Motorola ATRIX 2 vs. Motorola PHOTON 4G Updated (July, 2012): Compare the Motorola Atrix HD vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE 6.0 Winner Motorola PHOTON 4G Reasons to buy the Motorola PHOTON 4G Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Fast max data speeds WiMAX (128 mbps) Fast upload speed 3.22 mbps Fast download speed 8.52 mbps Latest network technology 4G Lots of internal storage 16 GB Minimal latency 110 ms Average talk time 10 hours Fast web browser performance 395 ms 5.3 Runner-up Motorola ATRIX 2 Reasons to buy the Motorola ATRIX 2 Average size 66x126x10 mm Full HD 1080p @ 30fps Average standby time 15.9 days Heavy 147 g Thin 10 mm Average battery capacity 1,785 mAh

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Overview

Web browsing 5.3 vs 9.8 Winner: Motorola PHOTON 4G [details] The PHOTON 4G can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash Around 30% faster web browser, 395 ms vs 545 ms Network 6.2 vs 8.2 Winner: Motorola PHOTON 4G [details] Higher theoretical max data transfer speeds over cell networks (around 18x faster), WiMAX (128 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Around 2.5x faster actual upload speeds, 3.22 mbps vs 1.34 mbps More than 60% faster actual download speeds, 8.52 mbps vs 5.17 mbps Storage 1.9 vs 3.3 Winner: Motorola PHOTON 4G [details] Around 3x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 5.7 GB Photo & Video 6.9 vs 6.2 Winner: Motorola ATRIX 2 [details] Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video, 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8 Too close to call [details] Size 7.2 vs 6.9 Too close to call [details] Heavy Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Screen 6.1 vs 6.1 Too close to call [details] Processing power 4.8 vs 4.8 Too close to call [details] Battery 4.7 vs 4.7 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Overall 5.3 vs 6.0

Web browsing

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Browser benchmark	545 ms	vs	395 ms	Both have fast web browsers
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	Yes	The PHOTON 4G can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	WiMAX (128 mbps)	Very fast data transfer, but the ATRIX 2's is rather average
	Generation	3.5G	vs	4G	The PHOTON 4G has recent network technology, but the ATRIX 2's is average
	Download speed	5.17 mbps	vs	8.52 mbps	Both have fast actual downloads, with the PHOTON 4G being particularily good
	Upload speed	1.34 mbps	vs	3.22 mbps	The PHOTON 4G has very fast actual uploads, while the ATRIX 2 is average
	Network latency	149 ms	vs	110 ms	The PHOTON 4G has great network latency but the ATRIX 2 is average
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Storage

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	5.7 GB	vs	16 GB	The PHOTON 4G has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the ATRIX 2 is average

Photo & Video

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Camera	8 MP	vs	8 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	0.3 MP	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	1080p @ 30fps	vs	720p @ 30fps	The ATRIX 2 has good movie support, but the PHOTON 4G does not
	Video out	Micro HDMI	vs	Micro HDMI	Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Size

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Weight	147 g	vs	158 g	Heavy
	Thickness	10 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	66x126x10 mm	vs	66x126x12 mm	The ATRIX 2 is of average size, but the PHOTON 4G is large
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Screen

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Screen size	4.3"	vs	4.3"	Average sized screens
	Screen resolution	960x540	vs	960x540	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	255 PPI	vs	255 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Processing power

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.0 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Dual core	Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	1024 MB	vs	1024 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Talk time	8.5 hours	vs	10 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	15.9 days	vs	8.3 days	The ATRIX 2 has average standby time per battery charge, but the PHOTON 4G's talk time is really poor
	Battery capacity	1,785 mAh	vs	1,700 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Polymer	vs	Lithium Polymer

Keyboard & keypad

	Motorola ATRIX 2			Motorola PHOTON 4G
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

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