Consumer Reports rates the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx with a score of 79 versus the Samsung Galaxy S3 with a score of 76.
Here is the side by side technical specification comparison.
| Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III | Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD | ||
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |||
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |||
| 4G Network | LTE (regional) | LTE 700 MHz Class 13 | |
| SIM | Micro-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Status | Released May 2012 | Released November 2012 | |
| Body | Dimensions | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) | 131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm (5.19 x 2.67 x 0.37 in) |
| Weight | 133 g (4.69 oz) | 157 g (5.54 oz) | |
| – Splash resistant | |||
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density) | 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.7 inches (~312 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| – TouchWiz UI | |||
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB (26 GB user available), 1GB RAM | |
| Data | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
| EDGE | Class 12 | Class 12 | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| Infrared port | No | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization | Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, [email protected] | Yes, [email protected] | |
| Secondary | Yes, 1.9 MP, [email protected] | Yes, 1.3 MP, [email protected] | |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Exynos 4412 Quad | ||
| CPU | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | Dual-core 1.5 GHz | |
| GPU | Mali-400MP | ||
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Accelerometer, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | Black, White | |
| – S-Voice natural language commands and dictation | – SNS integration | ||
| – Smart Stay eye tracking | – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
| – Dropbox (50 GB storage) | – HDMI port | ||
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | – Google Search, Maps, Gmail | ||
| – TV-out (via MHL A/V link) | – YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa | ||
| – SNS integration | – MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player | ||
| – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player | – MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player | ||
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player | – Organizer | ||
| – Organizer | – Document viewer/editor | ||
| – Image/video editor | – Voice memo/dial/commands | ||
| – Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) | – Predictive text input (Swype) | ||
| – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, | |||
| YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration | |||
| – Voice memo/dial/commands | |||
| – Predictive text input (Swype) | |||
| Battery | Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery | |
| Stand-by | Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) | Up to 372 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) | Up to 32 h | |
| Misc | SAR US | 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) | 1.56 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.21 W/kg (head) | ||
The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is available from Verizon and the Samsung Galaxy S3 is available from Verizon, AT&T,T-Mobile & Sprint.