Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD vs Samsung Galaxy Avant

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Samsung
Announced January 2012 September 2012 July 2014
Status Available - January 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm
(5.19 x 2.67 x 0.37 in)
132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.23 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz) 136.9 g (4.8.0.32 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 1700 / 2100 / 1900
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, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 68.20% 63.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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, Dual-Camera, Dual-Video Call, Geo-Tagging, Shot Modes: Auto, Beauty Face, Panorama, Night, Sound & Shot, Sports
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [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 Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA. LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 3300 mAh 3300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 368 h Up to 372 h Up to 372 h (3G)
Up to 365 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h Up to 32 h Up to 18 h