Motorola Photon

Motorola Photon 4G
The Motorola Photon 4G at rest
ManufacturerMotorola
First releasedUS: July 31, 2011
Availability by regionUS: Q3-2011
SuccessorMotorola Photon Q
RelatedMotorola Atrix 4G Motorola Photon Q
Compatible networksWiMAX 2.5 GHz, CDMA 800/1900 MHz (EV-DO Rev. A), GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz (HSPA+ at 14.4 Mbit/s)
Form factorTouchscreen smartphone
Dimensions126.9 mm (5.00 in) H
66.9 mm (2.63 in) W
12.2 mm (0.48 in) D
Weight158 grams (5.6 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.3.5 Gingerbread
CPUNVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1 GHz
(Cortex-A9 dual-core)
GPUGeForce ULP
Memory1 GB LP DDR2 RAM
Storage16 GB on board, supports up to 32 GB microSDHC, total 48 GB
Battery1700 mAh

Talk time

WCDMA = 9.1 hrs
GSM = 10.4 hrs

Standby time

WCDMA = 13.1 days
GSM = 12.2 days
Rear camera8 MP AF, digital zoom with LED Flash
Capture – 720p MPEG4 and H.264 at 30 frame/s (full 1080p may be supported via software upgrade post-launch)
Front cameraVGA imager for video chat, self image capture
Display4.3-inch 960×540 px qHD TFT LCD at 275 ppi, 16 M colors, Gorilla Glass
Connectivityaudio jack 3.5 mm, Micro USB 2.0 HS, corporate sync, BOTA, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Micro-HDMI
Data inputsMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen display, accelerometer, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, fingerprint reader
Hearing aid compatibilityM4/T4
OtherAndroid WebKit with Adobe Flash Player, Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1 in Motorola Webtop mode, eCompass,
aGPS with Google Maps, Google Street View, Google Latitude, Android Market
Website

The Motorola Photon 4G was a high end Android-based mobile smartphone that was distributed exclusively by Sprint. A very similar model was available as the Motorola Electrify from U.S. Cellular.