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ZTE Max
N9520Motorola Moto E
for America| Global Score | |
| 51.9 | 56.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Motorola |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2 |
| 2014-01-28 | 2014-05-13 |
| 6.50 x 3.25 x 0.40 inches | 4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.87 ounces | 5.01 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 105.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 540 x 960 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 258 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8210 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.94 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3.1 | 4.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1980mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto E has a score of 56.9, which is slightly better than the ZTE Max's score of 51.9. Although the Moto E and ZTE Max were released only a couple months apart, the Moto E design is way lighter but somewhat thicker than ZTE Max. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Moto E has a more recent 4.4.4 version and ZTE Max has Android 4.1.2.
The Motorola Moto E features a little more vivid screen than ZTE Max, although it has a bit worse pixels density, a much smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 960 x 540. The ZTE Max features just a little better processing power than Motorola Moto E, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit and a 1 GB RAM memory, the ZTE Max also has a better 450 MHz graphics co-processor.
The ZTE Max has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto E, because it has 8 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 64 GB. The ZTE Max counts with a slightly better camera than Moto E, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera.
The ZTE Max counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Moto E, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1980mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Moto E is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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