Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Released 2015, February
145g, 12.3mm thickness
Android 5.0/5.1 - only XT1527, up to 6.0
8GB storage, microSDHC
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4.5"
540x960 pixels
5MP
720p
1GB RAM
Snapdragon 200
2390mAh
Li-Ion

Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto E2, Motorola Moto E+1
Versions: XT1527 & XT1511 (USA); XT1505 & XT1524 (Global)

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
		HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
	4G bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1527
		1, 3, 7, 20 - XT1524
	Speed	HSPA, LTE

Launch	Announced	2015, February
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, February

Body	Dimensions	129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)
	SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	4.5 inches, 55.8 cm² (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) - 3G model Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - 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	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Single	5 MP, f/2.2, AF
	Features	Panorama, HDR
	Video	720p@30fps

Selfie camera	Single	VGA
	Video

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Black, White
	Models	XT1527, XT1511, XT1505, XT1524, XT1528, XT1526
	SAR	0.89 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 130 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 546 Basemark X: 1851
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 72dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 75dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 82h

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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) - user opinions and reviews

Richard46
7Ms
12 May 2020

Bought mine in Feb 16 still working and not a scratch; I want an excuse to get a new phone but this thing just keeps going. It has run out of memory for new apps because they will not use the SD card so sadly it will go soon.

Vino
uwX
12 Apr 2020

Mine works pretty well but yeah battery has problems switches off at around 40%

Roddy
LMq
21 Feb 2020

I've been using this phone since November 2015 and I still use it today in February 21, 2020. What a good phone. The battery is quite weared off, though. It cannot operate for over 5 minutes without the charger plugged in. But this phone still does i...