Selling my old phone and buy a new one

Hi guys.,

I am selling my 2 year old Xperia Ray to my friend for 5800/-. I am planning to buy Moto E after getting this money. But I have mixed feelings in my mind. Please help me to go through this and buy a good smartphone, if Moto E is not an option

Things that I feared about Moto E is that, it does not have a flash.(No need of a front camera) And camera quality. How is it?
Anyone used?
Please post some photos took from Moto E
Please help me make my mind to stick to this phone.

At a price around 7k what else do you expect it to be?
Moto e is a great phone and if camera is your only priority better shift to Indian brands

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Are you concerned about camera quality ? Then please ignore MOTO E

Dastan said:
Are you concerned about camera quality ? Then please ignore MOTO E

Is it that much pathetic ??
Or should I go for Moto G ?
Since my budget is tight, right know I am planning to buy a phone under 10000, and at a later stage wish to buy a high end phone.

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$hadow said:
At a price around 7k what else do you expect it to be?
Moto e is a great phone and if camera is your only priority better shift to Indian brands

My primary concern is a phone which gives RAM not less than 1 GB. Xperia ray only has a ram of 512 mb. So it was very difficult to install high graphics + memory games and apps. And it hangs always.
So I want my next phone not to hang on multitasking.

There are plenty of gaming reviews of MotoE out there on YouTube. Check them out.

$hadow said:
There are plenty of gaming reviews of MotoE out there on YouTube. Check them out.

I checked those videos. And they look pretty great. It can run Fifa 14, Asphalt 8, Riptide GP, GT Racing, Rayman etc without any lag. But none of the reviewers saying that how much apps can be installed in this phone with the help of an expandable memory.

varghesekiran said:
I checked those videos. And they look pretty great. It can run Fifa 14, Asphalt 8, Riptide GP, GT Racing, Rayman etc without any lag. But none of the reviewers saying that how much apps can be installed in this phone with the help of an expandable memory.

Try some simple maths for this. Many games now has a size about 1gb now how many do you want. For many purposes you have to keep a USB OTG with you.

$hadow said:
Try some simple maths for this. Many games now has a size about 1gb now how many do you want. For many purposes you have to keep a USB OTG with you.

I have an extra 8 gb micro sd card.So that is enough rite ?

And one important question:

Is it worth to sell Xperia Ray to buy Moto E ?

for the camera alone, you are up for a big big dissapointment
everything else is okay

varghesekiran said:
Please post some photos took from Moto E|

Motorola Moto E Camera Samples

varghesekiran said:
I have an extra 8 gb micro sd card.So that is enough rite ?

And one important question:

Is it worth to sell Xperia Ray to buy Moto E ?

Well the experience is worth it.

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Yes...

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varghesekiran said:
Is it that much pathetic ??

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Moto E camera do take good shots in day light but if you are planning to take macro shots then camera sucks due to lack of auto focus.

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Android phone with less than 1GB ram simply sucks My Sony tipo though is a very low end device but my experience with that phone is pathetic I am enjoying fluid performance on Moto E I like everything about this phone.

varghesekiran said:
I have an extra 8 gb micro sd card.So that is enough rite ?

And one important question:

Is it worth to sell Xperia Ray to buy Moto E ?

I personally think that you should atleast get a Moto G @ 14k for a proper upgrade experience

Minion said:
Moto E camera do take good shots in day light but if you are planning to take macro shots then camera sucks due to lack of auto focus.

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Android phone with less than 1GB ram simply sucks My Sony tipo though is a very low end device but my experience with that phone is pathetic I am enjoying fluid performance on Moto E I like everything about this phone.

Thanks Minion.,
How is the overall performance. Any lags, any issues, anything ??

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anupam_pb said:
I personally think that you should atleast get a Moto G @ 14k for a proper upgrade experience

But I dont think there is not so much difference between Moto G and Moto E, except the fact that it provides 8/16 gb variant. Camera of the both phones have the same quality right ??

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varghesekiran said:
Thanks Minion.,
How is the overall performance. Any lags, any issues, anything ??

