Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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Comparing the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Nexus runs at 1.2 GHz, making Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Nexus offers a screen size of 4.65 inches, while Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Nexus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Nexus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Nexus offers 5 MP, making Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE and Samsung Galaxy Nexus feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1785 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Nexus offers 1750 mAh, making Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Nexus offers 32 GB, making Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Aug, 2012
17 Nov, 2011
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

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8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3/5
(1 rating)
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4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
TI OMAP
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
PowerVR SGX 540
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.65 inches  (11.81 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

256 ppi
316 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.01 %
64.64 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

126.5 mm
135.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

66 mm
67.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

13.70 mm
8.90 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

170.1 grams
135 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1936 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24
1920x1080 @ 24 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1785 mAh
1750 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.5(2G)
Up to 8.33 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.66 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

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N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1900(band 25)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2300(band 30)
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.303 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v3.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A
N/A

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