It’s Motorola against Samsung in this ding-dong smartphone battle as the new Motorola DROID X2 model faces off against the Samsung Galaxy S (an oldie but a goodie). Time for a big phone fight…
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Stat-fight: Motorola DROID X2 vs. Samsung Galaxy S
The DROID X2 features a touch-sensitive LCD display, 4.3 inches across with a quoted resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. Jamming 518400 pixels into this qHD screen size gives the DROID X2 a pixel density of 256.047 pixels per inch (PPI).
At only 4.0 inches, the Galaxy S’s touch-sensitive Super AMOLED screen has slightly less room. It boasts a poorer screen resolution too – 480 by 800 pixels. With 384000 pixels onscreen, the pixel density is lower at 233.25 pixels per inch.
Motorola has built a 8.0 Megapixel lens into the DROID X2 together with features such as autofocus, touch-to-focus, dual LED flash, geo-tagging, face/smile detection and 720p HD video capture.
In comparison, the Galaxy S has a lower-spec camera – a 5.0 Megapixel model with a max resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels, plus autofocus, geo-tagging, touch to focus functionality, face and smile detection and HD video recording.
Read the full smartphone comparison below…
| Motorola DROID X2 | VS | Samsung Galaxy S | |
| Display | 4.3-inch LCD | 4.0-inch Super AMOLED | |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels | |
| Keyboard | No | No | |
| Processor | 1GHz Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 | 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 | |
| Software | Android 2.2 (Froyo) | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Storage | Up to 40GB | Up to 48GB | |
| Rear camera | 8.0 Megapixels with autofocus, touch-to-focus, dual LED flash, geo-tagging, face/smile detection and 720p HD video capture | 5.0 Megapixels with autofocus, geo-tagging, touch to focus functionality, face and smile detection and HD video recording | |
| Front camera | No | Yes | 4G | No | No |
| 3G | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A. | 3G/HSDPA (7.2Mbps) | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 with A2DP | 3.0 with A2DP | |
| Size | 65.5 x 127.5 x 9.9mm | 64.2 x 122.4 x 9.9mm | |
| Weight | 155g | 119g | |
| Talktime | 8.0 hours | 6.5 hours | |
| Standby | 220 hours | 576 hours | |
| Extras | GPS/A-GPS, DLNA content sharing, stereo FM radio (with RDS), digital compass, HDMI out (for 1080p mirroring) | Stereo FM radio with RDS, GPS/A-GPS and a digital compass |
Analysis: Motorola DROID X2 vs. Samsung Galaxy S
Best Connectivity: Draw (1-1)
Best Size/Weight: Galaxy S (1-2)
Best Camera/Video: DROID X2 (2-2)
Best Display: DROID X2 (3-2)
Best Processor: DROID X2 (4-2)
Best Software: DROID X2 (5-2)
Best Storage: Galaxy S (5-3)
Best Battery life: DROID X2 (6-3)
Best Extras: DROID X2 (7-3)
BPF Verdict: The Motorola DROID X2 wins!
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