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Motorola DROID MAXX Mobile Phone
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
Samsung Z1
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Editiorial reviews
11
3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4 stars
83 %
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2 stars
16 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4 editorial reviews
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
31 %
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4Tizen 2.3
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DTSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB2 GB768 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLS
Pixel density294.0 ppi441.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution10.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
MaterialKevlarPlasticPlastic
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.41 in5.38 in4.74 in
Width2.8 in2.75 in2.49 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight5.89 oz4.59 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
MHL
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time600.0 h370.0 h
N/A
Talk time48.0 h17.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A

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