Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G vs HTC Sensation 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung HTC
Announced July 2012 September 2012 April 2011
Status Available - August 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Slider, QWERTY, Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
125.9 x 64.8 x 13.5 mm
(4.96 x 2.55 x 0.53 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 700 / 1700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scortpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 220 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 55.94% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge No Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 1800 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 312 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)