Motorola PHOTON 4G User Reviews

kjmurphy posted on 16 Apr 2013, 16:42

4

Major Motorola disappointment

kjmurphy has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

The phone is sturdy without feeling bulky. It's sharp looking and the gorilla glass is great for resisting scratches. Unfortunately, there's nothing else good to say about this phone.

Features and usability are average at best. Typical Sprint bloatware doesn't help.

4G is horrible.
3G makes the slow phone seem even slower.
Crashes.
Poor speaker phone quality.
Swype is only ok, but touch is unusable. If you've ever had an iPhone, the Photon is Apples wet dream for Android.

Lack of support from Motorola and Sprint is amazing. Impressed that they managed to avoid class action suits on this one. Must be very few morons like myself who purchased this piece of dirt.

Not sure how long it will be before I even try a Motorola product - phone or otherwise.

Build quality 5/10 Phone is solid, but bulky. The location of the USB is ridiculously inconvenient.

Reception 4/10 Quality may just suck because of Sprint's horrible coverage, but other phones seemed to get signal where I couldn't.

Call quality 6/10 Calls were typically clear. Speaker phone the quality was much much worse though.

Internet 3/10 Slooooow and the browser would regularly crash.

Multimedia 3/10 Music was sound was OK. Video's were typically choppy. Other phones are much better.

Camera 4/10 Usually blurry and out of focus. flash washes out pictures. Pictures look more like a 4 or 5MP

UI speed 6/10 responded as expected

Everyday usage 5/10 got the job done.

Text input 4/10 swype was OK. Stupid language button in the way. Why the heck is the language button always present? Do people change language frequently. Autocompletion for numbers is very inconvenient as I typically type 4 and end up with 4pm or something else. Touch typing is horrible. iPhone is much much better.

Display 6/10 Crisp but typically too dark. Hard to watch videos.

Battery 3/10 With no usage - battery is pretty stable. Turn on ANYTHING or play a game, or send a few texts and you're charging the battery 2x a day.

Pros

• It hasn't shorted out in my pocket

Cons

• Motorola's bait and switch on the OS support. Come out with a year old OS and then never up date.
• Locking down the firmware - on top of not supporting upgrades.
• Sprint - need I say more?

sarah11 posted on 28 Mar 2013, 23:48

4

Good On Paper, Bad In Person

sarah11 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Allow me to preface this by saying that the ONLY reason I have had this phone this long is because I have been waiting for an upgrade. However, due to Sprint's poor service, I am switching to a different carrier altogether. This phone works well long enough for the 14 day free replacement warranty to run out. I have to restart my phone daily or it will not ring when I receive a phone call or message (even with the volume at full blast). Needless to say, using this phone as my primary alarm clock in the mornings has afforded me many hectic mornings when I sleep through the non-buzzing alarm. It forcecloses most apps, even with their "refreshers" and updates. I researched and researched phones prior to making this purchase, deciding that I wouldn't allow price to be a factor in my final decision. On paper, this phone seemed like all I could ever want. And I was absolutely right! It was all I could ever want in a phone made by satan. Please don't waste your money or you just might be the next person leaving a review just like this one and the ones before mine. *** I will add, I believe in Motorola and just purchased a different Motorola phone. Don't let this piece of crap cause you to avoid a brand that actually does make incredible products. They just fell asleep when the interns started making bad decisions on how to make THIS phone.

Build quality 7/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 4/10

Multimedia 7/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 2/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 7/10

Display 10/10

Battery 2/10

Pros

• Durable design.
• Excellent camera.
• Large display.

Cons

• Made by satan as a joke on the rest of us who bought this.
• See summary.

thatjamie posted on 21 Mar 2013, 11:50

5

Never again

thatjamie has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Already replaced the unit once - about ready to again. So disappointed with the performance of the Photon. Hard reset needed at least once a day, soft up to 3 times daily. Apps fail or lock often. Sad.

Build quality 9/10 Nice size. In an Otterbox with a screen protector I dont worry about it much.

Reception 7/10 I can usually make/rec calls easily

Call quality 8/10

Internet 4/10 Slow. So slow to load pages regardless of 4g or wifi connection.

