Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

Samsung Galaxy Note
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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola
Announced September 2011 January 2012
Status Released - October 2011 Available - January 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 56.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes
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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS 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 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2500 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 368 h
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 21 h