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Motorola DROID 3
XT862| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 2.3 | Tizen 2.3 |
| -- | 2015-10-14 |
| 4.85 x 2.52 x 0.51 inches | 5.57 x 2.76 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 4.83 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 275 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Spreadtrum chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.74 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1540mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 9.2 hours talk time | 15 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Z3 has a score of 62.1, which is a bit better than Motorola DROID 3's 56.5 overall score. Samsung Z3 counts with Tizen 2.3 OS, and Motorola DROID 3 counts with Android 2.3 OS. Samsung Z3's design is notably thinner and a lot lighter than Motorola DROID 3. The Samsung Z3 has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Motorola DROID 3, because although the Samsung Z3 has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and 1 less cores , it also counts with 512 MB more RAM.
The Samsung Z3 has a bit better display than Motorola DROID 3, because it has a bigger display, a higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a little bit more pixels per screen inch. Motorola DROID 3 has a little bit better memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Z3, because although it has an external memory slot that allows 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 8 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Z3 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Motorola DROID 3, because it has a 2600mAh battery size. Samsung Z3 has a much better camera than Motorola DROID 3. Both of them have the same (HD) video resolution, a same resolution camera and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Z3 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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