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Motorola Droid
A855| Global Score | |
| 43.8 | 47.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android | Android 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 |
| 2009-02-17 | 2009-10-28 |
| 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches | 4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 inches |
| 4.18 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 150.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 180 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm MSM7200A chipset | TI OMAP3430 chipset |
| Single-Core 528 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 600 MHz) processor |
| 288 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.66 | 6.93 |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 720 x 480 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 2.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1340mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 420 hours standby time 7.5 hours talk time | 270 hours standby time 6.4 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Droid is just a bit better than the HTC Magic, getting a general score of 47.5 against 43.8. The Motorola Droid body has the same thickness than HTC Magic, but it's notably heavier. The Motorola Droid has an incredibly better display than HTC Magic, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and more pixels per display inch.
The Motorola Droid has just a bit better hardware performance than HTC Magic, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 1 CPU cores, the Motorola Droid also counts with a graphics co-processor. Motorola Droid has much more memory to install applications and games than HTC Magic.
Motorola Droid takes better photographs and videos than HTC Magic, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels. The Motorola Droid features a bit better battery performance than HTC Magic, because it has 1400mAh of battery capacity instead of 1340mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Motorola Droid is also a lot cheaper.
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