Motorola PHOTON 4G Review Part 1

[deeoog2]

ginger bread

[zinnyu]

all android phones need data plans. unless u take an htc touch pro 2 and load android on it...loophole!!! haha

[JEEPOFFROADV8]

hows it hanging? lol

[1234lilspooky]

Gonna get this bad boy pretty soon excited hell yeahhh !!

[DwsCorporation]

do you have to pay for 4g when you get this phone? PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER!

[CakeyChaos]

Do you need a data plan for this phone?

[totopaz98]

just to make sure, does anyone know if this phone will be getting ICS???



[29GreenBay]

Yeah good phone garbage network

[mrtwinkiemaster101]

@29GreenBay fuk u

[18flamingfire]

wanna hear a joke?

Iphone

[DrDoMusic]

@18flamingfire wanna hear a joke you can't spell, its iPhone.

[TheFlash9333]

@18flamingfire whanna hear a funnier one

Iphone 4S

[garthroller]

Sweet phone but Sprint blows ass no phones service sucks

[PrinceT300]

I'm getting this Saturday, I feel so lucky

[MrAphilli]

@PrinceT300 dido

[PrinceT300]

Can you trade phones in at sprint? I have a Samsung nexus s 4g and I'm tired of waiting for the update. And if anyone wants to trade for it for this one I would be glad to.

[xskaterdudex97]

Does this phone have a LED light?

[J3ts14]

Thumbs up if you think he has a bad tan

[sysop3]

Sprint ID is garbage.

[DaughterOfLilith08]

I just bought this phone and have been looking at reviews etc on youtube. What you said about the wireless radio makes me very excited. I live in the middle of a large city, but at home, I can't get a decent signal for the life of me on Sprint. My boyfriend has T-mobile and his signal here sucks too (he has to go sit by the door to get a good signal). He just bought the Galaxy S2 (which I wanted, but can't afford), and now we will probably always be arguing about features. =)

[nindy121]

hi, i have a question... can i buy this phone from america (phone is unlcoked) and use it in the UK on orange ?

please reply thanks

[shaazy]

Thank you so bloody much for the first post!

[rockstarzadhi]

Aaron rocks he he lol

[PhoneDetectives]

Should do better testing of phones before you give them a thumbs up or promote them Aaron...

There a plethora of users experiencing problems with this phone...

[mookie9109]

dont you remeber when we had those flip phones. now we have all these high tech phones, and i aint gonna lie " WE ARE GOING T THE FUTURE LIKE STAR WARS"!! for example the iphone 5, you can drag the keyboard down and type on surface and also has holograghic image!! next thing you know people are gonna make phones that can transport us to places we wanna go!!! thumbs u if you think so!! :)

[p1bump]

strange of all stranges, some lady at hot hardware .com or some such website thing showed the phone with the kickstand set up and the phone in landscape mode. well, everyone is saying how the phone has the charging and HDMI ports facing down when the kickstand is set out, but she showed that is is clearly able

[iwaschrist]

You mentioned in the review that most of the sprint apps can be removed except sprint id & sprint worldwide. I have not seen option to remove the rest of them like sprint wallet & sprint zone. Please guide me.

[1TuBeR09]

iPhone 4S or Photon 4G?

[iKaszer]

Disregard my question on the unboxing video. You answer it at 5:31 .

[MsShankie]

i just got this phone yesterday.... i hate the battery life on it!

[MINIg435]

it seems sprint is always having problems.....

[techuniverse1]

@Chartslammerlyrics Yes

[ChartSlammerLyrics]

Does it have haptic feedback when typing

[Spazzin0ut]

Can Someone Help Me Decide Between The Motorola Photon & Epic 4g



[nakemnanye]

@Spazzin0ut epic ........the epic is the top of the line out rite now.....if u wanna wait get the google nexsus from samsung thats suppose to be next gen technology

[nakemnanye]

@nakemnanye epic is faster, bigger and clearer screen, the respone is insane,

[Spazzin0ut]

@nakemnanye Alright , Thanks. Thats What I've Been Hearing

[p7272]

@Spazzin0ut I would go with Epic. motoblur is just ugly

[Spazzin0ut]

@p7272 Alright, Thanks. Thats What I've Been Hearing.

