Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs ZTE Flash vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola ZTE Motorola
Announced July 2012 August 2012 November 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
134 x 66 x 10 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU - Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 63.26% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12.6 MP, autofocus 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, HD [Similar] Yes, 1 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 1780 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 216 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 8 h Up to 24 h