Multimedia 6/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 4/10 The Android version of this phone is a joke. Apps crash regularly.

Everyday usage 4/10 I often dont receive texts or notifications for up to 10 hours later.

Text input 5/10 Swype is garbage on this phone

Display 9/10 Looks pretty.

Battery 7/10

Pros

• Looks nice

Cons

• Cant keep up with tech

sarge77 posted on 17 Mar 2013, 01:46

8

Moto photon 4g

sarge77 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Love this phone for my first dual core I have alot of fun. It has great reception havent had alot of problems that others have besides the texting issue kinda buggy. The battery for this is isnt at all enough to last you 3hrs of internet usage. Display has good viewing angles no complaints playing movies, videos work great without any problems 1080p which if you have 2.3.5 is supports it but not sure why if playing that high quality videos is slow motion maybe 5fps. Oh yeah has 1080p video recording.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 8/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 5/10

Display 9/10

Battery 4/10

Pros

• quality of the phone is great
• pictures look good

Cons

• 1080p is choppy
• texting has some issues kinda buggy
• battery is poor best way to out it is buy mutliple batteries and keep them all charged and swap them out

green2u posted on 13 Mar 2013, 12:32

3

Going going GONE!

green2u has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

I had such high hopes for my first Android (coming off the failed Palm Pre). And while this phone started out well, soon it was in BIG TROUBLE and no amount of factory resetting helped the slowness going screen to screen, the failure of the touch screen, the slowness of loading a website. And the ultimate insult: Motorola failing to live up to their promise to upgrade the Android system (I now have applications that will no longer work). The camera is crap indoors. Call quality is decent but who calls anymore? Horrid battery life; I have a battery charger cord with me at all times. I cannot WAIT for 5/1/13 when I am eligible for a new phone. Motorola has seen the last of my business.

Build quality 5/10

Reception 2/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 1/10 Extremely slow. And to click on a link from Twitter or FB, it opens only 10% of the time and then SLOWLY

Multimedia 1/10 takes forever for apps to open

Camera 2/10 Poor indoors. Crappy flash that barely lights up.

UI speed 1/10 WHAT UI speed? Truly horrible. I read while waiting for it to react.

Everyday usage 1/10 Makes everyday frustrating. Takes a lot of time out of ones busy schedule waiting for it to react.

Text input 6/10

Display 5/10

Battery 1/10

Pros

• Solid feel though a bit heavy
• I've dropped it several times and AOK

Cons

• After 6 months totally craps out
• Moto's broken promise to upgrade system

orangon posted on 15 Feb 2013, 21:28

1

Total Lemon

orangon has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

This phone is nothing but a lemon. It fails at every single thing I try to use it for. I mean everything. I have spent hours and hours looking at the spinning blue circle because I think that's about all this phone is good for, producing a spinning blue circle on the screen. Absolute junk.

Build quality 9/10 Good build quality.

Reception 3/10 Terrible reception. 4G never, ever, ever works.

Call quality 5/10 Average call quality.

Internet 1/10 Takes way too long to be at all useful for internet applications.

Multimedia 1/10 Crashes Pandora, Google Play Music, podcasts, you name it, it crashes it.

Camera 8/10

UI speed 1/10 Clunky and slow for everything.

Everyday usage 1/10 Too slow and crashes all the time.

Text input 2/10 Lags. I will type about 4 or 5 characters and nothing will happen. Then, all of the sudden, they will pop up on the screen.

Display 5/10 Average display.

Battery 1/10 Sometimes battery lasts an average amount of time. Sometimes it drains in an hour or so.

