Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola HTC
Announced October 2011 September 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - October 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - -
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, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 68.41% 58.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes 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 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA Yes HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1780 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 20 h