Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX feature the same Super AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 2100 mAh, making Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S3

₹26,065

(Discontinued)

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

₹12,100

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012

26 Jan, 2012

User Ratings

4.1/5

(2,761 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

TI OMAP 4430

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortext A9

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4

PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

540x960 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi

256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

56.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm

130.7 mm

Width

70.6 mm

68.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.99 mm

Weight

133 grams

145 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Up to 21.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass