Motorola Moto E (2015) launched, brings 4G LTE support, 4.5-inch display

By Abhinav Pathak on Feb 25, 2015 03:59 PM

Motorola has just announced the 2nd Generation Moto E. Overall, Motorola's budget Android smartphone, Moto E (2015) has graduated with a larger 4.5-inch display, 64-bit chipset and 4G LTE support alongwith a VGA front facing camera.

The new Moto E (2nd-Gen) comes with qHD (540x960 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and anti-smudge coating. Its now powered by the 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 410 chipset with 64-bit support, 4G LTE in tow and Adreno 306 GPU. Moto E Gen-2 runs Android 5.0 Lollipop right out of the box and there's 1 GB RAM, 8 GB inbuilt storage (double from 1st-gen) with a microSD card slot.

The main camera here is a 5 MP unit with f/2.2 aperture with 720p video capture and you also have a VGA front facing camera this time around. Noise-cancellation is also available with two microphones. The Motorola Moto E (2015) also comes with the water-resistant nano-coating found on the previous-gen device alongwith a bigger 2390 mAh battery up from 1980 mAh on the 1st gen.

Full Review

Screen Size 4.5 inches (540 x 960 pixels, 245 ppi)

Camera Back: 5 MP, 720p@30fps; Front: VGA

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 - LTE model

Memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)

Dimension & Weight 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm, 145 g

Connectivity LTE

Battery 2390 mAh

Now comes the best part, Motorola has priced the new Moto E (2015) at just $150 (about Rs. 9,000) unlocked and off-contract, available in black and white colors. There will be a 3G and a dual-SIM variant of the new 2nd-gen Moto E too which will run on the Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor and will presumably cost less.

Source: Motorola