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Motorola DROID 3
XT862Huawei Ascend Mate
MT1-U06| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Huawei |
| Android 2.3 | Android 4.1.2 |
| -- | 2013-01-07 |
| 4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 inches | 6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| -- | Super IPS+ LCD |
| 275 pixels per inch | 241 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Hi-Silicon K3V2 + Intel XMM6260 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.74 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.7 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1540mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 9.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Ascend Mate is just a bit better than the Motorola DROID 3, having a overall score of 62.1 against 56.5. The Huawei Ascend Mate is a a little heavier but much thinner phone than Motorola DROID 3. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Ascend Mate has the newer 4.1.2 version and Motorola DROID 3 has Android 2.3 version, so it provides you some additional features.
Huawei Ascend Mate features a little sharper display than Motorola DROID 3, because although it has a little lower pixels count per inch of display, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The Huawei Ascend Mate counts with a little faster CPU than Motorola DROID 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and more cores.
Motorola DROID 3 has a superior camera than Huawei Ascend Mate. They have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same video definition. The Motorola DROID 3 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Ascend Mate. They have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Ascend Mate has a really longer battery duration than Motorola DROID 3, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Huawei Ascend Mate is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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