Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy Express

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Samsung
Announced January 2012 January 2013 January 2013
Status Available - January 2012 Released - February 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 320 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 69.70% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 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 Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 3300 mAh 2330 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 368 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)