Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs HTC Desire Z
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | HTC |
| Announced | |
| July 2012 | September 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2012 | Available - November 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm (4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in) |
119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in) |
| Weight | |
| 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 1900 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] | 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 205 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 1.5 GB; |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Class 32 |
| Edge | |
| No | Class 32 |
| 3G | |
| Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR | Yes v2.1 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 hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1785 mAh | 1300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 220 h | Up to 430 h (2G) Up to 430 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 7 h 30 min | Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) |