Phone Comparison - HTC ThunderBolt 4G vs Motorola DROID 3 vs LG Spectrum II 4G VS930

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola LG
Announced January 2011 July 2011 October 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - July 2011 Released - October 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 66 x 13 mm
(4.8 x 2.6 x 0.51 in)
124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
134.9 x 68.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.31 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900,GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 - LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon Dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 225
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.34% 55.73% 66.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge No Class 12 Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 32GB included microSD, up to 32GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 1540 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h Up to 300 h Up to 480 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 9 h 16 min Up to 10 h