Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Sony Xperia S vs Motorola DROID Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Motorola
Announced October 2011 January 2012 July 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - Q1 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Silver, Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.78 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 - LTE 700 MHz Class 13
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Motorola X8
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 220 Quad core
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 62.05% 68.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 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, Image Stabilization Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [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 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; 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, LE, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included No No
USB OTG - 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 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 28 h