Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Samsung Galaxy S2

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Comparing the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX vs Samsung Galaxy S2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX and Samsung Galaxy S2 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX and Samsung Galaxy S2 offer the same screen size of 4.3 inches, but Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX features a Super AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy S2's Super AMOLED Plus, making Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX and Samsung Galaxy S2 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S2 offers 1650 mAh, making Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better option for storage.

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Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
₹12,100
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy S2
₹13,503
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Jan, 2012
28 Apr, 2011
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

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4.6/5
(951 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

TI OMAP 4430
Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortext A9
Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540
Mali-400
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED Plus
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
480x800 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

256 ppi
217 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.57 %
63.48 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

130.7 mm
125.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

68.9 mm
66.1 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.99 mm
8.49 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

145 grams
116 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Battery

Capacity

3300 mAh
1650 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21.5(2G)
Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 700(band 28)
N/A
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v3.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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