Motorola Droid RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD and RAZR M VS Samsung Galaxy S III; Spec Comparison
Motorola has come with a series of beasts running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and each one of them are going to compete with each other on Verizon LTE network as well as smartphones from other companies like Samsung. By design, the Motorola Droid RAZR series are certainly one step ahead with sturdy look, Kevlar coated back and compact form factor, Droid RAZR MAXX HD has a fatty form factor due to the beefy battery inside though.
The smartphones announced for Verizon network include Motorola Droid RAZR HD, DROID RAZR MAXX HD and Droid RAZR M. Motorola Droid RAZR M is a very compact device with edge-edge display and pretty good specs under the hood and specially targeting at those who are looking for a Android smartphone at pocket-friendly price.
Motorola DROID RAZR M is higher than mid-end device, while Droid RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD are high-end smartphones that will directly compete with Samsung Galaxy S III. On the other hand, the Motorola Droid RAZR M has much larger screen(4.3″ Super AMOLED) than the iPhone 4S and available for much affordable price.
Each one of them has its own plus and minus points and when you buy any of these smartphones, it depends on your taste and needs. If you compare RAZR series Smartphones with Samsung Galaxy S III, you can see that Galaxy S III has 2GB of RAM while these RAZR series feature only 1GB of RAM. But on the other hand, Motorola devices have a beefy battery inside compared to Galaxy S III as well as a neat form factor. Let’s take look at specs of the Motorola Droid RAZR HD and M series against Samsung Galaxy S III.
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Display | 4.3, 540×960 Super AMOLED |
4.7, 720×1280 Super AMOLED |
4.7, 720×1280 Super AMOLED |
4.8, 720×1280 Super AMOLED |
Processor | 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 |
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 |
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 |
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 |
RAM | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 2GB |
Rear Camer | 8MP 1080p video |
8MP 1080p video |
8MP 1080p video |
8MP 1080p video |
Front Camera | VGA | 1.3MP | 1.3MP | 1.9MP |
Storage | 8GB expandable |
16GB expandable |
32GB expandable |
32GB expandable |
Connectivity | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE |
Battery | 2000mAh | 2530mAh | 3300mAh | 2100mAh |
Thickness | 0.33-inch (8.3mm) | 0.33-inch (8.4mm) | 0.37-inch (9.3mm) | 0.34-inch (8.6mm) |
Weight | 4.44 oz (126 g) | 5.15 oz (146g) | 5.54 oz (157 g) | 4.69 oz (133 g) |
Platform | Android 4.0, Jelly Bean coming |
Android 4.0, Jelly Bean coming |
Android 4.0, Jelly Bean coming |
Android 4.0, Jelly Bean coming |