Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Motorola Photon 4G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Motorola Photon 4G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Motorola Photon 4G runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Photon 4G offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S2 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Motorola Photon 4G's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Photon 4G feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Motorola Photon 4G offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Photon 4G offers a higher battery capacity with 1700 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S2 offers 1650 mAh, making Motorola Photon 4G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Motorola Photon 4G offers 2 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

28 Apr, 2011
31 Jul, 2011

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Nvidia
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
LCD
480x800 px
540x960 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1650 mAh
1700 mAh

Storage

32 GB
2 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(951 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Nvidia

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
NVIDIA GeForce ULP

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

480x800 px
540x960 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %
60 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

125.3 mm
126.9 mm

Width

66.1 mm
66.9 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm
12.20 mm

Weight

116 grams
158 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 25

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh
1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)
Up to 9(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
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
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

N/A
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