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Sunday, 7 September 2014

Best entry level smartphone MotoE , Xiaomi Redmi 1S or ASUS Zenfone 4.5?

This season is perhaps the best for smartphone buyers devices are pouring from all sort of companies be it MNCs or Domestic manufacturer equipped with high specifications and features but priced very low, thanks to growing competition and race to dominate Indian smartphone market.

We have seen low end smartphones running on android from as low as INR 3000 from manufacturers like Maxx and Karbonn but the real competition lies in midrange segment (6K - 8K) where market is full of options such as Lava IRIS 406Q , Micromax Canvas Unite, Motorola Moto E, Xiaomi Redmi 1S , ASUS Zenfone 4.5 and many more. Moto E has early bird advantage which staged the platform for midrange devices at low cost and proved to be a successful bid for Motorola after grand success of Moto G. Asus Zenfone 4.5 and Redmi 1S are the new challengers to make it to masses of India.


Redmi 1S


Redmi 1S is second launch from Xiaomi after huge success of Mi 3 through flash sale on Flipkart. Redmi 1S is the strongest competitor going by its high end specifications and dirt cheap price tag of Rs 5,999/- only.

Redmi 1S runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 400s 1.6 GHz quad core processor supported by 1 GB of RAM, it runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with custom MI UI. Redmi 1S comes with 8GB flash storage expandable upto 64 GB thru external SD card, 4.7 inches 1280x720 IPS display with 312 ppi protected with AGC DragonTrail glass. On camera front it is loaded with 8MP camera at back and 1. MP camera in front. More details are in table at the end.

As we said Redmi1S is the strongest competitor for this price range but its availability is a huge concern. Many customers have bought other devices after getting frustrated for not able to buy Redmi 1S in many flash sales.

"Its of no worth to launch a product for masses when its not available to the masses despite of huge popularity".
RedmiNote1S
RedmiNote1S



Moto E:

Moto E doesn't need any introduction it is the device whose demand crashed Flipkart riding high on success of Moto G, Motorola dropped its sibling with half price and minor drops to the specifications. Moto E's success was phenomenal and it was sold out within minutes of its first launch. Moto E enjoyed its success time as much as Mi3 or Redmi 1S when customers were queued up at Flipkart just to wait for the next slot of sales to begin. 

Though Moto E comes with decent specifications but no front camera, no LED flash light and low memory are few of the cons of the device which cant be overlooked when other smartphones in same range offer better specifications.

Moto E
Moto E

ASUS Zenfone 4.5 (A450 CG):

ASUS Zenfone 4.5 is successor to ASUS Zenfone 4 which is priced at Rs 5999/- with improved camera, lates OS, slightly larger screen than its predecessor and price tag of Rs 6999/ .

ASUS Zenfone 4.5 runs on Dual Core Intel Atom processor with hyper threading technology supported by 1 GB of RAM.  It comes with 4.5 capacitive touch screen protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. On camera front device sports an 8 MP camera with pixel master technology and 0.3 MP camera is present on the front. On software front it runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat and ZenUI on top of it. Device has 8 GB in built memory and external memory can be expanded upto 64 GB.

Looking at specifications, price, availability and features ASUS Zenfone 4.5 wins  for me in this list. 

Zenfone4.5
Zenfone4.5

Below is a brief comparison of these three devices. Do let us know your choice and most specific reason below in comments section.

Specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 1S, Motorola Moto E and Asus Zenfone 4 (A450CG):

Device
Xiaomi Redmi 1S
Motorola Moto E
Asus Zenfone 4 (A450CG)
Display
4.7-inch HD (1280x720p) IPS LCD screen with AGC Dragon Trail glass shield
Pixel density: close to 312 ppi (pixels per inch)
4.3-inch qHD (960x540p) screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Pixel density : 256 ppi
4.5-inch FWVGA (854x480p) TFT screen with Gorilla Glass 3 shield
Pixel density:218 ppi
OS
Android v4.3 Jelly Bean with custom MIUI
Android v4.4.2 KitKat(v4.4.4 released)
Android v4.4.2 KitKat
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series quad-core CPU with 1.6GHz CPU speed
1.2GHz Qualcomm   Snapdragon 200 series dual-core CPU
1.2GHz dual-core Intel Atom CPU(with Intel Hyper threading technology)
GPU
Adreno 305
400MHz Adreno 302 GPU
PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM
1GB
1GB
1GB
Storage capacity
8GB, expandable up to 64GB
4GB, expandable up to 32GB
8GB, expandable up to 64GB
Camera
Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with auto-focus, LED flash, HDR,Front: 1.3-megapixel camera
Main: 5.0-megapixel camera (no flash)Front : no camera
Main: 8.0-megapixel cameraFront: 0.3-megapixel VGA camera(boasts PixelMaster camera with features such as Selfie Mode and Depth of Field Mode, Low Light Mode and Time Rewind to enhance photography)
Battery
2,000 mAh (Li-Polymer);
1,980 mAh (Li-Ion);Can provide power for close to 24 hours under mixed media usage
1,750 mAh;Talk time up to 13 hours (3G)Standby time: close to 255 hours (3G)
Network
2G & 3G
3G
2G & 3G
Add-ons
Dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth v4.0 (with LE, A2DP), micro-USB v2.0, GPRS/EDGE, microSD card slot
Dual-SIM slots (micro), Bluetooth v4.0 (with LE), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-USB v2.0, microSD card slot, FM radio
Dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth v4.0 (EDR, A2DP),Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), A-GPS, GLONASS integrated with Google Maps, FM radio, USB, microSD card slot
Dimensions
137.0 x 69.0 x 9.9 mm
124.8x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
136.8 x 67.9 x 11.3 mm
Weight
158 g
142 g
133g
Price
5,999/-
6,999
6,999/-




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