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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511
	HSDPA 850 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505
	HSDPA 850 / 1900	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
4G Network		2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1527
		1, 3, 7, 20 - XT1524
Speed	HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced	2011, August. Released 2011, September	2015, February. Released 2015, February
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	107 x 59 x 13.4 mm (4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)	129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight	118 g (4.16 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM	Mini-SIM	Micro-SIM
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Type	TFT	IPS LCD
Size	3.7 inches, 37.7 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)	4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
	Touch sensitive controls MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets

Platform
OS	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)	Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	TI OMAP 3620	Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) - 3G model Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
CPU	1.0 GHz Cortex-A8	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
GPU	PowerVR SGX530	Adreno 302 - 3G model Adreno 306 - LTE model

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	2GB 512MB RAM	8GB 1GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	5 MP, AF	5 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features	LED flash	Panorama, HDR
Video	480p@30fps	720p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	No	VGA
Video

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP, EDR	4.0, LE, aptX
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC		No
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	FM radio, RDS
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
	MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Battery
Type	Removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2390 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 384 h
Talk time	Up to 7 h 10 min

Misc
Colors	Black, White	Black, White
SAR		0.89 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)
Models		XT1527, XT1511, XT1505, XT1524, XT1528, XT1526
Price	About 170 EUR	About 130 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 546 Basemark X: 1851
Loudspeaker		Voice 72dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 75dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 82h