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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE
XT897Samsung ATIV Odyssey
SCH-I930| Global Score | |
| 57.9 | 63.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0.4 | Windows Phone 8 |
| 2012-07-26 | 2012-10-29 |
| 4.98 x 2.60 x 0.54 inches | 4.82 x 2.51 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 4.41 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 256 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1785mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 220 hours standby time 7.5 hours talk time | 168 hours standby time |
| 3.68 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 3.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung ATIV Odyssey is a bit better than the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, with a 63.7 score against 57.9. Samsung ATIV Odyssey comes with Windows Phone 8 OS, and Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE works with Android 4.1 OS. Even though the Samsung ATIV Odyssey and Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE were only released with a few months difference, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey is incredibly thinner and way lighter.
The Samsung ATIV Odyssey has a little faster CPU than Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and 2 cores, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey also has a graphics processing unit. The Samsung ATIV Odyssey features a bit more vivid display than Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, although it has a bit worse resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower display pixel density.
Samsung ATIV Odyssey features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 64 GB. The Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE counts with a way better camera than Samsung ATIV Odyssey, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE also has a back camera with a way higher resolution.
The Samsung ATIV Odyssey features just a bit longer battery duration than Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung ATIV Odyssey not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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