Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Apple Motorola
Announced October 2011 September 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
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, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 60.84% 68.41%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included No 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1780 mAh 1440 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 8 h Up to 20 h