Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs Motorola DROID Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Motorola
Announced October 2011 September 2012 July 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - October 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.78 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Motorola X8
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz Quad core
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 68.41% 68.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps Yes EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 20 h Up to 28 h