Motorola Photon 4G vs Sony Xperia L

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Comparing the Motorola Photon 4G vs Sony Xperia L across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Photon 4G and Sony Xperia L run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Both Motorola Photon 4G and Sony Xperia L offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches, but Motorola Photon 4G features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia L's TFT, making Motorola Photon 4G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola Photon 4G and Sony Xperia L feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Motorola Photon 4G and Sony Xperia L feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia L offers a higher battery capacity with 1750 mAh, while Motorola Photon 4G offers 1700 mAh, making Sony Xperia L better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia L offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Motorola Photon 4G offers 2 GB, making Sony Xperia L the better option for storage.

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Motorola Photon 4G
(Discontinued)
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₹14,490
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Summary

Release Date

31 Jul, 2011
18 May, 2013

Performance

Nvidia
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
LCD
TFT
540x960 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1700 mAh
1750 mAh

Storage

2 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(2,231 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
May 18, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Nvidia
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

NVIDIA GeForce ULP
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

256 ppi
228 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60 %
60.79 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

126.9 mm
128.7 mm

Width

66.9 mm
65 mm

Thickness

12.20 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

158 grams
137 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1700 mAh
1750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Adobe Flash 10.1 Document viewer
Google Chrome Google Play Store Google Voice Search Google Maps etc.