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Motorola PHOTON 4G
MB855| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 63.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | ZTE |
| Android 2.3 | Android 5.1 |
| 2011-06-09 | 2015-07-14 |
| 5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 inches | 6.06 x 2.90 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.99 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum; plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | TFT |
| 256 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Single-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 199 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The ZTE Axon has an overall score of 63.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola PHOTON 4G's overall score of 57.5. Both phones in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but the ZTE Axon has a more recent 5.1 version while Motorola PHOTON 4G has Android 2.3 version, giving you a couple additional features. ZTE Axon is a much newer and way thinner phone than the Motorola PHOTON 4G, although it is also just a little heavier.
The ZTE Axon features a much better looking display than Motorola PHOTON 4G, because it has a larger display, a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a way greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen. ZTE Axon features a greater processing power than Motorola PHOTON 4G, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
ZTE Axon has a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola PHOTON 4G, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. ZTE Axon takes much clearer videos and photos than Motorola PHOTON 4G, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
ZTE Axon has a much better battery performance than Motorola PHOTON 4G, because it has a 76 percent more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, ZTE Axon is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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