Motorola Moto E5 review: Plans | Pricing | Specs
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- Battery Score
4.5
- Camera Score
3
- Design Score
3
- Performance Score
2.5
- Battery Score
4.5
Summary
The Motorola E5 isn't a fancy phone, but it's well built and is especially notable for its exceptional battery life. If you're in the market for a budget handset, it's well recommended.
- Great battery life
- Good design
- Dual SIM
- Ordinary app performance
- Low-resolution display
- Mediocre camera performance
Details
Pricing & Availability
Launch price (RRP) | $229 |
Launch date | 2018-06 |
Motorola's stock in trade in the smartphone space is in providing good quality handsets at budget to low mid-range prices. The Motorola E5 is the cheapest of Motorola's 2018 crop of phones, and while that has its appeal, you often have to carefully balance the trade-offs that phone makers have to decide on to deliver a product at this kind of price point.
Thankfully, Motorola makes that easy because there's one very obvious reason to buy the Motorola E5 if you're already looking in the budget space.
Design
- Fingerprint reader
- Dual SIM functionality is handy
Camera
- Entirely suitable for basic photography
Performance
- Budget performance is acceptable for general day-to-day use
- Android 8.0 ensures compatibility with modern apps and features
Battery life
- 4,000mAh battery is massive for any smartphone, let alone a budget handset
- Multi-day battery life is feasible even under heavy use
Verdict
- The Motorola Moto E5's exceptional battery life makes it the go-to smartphone for those constantly on the move
Pricing and availability
- Price: ~$400
- Where to buy: Amazon
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Specifications
Display
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Connectivity
Power, storage and battery
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