Very recently,
Motorola has launched a new affordable smartphone called the Moto E. Priced
very attractively at Rs. 6,999 the Moto E has already created a big wave of
appreciation in terms of quality and affordability and is rivaling a number of handsets
available in the Indian market.
While
Motorola is on the way to dominate the budget smartphones, the market rivals
will definitely not sit hand in hand and will do everything to challenge Motorola
by offering the consumers the best possible device within this very affordable
price range and to make competition more intense. Indian mobile maker Micromax
has done just that by launching the new Unite 2 at exactly the same price of
Rs. 6,999. It is clearly evident that Micromax has thrown an open challenge to
Moto E with the Unite 2. Let’s consider these two devices to see which one
offers a better buy.

Display
& Camera
The
Moto E features a 4.3-inch IPS LCD
display with a screen resolution of 960X540
pixels. The screen resolution is great at this price range with a pixel density
of 256 ppi, which is pretty good.
The
Micromax Unite 2 offers a bigger 4.7-inch
IPS display. However, the screen has a lower resolution of 800X480 pixels with a lower pixel density
as well which is 199 PPI. The
bigger screen size with lower resolution means that the display quality will
not match that of the Moto E’s from any angle.
Moto E
comes with a standard 5 MP read camera.
However, as the device does not feature a front facing secondary camera or even a LED Flash, it is somewhat lagging
behind to some market rivals. No front camera means no selfies or
video calls, which are very popular nowadays. The rear camera is like that of
Moto G’s, but the picture quality is not as superior and also lacks auto focus.
Thus, the Moto E’s snapper is not up to the mark at all.
Micromax
Unite 2 comes packed with a 5 MP
primary camera at the back as well as a 2
MP front facing camera. The very presence of the secondary camera puts
it ahead of the Moto E. The primary camera on the Unite 2 also comes with the
added advantage of a LED flash for
lowlight imaging and also features Autofocus. This makes the device ahead of the Moto E.
Processor
& OS
The
Moto E is powered with a dual core
Snapdragon 200 chipset along with Adreno 302 GPU ticking at 1.2 GHz. The hardware is standard while 1 GB RAM will ensure that the device offers
standard smooth performance along with multitasking capabilities.
On the
other hand, the Micromax Unite 2 offers the more efficient quad-core processor with
a probable MediaTek MT6582 chipset
clocked at 1.3 GHz processor and
a Mali 400 GPU. The hardware is
supported by 1 GB RAM.
In terms of hardware specifications thus, the Unite 2 is way ahead of the Moto
E.
However,
the Moto E has the brand power of Motorola which offers much more reliability
as compared to Micromax. Moreover, the Moto E belongs to the family of the
likes Moto X and Moto G which have already proven their efficient and smooth performance.
Thus, the Moto E is also expected to offer great performance though its local
rivals might sound better on papers.
Nevertheless,
some Micromax devices also offer good fluidity and performance and have charmed
the audience with overall excellent value. Thus, the Unite 2’s performance is
subjected to real time test before passing a judgment on it.
Bothe
the Moto E and the Micromax Unite 2 run on the latest Android OS version 4.4.2 which
is dubbed as the KitKat. This OS offers added advantage over the previous OS
version.
Internal
Storage & Battery
Both
the Moto E and the Micromax Unite 2 have built-in memory space of 4 GB which is standard at this price
point. Both the handsets offer the flexibility to the users to expand the
storage capacity to up to 32 GB with
the presence microSD card slot.
The
Moto E draws the juice from a 1980 mAh
Lithium ion battery pack. Though it seems to be of low capacity, Motorola
claims that the device will offer a good all day long moderate usage.
Micromax
Unite 2 comes packed with a 2000 mAh
Lithium ion battery, which in papers is little better than Moto E’s battery.
However, bigger screen size also has higher power needs, and the Unite 2’s
standard battery might not suffice this efficiently.
Features
& Price
Both Motorola’s
Moto E and Micromax’s Unite 2 offers the latest Android OS offering a whole
host of advance performance. The Unite 2 also claims to be the first phone in
the world to feature 21 languages support. Moreover, this device also comes
loaded with a number of pre-installed applications such as Kingsoft Office, MAd,
Hike, Getit, etc.
As
mentioned before, both the new handsets are offered with an attractive Rs.6999 price tag that confirms that
Micromax has launched the Unite 2 to be pitched right against the Moto E.
Final
words
While
the Moto E and the MicromaxUnite 2 both share a lot of similarities, they have many differences as
well. Both the devices have the same price tag, OS and primary MP 5 cameras. On
the other hand, the Moto E offers a better display quality which is very
important for any mobile device. However, the Micromax Unite 2 scores better on
the fields of a better processor, front facing camera, LED Flash and auto focus
capabilities.
Looking
at the specs list, the Micromax Unite 2 seems to be little ahead of the Moto E.
However, given the brand power and reliability more users may prefer to choose
the Moto E over the Unite 2. It seems to be a very tough fight between the two
new budget smartphones. While it remains
to be seen which one wins the sales fight, in either way the Indian users get
to have a great affordable smartphone.