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hey everybody this is Sean with the verge and I'm holding in my hand the second generation moto e we just got it delivered to our office this morning at first glance it looks pretty similar to last year's version but there's actually a couple key differences they've removed the backplate system on last year's moto en moto G and changed it to this ring color system so if you want to customize your phone you're going to actually get these different color ring options including a couple that are actually solid plastic back plates another key difference here is the screen it's bumped up to 4.5 inches this year the displays still 540 x 960 though so you're not getting anything terribly high res another key difference of this year's Moto e is that it's a lot faster it's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor in it and from the first look it looks like you're able to get through apps go through lollipop really quickly and even use the new camera launched feature pretty quick there's a 5 megapixel camera on the back but the front-facing camera that got added this year is just a VGA camera so the resolution is not really that great the new Moto e is going to be the cheapest phone and motorola's lineup it's going to cost 149 dollars off contract it's a little bit more expensive than one hundred and twenty nine dollars of last year's Moto e but it's still going to cost you less than the Moto G or any of motorola's premium smartphones if you're looking for a premium smartphone this really isn't an option for you but anybody looking for a cheap phone off contract now house probably the best option around in the new Moto e it's an LTE phone it runs great it's got Motorola's great design and it's only going to cost you $149