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Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE

Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plusreleased Aug 2012up to android 5latest android is 17
ro.product.devicext897

also sold as XT897

Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE
photo: LineageOS Wiki
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Released Aug 2012. Support looks quiet — check the build dates below before relying on it.

Want to go back to stock? Motorola's Software Fix tool lets you reinstall the official software on the Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE. See restoring stock firmware before you need it.

Hardware

SoC
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
Cortex-A9
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 225
Architecture
arm
RAM
1 GB
Storage
8 GB
Screen
4.3" · 540x960 · TFT LCD
Battery
1785 mAh
Network
2G CDMA · 3G CDMA2000 · 4G LTE
Released
Aug 2012

Sensors & features

  • 3.5mm jack
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • GPS
  • Hardware keyboard
  • Light sensor
  • NFC
  • Proximity sensor

Specs from the LineageOS wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0).

ROMs · 01

The Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE (codename xt897) has 1 tracked custom ROM on CustomDroid — including LineageOS, running up to Android 5. Each listing links to the project's own download and install guide, and was last checked against the projects' catalogues on 21 Sept 2026.

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Before you flash

Flashing generally means unlocking the bootloader, booting a custom recovery, wiping, then installing the ROM. Exact steps differ per device and ROM, so follow the Install guide for the one you pick, and back up first. Check what can break (banking apps, DRM, carrier features) and how to get back to stock before you start. Why flash a custom ROM · All guides

This is a Qualcomm device, so on Windows you'll want the Google USB Driver (and QDLoader 9008 to unbrick) before your computer will see it in fastboot. Which USB drivers you need.

LineageOS publishes a step-by-step install guide for this device: wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xt897

Timeline

  1. Sept 2026
    LineageOS first tracked

Dates show when CustomDroid first indexed each ROM for this device, not when support originally launched.

ROM availability and links come from each project. CustomDroid indexes builds, it doesn't mirror them — always download from the official project, verify the file's hash/signature, confirm it matches your exact codename, and back up before flashing.