[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] alkaba:
Hi,

i am using my Photon for two months and i am very satisfied with it! My previous phone was the legendary HTC Touch Pro 2 - i had it for almost 3 years! Great phone, great OS...but this is history now.

My girlfriend wanted a slider with Android so i decided to buy an Droid 4 from ebay. I was curious how it will perform comparing to the Photon Q. The phone came yesterday and I want to share with you my opinions.

First impression (has nothing to do with the phone, but i want to warn you from bad ebay sellers) - what the f*^k, i ordered a mint condition phone and i received a **** condition phone?! Ok, i want my money back etc...

The sliding mechanism is somewhat heavy and hard to open. Hm, the sides of the keyboard are scratched from the sliding ... pfff :rolleyes: - the Photon's sliding mechanism is MUCH MUCH more better! There is a little space between the two pieced on the Photon. Not like the Droid 4, where they are touching. The keyboard is same on both devices. The keyboard is great.

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 1:0

Well, there is no camera button, OK. That is pretty lame. The power on button is weird and not as solid as the Photons. I don't like the side buttons on the Droid 4

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 2:0

HW navigation buttons on the Droid 4 - well, that is i feature that i miss on the Photon Q. First point for the Droid 4.

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 2:1

The screen looks smaller, ok that shouldn't be a problem. After i turned the phone on i thought, that my eyes will fall out. WHAT IS THIS?! You call that a screen?! I don't know how is it possible, but the screen on the Droid 4 is just the ****tiest screen I've ever seen on a smartphone. Even the HTC TP2 (as a 3 years older device) has a better screen! The Photon Q has an unbelievably better screen/panel, you can't even compare it in this aspect. The screen on the Droid 4 has a response time of a 2000's panel. AWFUL! I have to give the Photon 2 points for this.

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 4:1

Now the performance. I haven't tested the phone for a longer time, but i flashed the same version of CM11 on the Droid 4 as i have on the Photon Q and i think it runs fairly smooth on both devices. The Droid 4 is with this ROM not noticeably slower than the Photon Q. There is not such a big performance drop between the two phones. The cameras are the same (but the preview in the camera app on the Droid 4 is awful - like a phone from 2004), sound quality is the same. But overall, the performance is a little bit better + it has NFC. One point for the Photon Q.

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 5:1

Now the crucial part - the Droid 4 offers a SIM slot. Wow. So much easier than soldering a sim or reader into the Photon Q. The sim slot was the main reason to buy this phone for my GF. It is a huge advantage over the Photon Q. Well, good job Droid 4, you got two points.

Photon Q vs Droid 4 - 5:3

Conclusion: For those, who don't want to make HW modifications to their phone and are blind or don't care about screen quality :laugh: - take the Droid 4.

For those who want a good, nice looking qwerty phone and are not afraid of HW modifications - get the Photon Q! It is soooo much better...i am glad, that i didn't buy a Droid 4 instead of the Photon Q. It was worth it!

I hope this "review" helps :)