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