Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID X vs Apple iPhone 4

Motorola DROID X
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Apple iPhone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Apple
Announced May 2010 June 2010
Status Available - July 2010 Available - June 2010
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.5 x 65.5 x 9.9 mm
(5.02 x 2.58 x 0.39 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP3630 - 1000 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 6.5 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16 GB included No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3266x2450 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@24fps, D1@30 fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 6.5 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16 GB included No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1540 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)