Phone Comparison - HTC EVO Design 4G vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs ZTE Flash

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola ZTE
Announced October 2011 July 2012 August 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.9 x 61 x 11.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.4 x 0.47 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
134 x 66 x 10 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 147.4 g (5.19.0.14 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 1900 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8655 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 225
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 61.12% 63.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No TBD
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12.6 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, HD [Similar] Yes, 1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge Yes No No
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX 802.16 e, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1520 mAh 1785 mAh 1780 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 216 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 8 h