Motorola Moto E

AndyCr15 · 13 May 2014 at 09:52

Full Specs

The Moto G was rather a hit at around £139 only 6 months ago, now we're getting the Moto E for £89!

Don't hotlink images - Rilot

I need to get hold of one of these and pit it against the Moto G!

kona786 · 13 May 2014 at 09:58

A bargain! shop's should eventually see a lower price too.

I'd still pay extra for the Moto G but if you don't need the bigger + better screen or flash this seems just as good.

m4rk84 · 13 May 2014 at 10:33

Motorola seems to be making a big play for Nokias old stamping ground, the high quality budget market. Fair play to them they are doing a great job!

dabotsonline · 13 May 2014 at 11:01

I personally think £90 for the unlocked single-(micro)SIM version is a rip-off: it's being sold in India for 7,000 rupees (equivalent of £70) for the unlocked dual-SIM version (albeit dual-standby rather than dual-active).

Has anyone managed to find the XT model numbers? The only technical specification pages outside of GSMArena (linked by the OP) and PDAdb I can see are:

http://www.motorola.co.uk/consumers/mobile-phones/Moto-E/moto-e-gb.html
http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/shop-all-other/Moto-E/moto-e.html
http://motorola.com.mx/consumers/mobile-phones/Moto-E/Moto-E-MX.html

(all identical but redirect to different 'Buy' links)

KIA · 13 May 2014 at 11:14

Where is it being sold?

We need Andy to do a review.

AndyCr15 · 13 May 2014 at 11:32

dabotsonline said:
I personally think £90 for the unlocked single-(micro)SIM version is a rip-off: it's being sold in India for 7,000 rupees (equivalent of £70) for the unlocked dual-SIM version (albeit dual-standby rather than dual-active

Seriously?

KIA said:
Where is it being sold?

We need Andy to do a review.

I have the same question. Then hopefully I'll buy one and get some videos up

Orcvader · 13 May 2014 at 12:19

That's a pretty large battery considering the rest of the specs, I wonder how long it's battery life is?

Martini1991 · 13 May 2014 at 12:21

Resounding meh from me.
It was possible to get the Moto G sim free for 100 quid.

kona786 · 13 May 2014 at 12:53

Martini1991 said:
Resounding meh from me.
It was possible to get the Moto G sim free for 100 quid.

And this will go for even cheaper for people that don't care for extras in the G.

TheVoice · 13 May 2014 at 13:10

dabotsonline said:
I personally think £90 for the unlocked single-(micro)SIM version is a rip-off: it's being sold in India for 7,000 rupees (equivalent of £70) for the unlocked dual-SIM version (albeit dual-standby rather than dual-active).

Have you consider that perhaps it's being priced appropriately for a developing market? If you want it for £70 so badly, fly to India.

kona786 · 13 May 2014 at 13:28

AndyCr15 said:
I have the same question. Then hopefully I'll buy one and get some videos up

here for £80 - http://www.phones4u.co.uk/Black/p/M...IMFREE&deviceType=HANDSET&CID=Affiliate_47868

dabotsonline · 13 May 2014 at 15:13

kona786 said:
here for £80...

That SIM-free link is now saying £89.95 for both colours. PAYG is showing £79.95 + top-up.

TheVoice said:
Have you consider that perhaps it's being priced appropriately for a developing market?

Yes. Both that and my assertion that the Moto E is overpriced in the UK do not have to be mutually exclusive.

"3G Yes, 21.1 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA; HSPA+"

There is no 42Mbps DC-HSPA+ support on the Moto E, unlike the Alcatel IDOL S (6034R/Y/M) which can be had for around £80 - albeit SIM-locked - and also features Cat 3 LTE. The EE Kestrel / Huawei Ascend G6 is a touch dearer but features Cat 4 LTE in addition to 42Mbps DC-HSPA+.

kona786 · 13 May 2014 at 15:20

dabotsonline said:
There is no 42Mbps DC-HSPA+ support on the Moto E, unlike the Alcatel IDOL S (6034R/Y/M) which can be had for around £80 - albeit SIM-locked - and also features Cat 3 LTE. The EE Kestrel / Huawei Ascend G6 is a touch dearer but features Cat 4 LTE in addition to 42Mbps DC-HSPA+.

IMO the Kestrel is noticeably worse in 3 key areas of smartphone performance.

Screen, software and design. Yes you pay more for a Moto G, but your also getting more.

And Cat 4 LTE is kinda useless - who cares for 150Mbps over 100Mbps.

Silly Goose On The Loose · 13 May 2014 at 17:51

What's the metal-looking "bar" on the front for?

kona786 · 13 May 2014 at 18:49

Front mono speaker

MM-Seat · 13 May 2014 at 19:47

If this bets lowered to around £60. Which is similar to the discount the Moto G got then this will be awesome.

Silly Goose On The Loose · 13 May 2014 at 21:15

kona786 said:
Front mono speaker

Still better placement than Samsung!

Rich_L · 13 May 2014 at 21:17

With the SD card slot this could make a great MP3 player/gym companion and just use on WiFi only - at the moment I can get a Lumia 520 for $70 on PAYG but would prefer the E for superior Google Music All Access and fitness app support etc.

Looks like it has BTLE and proper GPS too which is nice!

MLAM · 13 May 2014 at 21:23

Best in its class overall I say this phone

Sony Xperia E1 is similar money but smaller screen and worse camera but some may prefer Sony over Motorola.

Be interesting to see how this one sells.

Rabtech · 13 May 2014 at 21:41

Looks a bit of a downgrade to me: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5831&idPhone2=6323

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