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Motorola Moto E (2020)
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Design |
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Dimensions |
6.29 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 159.77 x 76.56 x 8.65 mm |
Weight | 6.53 oz (185.0 g) |
Materials |
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic |
Resistance | Splash |
Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) |
Colors | Midnight blue, Champagne pink |
Display |
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Size | 6.2-inch |
Resolution | 1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 271 PPI |
Technology | IPS LCD |
Screen-to-body | 78.55 % |
Features | Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
Hardware |
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System chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm) |
Processor |
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250 |
GPU | Adreno 506 |
RAM | 2GB (LPDDR3) |
Internal storage | 32GB (eMMC 5.1) |
Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 512 GB |
OS | Android (10) |
Battery |
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Capacity | 3550 mAh |
Type | Li - Polymer |
Charge speed | Wired: 5.0W |
Camera |
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Rear | Dual camera |
Main camera |
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
Second camera |
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm |
Flash | LED |
Video recording |
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse |
Front | 5 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity & Features |
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Bluetooth | 4.2 |
Wi-Fi |
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
USB | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Compass |
Multimedia |
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Headphones | 3.5mm jack |
Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share |
Radio | FM |
Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation |
Cellular |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) |
4G (TDD) | Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) |
3G | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) |
Data Speed | LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s |
SIM type | Nano SIM |
This device has different variants: View all |
Regulatory Approval |
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FCC approval |
Date approved: Oct 10, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YQ2 |
Measured SAR |
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 1.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg |
Buyers information |
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MSRP | $ 150 |
In The Box | Charger, USB cable, guides, SIM tool (for certain carriers) |
Availability |
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Officially announced | Jun 05, 2020 |
Alternative variants
Differences from the main variant: | |
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4G (FDD) | Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) |
Carrier Availability
Discontinued
T-Mobile | |
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U.S. Cellular | |
Metro by T-Mobile | |
Boost Mobile | |
Xfinity Mobile | |
Tracfone |
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User Reviews
If you live in the USA, then this is one of the best budget phones out there. Why spend $700+ for an iPhone when you can do almost everything the iPhone can on this phone, and then much more on top of that (due to Android being more open than iOS)? I've absolutely loved this phone (had a super cheap ZTE phone before), although it does get slow sometimes. Maybe I should've went with a Moto G Fast instead (+40$ for another gig of RAM, a better display, better cameras, and a slightly better SoC). 32 GB of internal storage is limiting when the system takes half of that, but luckily this phone has a MicroSDXC slot (up to 512 GB!).
One of my favorite things to do with this phone is emulation. It's amazing being able to play the first 5 generations of pokemon, Mario 64, and other games from consoles up to the N64, DS, and PS1 on a phone; I even got a bluetooth controller to play games with this phone.
I know outside the USA this is probably not a great choice because of Xiaomi, Realme, and other companies known for amazing budget phones, but none of them sell in the USA, leaving only Motorola and Samsung and Nokia, I think. Budget Samsung devices have bad price/performance compared to this, and Nokia doesn't seem much better.
- 3.5mm jack
- MicroSDXC slot (up to 512GB)
- Good big HD display
- Good camera for the money
- It's an Android
- Popular enough that you can buy a case and screen protector for it
- Motorola is fairly friendly with unlocking the bootloader
- Probably not upgradable to Android 11 (more bloat, scoped storage)
- 2GB RAM
- Sometimes stuttery
- Occasional internet connection troubles
- Poor low-light camera performance
- Display could be brighter
- Only 32GB of internal storage, plus the system takes up nearly half of that
- No built-in FM radio, if anyone still cares about that
- Probably not upgradable to Android 11 (built-in screen recorder, notification history)