Pros

• Nothing

Cons

• Crashes all the time.
• Too slow to use.
• 4G never connects.
• Sometimes battery drains in an hour.
• Can't use many android apps with this model.

soundexcess posted on 09 May 2012, 01:15

4

Definitely not the S2!

soundexcess has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I got this phone as a swap for my s2 which has now had major over heating issues, leading to failure twice. This was suppost to be an acceptable and comparable solution. In comparison it is slow unresponsive, a lot less intuitive than my S2 and general a pain in the neck to operate in comparison. I had high hopes that phone would be acceptable and more reliable solution than my S2. It feels more solid and has a better battery life. The overheating or battery life benefits though are not reasonable comparable as my now running wifi only S2 which has a screen crack and is still overheating is, pulls faster and more reliably my e-mail txt, alarms, calendar appointments etc. Than my fully connected photon with both wifi and 4G connected even when it is connected to the charging port so there is no possible power throttling issue for the photon so I have given every chance possible and it has just been an epic disappointment.

Build quality 10/10 I could probably throw it against a wall and not break it. Which is good given it performance I might.

Reception 5/10 I have used for one day and had numerous call drops in a full signal area.

Call quality 5/10 Lots of call noise mic is nearly useless I am glad I was working at home today as it definitely would not be an office friendly phone.

Internet 2/10 It so slow it reminds me of 128kbps, net day while I am connected to my wifi, at 72 mbps according to the phone. All this while I am on 25mbps connection yet the phone while supposed connected at 72mbps to 25mbps, and the speed test for phone puts at under 600Kbps down slower than the three 3g connection in a nearly signal less area on my S2, my phone is either a lemon or the photon is just a bunch of marketing buzz.

Multimedia 1/10 With the internet capabilities this thing has demonstrated yeah right!

Camera 1/10 Never used it

UI speed 1/10 Slower than my back up flip phone for such specs this thing feels like crap

Everyday usage 2/10 I got my calls done it but barely

Text input 2/10 Slow and often reads phantom strokes

Display 9/10 The display is great and nice and bright sturdy, but so is my camera which might actually function as better phone than this device

Battery 3/10 After only really being able to call on it today total phone time about 4 hrs it had 20% batter my S2 would go most of day with web service running in the background through evening of school lasting about 9AM-5:30PM

Pros

• It is though but it needs be as your going to want to chunk it.
• It looks nice, but so does a $5 dollar paper weight.
• The Display is good
• The camera may be good the phone it self was to slow use it though

Cons

• Slow
• Clunky unintuitive UI
• Dismal battery life
• Slow text input
• Bad call quality
• Bad reception
• Multi-media yeah right you would be lucky to take photos at an effective speed with this thing
• Internet I could boot my laptop faster and check the things I need to faster.
• Over all a Disappointment and I am an nvidia fanboy and this thing still fails to impress.

soundexcess alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S II

Google Nexus S 4G

HTC One X

LG Optimus 4X HD

Panasonic ELUGA power

Huawei Ascend D quad XL

Samsung Galaxy S III

Tomas posted on 25 Mar 2012, 23:31

10

Excellent Cellphone

Tomas has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have owned this phone 6 months. Previous Nokia 6265 and Motorola Startac. Best carriers in my area are CDMA. I did try an HTC MyTouch with keyboard on T-Mobile before settling on this USCellular Electrify/Photon--This phone has exceptional reception in a very small mountain/hilly area. As it turns out, there is no need for a keyboard on this phone. The Haptic sense keyboard has wonderful feedback. You can also use swype which is very fast with some practice. I actually use Google Voice which came with the phone setup. You just speak it, punctuate it, send it. Wow! I hate the monthly usage fee for internet, but I use it all the time--it is very good.

Build quality 9/10 The phone is the same size as my old HP IPaq PDA, but thinner. Has a nice feel, chrome trim looks quality, nice action on camera and volume buttons. No scratches on my gorilla glass AND no protective covering--just throw it in my pants pocket (keys are in other pocket). SD chip under battery, but I don't change those photos or music that often.

Reception 10/10 Live in mountains and hills. Reception is often non-existent. Requires actually field testing each phone for drops. This phone is outstanding with no drops in 3 Nokia drop areas.

Call quality 9/10 Call quality is very good. I have tried using headphones on this device but it seems to bring a small amount of fuzz to call--could be headset or connector, though.

Internet 10/10 Able to easily and smoothly shrink or enlarge portions of internet screen. WIFI connection in my area is 3G, but phone functions as a mini-laptop at home because I am too lazy move from my lounge chair...

