Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola RAZR i XT890 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Motorola RAZR i XT890 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Motorola RAZR i XT890 feature the same Super AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Motorola RAZR i XT890 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.9 MP, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers 2000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Motorola RAZR i XT890 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers 16 GB, making Motorola RAZR i XT890 the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

₹20,942

(Discontinued)

Motorola RAZR i XT890

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

27 Sep, 2012

31 Oct, 2012

User Ratings

4.5/5

(1,702 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung

Intel Atom

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

2 GHz, Intel

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4

PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

Resolution

1280x720 px (FULL HD)

540x960 px

Pixel Density

267 ppi

256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.4 %

68.28 %

Design

Height

151.1 mm

122.5 mm

Width

80.5 mm

60.9 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

8.30 mm

Weight

183 grams

126 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 24

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

3100 mAh

2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Up to 20(2G)

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

N/A

Stylus

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

N/A	Document Viewer