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The Android market has received a boost from Samsung and Motorola by introducing the high-end smartphones, Motorola Droid Razr and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Both the smartphones are packed with unique features and give a powerful performance. They are capable of setting a new trend in the Android market.
Google has already purchased Motorola and entered into a collaboration with Samsung to conceptualize Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Therefore, Google plays an important role in the functioning of both the smartphones.
It is important to mention that Google has used Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread in Motorola Droid Razr whereas it has made the Galaxy Nexus equipped with Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
There are rumors in the market that Google was preparing for the ICS update for long but waited for the finalization of a deal to launch it. Also, it is said that ICS is a small update and the actual milestone will be achieved by the launch of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean OS.
But in spite of these rumors, Galaxy Nexus has gained a lot of popularity in the market. Here we compare Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Motorola Droid Razr.
Features Comparison Between Motorola Droid Razr & Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Form Factor
Motorola Droid Razr is 130.7×68.9×7.1mm in size and weighs 127g. It is a very stylish smartphone and attracts the users with its first look. Both the smartphones have large screens that are designed considering the needs of the users. Droid Razr is a lighter, faster and thinner smartphone as compared to its peers. It is built with premium materials and boasts of its quality construction and sturdy feel.
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Droid Razr is more of a business phone. It is huge in size but not bulky. The smartphone has the capability of setting up a trend in the smartphone market in terms of style.
Galaxy Nexus is also a stylish smartphone but it follows the conventional pattern. It measures 123.9x63x9mm and looks thicker and shorter than Droid Razr.
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Overall, Droid Razr has an edge over Galaxy Nexus in terms of appearance and feel. It is the thinnest smartphone available in the market and this feature creates a demand of the smartphone.
Display
Motorola Droid Razr has a 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED qHD screen that offers a 960x540p resolution whereas Galaxy Nexus comes with a SuperAMOLED HD screen of 4.65 inches. This gives a 1280x720p resolution.
The SuperAMOLED technology makes the display look best amongst the smartphones. The games, videos and text look sharp and crisp with excellent clarity.
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The screens of both the smartphones are protected by Gorilla Glass. This prevents the screen from having scratches and fingerprints. The display gives wide viewing angles, overly saturated color tones and appearance in high contrast.
Both the smartphones are very easy to operate with their large screens. However, Galaxy Nexus gets the vote for having a better display because of a larger screen.
Storage
Both the smartphones come with an internal memory of 16 to 32GB. This is the set standard followed by most of the smartphones. The memory is expandable with a microSD card slot.
Motorols Droid Razr has a 24GB storage that can be split into an internal memory of 8GB and 16GB with microSD card.
Processor
The processor is the basis of a powerful smartphone. Both the smartphones run strong and excellent processors.
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Droid Razr runs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor whereas Galaxy Nexus has a dual-core 1.5GHz processor. Both the smartphones are equipped with a RAM of 1GB.
Operating System
Samsung Galaxy Nexus sells on its operating system. Google has updated the smartphone with Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS. This recent version of Android OS offers superb graphics, an improved UI, lock screen, notifications and widgets. It has made multi-tasking more fast and convenient.
The ICS offers various features like face unlock that allows you to unlock the screen with your smile. There is an Android Beam that can be used to share your apps, websites, contacts etc. Google has also included a voice-typing feature in the operating system similar to Apple.
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Galaxy Nexus offers a Google+ support that allows you to chat with nine people simultaneously. The ICS offers a visual treat and is very tantalizing and alluring.
Droid Razr runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread which is the basic version of Android. However, it will soon get an update of Ice Cream Sandwich.
Messaging
Messaging is easy on both the smartphones. The keyboard layout is spacious and very comfortable to use. They offer quick responsiveness with the keys.
Internet & Connectivity
Both the smartphones deliver an excellent web browsing performance. Motorola Droid Razr has a faster upload & download speeds as compared to Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Both the smartphones comprise of other connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and mobile hotspot functionality.
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Camera
Motorola Droid Razr is equipped with an 8megapixel camera. The video can be captured at 1080p. It comprises of excellent features like image stabilization. Galaxy Nexus features a 5MP camera with automatic focus, low-light performance and no camera lag. It also supports video recording at 1080p.
The operating system of Google Nexus offers an inbuilt video-editing software. It is an excellent phone editing software as of now.
If Droid Razr offers a high resolution, then Galaxy Nexus has the best of features.
Price
Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available at Rs. 43,500 whereas the price of Motorola Droid Razr is Rs. 33,990.
Sum up
Samsung Galaxy Nexus takes an edge over Motorola Droid Razr in terms of many factors. Though Droid Razr has many unique features but it lacks the Ice Cream Sandwich update. It can give a tough competition to Galaxy Nexus once it gets an update from ICS.
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