Motorola Razr HD vs Sony Xperia P: a comparative analysis
This article mainly deals with the comparison of the two latest smartphones Motorola Razr HD and Sony Xperia P. We all know that the companies are releasing many new phones and now the competition is continuously growing. This article will show you the complete features of the two newly released smartphones of Motorola and Sony. And finally a comparison between the two smartphones are also made. Now let us take a look at their features and also find out which one is better among them.
Motorola Razr HD features
Motorola Razr HD is the latest smartphone of Motorola that was released on 2012 September. The phone comprises of 4.7 inch sized Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen which has a true display of 16M colors. The dimensions of the phone are 131.9 x 67.9 x 8.4 mm .i.e. it is 131.9mm long, 67.9mm wide and 8.4mm deep. The phone runs on the latest Android OS v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and can be upgraded to Android OS v4.1. Due to its marvelous features the phone is very user friendly. Since Motorola Razr HD is packed with Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, its processing will be fast and more efficient. Internal memory and RAM are the important parts of a phone. In the case of Motorola Razr HD we don't need to get tensed since it has 12 GB internal storage and 1GB RAM. The phone also supports MicroSD card as an external storage. External memory is expandable upto 32GB. Most of the audio and video formats like MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC and MP4/H.264/WMV/H.263 are supported in this handset. The main thing that we need to consider is its camera feature. The phone has a 8MP camera with LED flashlight in which high quality images can be captured (3264x2448 pixels). The additional features in the camera are Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. A secondary camera of 1.3MP is used mainly for video calling. Connectivity features like 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi(Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot), Bluetooth v4.0 with LE+EDR, GPS (with A-GPS support and GLONASS) and microUSB 2.0 are supported in this device.Special Highlights of Motorola Razr HD
Detailed feature of Motorola Razr HD
Display
4.7 inch sized Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen is used in this phone. It comes with 16M true color display with 720 x 1280 pixels and ~312 ppi pixel density. Phone features multi touch facility. Corning Gorilla glass is used for the screen protection.Operating System
Latest version of the Android OS is used. The phone runs on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. A new multimedia technology is used here, so the application works more faster and easier. The phone comes with preloaded necessary applications.Camera features
The phone comes with dual camera. Primary one is of 8 MP camera with LED flashlight and featured by touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. It also supports HD video recording 1080p@30fps. Secondary camera is of 1.3MP, mainly used for video calling over Wi-Fi and 3G network.Memory and Processor
This smartphone works at a high speed with its 1GB RAM and Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. The phone supports microSD card which is expandable upto 32GB.Connectivity
The Motorola Razr HD has the latest connectivity features in it. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G, GPRS, Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, USB 2.0. Additional features
The phone uses sensors for Accelerometer, proximity and compass. Java applications works on this phone by using a Java MIDP emulator. The phone comes in Black and White colour.
Sony Xperia P features
Sony Xperia P is the latest smartphone of Sony that was released on 2012 May. The phone comprises of 4.0 inch sized LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen which has a true display of 16M colors. The dimensions of the phone are 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm .i.e. it is 122mm long, 59.5mm wide and 10.5mm deep. The phone weighs 120g. The phone runs on the latest Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) and can be upgraded to v4.x. Since Sony Xperia P is packed up with Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, its processing will be more fast and efficient. The Graphical Processing Unit(GPU) used in this set is the Mali-400MP. The phone also uses a Chipset of NovaThor U8500. Internal memory and RAM is the relevant part of a phone. In the case of Sony Xperia P we don't need to get tensed since it has 16 GB (13 GB user-available) in-built storage space and a 1 GB RAM. But the phone doesn't supports any MicroSD cards or any other external storage. Most of the audio and video formats like MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC and MP4/H.264/WMV/H.263 are supported in this handset. The main thing that we need to consider is its camera feature. The phone has a 8MP camera with LED flashlight in which high quality images can be captured (3264x2448 pixels). The additional features in the camera are Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama and image stabilization. A secondary camera of VGA quality is used mainly for video calling. The camera also supports for HD video recording at 1080p@30fps. Connectivity features like 3G (HSDPA= 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA= 5.76 Mbps), 2G, Wi-Fi(Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA), Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR, GPS (with A-GPS support) and microUSB 2.0 are supported in this device.Special Highlights of Sony Xperia P
Detailed feature of Sony Xperia P
Display
4.0 inch sized LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen is used in this phone. It comes with 16M true color display with 540 x 960 pixels and ~275 ppi pixel density. Phone features multi touch facility up to 4 fingers. Scratch resistant glass is used for the screen protection.Operating System
Latest version of the Android OS is used. The phone supports Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)and can be upgraded to its higher versions. A new multimedia technology is used here, so the application work fast. The phone comes with preloaded necessary applications.Camera features
The phone comes with dual camera. Primary one is of 8 MP camera with LED flashlight and featured by Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization. It also supports HD video recording 1080p@30fps. Secondary camera is of VGA quality is mainly used for video calling over Wi-Fi and 3G network.Memory and Processor
This smartphone works at a high speed with its 1GB RAM and Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor. The phone doesn't supports any microSD card.Connectivity
The Sony Xperia P has the latest connectivity features in it. It supports 2G, 3G, GPRS, Edge, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v2.1, GPS, USB 2.0. Additional features
The phone uses sensors for Accelerometer, gyro, proximity and compass. Java applications works on this phone by using a Java MIDP emulator. The phone comes in Black and White colour.Comparative analysis
As we go through the complete features of the two phones Motorola Razr HD and Sony Xperia P, we cannot identify the exact difference. Both phones have almost same features, but there are a few differences between them. But this slight difference can also change the whole thing. Both the phone use Android platform to operate and both phone's camera functions at 8MP and both of them have a secondary camera. But the Motorola Razr HD has a 1.3MP camera and the Sony Xperia P has a VGA quality camera for video calling purposes. Motorola Razr HD has the camera features like Touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization and Sony Xperia has the camera features like Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization. From this it is clear that in case of camera functions Sony Xperia P is better since it has more additional camera features. Now we can take the case of processing speed and the memory capacity. In both phones same quality processor is used. But Motorola Razr HD doesn't has a Chipset and GPU. But Sony Xperia P has those, i.e. NovaThor U8500(Chipset) and Mali-400MP(GPU). When we consider the memory capacity of the two phones, Sony Xperia P has more internal storage than that of Motorola Razr HD. Sony Xperia P contains 16GB in-built memory, but Motorola Razr HD only 12GB. According to this fact, we can say Sony Xperia P can operate much faster than Motorola Razr HD. Sony Xperia P doesn't supports 4G technology, but Motorola Razr HD supports 4G, this is the main plus point for Motorola Razr HD. By considering the overall features of the two phones, we can conclude that the Sony Xperia P is better than the Motorola Razr HD, because of its extra features.