[mrrahulioo]

@Spazzin0ut Alright, Thanks. Thats What I've Been Hearing.

[FalconPunch1978]

Stop waiving your god damn hands around!!

[kseadam8907]

@FalconPunch1978 - so you want him to act like a zombie?

[FalconPunch1978]

@kseadam8907 yes, i like zombies.

[playstationRLZ]

are contacts saved to your sim card like older sim card phones? i feel like that is taking a step back in technology

[MoltenDragonBlood]

@playstationRLZ No, it is backed up by google and stored in the internal memory. The sim card just allows the phone to be used as a world phone.

[MrOomar30]

is 4g jsut for high population areas?



[AcEElpistolero]

im sitching from tmobile to sprint and ive had motorola phones for about 6 years and this is driving me insane but i cant choose between the photon 4g or the galaxy s 2 or should wait to see IF the iphone comes out for sprint any advice?

[Moegitto]

@AcEElpistolero pretty sure you got your answer now, iPhone 4S and 4 on sprint. But you can't make a decision off of wants, only needs. 2 of the phones you named do the same thing and one is a completely different OS. The iphone is for casual users while Android phones are for heavy users. It's all your choice.

[leafrunner123]

@AcEElpistolero did you make a decision yet?

[imserious2187]

better than evo?

[littlenev16]

did u see how fast he did typed on the swype keyboard

[vip3r95]

Hi Phonedog, Im willing to buy this phone but i have 1 question, about the touchscreen does it feel plastic or it's like iPhone 4 and when you touch the screen for 11sec does it cut off or? thanks and please reply soon as possible or maybe someone have the photon and can share the touch screen with me please, thanks i appreciate alot , keep up the good work :)

[MultiAwall]

Its like he's selling a car with the hand movements lol. But I want this phone sounds cool. A bit expensive but cool.

[gwardzz]

photon 4G or evo 4G? both the same price at bestbuy and I love the sense UI but paying the same for a single core phone with maybe a better UI over a brand new flagship dual core smoother device with the same camera/camcorder/kickstand is kinda turning me off. I guess what I'm asking is if the sense UI is so much better then the motorola app platform to warrant sticking with the evo 4G? (budget exclusive to $99.99 phones or less, nexus s is also in the mix. and I'm going to b a new sprint custo

[upstatekid91]

@gwardzz dont get any of those. i had the photon and i loved it. my buddy had the evo and just got the evo 3d and he said the 3d is way faster and i kno my photon was faster than his 3d. but anyways the samsung galaxy s2 just came out today and i just got it and it blows the photon out of the water. bigger much nice and sharper screen. better processor better cameras plus its thinner and lighter. like i said i had the photon and liked it but deff get the galaxy s2

[smellynachos]

i thought i typed fast on the android devices...wow you type fast 9:10 lol

[AllOfTheLIGTHS]

Motorola Droid 3 or Motorola Photon 4G?

[smellynachos]

@AllOfTheLIGTHS phonton 4g, droid 3 is not 4g....its 3g even if its on verizon, sprint 4g is faster but verizons 4g is the fastest....maybe too fast cuz it kills batteries like crazy

[password8866]

You will pay about 200 dollars with a plan thats alot of money because they also get taxes from you which will be 80 bucks thats just unfair so its better metropcs or cricket even though they have bad phones its worth it and save your money

[nagalok10]

niceeee!

