Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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

  MDA Basic: 35 g lighter

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  145 g

  MDA Basic:

  110 g

• Width

  MDA Basic: 7.8 mm narrower

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  66.8 mm

  MDA Basic:

  59 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Basic: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  4.5 in

  MDA Basic:

  2.8 in

• Chipset

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (28 nm) 3G model -Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) LTE model

  MDA Basic:

  TI OMAP 850

• Depth

  Moto E (2nd gen): 3.7 mm thinner

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  12.3 mm

  MDA Basic:

  16 mm

• Height

  MDA Basic: 24.9 mm shorter

  Moto E (2nd gen):

  129.9 mm

  MDA Basic:

  105 mm

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. Moto E (2nd gen)

   Height:

   129.9 mm +24.9 mm versus MDA Basic

   Width:

   66.8 mm +7.8 mm versus MDA Basic

   Depth:

   12.3 mm

2. 2. MDA Basic

   Height:

   105 mm

   Width:

   59 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +3.7 mm versus Moto E (2nd gen)

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. Moto E (2nd gen)

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. MDA Basic

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

Moto E (2nd gen) has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than MDA Basic.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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