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    Clint Boulton
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    August 3, 2011
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      1Front View

      1

      The Photon 4G device measures 5 inches long, 2.63 inches wide and less than half an inch thick. It weighs a formidable 5.6 ounces, owing partially to the 1700 mAh battery, which we found respectable until we tasked it to power YouTube apps and surface content on our TV.

      2Back View

      2

      The back is unspectacular, but you’ll note the metal kickstand, which plays an integral role in the Photon 4G’s existence as a music and video player. The 8 megapixel camera takes great pictures (front-facing VGA camera for video chat) and captures video to 720p, with 1080p playback.

      3Side View

      3

      Speaking of cameras, here’s the Photon 4G side view. We’re not a fan of the beveled metal volume and photo shutter buttons. They stick out on this device and make it seem cheap and toyish, which we assure you it’s not.

      4Power It Up

      4

      After powering up the phone, you get a great sense of how crisp the 4.3-inch qHD display with a 540×960 resolution is. It’s made of Corning’s Gorilla glass, providing “dual anti-reflection” protection.

      5Music Player

      5

      Photon 4G has a nice little music player that lets users access and manage their tunes.

      6Share Tunes

      6

      The player also lets users discover new music and share tunes via Facebook and other social networks.

      7Foo Fighters

      7

      We watched the Foo Fighters rock out some retired fireman’s garage in New Jersey on YouTube from the Photon 4G. It’s only grainy because the rockers’ heads are banging.

      8Google+ Access

      8

      We posted updates to Google+ from the Photon 4G.

      9Sprint ID

      9

      Here’s one app suite we don’t like: The Sprint ID packs of apps, widgets and ringtones are just one of the many annoying forms of carrier bloatware preinstalled on the Photon 4G.

      10Flashing on TV

      10

      Here’s the fun part about the Photon 4G. You can use the HD Station to bring photos, videos, music and more to your TV. However, it will cost you an extra $99 for the Motorola HD Station dock. You attach the phone to the dock, connect the dock to your HDTV’s HDMI port and access your phone’s content. Is it worth it for media lovers? Perhaps, but we found much of the visual translation from phone to TV grainy.

      11Picture Display

      11

      Check out the pictures on the phone, plugged into the HD Station.

      12Big Screen

      12

      Now see the same pics on our HDTV. Cool!

      13Facebook Gallery

      13

      Here is a display of Facebook and other content from our phone in a collage.

      14Webtop Applications

      14

      The Webtop application is arguably the coolest part of the HD Station connection. It allows users to bring documents and other contents to the big screen with the Webtop app, which pops a Mozilla Firefox 4.0 browser on your TV from the phone.

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