[tankbaby19]

About 80 bucks

[ksj1991]

ugh im officially leaving metropcs !!! lol do anyone know how much i would pay for taxes and surcharges for thee 69.99 plan...p.s. i live in south florida...plz help

[unicyclefinatic]

@ksj1991 Around 80 bucks

[JEdiNinJa30]

@ksj1991 on on sprint.if its 3g 69.99= about 72.98 to 77.00 a month ... if its 4g 79.99(cuz premium 4g) you'll pay about 85.00 to 87.00 monthly

[freashkid9013]

can you change the lock on the phone to like a code or pattren

[ARowe4Ever]

@freashkid9013 u can on any new android

[iBeLilTommie]

Photon > Evo & Droid && iPhone

[primusofone]

Lemme tell u guys something... This phone is just simply TOO amazing. You are really gonna be SHOCKED on how fast this phone is!!! It will load up pages before u blink load up games like no tomorrow it is almost too fast! Photon FTW!

[lospown]

haha I get 10 down on 4G in JAX!

[lospown]

I have both the Photon and the Evo 3D and the Photon is Better in many ways!! The Evo 3D disappointed the hell outta me but I will keep it around as a back up phone.

[ceasemuthafcka]

i hate Motorola phones, horrible customization. im sure the evo is still better then this.

[Haneesh1Amity]

Haha. This one just blows it...out of the water at 10:27

[Enellz]

Brought this phone Friday. Than Google buys Motorola....yes! Updates!

[ILHAZTZ]

@Enellz That would be AWESOME! But I hope they don't just ditch it for new phones!

[TheReapersSon]

One thing I like about the way this OS version / UI runs is that you can uninstall programs from the icons list instead of going into "manage applications". That is a good touch.

[15ballislife]

it was the nexus 4g

[LowClassBum]

If I bought my evo back in may,and its in good shape,had a screen protector since it came out of the box,could I trade it in for this?

[Moco159]

Motorola should make the Motorola Logo light up when the phone is powered on and have a sensor so the logo wouldn't be powered on during the day, I think it would be a nice touch to the Motorola phones.

[iraichux]

This is exactly like my Atrix! I totally wish AT&T had this instead. I love the kickstand and that 3mp difference.

[slither699]

I don't know whether i should get this phone, or wait for the Galaxy S2 that is supposed to be released at the end of the month...

[talzii1]

review starts at 1:27

[dizzyhizzylizzle]

isnt motorola nearly bankrupt

[61379]

aaron @phonedog I know its old but can you do a review on the Samsung Transform with the new update please

[justinnv00]

Yall should make a photon vs Atrix dog fight:)

[swagger87unknown]

The Notification Bar Is Sexy 

[spaceshipps2011]

I'm not a big fan of the Motorola brand. This phone looks a lot nicer than any other i've seen in person, but they just look behind other brands like Samsung and HTC.

[kooljosue]

Is anybody experiencing any sound problems with this phone? any fix?

[nateshaunte]

Oh ok, i see how it is, i have "The old evo 4g" i got u...

[armaanamirani]

i just stopped watching because you didn't say it goes against the Nexus S

[Flamingo266]

2 bad i have the crappy epic 4g! :)

[MrFantomas45]

@Flamingo266 crappy? epic 4g? that phone is still badass and fast

[MrFantomas45]

AT&T has the fastest 3G network.

Sprint has the fastest 4G network.

[amp21x]

@MrFantomas45 Your right about AT&T being the fastest 3G network, but Verizon has the fastest 4G network, not Sprint.

[MrFantomas45]

@amp21x I had never had a problem with sprint, but as like what i said, Sprint has the fastest 4G network

[moarfeene]

@MrFantomas45 Uh, no dude, LTE (Verizon) is much much faster than WiMax (Sprint).

[Lawagoalie35]

@MrFantomas45 Sprints 3g is at t's 4g

[suaveinblaque]

@Lawagoalie35... Totally agree... Im on sprint because of the 4G...so far im thinking it's a total joke!

[TheReapersSon]

@MrFantomas45

It's all relative. Sometimes Sprint is faster; sometimes, AT&T.

