Sunday, May 18, 2014

Moto E : specs and compares

Moto E specs are best seen in comparison to Lumia 520, the another affordable premium:

Feature
Moto E
Lumia 520
CPU
Snapdragon 1.2 GHz Dual Core
Snapdragon 1.0 GHz Dual Core
GPU
Adreno 302
Adreno 305
RAM
1 GB
512 MB
Internal Storage
4 GB
8 GB
External Storage
YES upto 32 GB
YES upto 64 GB
Screen Size
4.3”
4.0”
Screen Resolution
540 x 960
480 x 800
Double Tap to wake
NO
YES
Screen Protection
Corning Gorilla, with anti-smudge coating
Scratch resistant glass
LED notification
YES
NO
Camera
5 MP, Fixed focus, No Flash
5 MP, Auto focus, No Flash
Dedicated camera button
NO
YES
Manual camera settings
NO
YES
Navigation
YES (Google Maps)
YES (Nokia Maps)
Offline Maps
YES (Limited)
YES
Battery capacity
1980 mAh
1430 mAh
Removable battery
NO
YES
Weight
142 g
124 g
Thickness
12.3 mm
9.9 mm
Mobile Network
2G / 3G
2G / 3G
WiFi
YES
YES
SIM Type
Micro-SIM
Micro-SIM
SIM Slots
2
1
OS
Android Kitkat 4.4
Windows Phone 8
Upgradable
Yes (promised to next version)
Yes to WP 8.1 (available soon)
Ecosystem maturity
HIGH
UPCOMING
Wins
9 (of 19; 7 are equals)
10 (of 19; 7 are equals)

Clearly the Moto E is neck to neck with the features of Lumia 520. The final choice here I think boils down to the choice of the OS (and the ecosystem) and overall user experience. While Lumia 520, no doubt provides a top class user experience with WP 8 (and the upcoming 8.1 brings it closer to Android / iOS experience see the review on The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/14/5611992/windows-phone-8-1-review), apps are still lacking on the platform. Android has the app (and ecosystem) advantage; its not only apps, but it is easy to buy movies, books and music, not so with WP. While my dad is being using Lumia 520 for quite a few months (and I have used Lumia 800 for 2 years), there is absolute no slowdown even when loaded with tonnes of apps. I can't say the same about Android. My previous experiment with a low cost Android phone has been a disaster. And my experience with Nexus 7, after I loaded many apps has been less than stellar. But Moto E is probably different. That is my hope. I am going to use the device for next few days for all sorts of things and put out a report here. Till then enjoy your life :)


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