Multimedia 10/10 Love the FM. I listen to it while working outside and the calls ring past the music. Wife uses it to page me. SD slot allows me to carry sd chip from phone to pc to car to truck to tractor.

Camera 9/10 Very good camera phone. Dedicated camera button. Easy to use and email photos. I am giving it a 9 because the Nokia is 10

UI speed 10/10 More than adequate. Never had to re-boot, root or otherwise fight some system conflict. Works seamlessly.

Everyday usage 10/10 Good reception, very few drops while driving through the hills, simple internet access (using google as browser). I have 5 email accts and they seamlessly unite on this phone.

Text input 10/10 Outstanding haptic touch. Portrait or landscape. Can use swype and Google voice. Very quick and efficient.

Display 10/10 I was totally amazed at the visibility of the screen in direct sunlight at any angle. The screen in the worst glare that I could contrue was probably still 95% of original screen with no glare. That was impressive.

Battery 9/10 You have to pay attention to battery. Follow the suggestion of your carrier (or some younger people) and tighten up the battery drainers. Battery still makes it all day with heavy usage. It does recharge very quickly, so keep a charger in car. Phone does get fairly warm with extended usage, but this is known Android issue.

Pros

• Phone is definitely a keeper.

Cons

• Android requires some intuitiveness.

Yankchef posted on 05 Feb 2012, 13:07

9

Great Handset!

Yankchef has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

I have had this phone now for about 6 months now and thought it would be a good time to write a review!
The wireless radios in this are absolutely awesome! Even in really rural locations i could still get a signal, but it would drop calls in said locations. Browsing the internet is a real pleasure! the duel core processor helps load pages extremely fast, perfectly suitable for loading full pages as well and not just mobile sites, with a good 4g or wifi it is almost as fast as my laptop.
The camera is ok, when compared to others out there in the top end spectrum it doesnt measure up and I would say this is one of this devices biggest limits. I will say that the duel led flash makes a great keychain flashlight replacement! Ui is ok, this is my first android so i do not have a base for comparison, I have swapped it out for ex launcher pro and am much much happier with the results overall, speed and battery life as well as overall functionality have been increased dramatically. The webtop function seems cool, but i have not used it yet. I do really like the zumocast software/unlimited data combo. It makes an sd card pretty much useless.
Text input stock is alright, issue I have found is installing aftermarket keyboards (slideit/stock gingerbread kb etc) I love how they work but they lag when trying to search so i have gone back to stock as it loads instantly when i press on a search query.
The display i actually like, it adjusts the brightness automatically and does so extremely...  

I have had this phone now for about 6 months now and thought it would be a good time to write a review!
The wireless radios in this are absolutely awesome! Even in really rural locations i could still get a signal, but it would drop calls in said locations. Browsing the internet is a real pleasure! the duel core processor helps load pages extremely fast, perfectly suitable for loading full pages as well and not just mobile sites, with a good 4g or wifi it is almost as fast as my laptop.
The camera is ok, when compared to others out there in the top end spectrum it doesnt measure up and I would say this is one of this devices biggest limits. I will say that the duel led flash makes a great keychain flashlight replacement! Ui is ok, this is my first android so i do not have a base for comparison, I have swapped it out for ex launcher pro and am much much happier with the results overall, speed and battery life as well as overall functionality have been increased dramatically. The webtop function seems cool, but i have not used it yet. I do really like the zumocast software/unlimited data combo. It makes an sd card pretty much useless.
Text input stock is alright, issue I have found is installing aftermarket keyboards (slideit/stock gingerbread kb etc) I love how they work but they lag when trying to search so i have gone back to stock as it loads instantly when i press on a search query.
The display i actually like, it adjusts the brightness automatically and does so extremely quickly, it is still easy to use the phone outside on a bright sunny day and does not hurt your eyes or blind you when it is dark. I also really like the fact that it has seperate hdmi and usb, this enables me to charge while mirroring which it seems like only motorola offers at this point, which makes this feature functional for me. Now battery, I will say the standby time battery life is outstanding. With 4g on and actively browsing or playing an snes game on an emulator im thinking 4-5 hours of continuous use and its done. With ex launcher pro i can turn of 3g/4g while still having 2g enabled for calls/text and in this setting the phone can last for two days easily, I highly recommend this for people trying to extend their battery life, has worked wonders for me.
Overall: I really do just love using this phone! it makes a multitude of tasks so easy, replaces mp3 player, gps, ALMOST replaces point and shoot camera, snes,nes and sega genesis haha. All around great device and happy i went with this over evo 3d!

