Samsung Galaxy S3
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According to claims by the company, the Motorola Droid Razr is the world's thinnest 4G LTE smartphone and features a Super AMOLED advanced display with HD resolution. In addition the Droid Razr packs a high resolution eight megapixel camera and has 1GB of RAM. The front-facing HD camera of the smartphone offers video chat over 4G LTE, 3G and Wi-Fi networks. It also features a few interesting applications, like Enter MotoCast and Smart Action. Motorola announced the smartphone will get the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade in the second quarter.

Check out how Motorola's Droid Razr does against the Samsung Galaxy S3

Display

The Motorola Droid Razr features a 4.3in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. The display is protected with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. The resolution of the display is 540x960 pixels.

The Galaxy S3, in contrast, features a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen protected with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2. The display features the TouchWiz UI v4.0.The resolution of the display is 720x1280 pixels with a pixel density of 306 pixels per inch (ppi).

Dimensions

The Droid Razr measures 130.7x68.9x7.1mm and weighs 127g, whereas the Galaxy S3 measures 136.6x70.6x8.6mm and weighs 133g.

Operating System

The Droid Razr runs on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) and should get the Android 4.0 upgrade soon. The S3 runs on Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Processor

The Droid Razr is powered by Texas Instruments' OMAP 4430 chip with a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor. The Galaxy S3 is powered by the Exynos 4 quad-core processor, which has been clocked at 1.4GHz. Both smartphones pack 1GB of RAM.

Camera

The Droid Razr sports an eight megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging and other effects. The camera can capture video in 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps). The handset is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera which can capture HD video in 720p.

The Galaxy S3 packs a main camera of eight megapixels with auto-focus, LED flash and includes other features like simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch-focus, face and smile detection and image stabilisation. The camera can record video at 1080p and 30 fps. The handset packs a secondary camera of 1.9 megapixels which can record video in 720p at 30 fps.

Connectivity

The Droid Razr offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth version 4.0 and 4G connectivity. The smartphone does not support Near Field Communication (NFC).

The Galaxy S3 will offer Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi HT40, NFC and Bluetooth v4.0. It supports data speed up to HSDPA 21Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps. Like the Droid Razr, the Galaxy S3 can connect to 4G networks wherever available.

Storage

The Droid Razr offers internal storage space of 16GB and offers a microSD card slot for additional space of 32GB. The S3 comes in two models - 16GB and 32GB - although a 64GB model is reportedly to released soon. The S3 will also support microSD cards.

Battery

The Droid Razr is powered by a 1780mAh Li-ion battery and can deliver talk time of more than 12 hours. The Galaxy S3 will be powered by a 2100mAh Li-ion battery, which is expected to deliver extended battery life.