<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	B-Application
New	I-Application
Moto	I-Application
E	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
New	I-Application
Moto	I-Application
E	I-Application
is	O
a	O
low-end	O
device	O
for	O
first-time	O
smartphone	B-Application
owners	O
or	O
budget-minded	O
consumers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
40	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
has	O
a	O
4.5-inch	O
540p	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
1.2GHz	O
quad	O
core	O
processor	O
,	O
1GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
storage	O
of	O
8GB	O
(	O
5.47	O
GB	O
is	O
user	O
accessible	O
)	O
with	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
(	O
supports	O
expandable	O
storage	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
either	O
3G	B-Architecture
or	O
4G	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3G	B-Architecture
version	O
has	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
200	O
SoC	B-Architecture
while	O
the	O
4G	O
LTE	O
version	O
runs	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
410	O
SoC	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
camera	O
is	O
a	O
5MP	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
LED	O
flash	B-Device
;	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
VGA	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.2	I-Application
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
5.1.1	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4G	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
6.0	O
"	O
Marshmallow	B-Application
"	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
limited	O
countries/regions	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
had	O
promised	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
push	B-General_Concept
future	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
list	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
LTE	O
version	O
of	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
the	O
update	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Asia	O
(	O
except	O
China	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
2nd	O
generation	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
customize	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
Motorola	O
released	O
the	B-Application
new	I-Application
Moto	I-Application
E	I-Application
in	O
either	O
black	O
or	O
white	O
bezel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
box	O
contained	O
a	O
miniature	O
stage	O
,	O
press	O
pass	O
,	O
a	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
and	O
replaceable	O
color	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
begun	O
manufacturing	O
Motorola	O
smartphones	B-Application
at	O
a	O
plant	O
in	O
Sriperumbudur	O
near	O
Chennai	O
,	O
India	O
run	O
by	O
Singapore-based	O
contract	O
manufacturer	O
Flextronics	O
International	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
was	O
the	O
4G	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
E	I-Application
(	O
2nd	O
generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
liked	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
well-built	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
decent	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
near-stock	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
the	O
phone	O
has	O
decent	O
performance	O
and	O
has	O
excellent	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
storage	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
NFC	O
for	O
mobile	O
payments	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
$119	O
model	O
(	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
only	O
)	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
$149	O
model	O
's	O
best	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
