Phone Comparison - Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Motorola RAZR i XT890
motorola razr i xt890
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2012 May 2012
Status Available - October 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G Yes HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)