Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced January 2012 September 2012 January 2014
Status Available - January 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Purple
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)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz) 137 g (4.83 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
4G Network LTE 700 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
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 68.20% 61.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus
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 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
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 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 368 h Up to 372 h Up to 670 h
Talk Time Up to 21 h Up to 32 h Up to 18 h