<s>
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
durable	O
,	O
low-end	O
device	O
marketed	O
towards	O
first-time	O
smartphone	B-Application
owners	O
and	O
budget-minded	O
consumers	O
,	O
especially	O
within	O
emerging	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
U.S.	O
technology	O
publications	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
relatively	O
high	O
quality	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
low-end	O
smartphones	B-Application
common	O
in	O
emerging	O
markets	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
shortcomings	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
or	O
camera	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
similarly	O
high	O
demand	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Indian	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
and	O
crashed	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
Flipkart	O
—	O
the	O
online	O
retailer	O
exclusively	O
marketing	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
a	O
second-generation	B-Application
model	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
specifically	O
compete	O
against	O
feature	B-Device
phones	I-Device
in	O
emerging	O
markets	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Charlie	O
Tritschler	O
,	O
Motorola	O
's	O
senior	O
vice-president	O
of	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
end	O
the	O
feature	B-Device
phone	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
primarily	O
targeted	O
towards	O
"	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
but	O
just	O
did	O
n’t	O
think	O
they	O
could	O
afford	O
a	O
smartphone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
carries	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
entry-level	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
which	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
;	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
was	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
—	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
being	O
sold	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
Motorola	O
sold	O
6.5	O
million	O
phones	O
—	O
a	O
number	O
led	O
by	O
strong	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
especially	O
in	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
—	O
where	O
the	O
company	O
accounted	O
for	O
6%	O
of	O
smartphone	B-Application
sales	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
quarter	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
nearly	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
was	O
also	O
notably	O
large	O
in	O
the	O
emerging	O
market	O
of	O
India	O
;	O
Magnus	O
Ahlqvist	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Motorola	O
's	O
EMEA	O
division	O
,	O
estimated	O
that	O
between	O
65	O
and	O
70%	O
of	O
users	O
in	O
India	O
still	O
used	O
feature	B-Device
phones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Motorola	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
retailer	O
Flipkart	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
exclusive	O
retailer	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
in	O
India	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
since	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
's	O
original	O
stock	O
of	O
20,000	O
units	O
sold	O
out	O
within	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
sold	O
247,000	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
units	O
in	O
just	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
ranking	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
highest-selling	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trischler	O
noted	O
that	O
durability	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
selling	O
point	O
in	O
emerging	O
markets	O
,	O
specifically	O
citing	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
3	O
,	O
an	O
anti-smudge	O
screen	O
coating	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
splashproof	O
coating	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
—	O
which	O
he	O
also	O
noted	O
were	O
attributes	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
normally	O
seen	O
in	O
such	O
low-end	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
emphasized	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
constructing	O
the	O
phone	O
—	O
expanding	O
upon	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
.	O
Tritschler	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
measures	O
must	O
be	O
designed	O
"...[right]	O
into	O
the	O
product	O
;	O
you	O
ca	O
n’t	O
just	O
cut	O
the	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
40%	O
cheaper	O
than	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
.	O
The	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
shipped	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
4.4.2	B-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
designed	O
to	O
optimize	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
low-end	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
and	O
E	O
.	O
To	O
emphasize	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
Motorola	O
argued	O
in	O
a	O
demonstration	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
slightly	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
high-end	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
at	O
performing	O
basic	O
tasks	O
such	O
as	O
launching	O
certain	O
apps	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
dialer	O
)	O
and	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
from	O
an	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
India	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
countries	O
where	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
released	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Flipkart	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
retailed	O
for	O
without	O
a	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
markets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
and	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
's	O
build	O
and	O
design	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
splashproof	O
"	O
coating	O
,	O
curved	O
backing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
front-mounted	O
speaker	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
IPS	B-Architecture
qHD	O
display	O
,	O
coated	O
with	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
a	O
dual-core	O
1.2GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
200	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
has	O
4GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
with	O
a	O
MicroSDHC	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
only	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
3G	B-Architecture
connectivity	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
dual	O
SIM	O
model	O
in	O
selected	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
fixed-focus	O
camera	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
flash	O
or	O
a	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Motorola-specific	O
apps	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
including	O
Assist	O
,	O
as	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
enable	O
or	O
disable	O
certain	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
silencing	O
the	O
ringer	O
or	O
auto	O
replying	O
to	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
certain	O
scenarios	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
as	O
determined	O
by	O
their	O
calendar	O
,	O
or	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Alert	O
"	O
app	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
notify	O
others	O
of	O
their	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
committed	O
to	O
upgrading	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
to	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
following	O
its	O
release	O
:	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlad	O
Savov	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
for	O
not	O
appearing	O
"	O
downmarket	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
having	O
adequate	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
camera	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
on	O
other	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
market	O
populated	O
by	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Fame	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Young	I-Application
—	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
stuck	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
with	O
little	O
hope	O
of	O
an	O
had	O
n't	O
seen	O
anything	O
like	O
the	O
quick	O
and	O
well-made	O
G	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
was	O
relatively	O
positive	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
well-designed	O
and	O
carried	O
the	O
trademark	O
design	O
cues	O
of	O
Motorola	O
's	O
recent	O
products	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
its	O
vivid	O
display	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sufficient	O
performance	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
nearly	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
minor	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
still	O
represents	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
power	O
and	O
quality	O
that	O
's	O
become	O
even	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
people	O
the	O
world	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
something	O
worth	O
celebrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
you	O
need	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
can	O
take	O
you	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
capture	O
fodder	O
for	O
Instagram	B-Application
or	O
fire	O
off	O
missives	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
(	O
or	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
or	O
Weibo	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
will	O
make	O
a	O
worthy	O
sidekick	O
.	O
</s>
