Phone Comparison - Motorola MILESTONE 3 XT860 vs Motorola DROID 4 XT894 vs Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced August 2011 January 2012 July 2012
Status Available - September 2011 Available - February 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.3 x 64.1 x 12.9 mm
(4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 LTE 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, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX540 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB system storage; 16 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.96% 51.74% 61.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, HD [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 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 No
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB system storage; 512MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1540 mAh 1785 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h Up to 204 h Up to 220 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 7 h 30 min