Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID 3 vs Apple iPhone 5

Motorola DROID 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Apple
Announced July 2011 September 2012
Status Available - July 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.73% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1540 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min Up to 8 h