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Motorola Photon 4G vs HTC Evo 3D – Full Specs Compared

It’s good to have waited so long as now you can lay your hands on some amazing 4G phones. It is a fierce fight to make available smartphones with exceptional features at surprisingly low prices on contracts, and Sprint is leaving no stone unturned to catch hold of some of the most incredible phones to lure more customers. It is in this connection that it has announced launch of two special smartphones, Motorola Photon 4G and HTC Evo 3D. This article will try to find out the differences between these two stylish gadgets to help readers choose one that is better for their requirements.

Motorola Photon 4G

Wait till you get to use this latest device from Motorola to believe how fast and efficient it is. Photon 4G is a special phone especially designed to match the requirements of executives living life in a fast lane. It is powered by a super fast 1 GHz dual core processor that couples with Sprint’s blazing fast WiMAX network to provide unbelievably high download speeds in 4G.

To begin with, despite having a huge 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen that is qHD and produces a resolution of 540×960 pixels, the smartphone is surprisingly light and thin. It has a kickstand for hands-free viewing. Photon measures 126.9×66.9×12.2 mm and weighs just 158g. It runs on the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and has a very fast 1 GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor that provides a pleasing experience when you are downloading or just watching videos. It has 16 GB of onboard storage and allows users to increase it to 48 GB through micro SD cards. It packs a nice 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM.

The smartphone is Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, HDMI, and a 4G WiMAX radio. It’s a world phone with international GSM capabilities and it has HTML browser with full flash support to provide for seamless surfing. And yes, Photon is a delight for those fond of clicking as it has a powerful 8 MP camera at the back capable of recording HD videos in 720p. It is equipped with webtop technology allowing users to watch all the content on laptop.

The phone is packed with standard Li-ion battery (1700mAh) that is powerful enough to last for a talk time of up to 10 hours on GSM and 10 hours on CDMA.

HTC Evo 3D

EVO 3D promises to change the way we have been using multimedia till today. Its predecessor, Evo 4G was an amazing success story with Sprint, and now, Evo 3D, with its 3D capabilities has aroused the public interest with a set of new, exciting features. It is packed with two, not just one cameras at the back that are 3D capable. So it is the first smartphone that allows 3D content without 3D glasses. Utilizing the same Nintendo 3DS technology, EVO 3D is as exciting as it gets for 3D lovers.

You can not just record videos in 3D with two 5 MP cameras at the back, you also get to watch and play games in 3D, which is the USP of Evo 3D. It boasts of a huge 4.3 inch super LCD touch screen that produces extremely bright and true to life images. One can view images and videos in both 2D and 3D which is a wonderful experience in itself.

Evo 3D runs on latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread and provides full Adobe Flash support, making browsing a breeze on this stunning smartphone. The phone rides on the now legendary HTC Sense UI that makes for a mesmerizing experience when watching videos or playing games.

Evo 3D measures 126x65x12.1 mm and weighs 170g, which is an engineering marvel in itself, what with all those 3D capabilities. The screen is highly capacitive and produces a resolution of 960×544 pixels. The smartphone provides for multi touch input method, and touch sensitive controls. It has an accelerometer, gyroscope and a proximity sensor, apart from the ubiquitous 3.5 mm audio jack at the top. It has a very powerful 1.2 GHz dual core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon) and a solid 1 GB of RAM. It has 1 GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32 GB using micro SD cards.

You can not just shoot 3D videos with its dual 5 MP cameras, you can actually watch them on your HDTV with the set being HDMI capable. The camera shoots in 2560×1920 pixels and is auto focus having dual LED flash. It even has a front camera (1.3 MP) to allow for making video calls and video chatting. Evo 3D is a mobile hotspot, allowing to connect itself to up to 8 Wi-Fi devices.

Needless to say, Evo 3D is WiFi 802.11b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP+EDR, GPS with A-GPS, EDGE, GPRS, and has stereo FM with RDS. The smartphone provides great speeds in HDDPA and HSUPA. It is packed with standard Li-ion battery (1730mAh) that provides a talk time of up to 7 hr 30 min.