BLU Advance L4 vs Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Advance L4: 41 g lighter

    Advance L4:
    104 g
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    145 g
  • Width

    Advance L4: 1.6 mm narrower

    Advance L4:
    65.2 mm
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    66.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Advance L4: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Advance L4:
    4 in
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    Advance L4: 1.9 mm thinner

    Advance L4:
    10.4 mm
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    12.3 mm
  • Height

    Advance L4: 5.6 mm shorter

    Advance L4:
    124.3 mm
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    129.9 mm
  • Release year

    Advance L4:
    2018
    Moto E (2nd gen):
    2015

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Height:
    124.3 mm
    Width:
    65.2 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. Moto E (2nd gen)

    Height:
    129.9 mm +5.6 mm versus Advance L4
    Width:
    66.8 mm +1.6 mm versus Advance L4
    Depth:
    12.3 mm +1.9 mm versus Advance L4

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    104 g

  2. 2. Moto E (2nd gen)

    145 g

    +41 g versus Advance L4

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Moto E (2nd gen)

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²

Moto E (2nd gen) has approximately 22.6% more rectangular screen area than Advance L4.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen), compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Advance L4: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Advance L4

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. Moto E (2nd gen)

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. Moto E (2nd gen)

    2390 mAh

    +1090 mAh versus Advance L4

Specifications

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1. Advance L42. Moto E (2nd gen)

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124.3 Х 65.2 Х 10.4 mm
  • 129.9 Х 66.8 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2390 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 5.0/5.1 (Lollipop) - only XT1527
  • upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) 3G model -Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) LTE model
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.2%
  • 64.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 3G model -Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 LTE model
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 302 3G model -Adreno 306 LTE model
Antutu 7 score *
  • 30215
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 507
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1286
General specs
General specs — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Release date
  • 2018
  • September
  • 2015
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • White
  • Teal
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 50 USD
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -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)
  • 20(800) - XT1524
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • 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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 4.0
  • LE
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Advance L4, Moto E (2nd gen).
SpecificationAdvance L4Moto E (2nd gen)
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For USA
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen.)
  • Motorola Moto E2
  • Motorola Moto E+1 Versions: XT1527 & XT1511 (USA); XT1505 & XT1524 (Global)