Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 vs HTC Amaze 4G vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola HTC Samsung
Announced October 2011 September 2011 May 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - October 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 220 Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.67% 59.84% 65.84%
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 Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p videos [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
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 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1780 mAh 1730 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 204 h Up to 264 h Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min Up to 6 h Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)