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But I dont think there is not so much difference between Moto G and Moto E, except the fact that it provides 8/16 gb variant. Camera of the both phones have the same quality right ??

Whoa whoa whoa, wait a second, the camera on the moto g is light years ahead of the one on moto e, it has got flash and even autofocus and can take some good to decent shots from time to time. It's performance is not the same as it has got the snapdragon 400 chip in it's heart, it also has one hell of a display and having at least 8 gb internal memory always helps if you are not going to root due to restrictions put upon by Android Kitkat on installing apps to sd card.
I would suggest the moto g as it is available at around 11k on flipkart with the cashback offer on standard chartered cards from time to time.
For the camera test against moto g, here you go: Moto E: Camera quality test and comparison with Moto G and Nokia Lumia 520 | Digit.in

varghesekiran said:
But I dont think there is not so much difference between Moto G and Moto E, except the fact that it provides 8/16 gb variant. Camera of the both phones have the same quality right ??

As [MENTION=201030]HBK007[/MENTION] mentioned, G is much better. It's only disadvantage maybe lack of SD card slot. For 14k, LG L90 is also a good option.

If u can't spend that much, Moto E will surely be an upgrade in terms of performance. Some other cheap alternatives:
Moto E vs Lava Iris 406Q vs Micromax Unite 2 A106 vs XOLO Q700S: Compare Mobiles: Flipkart.com

On benchmarks MMX Unite 2 beats Moto E

anupam_pb said:
As [MENTION=201030]HBK007[/MENTION] mentioned, G is much better. It's only disadvantage maybe lack of SD card slot. For 14k, LG L90 is also a good option.

If u can't spend that much, Moto E will surely be an upgrade in terms of performance. Some other cheap alternatives:
Moto E vs Lava Iris 406Q vs Micromax Unite 2 A106 vs XOLO Q700S: Compare Mobiles: Flipkart.com

On benchmarks MMX Unite 2 beats Moto E

So you suggests that MMX Unite 2 is much better that Moto E ?

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HBK007 said:
Whoa whoa whoa, wait a second, the camera on the moto g is light years ahead of the one on moto e, it has got flash and even autofocus and can take some good to decent shots from time to time. It's performance is not the same as it has got the snapdragon 400 chip in it's heart, it also has one hell of a display and having at least 8 gb internal memory always helps if you are not going to root due to restrictions put upon by Android Kitkat on installing apps to sd card.
I would suggest the moto g as it is available at around 11k on flipkart with the cashback offer on standard chartered cards from time to time.
For the camera test against moto g, here you go: Moto E: Camera quality test and comparison with Moto G and Nokia Lumia 520 | Digit.in

I didn't mean that Moto E is a greater phone than Moto G. But at this price range, when comparing the specs and performance I think Moto E is a winner.

So far no green flag for Moto E. Then I should proceed with Moto G.

varghesekiran said:
So you suggests that MMX Unite 2 is much better that Moto E ?

Overall Unite 2 is crap, due to the crap screen, branding, no dev support and possibility of the phone going kaput within a year.

SaiyanGoku said:
Overall Unite 2 is crap, due to the crap screen, branding, no dev support and possibility of the phone going kaput within a year.

Since the time MMX launched canvas 2(i guess 1.5 yrs ago), its phone became more reliable & better built.

One of my uncle is using Canvas 2 for the past 1.5yrs & my mom's canvas fun is working fine for the past one year. So now a days MMX phones are more reliable. They even survive many drops(1m high, usually).

Recently my friend bought his sister a Lava Iris 406Q over Moto E. That phone is working fine till now & has no lags. You can do bit of multitasking in it.

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varghesekiran said:
Thanks Minion.,
How is the overall performance. Any lags, any issues, anything ??

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No lags at all,UI and everything is very fluid Some people are experiencing loose backcover after some use but motorola is providing free back cover through flipkart.

Minion said:
No lags at all,UI and everything is very fluid Some people are experiencing loose backcover after some use but motorola is providing free back cover through flipkart.

