Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Comparison and Differences
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Motorola Moto G4 Plus
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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897
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Motorola Moto G4 Plus or Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Motorola Moto G4 Plus | Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, May | 2012, July | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3.02 in | 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm | 4.98 x 4.98 x 2.6 in | |
| Weight | 155 g | 5.47 oz | 170.1 g | 6 oz | |
| Body Build | Plastic body | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White | Black | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 1785 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 220 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Keyboard | QWERTY | ||
| Approximate price | 160 EUR | 220 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | TFT | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 4.3" in | |
| Screen area | 83.4 cm2 | 51.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 71.2% | 61.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 540 x 960 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 256 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch-resistant glass | |
| Other specs | - ColorBoost technology | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, PDAF & laser AF, f/2.0 | -8 MP, AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, HDR | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/2.2 | ||
| Functions | Auto-HDR |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) | ||
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Dual-core 1.5 GHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | ||
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single & dual SIM models | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 125 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 509 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 666 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 2205 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2116 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) | Non-removable | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 1900 - XT1644 (USA) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (USA), XT1644 (India) HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (Europe) -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1644 (Europe) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1644 (USA) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - XT1644 (India) |
-2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 25(1900) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | No | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) | SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging |
- HDMI port -MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) |
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| Versions |
- For Sprint |
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