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Most phone manufacturers have firmly decided the on-screen keyboard is the future. A few companies, like Pantech and Samsung, still make handsets with physical keyboards, but they typically feel like throwaway devices that were built just to use spare parts from 2006. Only Motorola remains committed to the form factor, and the company continues to churn out Droid after Droid with a full, sliding QWERTY keyboard.
The Motorola Photon Q isn't a Droid, but it might as well be. Its five rows of...
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Basic Specs
| Thickness |
0.54 inches |
| Weight |
6 oz |
| Form factor |
Slider |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.3 inches |
| Carriers |
Sprint |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
4.0. |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Height |
4.98 inches |
| Width |
2.6 inches |
| Thickness |
0.54 inches |
| Weight |
6 oz |
| Form factor |
Slider |
| Color |
Black / Silver |
| Slide orientation |
Landscape |
| Physical keypad |
QWERTY |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.3 inches |
| Technology |
LCD |
| Pixel arrangement |
RGB |
| Resolution (Y) |
960 px |
| Resolution (X) |
540 px |
| PPI |
256 |
| Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
Connectivity
| Carriers |
Sprint |
| CDMA |
Yes |
| CDMA frequencies supported |
1900, 800 / 850, 2100 |
| GSM |
Yes |
| GSM frequencies supported |
1900, 1800, 900, 850 |
| LTE |
Yes |
| WWAN data standards supported |
LTE, 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev. A, HSDPA |
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
Bluetooth 4.0 |
| NFC support |
Yes |
Processor
| Clock speed |
1.5 GHz |
| Number of cores |
2 |
Memory
Storage
| Internal size |
8 GB |
| External |
Yes |
| Max external size |
32 GB |
| External type |
microSD |
Front Camera
Rear Camera
| Resolution |
8 megapixels |
| Focus type |
Autofocus |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
4.0. |
Interface
| Video out |
Yes |
| Headphone jack |
3.5mm |
| Other ports |
Micro USB, Micro HDMI |
Battery
| Capacity |
1785 mAh |
| Quoted use time |
7.5 hr |
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