Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
motorola photon q 4g lte
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung
Announced July 2012 November 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.25 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 17 h