Motorola Moto E What If You Can Navigate Your Way Through Any Dire Location Without Really Burning Your Pockets? If You One, Then This Is It
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C O V E R S t O R Y MOTOROLA MOTO E What if you can navigate your way through any dire location without really burning your pockets? If you one, then this is it — S. Aadeetya and the cover has some creaks on the edges which feel prominent while holding it. Ticks all the boxes: With a HD display at 4.3 inches, the colors are really bright and vibrant but then you do come through some really poor viewing angles aspect with Moto E. The company has managed to keep physical buttons off the phone that works in offering better display real estate with slim bezels. With 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 CPU and 1 GB RAM, the phone offers performance that matches any device in the mid-range. No lags, no heating and stability that have been beyond phone makers in this space have Price: `6,999 become a reality. We tried basic as well big- sized demanding games like Subway Surfer and Asphalt 8; Airborne and the results were more than encouraging. Motorola claims, Moto E is meant to last the mile or day if we can rephrase that and it sure seems like they have put their coins in the right hat. We ran our usual video playback test on the device and it lasted us for over 8 hours and with normal usage we managed to take the phone over the day’s mark without any major concessions. otorola can be regarded as one of Clunky camera, the sore sight: After all the legends in the industry and it the boasting, you might want to consider some Mwas heartening to see the company of the chinks that Moto E does manage to KEY SPECS: having another go in the mobile space. With facilitate which at this price hardly comes as a 4.3 inch HD display, Moto G the company managed to resurface in surprise. The phone is fitted with a 5 MP rear Android 4.4 KitKat OS, the market and with Moto E the company has camera sans flash and no front camera either. 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 CPU, made connectivity affordable, thereby giving it The snapper features touch-focus option only 1 GB RAM, 5 MP rear camera, a wider reach. and in our experience the resulting pictures dual-SIM, 1800 mAh battery It may be affordable but not at all cheap: from such devices are not worth talking Motorola has done its homework before about. Same is the case with the Moto E’s PROS: bringing out the Moto E to India before any camera that is nowhere near its competition Bright HD display, other market. The company has managed to but we might want to cut some slack on that. Android 4.4 KitKat at this price, pack all the necessary features at an attractive No focus, no clarity, high-level noise are the Smooth performer, priced well price point without compromising on its quality images that Moto E offers. The phone comes and experience. The phone sports a 4.3 inch with 4 GB internal storage (with limited app 1280x720 pixels HD display and runs on the storage), expandable up to 32 GB and even 64 CONS: latest Android 4.4 KitKat OS with promised GB as well. Connectivity wise, you get Wi-Fi, No USB OTG, mediocre camera, regular updates in the future, something GPS and dual-SIM support. Motorola has limited app installation space that not many offer. The phone has all the added some of its features like Moto Alert and ingredients to become a regular phone for any other voice-control capabilities. consumer and with options like Corning Glass Bottomline: Motorola has managed to WRITE TO: 3 display, it can weather all kinds of conditions replicate its Moto G formula at a lower price Motorola unscathed. The phone’s built with minimal fuss point. Quality display, smooth performance and Ph:1-800-102-2344 and with its round edges, it might feel slightly long battery make it a compelling buy but if bulkier but it’s fairly easy to handle thanks to clicking photos is also part of your profile then its size. The rear panel is made of matte finish this is not the one. 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It is built of good quality The 6.5-inch giant display is an ordinary performer. You need to hold the plastic with chrome plating surrounding the sides that certainly gives it device perfectly to see every detail of the image or video. It’s therefore not a solid feel. Iris X1 is perfectly weighted with buttons rightly placed that meant for sharing the screen with lots of people to enjoy the movie on such offers a good tactile feedback. a huge device. It is equipped with 5 MP camera at the rear and 2 MP at the Iris X1 boasts an 8 MP rear camera equipped with Sony’s BSI sen- front. Both are average performers that can click images in daylight only, sor that gave us some good shots in proper daylight condition. Indoor while in low light it may not be able to recognize the subject, as flash is pictures were blurry sometimes though. The 2MP front-facing camera missing. Capturing video with the camera is satisfactory, but it wasn’t able performs well for video calling and selfies. to record the sound properly. Front camera also falls in the same category The phone has a 4.5 inch IPS display that offers vibrant colors offering daylight capturing capabilities. with good viewing angles, however an element of sharpness feels The phablet runs on Android 4.2.2 Jellybean OS and supports 3G missing sometimes but considering the price-point, its digestible. connectivity. This can run light games The 1.2GHz Broadcom quad-core and apps smoothly and wont lag until chipset with 1GB RAM performed more than fours apps are running KEY SPECS: KEY SPECS: well with browsing, playing media 1.3 GHz dual core processor, 512 simultaneously. It also supports APK Android 4.4.2 KitKat, 4.5 inch display, files, games and other regular tasks. MB RAM, microSD slot up to 32 GB files that makes it different from other 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom CPU, 1 The 1800 mAh battery delivered support, 3500 mAh battery, 6.5-inch devices in the range. The phablet GB RAM, 8 MP rear camera with Sony an eight hours back-up with a fair display, 5 MP rear and 2 MP front comes with 3500 mAh non-removable BSI sensor, Time lapse video mode, camera, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean 1800 mAh battery, Dual Sim usage of day-to-day tasks and ran battery that keeps it running for about for three hours twenty minutes PROS: 8 hours with normal usage. During PROS: on HD video playback with full Battery back-up, build quality, the video playback it lasted for 3 Latest Android KitKat OS, Camera, APK file support build quality brightness at Wi-Fi. hours and 50 minutes. 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