MOTO E 2nd GEN REVIEW

 Motorola brought about a paradigm shift in India's low-end smartphone market with its first-generation Moto E, a handset that offered a decent screen, long-lasting battery and sufficiently powerful processor to a segment that only had poor quality Android phones. This smartphone was a gamechanger, so much so that other brands like Micromax etc had to step up their game just to remain relevant.

But a year is a long time in the smartphone industry and the likes of Xiaomi and Lenovo came with their own handsets that offered similar features at the price point and bettered Moto E when it came to its biggest weakness: the camera.


Design
While the second-generation Moto X and G smartphones sport designs that easily differentiate them from their predecessors, the second-generation Moto E sticks to the old look and feel. So, you get a slightly bigger screen in a package that is just as thick (12.3mm at its thickest point) and heavy (145gram) as the first-gen model.



The back is still curved, which makes holding the second-generation Moto E very easy even for people with small hands. Towards the top of the rear panel are the camera encircled with a metal ring and the dimpled Motorola logo. The volume rocker and power keys are located on the right side and sport a brushed metal look, which make them easier to locate without even looking.

One big change you will notice the introduction of removable bands, which Motorola has used as a means of providing little customization option to buyers. Though the bands feel a little flimsy in terms of build quality by themselves, they are easy to secure on the handset and complement the overall build quality of the smartphone. These bands also help users grip the smartphone, as they sport the same finish we saw in the new Moto E's volume rocker and power button.


Display
The increase in screen size (from 4.3-inch in the first-gen model to 4.5-inch in the new one) means that pixel density has decreased. However, we did not find any pixilation, partly due to the colour reproduction of the panel, which masks the pixels that may be seen by the naked eye.

Moto E (Gen 2)'s display performs well under direct sunlight and does not lose colours when used outdoors. However, the viewing angles still show room for improvement, even though they are better than the ones we have seen on the first-generation Moto E. The new smartphone does well in colour reproduction too, giving rich and vibrant colours that don't seem oversaturated.





Hardware
Inside, the Moto E (Gen 2) model available in India runs on the same 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 processor as its predecessor, but has four cores this time. The RAM is still 1GB, but you get twice the internal storage (8GB). In the camera department, you finally get a selfie snapper but only of VGA resolution, while the rear shooter sticks to the 5MP resolution. Battery capacity has increased (from 2,080mAh to 2,390mAh), while the connectivity suite remains the same (2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0).








MOTO E 2nd GEN is available on flip kart @6999rs.