Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola
Announced June 2009 January 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 56.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included

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-Ion
Capacity 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 368 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 21 h