Motorola PHOTON 4G Review
The Motorola PHOTON 4G is the company's first 4G handset on Sprint, and even more, it is the first high-end Motorola device set to launch on Sprint's network in a very long time. The Motorola Photon 4G is the most impressive of the bunch, however, with a cool design, excellent accessories, and a healthy mix of business and entertainment features.
Motorola PHOTON 4G Specs: Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core, 1GHz 1GB of RAM 16GB of internal storage, microSD slot 4.3" 540×960 qHD display (TFT LCD) 8 Megapixel Camera 1700mAh battery capacity 5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 inches, 158g (5.55oz) Motorola PHOTON 4G Review The Motorola PHOTON 4G has an extremely futuristic design identity, and I love it. Instead of having rounded corners, the phone has angled edges that give it a very futuristic and almost Star Trek-like vibe.
At 5 inches tall by 2.6 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep, the Photon 4G is even bulkier than the Atrix, which seems quite sleek in comparison. It has a nice, rubberized backing, which helps you get a good grip. It is large an unapologetic, but very well constructed and comfortable to use. Running Android 2.3.4 with both Motorola and Sprint extensions, the Photon is built around a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.
The device includes 16GB of on-board memory and a microSD memory card slot. Motorola built the microUSB port and microHDMI port into the left side of the Photon 4G. The volume rocker and camera key are both ribbed, which makes them easy to find by touch and feedback is good when you activate the buttons. The TFT touchscreen display is massively sharp at 960×540 pixels inside 4.3-inches and is covered by everyone's favorite: Gorilla Glass. Graphics and images pop with vibrant color, and everything looks nice and sharp. It may not be quite as dazzling as Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus displays, but it's the next best thing.
The Photon 4G features an eight megapixel camera that can record in 720p HD and takes some pretty nice shots. In broad daylight, it does fairly well. However, it lacks the continual focus that the iPhone has had for a while, and phones like the Sensation 4G now feature on Android. The camera controls are nicely arranged and easy to figure out. On the left side of the screen, the Photon 4G's camera has access to the photo gallery via a thumbnail in the corner. There's a perfectly good VGA camera on the front for self-shots and video chats. The Motorola Photon 4G has one of the better custom music players for Android. It integrates podcasts, Internet radio, FM radio, and your music library in one handy interface. Its call quality was great. As with all Android phones, the Photon 4G comes with tight integration with all of Google's apps and services, including Gmail, Voice Search, Google Maps with Navigation, Latitude, Google Talk, YouTube, and Places.
The battery is larger than most phones on the market other than maybe the EVO 3D and it comes in packing 1640 mAh. The Motorola PHOTON 4G is Motorola's first real 4G handset, and it's a winner. It's fast, it's powerful, it connects everywhere, and its nettop functionality is pretty intriguing. The Photon 4G is a nice phone with a great feature set, this much is true.
Motorola PHOTON 4G Specs: Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core, 1GHz 1GB of RAM 16GB of internal storage, microSD slot 4.3" 540×960 qHD display (TFT LCD) 8 Megapixel Camera 1700mAh battery capacity 5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 inches, 158g (5.55oz) Motorola PHOTON 4G Review The Motorola PHOTON 4G has an extremely futuristic design identity, and I love it. Instead of having rounded corners, the phone has angled edges that give it a very futuristic and almost Star Trek-like vibe.
At 5 inches tall by 2.6 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep, the Photon 4G is even bulkier than the Atrix, which seems quite sleek in comparison. It has a nice, rubberized backing, which helps you get a good grip. It is large an unapologetic, but very well constructed and comfortable to use. Running Android 2.3.4 with both Motorola and Sprint extensions, the Photon is built around a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.
The device includes 16GB of on-board memory and a microSD memory card slot. Motorola built the microUSB port and microHDMI port into the left side of the Photon 4G. The volume rocker and camera key are both ribbed, which makes them easy to find by touch and feedback is good when you activate the buttons. The TFT touchscreen display is massively sharp at 960×540 pixels inside 4.3-inches and is covered by everyone's favorite: Gorilla Glass. Graphics and images pop with vibrant color, and everything looks nice and sharp. It may not be quite as dazzling as Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus displays, but it's the next best thing.
The Photon 4G features an eight megapixel camera that can record in 720p HD and takes some pretty nice shots. In broad daylight, it does fairly well. However, it lacks the continual focus that the iPhone has had for a while, and phones like the Sensation 4G now feature on Android. The camera controls are nicely arranged and easy to figure out. On the left side of the screen, the Photon 4G's camera has access to the photo gallery via a thumbnail in the corner. There's a perfectly good VGA camera on the front for self-shots and video chats. The Motorola Photon 4G has one of the better custom music players for Android. It integrates podcasts, Internet radio, FM radio, and your music library in one handy interface. Its call quality was great. As with all Android phones, the Photon 4G comes with tight integration with all of Google's apps and services, including Gmail, Voice Search, Google Maps with Navigation, Latitude, Google Talk, YouTube, and Places.
The battery is larger than most phones on the market other than maybe the EVO 3D and it comes in packing 1640 mAh. The Motorola PHOTON 4G is Motorola's first real 4G handset, and it's a winner. It's fast, it's powerful, it connects everywhere, and its nettop functionality is pretty intriguing. The Photon 4G is a nice phone with a great feature set, this much is true.
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