Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE 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: Both Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE and Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE and Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1850 mAh, while Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers 1785 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE offers 16 GB, making Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Dec, 2011
19 Aug, 2012

Performance

(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1850 mAh
1785 mAh

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3/5
(1 rating)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3
Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm
N/A

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

312 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.15 %
61.01 %

Design

Height

129.8 mm
126.5 mm

Width

68.8 mm
66 mm

Thickness

9.50 mm
13.70 mm

Weight

130.5 grams
170.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24
1920x1080 @ 24

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1850 mAh
1785 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.83(3G) / Up to 12.66(2G)
Up to 7.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1900(band 25)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash 10.1 support
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