Sometimes AT&T's signal sucks; many times, Sprint.

[kooljosue]

this phone is awesooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeee­eeeeeee

[Epicosity101]

Am I the only one who would have liked to seen HTC Sense on this phone?

[GamerKT35]

@Epicosity101 no

[Viper4ever05]

uh question, can we control the number of screens? because i hate hate hate having so many home screens.

[Ultimat3wank3r]

@abominable ha stop being a fanboi and accept the fact the my epic running a custom rom is WAY better :)

[mets4life3064]

@Ultimat3wank3r Haha, custom ROMs FTW :) Currently flashing Serendipity 7 to my Captivate.

[MarkZombie23]

does it have LED notification?

[TheWcr84]

Can you do a dogfight with the droid x 2? Thanks nice review.

[KingVirmire]

he says "Out of the box" a lot =D

[Ultimat3wank3r]

Boring! My epic running ACS syndicate frozen rom 1.2 and overclocked to 1200 is faster than this pos!!

[spikeman23]

@Ultimat3wank3r Your epic is a samsuck and is outdated, Thus making it a POS.

[KILLP09]

Stop being a butt and let that girl review some good phones

[tizz14tizz]

I'm not sure if you have taken any of your Sprint devices to the Dallas area but here I tend to get about 5mbps on 3g and anywhere from 7-10 mbps on 4g...

Like you said it is very irratic, but also very speedy

[enava009]

Aaron will you date me? I dont care if I'm a straight guy

[KuroTengetsu91]

@krazygreen Dude.....why are you even in here. The past two dogfights Aaron did you bitched about and know you're on here again. IF YOU DON'T LIKE HIS VIDEOS, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! AND GTFO!!!!

[xmaster1131]

motorola application platform aka map

[Slaggyb]

don`t let them here you call it MOTORBLUR....LOL! .....The now call it motorola`s application...

[TheRAStyles1]

why does he always say out of the Box

[ElCartel]

I wish this dude with stop moving his hands so much in the beginning of all his reviews

[krazygreen]

@ElCartel I wish he would stop showing his orange face and "There's Something About Mary-esque" hair with his cheap BestBuy pops, but hey, there's always other reviewers on youtube I suppose that don't showcase that nonsense for what should be spent entirely on phone reviews (and better more thorough one's at that).

[46Londa]

@krazygreen okay, go away. Go watch phone arena's mono-tone voice man or something.

[mickiemcp007]

Haha I'm an ex employee of Verizon and I liked the lil Verizon joke he made. It's so true that bloatware is a big issue with Verizon and it greatly improves any phones performance when you can uninstall apps that come with the phone. Especially since they are usually impossible to remove unless you have root access which a lot of customers don't want to deal with or they don't know how to. Anyway great review as usual.

[gx1000100]

My favorite Sprint phone.

[Baseballjunkie247]

I love some mustard.....awkward

[hellStorm777]

it looks ugly

[mirzet52]

<3 nVidia tegra....

but motorola, no thanks....

[1499Erick]

what happens if they hear us call it moto BLUR?

[dudeboi86]

1:02 their our boys! lmao died from laughter

[TheTechTycoon]

this or eve 3d?

[dudeboi86]

@TheTechTycoon id get the photon. evo 3d isnt all its cracked up to be

[bl4ck0ut5k4ter]

I'm not ganna lie. I'm subscribed to alot of tech. Channels but you're the best.

[VSrdjanV]

In TouchWiz 4.0 widgets are also resizable Aaron..

[m4r1u5m4]

Motorola UI and hardware still sucks.

[gremke3]

@m4r1u5m4 Motorola's UI may suck but they among the best in hardware. And you can always root or use a launcher.

[TheReapersSon]

@gremke3

Motorola's bootloader on this phone is locked, so no direct rooting unless you have the webtop dock and some other stuff.

