The smartphone battle has just got hotter. Just days after Apple launched iPhone 4S, Samsung has launched its much awaited Galaxy Nexus powered by brand new version of Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. Joining the fray is Motorola's Droid Razr, touted as the world's slimmest smartphone. With Droid Razr, Google-owned Motorola Mobility is reviving its once-popular Razr brand.
Here's how Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid Razr stack up against Apple's iPhone 4S, which has already become one of the highest-selling smartphone ever.
Display
iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S features a 3.5-inch LED-backlit TFT screen with 960x640 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65-inch, super AMOLED HD display with 1280x720 resolution.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr sports a 4.5-inches qHD Super AMOLED screen with 540x960 resolution.
Camera
iPhone 4S: As anticipated, the new phone packs an 8 megapixel camera with f2.4 aperture. Apple has also included other camera improvements like backside illuminated sensor which Apple claims gets 73% more light than the iPhone 4 sensor. There is also hybrid IR filter and better colour accuracy. For video, the camera will shoot at 1080p HD with real-time image stabilization and temporal noise reduction which will help iPhone users take videos in low light.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Galaxy Nexus features a 5 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture and a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calling. According to Samsung, Galaxy Nexus has zero shutter lag. Ice Cream Sandwich OS, which powers Samsung Galaxy Nexus also comes equipped with photo editing tools for removing red eye and cropping.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razor sports an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels for video recording. The other improvements include an auto focusing, image stabiliser. The phone also features an additional front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera that allows video calling.
Processor
iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S will be powered by dual-core A5 processor, as found in iPad 2. The company claims that two cores in A5 chip deliver up to two times more power and render graphics up to seven times faster than iPhone 4. The dual-core graphics offer faster and improved 3D experience.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Galaxy Nexus will be powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid runs on dual-core 1.2GHz processor.
Memory
iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S has a 512 MB RAM and the device is available in three models 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: As for the memory, the phone will pack 1GB RAM. The phone will come with 16GB or 32GB storage capacity on-board.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr packs 1GB RAM and boasts internal memory of 16GB extendable upto 32GB using MicroSD cards.
Battery
iPhone 4S: Apple claims iPhone 4S will offer a much better battery life with as much as 8 hours of 3G talk time, 6 hours of browsing (9 on Wi-Fi), 10 hours of video playback and 40 hours of music.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Samsung Galaxy Nexus has a 1750mAh battery.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr claims to have a battery life of 12.5 hours talk time, 8.9 hours of video playback.
Connectivity
iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S can run on both CDMA and GSM networks. With AirPlay feature, iPhone users can wirelessly stream the data phone to HDTV and speakers via Apple TV. In addition, with AirPlay Mirroring, whatever you do on your iPhone appears on the HDTV at the same time.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Samsung Galaxy Nexus can runs on WCDMA and UMTS networks. On the connectivity front, the device has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Near Field Communication (NFC) and a USB 2.0 port.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr can run on 4G networks, LTE, HSDPA, CDMA. The other connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and mini HDMI port.
Dimensions
iPhone 4S: iPhone 4S measures 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm and weighs 140 gram. The new device retains the same 3.5-inch (diagonal) Retina display as found in iPhone 4.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Samsung Galaxy Nexus measures 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, the phone weighs mere 135 gram.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr claims to be the world's thinnest smartphone measuring 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1mm and weighing just 127 gram.
Operating system
iPhone 4S: The iPhone 4S uses iOS 5. iOS is very simple to use. It is simple, effective and efficient. Also with iOS 5, Apple has overhauled the notification system, thereby removing one of the biggest drawbacks its mobile OS had.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Samsung Galaxy Nexus features the just-launched version of Google Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, which has 'talk-to-type' technology, image-editing tools, off-line search for emails and support for mobile payments.
Motorola Droid Razr: Motorola Droid Razr runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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