Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) With Android 5.0 Lollipop and LTE Variant Launched

Thursday 26 February 2015

Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) With Android 5.0 Lollipop and LTE Variant Launched

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Finally The Motorola's 25th Big announcement is here. No one had never expected that this company can amaze us in this way. As everybody were expecting the Moto's new beast "MOTO MAXX" but again the company announced its another beast.

Motorola's publicised "exciting announcement" has been made. The company on Wednesday launched the next generation of its popular budget Moto E smartphone in two variants, the Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) and the Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) LTE. The unlocked 3G model is priced at $119.99 (approximately Rs. 7,400) and the LTE model at $149.99 (approximately Rs. 9,200).
Starting Wednesday, the new Moto E (Gen 2) and Moto E (Gen 2) LTE will begin rolling out in more than 50 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, announced Motorola in a blog post.
"We're introducing the next generation, packed with more features and functionality to give people around the world even greater access to life's possibilities - without a hefty price tag," claims the company. The company says it is also bringing some software features from its Moto X flagship, and includes Moto Display and Moto Migrate.
The new Moto E (Gen 2) and Moto E (Gen 2) LTE run Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box. Both the variants support single-SIM and are identical in terms of specifications, except that the 3G variant Moto E (Gen 2) packs a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 SoC (with Adreno 302) whereas the Moto E (Gen 2) LTE features a 64-bit quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC (with Adreno 306). Both feature 1GB of RAM.

Upfront, the Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) and its LTE variant feature a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixel) display with a pixel density of 245ppi, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection along with anti-smudge coating. The previous generation Moto E bore a 4.3-inch qHD display with a pixel density of 256ppi.

Both Moto E (Gen 2) variants pack a 5-megapixel rear camera, and this time Motorola has included an LED flash, apart bringing the much-lamented front camera onboard, in the form of a VGA (0.3-megapixel) sensor. The 8GB of built-in storage (twice that of the original Moto E) on both Moto E (Gen 2) handsets can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB).
(Also see: Motorola Moto E (Gen 2) vs Motorola Moto E in comparison)
Connectivity options on the Moto E (Gen 2) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0LE, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, FM radio, and Micro-USB. The handset measures 129.9x66.8x12.3mm, and weighs 145 grams. It is backed by a 2390mAh battery, significantly larger than the previous generation.
Users can choose from a Black or White base colour, with the choice interchangeable Motorola Bands (Golden Yellow, Turquoise, Blue, Raspberry, Purple, Red) and Grip Shells (Golden Yellow, Charcoal, Turquoise, Blue, Raspberry).