Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Motorola DROID X

Apple iPhone 4
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Motorola DROID X
motorola droid x
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola
Announced June 2010 May 2010
Status Available - June 2010 Available - July 2010
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
127.5 x 65.5 x 9.9 mm
(5.02 x 2.58 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP3630 - 1000 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX530 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 6.5 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 60.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3266x2450 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@24fps, D1@30 fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 6.5 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1420 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h