By Rich W Woods
Yesterday, I published a comparison between the Nokia Lumia 635 and the Microsoft Lumia 640, proving that the Microsoft Lumia 640 is a massive upgrade from the Nokia Lumia 635. It even changed my position on the 6xx series of Lumias from good low end phones to decent mid-range phones.
The same thing goes for the second generation Moto E. The second generation, is, like the Microsoft Lumia 640, a massive upgrade from its predecessor. The key difference here is that the Moto E made its main improvements in the processor and the Lumia 640 made its improvements everywhere else, although I should say that they both improved battery.
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By Rich W Woods
The Moto E and the Yezz Billy 4.7 are two very different phones. The Moto E has a better processor and LTE while the Yezz Billy 4.7 has a better display and higher resolution cameras. The one thing they have in common is the price. They both sell for $149 unlocked.
I have been spending a lot of time with both of these phones over the last couple weeks and I’ve been finding both to be totally amazing. These OEMs continue to pack value into these low cost devices and it makes me wonder how they are going to justify the $600 price tag when it comes time to release their flagship.
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By Rich W Woods
I know I’m going to take heat for writing this. People love to go nuts when I compare a low end or a mid-range device to the OnePlus One. I get it. The OnePlus One is the flagshipiest of flagship phones. The fact is that the camera is far from perfect and I’ve been extremely impressed with the Moto E camera since I got it a couple weeks ago.
I have been impressed with the Moto E as an overall phone. It uses the 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, which is a rare quality for a low end phone that sells for $149. Another rare quality that it has is LTE. I would be remiss to fail to mention the rare qualities that the OnePlus One has. It uses a 2.5 GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3 GB of RAM, a 5.5″ 1080p LCD, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front camera, and 64 GB of onboard storage. Oh, none of that is rare? Well, for a $349 phone, it is, numbnuts.
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By Rich W Woods
I’ve been working with the Yezz Andy 5T and the new Moto E for over a week now. Yes, I’m reviewing both at the same time, and not just those two. I’m also reviewing the Yezz Billy 4.7 and the Microsoft Lumia 435 in parallel. I really have to say, these low end to mid-range phones are really blowing my mind.
Look at the Moto E. It sells for $149 for the LTE model and ships with a 64 bit Snapdragon 410 processor. Unlike many phones at its price point, it has a front facing camera. Then look at the Yezz Andy 5T. It uses a 13 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera. This is some really incredible stuff. It makes you wonder how some of these companies are going to justify the prices of their flagships.
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By Rich W Woods
Last week, I received the new Moto E from Motorola. If you watched the unboxing video, I had a hard time figuring out what the Windows Phone competitor to the device would be. After all, the Moto E is a low end phone but it uses a mid-range 64 bit processor. I decided I’m going to start with the Microsoft Lumia 535 and we’ll go from there.
The Microsoft Lumia 535 uses a quad core Snapdragon 200 processor, as does the Moto E in the 3G model; however, I’m using the LTE model of the Moto E, which uses a Snapdragon 410. While the Moto E has LTE and a better processor, the Lumia 535 has a flash on the 5 MP rear camera and while the Moto E has a 0.3 front camera, the Lumia 535 has a 5 MP front camera.
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Calling it like I see it, not pulling any punches
