5 inches (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch Yes

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating

PLATFORM

OS Android OS, v5.0, v5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model

CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model

Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model

GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model

        Adreno 306 - LTE model

MEMORY

Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary 5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus,

Features Geo-tagging, panorama, HDR

Video 720p@30fps,

Secondary VGA

SOUND

Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetoothv4.0, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

Radio FM radio with RDS

USB micro USB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMBrowserHTML5JavaNo - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player

- DivX/WMV/MP4/H.264 player

- Photo/video editor

- Document viewer

BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh battery

Stand-by

Talk time

MISC

Colors Black, White

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