[gremke3]

@TheReapersSon Actually, developers at XDA unlocked the bootloader. So.......

[fightnight14]

@m4r1u5m4 I guess you haven't use one and just reads people thoughts. Personally, I would use it over touchwiz

[DnaTechnologyInc]

@remice212

if the iphone 4 had 3g and an 800 mhz processor, than the iphone 5 well have a 1 ghz single core processor and 4g

It will still be low end compared to new android phones

[Jackot08]

@DnaTechnologyInc iphone 4 has a 1ghz proceser, it is 800mhz underclocked.

[Atirrs33]

Sprint is blazing fast in my town. I generally get 1 to 3.5 Mpbs on average on 3G. And on 4G 8-10.

[thatguy4142]

Motorola applications platform...sheesh, such a mouthful.

[KELLZ720]

i dont care when "stuff begins" i like to hear what Aaron has to say

[1616Jman]

@pkerry12 your high, look at reviews, its the best fucking phone

[d1789]

Man fuck that gs 2... its a great phone but by time it gets released here in the states, the new phones with full hd displays and running ice cream sandwich will be out... its gonna lose its relevance !!! Super amoled plus or super amoled hd ??? Come on !!!

[equandre1]

I wish every one would SHUT THE FUCK UP about the Samsung Galaxy S 2. Its only worth it if you live in EUROPE!!! damn

[pkerry12]

@equandre1 100% agreed Samsung Galaxy S 2 is shit. :)

[waldirguerra33]

This or the Samsung EPIC..VOTE!

[poopybooty24]

@waldirguerra33 Photon or Nexus S 4G. (:

[waldirguerra33]

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[Macmizan]

Just go for the Samsung Galaxy S II..! Forget about MOTOROLA, SONY ERICCSON, HTC..!

[Crunknicka]

samsung galaxy s2...forget everything else!!!!

[lukesamconnorvideos]

yah but the file names are still com.molorola.blur.......

[cardmaster325]

if they were gonna kill motoblur as a name , then motorola should have came up with a new name . calling it "motorola applications platform" is too much

[remice212]

Nice cheap phone ' I wouldn't swop it for my iPhone 4 tho : ) iPhone 5 is gonna use all these new 4G phones to wipe it's arse with lol!

[TripperOnDaTrack]

I hate how long it takes for the unlock slider to actually go away after you swipe it.

[xROCKxi]

Phone review starts at 1:28

[TheHighwaytahell]

@xROCKxi christ can't you faggots just wait?

[Beckhambro83]

Is Sprint ID removable?

[shamiel90]

Hey team from phone dog I've been having some troubles with my evo 3D. It has been rebooting by itself and freezing. Also toda it starts vibrating, I dont know if it was a notification I just know there wasnt any. Please tell me if you know something about it,

[applmac2009]

You can resize widgets on TouchWiz 4.0

[TheTechTemple]

Sprint and Charlotte just don't make for a good marriage.

[61379]

ANDROID RELEASES LIKE 70 PHONES A YEAR

[djsanluis]

@61379 Android isn't a phone manufacturer! The manufacturers choose to release so many different phones and to put android on them.

[XpXJmoneyXqX]

Vanilla android > motoblur or erm um "motorola applications platform"

[bb6h22lude4]

This phone would be awesome if it were vanilla android. Also if the bootloader wasn't locked down like guantanamo bay.

[dadaniel1]

Just call it M.A.P.! And there's one thing I miss about Blur is the scrolling menu bar at the bottom where the dock now is. I miss being able to jump from screen to screen easily. I hate being only able to do it from the home screen!

[jgp1]

Wth the transition is from motoblur(yeah i still call it like that) no from Android 2.3 damn Aaron what's going on with your videos lately

[AC3J0KA]

Are there any moto phones coming to tmobile?

[LIT0187]

Aaron so called out Verizon.

[LIT0187]

Aaron si called out Verizon lol.