Phone Comparison - Motorola RAZR M vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced September 2012 September 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm
(5.19 x 2.67 x 0.37 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 68.20% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G Yes Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3300 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by - Up to 372 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 32 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)