Tried to do a little 'bit of guesstimating here, based on the model number of the recent FCC passing. Looks like the most recent FCC clearance is for a Qwerty Motorola (aka Motorola Photon Q), if they're keeping consistent with the model number they gave the Droid 4.
Qwerty Phones
Motorola Droid = A855
Motorola Droid 2 = A956
Motorola Droid 3 = XT862
Motorola Droid 4 = XT894
Motorola Photon Q (?) = XT897
Non-Qwerty Phones
Motorola Atrix = MB860
Motorola Photon = MB855
Motorola Atrix 2 = MB865
Motorola Atrix 3 (?) = MB866
Motorola Droid Razr/Razr Maxx = XT912
Motorola Droid Razr HD (?) = MT887
So, for those of us hoping that Sprint gets a "non-Qwerty" Photon in LTE form w/ Razr Maxx battery and Razr HD specs, I guess we'll just have to keep looking out for model numbers similar to the Droid Razr's or 1 higher than the Photon, for a "true" successor to the Photon.
The Atrix HD is official, with model number MB886. That's a bit different from the previous Atrix numbers, so I don't think we can make accurate guesses for a separate Photon successor. I would not mind seeing one with the Atrix HD's specs, however (although that battery looks paltry and would concern me).
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