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Motorola FIRE
XT311Motorola Flipside
MB508| Global Score | |
| 44.7 | 47.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 2.3 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-07-11 | 2010-10-05 |
| 4.59 x 2.28 x 0.53 inches | 4.31 x 2.26 x 0.59 inches |
| 3.88 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| $ 100.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.1 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 143 pixels per inch | 186 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm MSM7227-1 chipset | TI OMAP3410 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 720 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.84 | 7.2 |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution | -- |
| 5.61 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1420mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1540mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.2 hours talk time | 288 hours standby time 7.3 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Motorola Flipside is slightly better than Motorola FIRE, getting a 47.2 score against 44.7. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Motorola Flipside has the older 2.2 version while Motorola FIRE has Android 2.3 version. The Motorola Flipside is an older, thicker and notably heavier cellphone than the Motorola FIRE.
The Motorola Flipside has a bit better processing unit than Motorola FIRE, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Motorola Flipside also has an additional graphics processing unit and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Motorola Flipside counts with a brighter display than Motorola FIRE, because it has a higher pixels count in each screen inch, a quite larger display and a lot better resolution of 480 x 320px.
The Motorola Flipside has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Motorola FIRE one, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 32 GB. The Motorola Flipside counts with just a little better battery performance than Motorola FIRE, because it has an 8% bigger battery capacity.
The Motorola FIRE features a superior camera than Motorola Flipside. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Motorola Flipside is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes buying this phone a simple decision.
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