Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID 4 XT894 vs HTC Desire Z vs Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola HTC Samsung
Announced January 2012 September 2010 March 2014
Status Available - February 2012 Available - November 2010 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Black White, Blue, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm
(5 x 2.65 x 0.5 in)
119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 178.9 g (6.28.0.32 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 205 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 1.5 GB; 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.74% 54.28% 59.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 32 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 32 Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1785 mAh 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
(2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)