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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897
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  • Released 2012, August
    170.1g, 13.7mm thickness
    Android 4.0.4
    8GB storage, microSDHC
  • 0.1% 776,661 hits
  • 52 Become a fan
  • 4.3"
    540x960 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
  • 1785mAh
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 25
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2012, July. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm (4.98 x 2.60 x 0.54 in)
Weight 170.1 g (6.00 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Non-removable
Display Type TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
 ColorBoost technology
Platform OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Memory Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single Yes
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 HDMI port
MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Organizer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1785 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
Price About 220 EUR

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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 - user opinions and reviews

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  • CyanAddict
  • Iu5
  • 13 Aug 2026

This phone is, for lack of better words, slow and hot. Of course it is, it's from over a decade ago. But to be honest, I think the keyboard is very charming, and may even make up for any one of the downsides. With a little upgrade to LineageOS 1...

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  • eSW
  • 14 Feb 2025

One thing I love about this dumpster is that the speaker is just as loud as my galaxy note 9s speakers

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  • Anonymous
  • 2Ti
  • 20 Jan 2025

A good upgrade for the photon Q will be the Blackberry priv or key one.

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