Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S 6.8 Winner Motorola Droid 4 Reasons to buy the Motorola Droid 4 Has a numeric keypad Physical numeric keypad Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices Memory card Micro SD Full keyboard QWERTY keyboard More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED Average speed processor 1.2 GHz Latest network technology 4G Average battery capacity 1,785 mAh Average sized screen 4.0" Average speed max data speeds LTE (80 mbps) 5.6 Runner-up Apple iPhone 4S Reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 4S Many apps available iPhone App Store Lots of internal storage 64 GB Really small 58x115x9 mm Average weight 140 g Very sharp screen 328 PPI Thin 9 mm Long talk time 14 hours Average resolution screen 960x640

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Overview

Keyboard & keypad 10.0 vs 1.0 Winner: Motorola Droid 4 [details] Numeric keypads make dialing phone numbers fast and easy, Physical numeric keypad vs None A physical keyboard is great for emailing and typing in general, QWERTY keyboard vs None Storage 1.9 vs 4.6 Winner: Apple iPhone 4S [details] 4x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 64 GB vs 16 GB Processing power 6.5 vs 4.3 Winner: Motorola Droid 4 [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (50% faster), 1.2 GHz vs 0.8 GHz Size 9.1 vs 7.4 Winner: Motorola Droid 4 [details] The Droid 4 is waterproof, great for shooting photos and video at the beach Screen 6.2 vs 5.7 Winner: Motorola Droid 4 [details] Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, TFT LCD vs LCD Around 20% larger screen, 4.0" vs 3.5" Sensors 10.0 vs 10.0 Too close to call [details] Photo & Video 7.9 vs 7.9 Too close to call [details] Both have video output to connect to TVs etc Both shoot high resolution HD movies Battery 5.2 vs 5.2 Too close to call [details] Long talk time Short standby time Music 4.0 vs 4.0 Too close to call [details] Neither have built in FM Radios Web browsing - vs 5.4 Missing information [details] Network - vs 6.7 Missing information [details] Recent bluetooth support Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Overall 6.8 vs 5.6

Keyboard & keypad

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Numeric keypad	Physical numeric keypad	vs	None	The Droid 4 has a numeric keypad, the iPhone 4S doesn't
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	None	The Droid 4 has a full keyboard, the iPhone 4S doesn't have a keyboard at all

Storage

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Memory card	Micro SD	vs	None	The Droid 4 has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	16 GB	vs	64 GB	The iPhone 4S has a lot of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, while the Droid 4 is average

Processing power

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Frequency	1.2 GHz	vs	0.8 GHz	The Droid 4's has an average speed processor, but the iPhone 4S is slower than most
	Number of cores	Dual core	vs	Dual core	Both have dual core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	1024 MB	vs	512 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Size

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Weight	178 g	vs	140 g	The iPhone 4S isn't too heavy, but the Droid 4 is quite heavy
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	9 mm	Average thickness
	Size	67x127x12 mm	vs	58x115x9 mm	The iPhone 4S is very small, but the Droid 4 is large
	Waterproof	Yes	vs	No	The Droid 4 is waterproof, great for shooting photos and video at the beach

Screen

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Screen size	4.0"	vs	3.5"	The Droid 4 has an average sized screen, but the screen on the iPhone 4S is very small
	Screen resolution	540x960	vs	960x640	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	275 PPI	vs	328 PPI	The iPhone 4S has a sharp screen, but the Droid 4 is average
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	LCD	Average color reproduction and brightness
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Sensors

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	Yes	vs	Yes

Photo & Video

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Camera	8 MP	vs	8 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	1.3 MP	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	1080p @ 30fps	vs	1080p @ 30fps	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	Mini HDMI	vs	Proprietary	Both have video output to connect to TVs etc

Battery

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Talk time	12.5 hours	vs	14 hours	Long talk time
	Standby time	8.5 days	vs	8.3 days	Short standby time
	Battery capacity	1,785 mAh	vs	1,420 mAh	The Droid 4 has average battery capacity, but the iPhone 4S's is really low
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Music

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	FM Radio	No	vs	No	Neither have built in FM Radios
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Web browsing

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	427 ms
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Droid 4 can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	Motorola Droid 4			Apple iPhone 4S
	Network	LTE (80 mbps)	vs	HSPA+ (14.4 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	4G	vs	3.5G	The Droid 4 has recent network technology, but the iPhone 4S's is average
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	3.37 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	1.18 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	156 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	Unknown	vs	No
	Bluetooth	4.0	vs	4.0	Recent bluetooth support

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