A photon moves at the speed of light, shines brightly and has a resting mass of zero. That said, it’s a damn good name for Motorola’s latest Android phone.

The Photon brings 4G speeds and dual-core processing power to Sprint customers. An all-around powerhouse Android phone, the Photon is a good fit for the data-hungry and app-enthusiastic among us.

It’s the latest in a trend of increasingly powerful handsets debuting this year. All of the major U.S. networks — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile — are pouring money into expanding their high-speed networks, while hardware manufacturers keep p...