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Motorola Moto E (2015)
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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 67.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.1 |
| 2015-02-25 | 2015-10-27 |
| 5.11 x 2.63 x 0.48 inches | 5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 140.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 245 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2390mAh Battery | 3630mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.32 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola DROID MAXX 2 is slightly better than Moto E (2015), getting a global score of 67.7 against 63.4. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has a newer 5.1 version while Moto E (2015) has Android 5.0 version. Even though the Motorola DROID MAXX 2 and the Moto E (2015) were released only a couple of months apart, Motorola DROID MAXX 2's construction is somewhat thinner but also somewhat heavier.
The Motorola DROID MAXX 2 features a brighter screen than Moto E (2015), because it has a larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Moto E (2015), because it has 16 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Moto E (2015) has a faster processor than Motorola DROID MAXX 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU, a 64 bits processing unit and a greater number of cores. Motorola DROID MAXX 2 features a much longer battery performance than Moto E (2015), because it has a 3630mAh battery capacity against 2390mAh.
Motorola DROID MAXX 2 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Moto E (2015), because it has a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and video, a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and a lot higher (Full HD) video definition.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Motorola DROID MAXX 2 is also a bit cheaper.
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