Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE from Sprint to go on sale for $199.99

Fans of QWERTY keyboards on phones can rejoice as the Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE will go on sale this Sunday, August 19 on Sprint in the US and is available for pre-order right now.

The phone is priced at $199.99 on a contract, which is a bit steep considering you get phones such as the Galaxy S III for the same price in the US. But what this phone lacks in outright specs it makes up by having a very comfortable looking QWERTY keypad.

Speaking of specs, the Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, qHD display, 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot and Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.

So far this phone is only announced for Sprint's network in the US with no plans for an international model.

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Sony Xperia S gets a coat of silver paint

Sony has announced that their first smartphone (since they split up with Ericsson) will be available in a new shade of silver, which does look a lot more gray than silver to our eyes. Until now the Xperia S was only available in black and white color options.

Sony also made a point to wax about the pixel density of the display, which they have realized is the sharpest HD smartphone display on any phone in the market. Having said that, the Xperia S does share this top spot with the HTC Rezound.

Unfortunately, no mention has been made as to when the aforementioned color option will hit the shelves.

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