Motorola Photon 4G MB855

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Motorola · 2011

Motorola Photon 4G MB855

Name: Motorola Photon 4G MB855
Brand: Motorola

Motorola Photon 4G MB855 Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2011. Features 4.3″ display, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H chipset, 8 MP primary camera, 1700 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 1000 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.3"

Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H

RAM 1 GB

Storage 16GB storage, microSDHC

Camera 8 MP

Battery 1700 mAh

OS Android 2.3, not up to 4.1

Build 158g, 12.2mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, June. Released 2011, August

Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H

CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU ULP GeForce

Display

Type TFT

Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal 16GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

Single 8 MP, AF

Features Dual-LED flash

Video 720p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 126.9 x 66.9 x 12.2 mm (5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)

Weight 158 g (5.57 oz)

SIM Mini-SIM

bodyother Built-in kickstand

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1700 mAh battery

Stand-by Up to 200 h

Talk time Up to 10 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e

Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR

Positioning GPS, A-GPS

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO

2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Browser HTML, Adobe Flash

featuresother HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Quickoffice document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)

Misc

Colors Black

SAR 0.93 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)

In depth

Full specifications

Announced	2011, June. Released 2011, August
Status	Discontinued

OS	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset	Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H
CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU	ULP GeForce

Type	TFT
Size	4.3 inches, 51.0 cm 2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 1GB RAM

Single	8 MP, AF
Features	Dual-LED flash
Video	720p@30fps

Single	VGA

Dimensions	126.9 x 66.9 x 12.2 mm (5.00 x 2.63 x 0.48 in)
Weight	158 g (5.57 oz)
SIM	Mini-SIM
bodyother	Built-in kickstand

Type	Removable Li-Ion 1700 mAh battery
Stand-by	Up to 200 h
Talk time	Up to 10 h

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB	microUSB 2.0

Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, HSPA

Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother	HDMI port MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Quickoffice document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)

Colors	Black
SAR	0.93 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)
Price	About 270 EUR

PhoneInsight Benchmark

25.8/100

Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 19

Display 52.3

Camera 38.8

Battery 34.4

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Motorola Photon 4G MB855

Launch

Platform

Display

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Body

Battery

Sound

Comms

Network

Features

Misc

Full specifications

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