Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID 3 vs Motorola MILESTONE 3 XT860 vs Motorola MILESTONE XT720

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced July 2011 August 2011 June 2010
Status Available - July 2011 Available - September 2011 Available - July 2010
Colors Black Black Black Slate
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
123.3 x 64.1 x 12.9 mm
(4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
116 x 60.9 x 10.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.4 x 0.43 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor Dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 600 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX530
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB system storage; 150 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.73% 55.96% 53.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Xenon flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@24fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 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 b/g, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB 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 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB system storage; 512MB RAM 150 MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included

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 Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1540 mAh 1540 mAh 1390 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 240 h Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min Up to 9 h 20 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)