Phone Comparison - HTC Desire Z vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

HTC Desire Z
htc desire z
Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
motorola photon q 4g lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola
Announced September 2010 July 2012
Status Available - November 2010 Available - August 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 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, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.28% 61.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, HD [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 32 No
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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 A2DP, LE, EDR
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, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min