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what's up prize fight fans I'm Brian song and this is a battle between two of the best that Android has to offer it's surprise 5 punch out between the Motorola Droid Bionic on horizon and the motorola Photon 4G on Sprint now our judges for this fight are senior editor Bonnie boom boom Shaw senior associate editor nicole killing me softly and myself ring a ling a ding dong now we'll take all three judges scores and average them out to the nearest tenth each round the final prize five score will be an average of all rounds using the same decimal system it's 5 Rumble double rounds first because I'm the Droid Bionic has an amazing looking screen that pops in all of its 4.3 inch glory and it's also one of the chunky as' and blocky as phones you'll find but let's be honest it's uber geek target market probably doesn't even care the Photon 4G is easier to hold with its curved backing and it's 4.3 inch qHD screen we're always fans of a kickstand and even though I hate the cut off corners it's not a complete turnoff for everyone the droids on it gets a 4 and the Photon 4G gets a 3.7 next round is user base both phones are Motorola's offspring and they've toned on the blurry UI from previous versions the Bionic and Photon 4G pretty much shared the same OS with subtle visual differences both have the swype keyboard option the Droid Bionic feels faster overall and the boats on 4G has a physical shutter button for the camera but there's nothing here that sets them apart we're handing out force to both phones this and after 13 rounds Detroit Roenick leaves by one tenth of a point next round his features these phones are feature packed freaks of nature dual-core processors 4G connectivity voice detects and Google Maps or Android staples and web top capability and gives them PC light functionality with the laptop add-on or docking station is just the start the photons kickstand is a differentiator and it's a dual mode phone for CDMA and GSM networks while the Droid Bionic can handle 1080p HD video capture when it's a CDMA LTE phone only these phones have what counts we're dishing out perfect fives all around next round is web browsing a multimedia web browsing is identical on both of these phones with Flash content support pinching and zooming is identical and multimedia looks gorgeous on both screens the Droid Bionic packs an 8 megapixel camera that shoots 1080p video and it also includes the blockbuster app for movie and TV content plus Verizon suite of v-cast services now the Photon 4G has its own 8 megapixel camera that captures 720p video at the moment and includes Sprint's multimedia services but it's pictures weren't as bright or as sharp as the bionics the dry browning gets the EDS with a 5 and the photon floor G's gets up for most average out for rounds and the Droid Bionic moves by three tenths of a point this one's going to be a close one and the final round that decides it all is all quality performance these are excellent sounding phones with the Droid Bionic adjust the touch of background noise compared to the Photon 4G wouldn't really sound a pristine and natural performance wise the Droid Bionic is just a hair faster of the tooth when you're navigating the OS but its 4G data speeds were impressive on Verizon's LTE network and just crushed Sprint's 4G WiMAX in our mold test this one's just too close to call and we're tied at four point seven points at PC the final round but to average out all five rounds and in a prizefight where the Droid Bionic took a lead early and just held on to it a surge by the Photon 4G wasn't enough and the Droid Bionic takes this battle four point five to four point three and is your prize fight win this was another great Android 4G battle and the Droid Bionic lives up to its editors choice title and reign supreme as a smartphone champion the prize fight ring I'm Brian Tong thanks for watching we'll catch you guys next time for another prize fight you