received at 4PM... first my disappointments : Filpkart didn't supplied any purchase receipt in the box. also no warranty card by Motorola. and what more, no USB cable(charger is not usb type). time was set to 1970 so when I opened Google photos app, a message came that Google+ has crashed. could not find GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou as mentioned on flipkart in it.
my first impressions.. it feels a little bit heavy... curved body good for holding but back panal is not rigged.
Camera quality OK. Display is good and vibrant. Viewing angles are good. Sound quality is Loud and clear but the Location of Loudspeaker is at mouthpiece(behind silver line visible at the bottom which seems physical button) lol.....
User available internal memory of only 2.21 GB, out of which 2.104 GB is available straight out from the box.
just to clear It do have Wifi Hotspot, Bluetooth Tethering.
bare Kitkat looks smooth and fast. has no file browser. so I was not able to install apps from my sd card directly.
its able to play 1080p video! games has no lag so far.
has inbuilt battery.
Acc to CPU-Z:
Andreno 305
screen Res. 540x888
screen density 240 dpi
Antutu - 10022
my first impressions.. it feels a little bit heavy... curved body good for holding but back panal is not rigged.
Camera quality OK. Display is good and vibrant. Viewing angles are good. Sound quality is Loud and clear but the Location of Loudspeaker is at mouthpiece(behind silver line visible at the bottom which seems physical button) lol.....
User available internal memory of only 2.21 GB, out of which 2.104 GB is available straight out from the box.
just to clear It do have Wifi Hotspot, Bluetooth Tethering.
bare Kitkat looks smooth and fast. has no file browser. so I was not able to install apps from my sd card directly.
its able to play 1080p video! games has no lag so far.
has inbuilt battery.
Acc to CPU-Z:
Andreno 305
screen Res. 540x888
screen density 240 dpi
Antutu - 10022
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giprabu
In the zone
Seriously?? Lumia 520 has auto-focus.. It is slim & sleek. Wait till you get Win 8.1 update.. You'll be getting all those missing features.. File manager, Pull down notification, apps installable on sd card etc.
I would suggest unless you badly want dual sim and on a shoe-string budget, don't switch to moto e..
tanmaymohan
Geek v1.0
I ordered it and now its out of stock 
. Need to wait much longer. Any guesses how much time will they take to restore their stocks. ??
. Need to wait much longer. Any guesses how much time will they take to restore their stocks. ??
I also had a hands on for couple of minutes on this device today.
Was good looking, same as moto G from back apart from size, display was fine, loud enough sound, and OS response was fine, but not as snappier as G. (still wondering what was the reason)
Was good looking, same as moto G from back apart from size, display was fine, loud enough sound, and OS response was fine, but not as snappier as G. (still wondering what was the reason)
OS might not be as snappier as Moto G since it is 2 cores less.. and OS is optimized for 4 cores .. But what i am wondering is why isn't the gaming performance as good as moto G . in benchmarks it is pulling off similar scores to moto G.
either the games aren't optimized ( that's hard as the GPU is adreno 305 uite old now )
or the GPU is getting bottle necked.. This is the first time that we are seeing bottleneck effect in mobiles.. maybe Adreno 305 is too heavy for Dual Cortex A7 . Qualcomm earlier didn't mean to pair Adreno 305 with Cortex A7 . earlier it was Adreno 302 . looks like a last minute decision change and they paired Adreno 305 which might be proving out to be too heavy for the CPU..
those who are receiving it please check other high end games apart from asphalt 8 .. check Modern combat 4 or real racing 3 and see if there is any lag
What ? And who said that ?
2 less cores may define a bit less performance but as far as the snappiness of the OS is considered, it simply does NOT; at least with brand new phone. If it does, there is a problem in Android, period.
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As far as the gaming capability is being questioned, moto must have done something in order to stop E, hindering G sales.
I meant to say User Interface otherwise there is No other visible difference why it is happening .. Maybe badly written code ? Not sure about it as i am not into coding and stuff
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If true, XDA Developers will be able to maximize the performance..
Found out 1 difference Moto G's Adreno 305 has 450 Mhz .. whereas Moto E Adreno 305 runs at 400 Mhz..
But i don't think 50 hz will make such a big difference as the resolution is also lower here..
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
ordered one today 
, hoping to receive it by tuesday!
, hoping to receive it by tuesday!
rijinpk1
Aspiring Novelist
screen guard is always recommended.
You can move small apps like Subway Surfers and Tample Run to SD Card.But you cannot move big games like dead trigger to sd card.
hari1
In the zone
So big games like NFS Most Wanted cannot be installed on SD Card?
So, rooting is necessary to use SD card for app installation. But it will void warranty permanently
Yes it willSo big games like NFS Most Wanted cannot be installed on SD Card?
So, rooting is necessary to use SD card for app installation. But it will void warranty permanently
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
srkmish
Ambassador of Buzz
So big games like NFS Most Wanted cannot be installed on SD Card?
So, rooting is necessary to use SD card for app installation. But it will void warranty permanently
I think u can always unroot a phone. Correct me if wrong.
hari1
In the zone
you want to play NFSMW on moto e, an entry level phone?
I earlier had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with "Tegra 2".
Tegra 2 was released in January 2010.
And I played MOST big games quite smoothly on it till 2013 including Real Racing 3, NFS MW, Batman The Dark Night, The Amazing Spiderman, Asphalt 7 etc.
Yes I am speaking the truth.
And I expect that if a 2010 flagship processor can handle such games, a June 2013 released entry level CPU should be able to handle the same games better than Tegra 2.
Don't you think so?
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To root Moto G, you have to get unlock code for the bootloader. This code is given by Motorola from their website.
Requesting a bootloader unlock code will automatically void your warranty by adding your device in their database.
Unrooting won't bring back warranty. That's the problem with Moto G and I fear Moto e will have the same problem.
Got my moto E today . Very satisfied with the purchase. Looks and performance of the phone are awesome.
Pic:
But there is one thing i noticed about the internal memory, it shows only 2gb, but flipkart has written 4gb, so i am confused with this.
Overall i am very satisfied, good thing i didnt buy lg or samsung in this price range
. Very satisfied with the purchase. Looks and performance of the phone are awesome. Pic:
*i.imgur.com/m5TXX3v.jpg
But there is one thing i noticed about the internal memory, it shows only 2gb, but flipkart has written 4gb, so i am confused with this.
Overall i am very satisfied, good thing i didnt buy lg or samsung in this price range