Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE 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 Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE 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

17 Nov, 2011
19 Aug, 2012

Performance

TI OMAP
N/A
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.65 inches (11.81 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1750 mAh
1785 mAh

Storage

32 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3/5
(1 rating)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Performance

Chipset

TI OMAP
N/A

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

316 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.64 %
61.01 %

Design

Height

135.5 mm
126.5 mm

Width

67.9 mm
66 mm

Thickness

8.90 mm
13.70 mm

Weight

135 grams
170.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 24

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1750 mAh
1785 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

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

SIM 1

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.303 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
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