Motorola Droid 2 up against Apple iPhone 4G?

Posted in iPhone News by admin. Published August 14th, 2010

Motorola Droid 2 up against Apple iPhone 4G?

Motorola’s new Droid 2, the bigger QWERTY slider smartphone from Motorola has enhanced features to outmatch the Apple iPhone 4G.

Droid 2 has 3.7-inch FWVGA TFT display compared to Apple iPhone 4G 3.5-inch display and adds an extra punch with QWERTY slide feature which is lacking in Apple iPhone 4.

The processor speed of Droid 2 is same as Apple iPhone 4 which is 1GHz but differs when it comes to processor as Droid 2 uses TI OMAP processor compared to Apple iPhone 4’s Apple A4 processor.

And Droid 2 has good 8GB on-board memory, 8GB microSD pre-installed and supports up to 32GB microSD whereas Apple iPhone 4G features 512MB RAM and 16/32GB internal storage.

Droid 2 has 5-megapixel camera which is similar to Apple’s iPhone 4G and so is the Wi-Fi connectivity in both Droid 2 and iPhone 4 which is 802.11b/g/n.

The Droid 2 is pre-installed with Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS which is based on Google’s latest Android platform whereas Apple iPhone 4G features iOS 4. The latest news is that, Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) version has voice search feature known as Voice Actions. Now users can perform Android actions by simply talking to the smartphone.

When it comes to weight, Apple iPhone 4 weighs in at 4.83 oz Droid 2’s 5.96 oz, but Droid 2 is also a slider smartphone.

Apple iPhone 4 gives a standby time of up to 300 h on 2G / up to 300 h on 3G compared to Droid 2’s up to 315 h. And iPhone 4 gives talk-time of up to 14 h on 2G / up to 7 h on 3G compared to Droid 2’s 10 h.

Droid 2 is priced at $199.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate compared to Apple iPhone 4G which is priced at $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB.

	Motorola Droid 2	Apple iPhone 4
OS	Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS	iOS 4
Processor	TI OMAP	Apple A4
Display	3.7-inch FWVGA TFT display	3.5-inch display
Memory	8GB on board memory, 8GB microSD pre-installed and supports up to 32GB microSD	512MB RAM and 16/32GB internal storage
Camera	5 MP	5 MP
Weight	5.96 oz	4.83 oz
Price	$199.99	$199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB
Wi-Fi	802.11b/g/n	802.11b/g/n
Standby	up to 315 h	up to 300 h 2G / up to 300 h on 3G
Talktime	10 h	14 h 2G / up to 7 h 3G