Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Released 2015, February
145g, 12.3mm thickness
Android 5.0, 5.1 - only XT1527
8GB storage, microSD card slot
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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	LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1527
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - XT1524
	Speed	HSPA, LTE
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

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)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating

Platform	OS	Android 5.0, 5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, planned upgrade 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	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM

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

Selfie camera	Single	VGA
	Video

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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 Host

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - DivX/WMV/MP4/H.264 player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Black, White
	Price	About 130 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 565 / 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

Mikeman
RjX
07 Oct 2018

This phone was great for a few years but I would now call it obsolete. I'm a bit clumsy and dropped it many times and it never broke (I did have it in a plastic case). It handles all the basic functions fine. In 2018 the major issues are lack of inte...

Chance Hendricks
kZE
07 Oct 2018

I got this phone for my birthday 3 years ago, it is a great phone to have, the only problem I have is a lack of storage space and gaming speed, other then that, it is a great phone to have. P.S: after 3 years I started to get battery problems such ...

kuba
nxW
09 Sep 2018

great as a spare phone but you can use all features as normally on my iPhone X , not that fast and quality of course but still in the business . and price ? bought it for a tenner on carboot