Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Lenovo
Announced June 2009 January 2012 September 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400MP2
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 56.67% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM Radio
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 368 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 21 h Up to 15 h 30 min