Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Sony Xperia Go vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Samsung
Announced October 2011 May 2012 March 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - July 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White White, Black, Yellow White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 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 - LTE (Dependent on Country)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400 PowerVR SGX 544MP3
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 54.38% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1780 mAh 1305 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h