New Moto E Released

[AppleRobert]

FYI.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/25/8107079/motorola-new-moto-e-2nd-gen-lte-customizable-colors

I will probably give it a look see as I am curious.

 

[PDFierro]

Definitely a good budget option. Motorola keeps doing it right. I might pick it up myself.

 

[epicrayban]

Wow. That's all I can say.

 

[bmxracer]

This is a great deal, even better than the first gen moto g in my opinion. Might just have to pick one up.

 

[AppleRobert]

Moto E variants:
http://m.androidcentral.com/moto-e-2015-specs

 

[ucfgrad93]

That is a pretty good phone at a great price.

 

[mel823]

I think I'll pick this up for my mother, for Mother's Day. It will be a great intro smartphone for her.

 

[PDFierro]

I'm currently without a smartphone, I just got back from spending time abroad and mine broke last month. I've been looking at my options, I was pretty tempted by the Moto X $140 off sale but didn't end up pulling the trigger. And I don't really fancy spending big money on an off-contract iPhone at the moment. I don't use my smartphones extremely heavily, but I do like having a good phone.

The Moto E looks like a good stopgap. I don't think it's just for first-time smartphone users, it looks like a good phone for those looking to buy off-contract and don't require a lot of power. Plus it has 4G.

I'm interested.

 

[Sensamic]

It's a great option to have a backup phone for times when you don't want to take your flagship or whatever.

 

[coleblk]

This looks like a fun little thing to tinker with!

 

[Stooby Mcdoobie]

Lazy-linked

FYI.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/25/8107079/motorola-new-moto-e-2nd-gen-lte-customizable-colors

I will probably give it a look see as I am curious.

Moto E variants:
http://m.androidcentral.com/moto-e-2015-specs

 

[coleblk]

I ordered a white one with some interchangeable bands. Planning on doing a comparison with the first generation Moto G. Stay tuned for my impressions!

 

[MRU]

Erica Griffin has a great Moto E LTE new hands on.

Performance seemed ok on video but she reported some poor performance stutters / pauses.

 

[mclld]

Well it is a budget phone. I have a Moto G and love it but I do notice some excessive lag when my keyboard pops up sometimes. I can handle that with my 5 plus hour screen time and cheap price!

 

[TacticalDesire]

Definitely an interesting phone for the price. If I needed a replacement phone I would certainly be looking into it. Screen rez is the only think that puts me off. At the end of the day I think I would be more inclined to get the first gen moto g or maybe the second if it can be found cheaper.

 

[AppleRobert]

I saw the 4G LTE Boost and Sprint variants this morning at Best Buy. The price? $99.

 

[TacticalDesire]

I saw the 4G LTE Boost and Sprint variants this morning at Best Buy. The price? $99.

I'd imagine they're going to move a lot of these. I see a lot of Moto G's out in the wild. My guess it's because of services like sprint, boost, verizon prepaid etc.

 

[coleblk]

Mine just arrived today. This thing feels unbelievably well built considering it's price. Buttons are firm and responsive and performance isn't bad under Lollipop at all. I also have a first generation Moto G and I must say this feels like a better put together phone as a whole, I have the worst rattling buttons and creaky body on my G...none of that to be found here. I switched it out with the red bumper and I like the look of it a lot. The display is also way better than I had anticipated, definitely not as good as the G but totally acceptable with good color reproduction. Here's some pics...

 

[TacticalDesire]

Mine just arrived today. This thing feels unbelievably well built considering it's price. Buttons are firm and responsive and performance isn't bad under Lollipop at all. I also have a first generation Moto G and I must say this feels like a better put together phone as a whole, I have the worst rattling buttons and creaky body on my G...none of that to be found here. I switched it out with the red bumper and I like the look of it a lot. The display is also way better than I had anticipated, definitely not as good as the G but totally acceptable with good color reproduction. Here's some pics...
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Looks good. Keep us updated.

 

[blackhand1001]

The E got upgraded to an IPS screen this time around which is a big improvement over the first generation model.

 

[JH-]

Mine just arrived today. This thing feels unbelievably well built considering it's price. Buttons are firm and responsive and performance isn't bad under Lollipop at all. I also have a first generation Moto G and I must say this feels like a better put together phone as a whole, I have the worst rattling buttons and creaky body on my G...none of that to be found here. I switched it out with the red bumper and I like the look of it a lot. The display is also way better than I had anticipated, definitely not as good as the G but totally acceptable with good color reproduction. Here's some pics...
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What do you think of the battery life?

 

[green9206]

While this is certainly a decent step up from my Moto E 1st gen, it isn't quite impressive compared to competing devices like Lenovo A6000,Redmi 1S/2 which have 16gb internal storage and 720p displays and cost equal or less. Still a very good phone for less than $150 as Motorola provides regular software updates and smooth stock Android build which Lenovo, Redmi don't.

 

[PDFierro]

Ars Technica has a really good detailed review out. Looks like the battery is really good too.

 

[coleblk]

What do you think of the battery life?

After having it for a couple of days, I can say that the battery life on this phone is just great! Keep in mind that I don't use the cellular on it as of right now so my experience is probably a bit better than the average user. I still think this phone would be very hard to kill completely in a day for the average/first-time smartphone user. Great little backup phone or media player.

 

[mel823]

Just talked to my mom and she just told me she can barely hear with her flip phone, so she's looking to buy a new phone, and she wants to spend $200 max. So it looks like she'll be getting this phone sooner than expected. It will be her first smartphone.