Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 - user opinions and reviews
- MertenseEng.04
- kAn
Unfortunately this is the "best" QWERTY offering by Sprint (and there are many other sliders on the market).
PROS - best QWERTY Keyboard of all sliders, decent CPU/GPU, easily unlockable bootloader
CONS - display not 720p, not greatest vidcam/camera, non-removable power cell (battery), inadequate HDD (internal storage), locked-in SIM (world phone modem), may have network stack glitch (Net 67 Auth IP Error), ICS 4.04 (yet to be upgraded to current version)
This isn't a top-end device as it should have been yet is a good decent qwerty slider smartphone. The CPU and GPU are topnotch for 2012 U.S. market device and once unlocked performs well. Just wish Moto would have given it a 720p display, 32gig HDD and better photographic capabilities. Sprint qwerty users waited and waited for topend device and got the Photon Q.
Overall a 6-7 out of 10. If. Motorola would produce an upgraded version for 2013 to include non-U.S. models they'd have a great selling niche device. "Niche" in that OEMs and carriers seemed to have decided the virtual keyboard was "best" for all. Mobile Warriors still await an OEM to market a true. Cutting edge top-end QWERTY Kb smartphone.
- kaszalot11
- MeF
Lj, 07 Dec 2012Plssss let me know if this will accept other sim cardsfrom what I know this phone doesn't have a sim cards slot. It has only embedded sim card. On XDA there is a tutorial on how to unsolder it.
- Sam
- 2@f
Lj, 07 Dec 2012Plssss let me know if this will accept other sim cardsIt doesn't...you need to physically solder one
- just-me
- 4nH
marcos, 20 Nov 2012hello , may some one tellmme where i could by this phone in a low price?, even is used, it dos... moreyes try ebay my fren
- Cellphone Geek
- q9{
mekka, 14 Nov 2012How you remove ur battery The battery cannot be removed.
- aloukik
- uu0
marcos, 20 Nov 2012hello , may some one tellmme where i could by this phone in a low price?, even is used, it dos... moresir i have a phone for u if u like it at very low price htc sensation
- marcos
- 9xH
Spadge, 31 Oct 2012Any ideas where I can buy this and if it will work in the UK? Tried Panamoz, Play, Amazon and... morehello , may some one tellmme where i could by this phone in a low price?, even is used, it dosen't matter.
i'm living at dominican republic...
- mekka
- jBu
sgbenne, 10 Nov 2012I have the Photon Q 4G LTE, and my battery is 100% removable. I have 2 batteries and a stand-... moreHow you remove ur battery
- sgbenne
- kCy
khyfleming, 06 Nov 2012"Non-removable battery"; no reason for it and no bueno. Liking this phone more than ... moreI have the Photon Q 4G LTE, and my battery is 100% removable. I have 2 batteries and a stand-alone charger.
- ibiplob
- mhR
Anonymous, 27 Oct 2012coz america is the biggest market for moto,and exclusive phones is a good idea.In europe peopl... moreHere is Finland, they buy NOKIA, even though it is an expensive shitty phone. iPhone and samsung have taken over the rest of the market... I owned motorola which was my first phone... now I have Galaxy and iPhone, but wanna go with PHOTON... Want them to bring it to Europe!!!!
- khyfleming
- n1C
"Non-removable battery"; no reason for it and no bueno. Liking this phone more than the "Samsung Galaxy S Relay" but the non-removable battery is a deal-breaker. I need the option to pop in a spare battery. I'm going with samsung!
- tap
- vp1
karl, 02 Sep 2012hi guy. if i get this phone from sprint at retail price should i be able to make it work with ... moreno it wont.. u need to prchase a boost Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE if they have one..
- Spadge
- TtT
Any ideas where I can buy this and if it will work in the UK? Tried Panamoz, Play, Amazon and eBay and nothing, don't want to get it from a US site incase there's a massive import charge. Is there a way of finding out if it'll be released in Europe?
- CornholioGSM
- gEu
mp, 26 Oct 2012Is it possible to unlock this decent phone from it`s "chains" of Sprint? And wh... more...this phone has no SIM Card...you can unlock it with this MOD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929143
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