Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Samsung
Announced June 2010 October 2011 May 2012
Status Available - June 2010 Available - November 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 56.67% 65.84%
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 Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 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 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 1780 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 204 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)