Thanks for the reply. This gives me a heads up.

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The only difference between Moto E and Moto G is auto focus flash is waste in almost all phones they all take noisy Snaps in low light except some premium phones About snapdragon 400 this phone struggle to play full HD videos you will not find much difference using snapdragon 200 and 400 in real world I agree display is best part of Moto G but due to HD display some games may struggle.

To be honest my brother have moto G and my moto E both phone looks similar and behave similarly I only misses auto focus but moto G have no expandable memory which can cause issue in future.You can easily buy a good point and shoot camera with money saved by going with moto E.

Minion said:
The only difference between Moto E and Moto G is auto focus flash is waste in almost all phones they all take noisy Snaps in low light except some premium phones About snapdragon 400 this phone struggle to play full HD videos you will not find much difference using snapdragon 200 and 400 in real world I agree display is best part of Moto G but due to HD display some games may struggle.

To be honest my brother have moto G and my moto E both phone looks similar and behave similarly I only misses auto focus but moto G have no expandable memory which can cause issue in future.You can easily buy a good point and shoot camera with money saved by going with moto E.

Moto G easily plays FHD videos. If we compare CPU, both have same, just Moto E has dual core one whereas G has quad core. But GPU, Adreno 305 of Moto G is much better than 302 of Moto E. Camera of Moto G is good enough. Its flash isn't too weak(as some cheap smartphones have, ~5-6k phones).

Moto G is definitely worth the extra 7k. Only advantage of Moto E over G is SD card support. Get LG L90 for even better camera & SD card slot at the cost of lower pixel density screen

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So there is not any chance of getting Moto G with SD card and LTE in India ?

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rdx_halo said:
So there is not any chance of getting Moto G with SD card and LTE in India ?

Not in the near future.

Guys. Ebay is providing 20 % off on purchase using HDFC credit card. At Ebay,
Nexus 5 - 2071 for 12 months
Moto G - 983 for 12 month
Moto E - just Rs 6100.
Nexus 4 - 15489
But all of them only providing seller warranty. Does that be a problem? If it is OK, Which one to buy ?

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anupam_pb said:
Moto G easily plays FHD videos. If we compare CPU, both have same, just Moto E has dual core one whereas G has quad core. But GPU, Adreno 305 of Moto G is much better than 302 of Moto E. Camera of Moto G is good enough. Its flash isn't too weak(as some cheap smartphones have, ~5-6k phones).

Moto G is definitely worth the extra 7k. Only advantage of Moto E over G is SD card support. Get LG L90 for even better camera & SD card slot at the cost of lower pixel density screen

In my post I have written real word performance is quiet similar and there is not much difference in adreno 305 and 302 actually they both are same with 302 having 50Mhz less frequency than 305.
LG L90 is having bad camera
Review: LG L90 Dual | TechTree.com
even cnet said same

@OP if you are willing to spend 14k then get Xperia SP with seller warranty.

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Hey iam using both moto g and e considering the price range moto e is a go for it scene. Be practical guys do we click photographs in dark at night . and you can easily use back camera on hangout, skype ,wechat n all. The performance due to near stock android is unbeatable . but comparison between moto e and moto g is foolish . when you use both phones at the same time for same apps u see the difference. Over all moto e will give u a premium feel for 7k and moto g lacks sd slot but i think internal memory is faster than external sd . i get around 13 gb free on my moto g and 2.21 on my moto e with a 8gig micro SD slot . my +1 for moto e if you are tight on budget (best phone in budget). Same for moto g.

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varghesekiran said:
Guys. Ebay is providing 20 % off on purchase using HDFC credit card. At Ebay,
Nexus 5 - 2071 for 12 months
Moto G - 983 for 12 month
Moto E - just Rs 6100.
Nexus 4 - 15489
But all of them only providing seller warranty. Does that be a problem? If it is OK, Which one to buy ?

Any suggestion on this...?

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varghesekiran said:
Any suggestion on this...?

nexus 4 is better than moto g. i would buy nexus4,if i were u.