Recently, it was reported that the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX had knocked the iPhone 4S off its perch as the top-selling phone for Verizon Wireless customers. This came as a surprise to most of us, including those who wouldn’t touch an iPhone with a ten-foot pole.
Looking at the features of both devices, which would be the better handset?
The Droid RAZR MAXX has the larger screen at 4.3 inches compared to the iPhone 4S’ 3.5-inch screen. Nevertheless, Apple’s fifth-generation handset has something the RAZR Maxx doesn’t have, and that is Retina Display. In terms of numbers, the iPhone 4S’ screen is capable of 960 x 640 resolution at 330 pixels per inch, as opposed to the Droid RAZR MAXX’s AMOLED screen (960 x 640, 256 ppi). We’re calling this one even.
The CPU of the Droid RAZR MAXX is a 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 paired with a TI OMAP 4430 chipset – this is more powerful than the iPhone 4S’ 1 GHz Cortex A9/Apple A5 combo. Note that these are both dual-core processors. The Droid RAZR MAXX also comes with 32 GB internal storage with an additional 32 GB on microSD card. The iPhone 4S offers 16/32/64 options in terms of onboard storage. Advantage – Motorola.
As the iPhone 4S comes with the latest Apple platform (iOS 5.1) and the Droid RAZR MAXX ships with an older Android version (2.3 Gingerbread), Apple’s device has the better platform and user interface. This is especially true if you factor Siri into the equation.
No question about connectivity standards – we’re going with the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, which supports 4G LTE, unlike the iPhone 4S.
Looking at the features of both devices, which would be the better handset?
The Droid RAZR MAXX has the larger screen at 4.3 inches compared to the iPhone 4S’ 3.5-inch screen. Nevertheless, Apple’s fifth-generation handset has something the RAZR Maxx doesn’t have, and that is Retina Display. In terms of numbers, the iPhone 4S’ screen is capable of 960 x 640 resolution at 330 pixels per inch, as opposed to the Droid RAZR MAXX’s AMOLED screen (960 x 640, 256 ppi). We’re calling this one even.
The CPU of the Droid RAZR MAXX is a 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 paired with a TI OMAP 4430 chipset – this is more powerful than the iPhone 4S’ 1 GHz Cortex A9/Apple A5 combo. Note that these are both dual-core processors. The Droid RAZR MAXX also comes with 32 GB internal storage with an additional 32 GB on microSD card. The iPhone 4S offers 16/32/64 options in terms of onboard storage. Advantage – Motorola.
As the iPhone 4S comes with the latest Apple platform (iOS 5.1) and the Droid RAZR MAXX ships with an older Android version (2.3 Gingerbread), Apple’s device has the better platform and user interface. This is especially true if you factor Siri into the equation.
No question about connectivity standards – we’re going with the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, which supports 4G LTE, unlike the iPhone 4S.
Both devices are even in terms of camera quality and performance (both have 8-megapixel rear cameras), but the Droid RAZR MAXX has undoubtedly the better battery. It’s no contest, really – 3,300 mAh for the RAZR MAXX versus 1,432 mAh for the iPhone 4S.
So there you have it – based on the specs, the Droid RAZR MAXX deserves its spot as Verizon’s top-seller. However, that may change soon with the Samsung Galaxy S3, and most likely when the iPhone 5 is released later on this year.
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