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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1548
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1541
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1540
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 - XT1548
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1527 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - XT1541
  1, 3, 7, 20 - XT1524 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - XT1540
  2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 25, 26, 41 - XT1548
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, February. Released 2015, February 2015, July. Released 2015, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm (5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 in) 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.46 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
  IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~64.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) - 3G model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Features Panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 5 MP, f/2.2
Features Auto-HDR
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2390 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2470 mAh, non-removable
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White
SAR 0.89 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)     1.06 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.68 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
Models XT1527, XT1511, XT1505, XT1524, XT1528, XT1526 XT1541, XT1540, XT1548, Moto G3
Price About 130 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 546
Basemark X: 1851
Basemark X: 1866
Display Contrast ratio: 1009:1 (nominal), 2.026 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 75dB Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 82h Endurance rating 76h

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