Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 vs Plum Sync 4.0

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Sync 4.0: 73.1 g lighter

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  170.1 g

  Sync 4.0:

  97 g

• Width

  Sync 4.0: 2.4 mm narrower

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  66 mm

  Sync 4.0:

  63.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Sync 4.0: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  4.3 in

  Sync 4.0:

  4 in

• Depth

  Sync 4.0: 3.9 mm thinner

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  13.7 mm

  Sync 4.0:

  9.8 mm

• Height

  Sync 4.0: 6.1 mm shorter

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  126.5 mm

  Sync 4.0:

  120.4 mm

• Release year

  Photon Q 4G LTE XT897:

  2012

  Sync 4.0:

  2014

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Photon Q 4G LTE XT897

   Height:

   126.5 mm +6.1 mm versus Sync 4.0

   Width:

   66 mm +2.4 mm versus Sync 4.0

   Depth:

   13.7 mm +3.9 mm versus Sync 4.0

2. 2. Sync 4.0

   Height:

   120.4 mm

   Width:

   63.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Photon Q 4G LTE XT897

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Sync 4.0

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Photon Q 4G LTE XT897 has approximately 15.6% more rectangular screen area than Sync 4.0.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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