Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia pro vs Motorola DROID 4 XT894 vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2011 January 2012 July 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, Silver, Red Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 57 x 13.5 mm
(4.72 x 2.24 x 0.53 in)
127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB (320 MB user available) 16 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.06% 51.74% 61.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, HD [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with 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 b/g/n, 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1785 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 204 h Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 7 h 30 min