Launch report · Motorola
Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE: A 2012 4G slider with a 5-row QWERTY keyboard for power-users.
SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2012·$200·Score 46/100
Motorola Photon Q paired a properly excellent 5-row backlit QWERTY keyboard with 4G LTE — the last great horizontal-slider Android of the era. A power-user phone for the late slider age.
Key specs at launch
Display
4.3" qHD LCD
Chipset
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Memory
1 GB · 8 GB
Main cam
8 MP
Battery
1,785 mAh
Weight
170 g
What stands out
- Excellent 5-row backlit QWERTY keyboard.
- 4G LTE + dual-core CPU.
- qHD screen, 8 MP camera.
- microSD + jack.
What to watch
- Slider mechanism added bulk.
- Mono speaker.
- Sprint-locked in the US.
- MotoBlur skin.