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 6/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 8/10

Display 8/10

Battery 7/10

Pros

• Wireless Radios/World Phone
• Speaker/Microphone
• Separate HDMI Port
• Motorola exclusive Zumocast/Webtop

Cons

• Camera
• High end Video playback is choppy

305Bucko posted on 09 Jan 2012, 17:23

8

HackMate says

305Bucko has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

in short AWESOME radios 2g/3g/4g/ wifi bluetooth ALL get great reception and range. Call quality always good with motorola. Ugly color rendering on screen with low spectrum of color range. Camera may be 8MP but I've seen 3.2MP with same quality.

Build quality 9/10 camera button and volume rockers are bit cheap

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10 choppy with pinch to zoom

Multimedia 10/10 there are apps for multimedia not sure what this rating is for. loudspeaker?

Camera 8/10 i Suppose compared to other phones its almost a 10, but the Galaxy S2 and iPhone make this camera look like... a camera on a phone. Also no touch to focus and sharing from gallery is not great experience

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 7/10 LETS BE HONEST HERE!!! this screen is the worst in a smartphone. I made it a seven for the size. LOW spectrum of colors, slow refresh rate. If I had to guess Id say 30hz (as opposed to like 60hz on most devices) I Think this was done to preserve battery, but still the colors are bad.

Battery 8/10 not bad considering the specs

Pros

• WORLD PHONE!!!
• RECEPTION!!!
• WIFI distance

Cons

• display colors are poor
• display refresh is slow
• camera is meeeh
• its bulky yet battery is not amazong

oldbruns posted on 07 Nov 2011, 21:34

10

Fantastic Phone!

oldbruns has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

After using most of US Cellulars Android phones, I'm completely impressed by this Motorola. There is so much this phone can do,and do well, you have to get your hands one one and try it. Thank you US Cellular for not picking up the iPhone.

Build quality 10/10 Feels durable and is. I've dropped it twice with no problems afterwards.

Reception 10/10 Absolutely doesn't drop calls.

Call quality 10/10 Sounds great.

Internet 10/10 Super fast. All the other companies pushing 4G are a joke. Most dont offer 4G in major cities. Check AT&Ts web site and 4G coverage map.

Multimedia 10/10 Plays music and video great.

Camera 10/10 The best I've used.

UI speed 10/10 Fast fast fast.

Everyday usage 10/10 Yes I do use it everyday. :)

Text input 10/10 Nice big keypad.

Display 10/10 Super clear and big.

Battery 10/10 Amazing for the display size.

mommyof2 posted on 11 Oct 2011, 01:55

7

phone is okay

mommyof2 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Phone is okay. I'be read some reviews on the call quality on the phone and personally that is the only thing I love about the phone. People can hear me on the other end perfectly and I can hear them perfectly as well. As for the camera, I was expecting it to be way better considering what this phone is cabable of doing. The camera seems to take pictures at a very poor quality in doors even with flash but when outside in the daylight it is good. The keyboard in the phone is horrible. I downloaded a new one as soon as I got the phone. The layout on the phone seemed to me looked like a fake phone so I downloaded a different them from the market and honestly after I did that phone runs 10x faster. I installer gingerbread 2.3 layout and keyboard. Works so much better. Other then that phone seems to be okay to me. Not what I was expecting from Motorola.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 6/10

Multimedia 7/10

Camera 6/10

UI speed 2/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 4/10

Display 7/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• call quality
• battery after new theme was installed

Cons

• camera
• text

M-Walsh posted on 07 Sep 2011, 04:34

9

VERY Pleased with this phone!

