Phone Comparison - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs HTC Evo 4G+

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
motorola photon q 4g lte
HTC Evo 4G+
htc evo 4g+
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola HTC
Announced July 2012 2011
Status Available - August 2012 Available
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)
126 x 65 x 12.1 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.48 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 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
4G Network LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB (1.3 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.12% 62.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
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 dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, HD [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 Up to 114 kbps
Edge No Up to 560 kbps
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, 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, WiMAX 802.16 e
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 4 GB (1.3 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 270 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 7 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)