Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) vs Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

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Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) or Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto E Dual SIM (2nd gen) Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
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Release date 2015, March 2015, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in 129.9 x 66.8 x 12.3 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.63 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
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Colors Black, White Black, White
Battery 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 100 EUR 130 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.3% 64.3%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 245 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -5 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions Panorama, HDR Panorama, HDR
Video 480p@30fps (3G), 720p@30fps (4G) 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications VGA VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527, upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - LTE model
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - 3G model
-Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - LTE model
GPU Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
Adreno 302 - 3G model
Adreno 306 - LTE model
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 507
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1286

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1506, XT1521
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1521
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - XT1527, XT1511 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1505 
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - XT1524
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1527 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - XT1524
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, LE, aptX 4.0, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Also known as: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G XT1506 Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G XT1521

- Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.), Motorola Moto E2, Motorola Moto E+1 Versions: XT1527 & XT1511 (USA); XT1505 & XT1524 (Global)

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