Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs Motorola DROID 4 XT894

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced October 2011 October 2011 January 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - November 2011 Available - February 2012
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430
GPU No PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX540
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 56.67% 51.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1780 mAh 1785 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 204 h Up to 204 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 12 h 30 min