M-Walsh has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The responsiveness of the phone is excellent. No lag time at all. The screen is beautiful - very clear and not oversaturated like Samsung's AMOLED screens which seem a bit harsh and cartoonish. One reviewer mentioned that the kickstand opens in the wrong direction but in fact it works fine in BOTH directions (as mentioned in the instructions) so if you're plugged into the charger or HDMI port the phone still supports itself.

The phone is very solid and the soft touch back doesn't show fingerprints and won't slip from your hand. Reception is excellent - side by side with an Epic 4G the Photon 4G showed 5 bars to the Epic's 3. Could be just a difference in how the display is calculated but MOTO has always been known for the high quality of their radios. Coming from an LG Sentio I'm still getting used to the large size but my eyes and fingers appreciate the added acerage and the tapered corners make it easy to use with one hand.

Products always improve and today's best is tomorrow's junk but I think that the Photon 4G certainly qualifies as state-of-the-art.

and if you will buy this smartphone

Battery 9/10

Display 10/10

Text input 8/10

Everyday usage 8/10

UI speed 9/10

Camera 8/10

Multimedia 10/10

Internet 8/10

Call quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Build quality 9/10

Pros

• Screen is beautiful
• Phone is very solid
• Reception is excellent
• Battery life has been great so far
• Speaker volume is loud and clear

Cons

• Phone is slippery, and easily dropped

GoBruins posted on 19 Aug 2011, 13:22

10

It works as expected! What a change from a month from hell with HTC EVO 3D

GoBruins has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

It works as expected! What a change from a month from hell with HTC EVO 3D. I am new to the android OS and even though the HTC EVO 3D is crap...I loved the Andoid OS. Motorola appears to hide menu items and it is difficult to find operational procedures. At least that is my experience so far. Go Android!!!

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 8/10

Display 8/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• It actually works as expected
• It has a kickstand!

Cons

• steep learning curve from the HTC EVO 3D Android format

roller5435 posted on 15 Aug 2011, 20:53

9

Photon 4G - Great Phone

roller5435 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I recently purchased this phone for my wife and was very skeptical about buying any Motorola cell phones. Sprint and Motorola have a less than stellar relationship because of issues with some of their legacy handsets, but this phone washs away any doubt that Motorola can make a great phone. Have experience with HTC Hero and EVO, and Samsung EPIC 4G.

See Pros/Cons Below.

Overall, I am very impressed by Motorola's latest offering and excited to see that the Samsung Galaxy phones have some real competitiion. Great Product.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 9/10

Display 9/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• *Very fast and responsive feel
• *Great screen (even when comparing to the OLED on the EPIC 4G)
• *Build quality and styling is exceptional
• *Reception/signal strengh is excellent
• *Call quality
• *Battery life

Cons

• *Camera appears to underexpose in low light (camera on the Epic 4G is better)

TOdoubleD posted on 12 Aug 2011, 20:16

7

Photon 4G review

TOdoubleD has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I've been using the Motorola Photon for 2 weeks now, so I figured it's long enough to write a review. Our relationship started out very good, but has declined pretty fast. I have to rate call quality low because on several occasions, I wasn't able to make a call without doing a battery pull first. Not a real good if you're trying to make an emergency call. I also had an issue where the person I was calling, couldn't hear me until I did a battery pull. Honestly a 5 is being generous.

Build quality is pretty good, although I thought Motorola could've done a better job with the battery cover. I'm also not a big fan of the corners being cutoff, but that's more of a personal preference.

The UI is where I really think this phone falls behind. It does lag a bit, but the biggest problem is, there's just nothing there. If your a fan of Vanilla Android, you may like it. But if your a fan of the HTC widgets like I am, you'll probably not like this. When you have to download multiple apps to make your phone do something other stock phones do, there's a problem.

The Camera is OK, average just like most phones. One other disappointment is the keyboard on the Photon is horrible, definitely plan on getting a different keyboard.

My last comments are on the display and battery life. First the display, not a big fan of the pentile display, screen door effect is a problem on all these new Motorola phones. Battery life is pretty good for me, but it's about usage.

Build quality 9/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 6/10

Everyday usage 7/10

Text input 6/10

Display 7/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Build quality,

Cons