Display and Processor:
The display unit of the Moto E is a 4.3 inch one which has a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It translates into a pixel density of 256 ppi and it features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top of it too. The Canvas Engage on the other hand has a smaller 4 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and it should translate into a pixel density of roughly 233 ppi. However, there’s no Gorilla Glass protection on top. Ticking inside the Moto E is a 1.2 GHz dual core Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with a 1GB RAM. The Canvas Engage gets a 1.3 GHz quad core processor mated to a 512MB RAM. A better RAM would have put it ahead of the performance of the Moto E but it misses out in that regard.
Camera and Internal Storage
The camera unit that comes to the table with the Moto E is only a 5MP rear camera without a flash. There’s no front camera present on the device. Going up against it is a slight better imaging unit of the Canvas Engage. It comprises of a 5MP rear camera coupled with a flash and a VGA front camera. The internal storage of both the smartphones stands at 4GB and it can be expanded via a microSD card by another 32GB. So there are no favourites in this regard.
Battery and Features
The battery unit giving the Canvas Engage power to run is a 1,500 mAh one that has been rated to give 5.5 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time. The 1,980 mAh battery of the Moto E is a better performer and it will easily last you over a day with moderate usage. Both the smartphones run on the latest version of Android which is 4.4.2 KitKat. Moto E gets some exclusive applications too which make it a slightly better device in the software department.
Key Specs
Price and Conclusion
For us the Moto E makes a lot more sense as a value for money device but it’s not that Canvas Engage is a bad device either. It does a good job of being the cheapest device in the country to run on Android KitKat and comes across as a good device too. But on the other hand, the Moto E makes a lot more sense if you can shell out Rs 800 more and manage to order it too.
