Motorola Moto E (2015) is a powerful smartphone; gets Lollipop, quad-core CPU and LTE

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Remember Motorola's mystery box that contains something new and exciting ? Today Motorola's mystery box has finally unveiled itself. The box contained the second gen Moto E. Yes.

The Motorola Moto E (2015) is now official with larger screen, powerful processor, more storage and faster mobile data. It will be available in two variants 4G LTE and 3G. Both share the same specs but the 4G LTE variant has a better processor as compared to 3G variant. 

Both variants feature 4.5 inch, 960 x 540 pixel IPS display, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD card slot, 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and 0.3-megapixel VGA front facing camera. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and a 2390mAh battery runs the show.

The 4G version is powered by 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor while the 3G version is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 200.

By comparison, Moto E (2014) had  a dual-core processor, a 4.3 inch display, a fixed-focus camera, a 1980 mAh battery, and 3G data.

Motorola Moto E (2015) specifications

• 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection 
• 4G - 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor
• 3G – 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor
• 4G - 400 MHZ Adreno 306GPU ; 3G 400 MHz Adreno 302GPU
• 1GB RAM 
• 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot
• Android 5.0 Lollipop
• 5-megapixel rear camera
• 0.3-megapixel VGA front facing camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 2390mAh battery
• Dimensions: 66.8×129.9×5.2; Weight: 145 grams
• Available in black and white colour options
• Accessories : Motorola band and grip shell

The Motorola Mote E(2015) 3G is priced at $120 ( Rs.7500) and The Moto E(2015) 4G is priced $150(Rs. 9500). You can add some colour or protection to the smartphone with a Motorola Band and grip shells that cost $20.

Motorola will offer the phone in 50 countries starting today. Motorola confirmed that in India, the MotoE(2015) will be soon available via Flipkart.  

Source : Motorola

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